A 16 year old Texas boy is in critical condition, five days after two white teenagers shouting anti-Hispanic epithets beat and sodomized him with a plastic pipe, cut him with a knife, poured bleach over him, and left him for dead.

His attackers apparently believed the Hispanic boy had tried to kiss a girl at a party.

On Monday, May 1, citizens and immigrants alike will wear white and join in SOMOS AMERICA/WE ARE AMERICA marches in support of comprehensive, just immigration reform. Many who are unable to participate will wear white that day in solidarity.

Join a march on Monday. Wear white. Stand against the wind of hate.

SOMOS AMERICA

Update [2006-4-28 12:37:17 by coloradobl]: Thanks to alohaleezy and Man Eegee, you can find lists of May 1 marches here and here

Update [2006-4-28 13:2:50 by coloradobl]: Today's Houston Chronicle reports that the boy, David Ritcheson, is clinging to life.

After Ed Rollins left his post as Harris' chief political strategist, he revealed that

A defense contractor seeking help from Rep. Katherine Harris for $10 million in federal money last year took her to one of Washington's most exclusive restaurants, where he paid for a meal that may have cost as much as $2,800 and offered to sponsor a campaign fundraiser for her.

When the Orlando Sentinel asked Harris about the pricey meal, she expressed surprise at the cost, confirmed that Wade had paid, said that her campaign reimbursed the restaurant, and left the interview when the reporter pressed for clarification.  A couple of days later, Harris announced in a written statement that she had

donated to a local Florida charity $100 which will more than adequately compensate for the cost of [her] beverage and appetizer.

Last night, Stephen Elliott reported on Majority Report Radio that Ms. Harris tried to cozy up to a Florida student who interviewed her.

A photo and more below the fold ...

When Howard Kaloogian's Move America Forward Truth Tour traveled to Iraq to take pretty pictures last summer, the delegation apparently stopped in Baghdad between July 11 and July 15.  

The pictures of Baghdad Mr. Kaloogian should have posted on his web site are the ones he refused to take:

On July 11

Ten unidentified men suffocated at Al-Nisour Square police station, Baghdad

Ten Sunni Muslim tribesmen died after American-trained Iraqi police commandos kept them in an airtight container for more than six hours in 115-degree heat, outraged Sunni clerics and politicians alleged
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Sgt. Timothy J. Sutton, 22, of Springfield, Missouri dead in Baghdad, after his HMMWV struck a land mine (Sutton was assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado)
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