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9/19/2008 10:00 PM UTC

Sarah Palin And Her Outrageous Rape Kit Policy By Bonnie Erbe Sep 18, 2008 E-Mail Story Print Story Sphere Share Text Size: A A A (US News) Mountains of controversy are swirling around Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's strange policy of forcing rape victims to pay for their own rape kits while she was mayor of the now-infamous town of Wasilla. The most interesting take I've found is posted by Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore who relates the following: I sat with a rape victim during the "harvesting of evidence". Mascara smeared eyes stared blankly out from a cave of shame. "We've got swimmers," announced the forensic tech in the lab next door. My friend didn't look surprised. In her 60's, she was still asked if she felt the need for emergency contraception. Surviving the process would have only been compounded and made worse with an itemized bill; victimized twice courtesy of Sarah Palin and the city of Wasilla. Much can be learned about the Palin Administration's family values from reviewing their spending priorities. Former Chief of Police Irl Stambaugh included forensic rape kits (up to $1,200 per kit) in his budget requests. He was fired by Palin in 1997. In her termination letter, Palin wrote, "...I do not feel I have your full support in my efforts to govern the city of Wasilla. Therefore I intend to terminate your employment... " Staumbaugh headed the police department since it was created in 1993. Before that, he served 22 years with the Anchorage Police Department rising to the rank of captain. Sarah Palin hired Charlie Fannon as the new Wasilla Chief of Police and said it was one of her best decisions as mayor. Fannon eliminated the forensic rape kits from the budget. Though the number of rapes weren't reported, Fannon claimed it would save Wasilla taxpayers $5,000 to $14,000 a year. Palin supporters ought to be taking a much closer look at her record on these types of issues (charging rape victims for evidentiary examinations so their attackers can be brought to trial) than whether she can juggle five children and the vice presidency. This, more than anything, should push women, pro-life and pro-choice, away from the McCain-Palin ticket. It's one thing to oppose abortion on moral grounds. It's quite another to charge crime victims for their own forensic examinations. Such a policy is nothing short of outrageous.

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7/20/2008 9:39 AM UTC

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7/15/2008 8:03 PM UTC

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7/11/2008 5:22 AM UTC

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7/9/2008 10:29 AM UTC

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7/8/2008 5:45 AM UTC

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7/8/2008 3:30 AM UTC

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PPC1

7/1/2008 6:00 AM UTC

Disabled under 62's living in Elderly housing I live in elderly housing,I am a victim of a young girl in a wheelchair who makes up all kind of stories about me, outright lies,and reports them to my management company in NH. They in turn tell me to stop harassing and threatening her,which i certainly am not doing, or face eviction and ! Another young 20 something,big as an ox,roams around the complex all day, just following people around and breaking things. We have not been able to use the picnic table for 2 years, we have them roaming in the halls or doing their laundry after 11 pm,leaving lights on in rooms they jsut left ,and so forth.They knock on doors and ask for food or money and all their freinds have keys to the place/ Why don't these people have their own place or why aren't they put to useful work. They are capable of making babies,dating,driving,harassing,just about anything but working,and to say anything at all in response to their harassments,make even more trouble for the elderly. I find this going on all across the country ,not only with this mangement company,but others. Would you like these rude,drunk,druggies and worse living with you in your home or aprtemnt? Why do you force them on people who have worked hard all their lives and are now lookin g for a little peace,quiet and contentment. No one is discriminating against the truly poor helplesss people,but these people have too much time on their hands,and thrive on causing disturbances like the drug deal that just went down in Brooklyn and the graffiti on the wall in NOrth Grosvenordale,same out of state management company, they are allowed to leave condoms in th eparking lot and have homeless friends live in all winter and beer parties galore with impunity. Reporting them only leads to your own home getting ransacked or invaded , your car alarm being set off nightly,or vandalized,your being followed wherever you go,the management sides with them and doesn't want to hear it as they believe their position in life squelches any consequences to their actions.and all that governemnt money coming in is nice,too. If you do not have this in your home,why do you make us endure it? Please find a place for these troublemaking individuals,possibly Iraq,if not in your backyard. I raised my kids,now they are paying for yours and others' to degrade,demean and destroy the earned retirement in peace we so deserve. Please do something. and soon,this haeen ongoing fo ryears,whover thought of bundling up such losers with fine people ought to lose their license for being a human being. Thanks,from a constituent who wrote you and you gave the name of legal aid to. Take Action Now! Enter Your Zip Code:

PPC1

6/27/2008 2:37 AM UTC

Daley: Supreme Court decision 'frightening' Mayor Richard Daley says he doesn't know if the Supreme Court decision striking down Washington's handgun ban will affect a similar law in Chicago. But the mayor calls the ruling "a very frightening decision." Speaking during a morning event at Navy Pier, Daley said any effort to strike down Chicago's handgun ban would likely increase taxes because of the increased need for police presence. He also says violence sparked by the end of the ban would also increase hospitalizations. The court's 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns. Justices say it was incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment.

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6/12/2008 5:58 PM UTC

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6/11/2008 10:36 PM UTC

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6/10/2008 7:00 AM UTC

CBC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT REMEMBERS THE REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH WASHINGTON – Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), today reflected on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his death and the Foundation’s efforts to continue his good works. “There has been much progress in America since Dr. King’s untimely death – and yet our nation still has so far to go,” Dr. Scott said. “The progress is that we have many more African Americans who are in positions of power in public office, Corporate America, entertainment, etc. We also have many more African Americans in the middle class. However, the African-American poverty rate is still more than 20 percent. It is also important to remember that Dr. King’s focus at the time of his death was heavily on economic justice. He was in Memphis to support the rights of sanitation workers and he was planning the Poor Peoples Campaign for Washington, D.C. Sadly, that part of his dream has not been realized. Like Dr. King, the CBC Foundation’s mission and programs are aimed at reducing societal disparities. On this the 40th anniversary of his assassination, we want to remind everyone, especially the nation’s policymakers, that there is still an unfinished agenda.”

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5/18/2008 7:46 PM UTC

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5/15/2008 7:21 AM UTC

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