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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (167877)	5/5/2014 9:57:10 AM
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British Muslima: 'Still alive' while boyfriend beheaded her with kitchen knife See also Government Topics World Affairs Great Britain decapitated Muslim Murder Reema Ramzan.South Yorks Police Reema Ramzan.South Yorks Police Timothy Whiteman Wilmington Conservative Examiner April 2, 2014 "She like me but I raped her ..." An 18-year-old woman in the North of England was recently discovered by police decapitated apparently at the hands of her boyfriend, and a jury was just told by prosecutors that she was still alive as her murderer carved her head off with a kitchen knife, as reported by both The Sheffield Star (of Great Britain) and the Brietbart.com news portal on April 2, 2014. Even while clothed in her Islamic hijab, it was obvious that Reema Ramzan was an attractive young woman who sported more than a winning smile, she also faced a promising future as a student at Sheffield College. But all that came to an end when Reema's body was found last June in a Sheffield apartment by local police with "severe knife attack resulting in fatal injuries, including the severing of her head." Confessing to "manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility" but denying the more severe murder charge, Aras Hussein, 21, a native of Iraq, was apparently the beau of the murdered girl. When police responded to a call of a woman "screaming for dear life," Reema’s decapitated corpse was found "slumped on top of her passport and discovered £1,640 ($2,725) in cash in her pockets." The victim's brother, Sohail Ramzan, testified that the family wasn't keen on his sister's relationship with the confessed killer. He described to the jury that he has seen her return home on one occasion "crying, crying her eyes out" following an argument with Hussein. The abusive boyfriend once spouted off to the brother, openly stating "he would do what he wanted." Further testimony revealed by the elder brother "I saw red marks round her neck, loads of redness. From the way he was talking he thought he was entitled to do what he wants." Prosecutor details the killing ... Prosecutor Graham Reeds, QC (Queens Counsel) told jurors that a post mortem revealed Reema had been "stabbed in the shoulder, the shin and had injuries on her hands which were consistent with self defence." "Bruising into tissue wounds suggest that Reema was still alive as the defendant started to remove her head," Reeds told the court. The prosecutor for the Queen had the dour responsibility of relaying the rest of the grisly details to the court: The process of decapitation would require considerable motion with corresponding considerable force which needed to be sustained. Force would also be needed to restrain the victim who is likely to have been struggling. Reeds also testified that "Hussein was then spotted outside her flat, naked and with blood pouring out of his chest. He told emergency workers: 'I don't know why I did it,' adding 'She like me but I raped her.'"

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (167877)	5/5/2014 10:55:00 AM
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This Just Might Be The Worst Poll Yet For Democrats AP The Republican Party is at its strongest point in two decades heading into midterm elections, according to a new Pew Research-USA Today poll, the latest daunting sign for Democrats ahead of campaign season. The GOP is at an even stronger point than in previous "wave" elections in 1994 and 2010 and looks poised to make major gains — and possibly take control of the U.S. Senate. According to the poll, out Monday, Republicans have a 47-43 lead on the generic congressional ballot. That's a 10-point swing from October, when Democrats, boosted by GOP blame for the federal government shutdown, held a 6-point lead in the Pew poll. Overall, Democrats are plagued by the still-sluggish economy, the unpopularity of the Affordable Care Act, and the undesirable views of President Obama. More voters (26%) say their vote will be "against" the president. Only 16% say their vote will be "for" Obama. And by more than a 2-to-1 margin, voters say they want the next president to pursue policies different from the Obama administration's priorities. As has been seen in other polls showing trouble for Democrats this year, the party is hampered by a lack of enthusiasm. For example, only 31% of Democratic voters say their vote is "for" Obama. In 2010, that number was 47%. Some of the other troubling signs for Democrats: Obama's approval rating sits at 44%, compared with 50% who disapprove. Although last Friday's jobs report showed the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since 2008, most people (65%) say jobs are still difficult to find. And while 25% of voters think the economy will get better next year, about an equal number think it'll get worse. The percentage of voters who disapprove of the Affordable Care Act (55%) is still tied for the highest in the law's history, despite lots of recent good news.Below is a good chart from Pew that sums up the state of play this election season. Overall, it looks as if Republicans are poised for a stronger campaign than their gains in 2010. But it does not appear that they will have gains on par with the Democratic Party in 2006, when Democrats gained six seats in the Senate and 31 in the House amid the peak of President George W. Bush's unpopularity.