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Pentagon Defends Lifting Ban on Gays in Military

Apr 1st 2011 – 4:33PM

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Friday the military should be trained in working with openly gay members by summer's end, prompting House Republicans to complain that repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" was moving too quickly in wartime. In a status report to Congress, Clifford Stanley, the undersecretary of defense for...

Repealing 'Obamacare' Will Define Republicans in 2011

By Andrea StoneDec 11th 2010 – 9:47PM
Harry Hamburg, AP

Harry Hamburg, AP

WASHINGTON (Dec. 11) -- Forget tax cuts, gays in the military and even immigration. In 2011, the hot-button issue for newly ascendant Republicans will be the health care law. Again. For those who thought "death panels" were so '09, or that President Barack Obama settled the matter when he signed the overhaul into law,...

More Legal Trouble For Penn State

By Tom FornelliNov 15th 2007 – 1:50PM

At the rate the Nittany Lions are going these days, the Penn in Penn State is going to stand for Penitentiary before long.First it was Anthony Scirrotto and his teammates getting into a brawl at an off-campus apartment in April, then there was running back Austin Scott being accused of rape and basically getting kicked off...

Penn State Didn't Miss Austin Scott

By Tom FornelliOct 14th 2007 – 12:55AM

If anybody was worried about the Penn State ground game after the indefinite suspension of tailback Austin Scott, I don't think they need to worry anymore. Scott, you may have heard, has been suspended indefinitely by the school for allegedly raping a girl in his apartment a few weeks ago. Just another fun story to...

Austin Scott *Is* in a Lot of Trouble

By Brian CookOct 12th 2007 – 3:47PM

Last Friday, the Fanhouse reported that Austin Scott wouldn't play against Iowa and that State College police were investigating a football player for sexual assault, inviting readers to connect the dots. Now the dots come pre-connected: Suspended Penn State running back Austin Scott has been charged with raping a woman at...

austin scott News From the Web

  • 05/25/12 Austin Scott Facing Free Ride to Second Term Source: CBS - WMAZ 13 - Macon GA Austin Scott apparently has a free ride to a second term in Congress.
  • 05/25/12 Kids Feeding Kids drive set at St. Charles church Source: Kane County Chronicle - Geneva IL ST. CHARLES – Ten-year-old Austin Scott didn't want any accolades when he, with the help of his family, collected food from his neighbors last year for the food pantry at Hosanna!
  • 05/23/12 Three Central Ga. Congressmen Face Challenges Source: CBS - WMAZ 13 - Macon GA Challengers qualified Wednesday for congressmen in three Central Georgia districts.
  • 05/10/12 Republican Newcomers Split From Old Guard Source: Bloomberg.com It was supposed to be a budget- cutting frenzy.
  • 05/10/12 Great Scott! Source: Roll Call - Washington DC On a mild Tuesday evening near the end of happy hour, people enjoying margaritas at Tortilla Coast and others milling around the area were treated to quite a performance by freshman Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and his wife, Vivien.

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