Freshman Republican congressman from Florida has been charged in DC with possession of cocaine, Politico is reporting.
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The details of new domestic violence allegations against George Zimmerman are horrifying: He allegedly pointed a gun at the woman known only as his girlfriend. He allegedly broke a glass coffee table and barricaded the door after shoving her out of the house, according to the arrest report. Today, at a court hearing, prosecutors claim there was a previous unreported incident during which he allegedly choked his girlfriend.
And though the incident itself is terrifying for the presumed victim, it’s not all that surprising. Zimmerman had previously been suspected of domestic violence, though charges never came through because he smashed the iPad allegedly containing the video of key evidence against him.
All too often, incidents of domestic violence aren’t the first time a partner has threatened the woman he is in an intimate relationship with. In an age in which we are constantly trying to calculate the next attack, incidents of domestic violence are by comparison almost easy to predict.
Larry Sabato, author of The Kennedy Half Century: “In the days and years after Nov. 22, 1963, anti-Dallas sentiment was rampant across the country.”
This map and reporting from Daniel Strauss shows why Democrats should be worried about fixing Healthcare.gov in time for 2014 Senate races. Of the top ten most competitive races, only Kentucky built its own health insurance marketplace, and it enrolled more people than the nine other states with competitive races combined. Those states are forced to use Healthcare.gov, so Democrats in those states better hope it starts working — soon.
