On
this Election Day, the nation will be watching Ohio where a ballot
referendum could be a test of public support for Republican
leadership in a key state in next year’s presidential election. Voters
will decide the fate of a GOP-backed state law that weakens collective
bargaining for public employees. Pre-election polls show opponents
outnumbering supporters by a nearly three-to-two margin. Source Link
The
personal physician for singer Michael Jackson has been found guilty of
involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s death in 2009. Dr. Conrad Murray
faces up to four years in prison when sentencing takes place later this
month. Jurors who convicted Murray heard testimony that the physician
neglected Jackson as he lay dying after a dose of a powerful anesthetic
was used as a sleep aid. Source Link
If
all goes well tomorrow, every radio and TV station and cable and
satellite channel in America will be carrying the same programming --
for about one minute. The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert
System is scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of
the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the system
to alert the entire country in a nationwide emergency. Source Link
