Warren Jeffs sentenced to prison.
Polygomous-sect leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison. Jeffs was ordered to serve two consecutive sentences of 5 years to life for being an accomplice to rape. He allegedly forced a 14 year old girl to marry her 19 year old cousin. Jeffs heads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where the members practice polygamy and arranged marriages. He's been in jail for more than a year now and reportedly attempted suicide.
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says President Bush mislead the public over that CIA leak cover up. In McClellan's new book he blames Bush and Vice President Cheney for deceiving the media on the leaking of CIA operative Valerie Plame. McClellan recounts a press conference in 2003 when he said White House aides Lewis Scooter Libby and Karl Rove had nothing to do with the leak. He now says that statement wasn't true, but he was advised to pass along false information. McClellan says he was advised by Rove, Libby, Cheney and even the President himself. His book "What Happened" wont hit the shelves until April.
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants went on strike yesterday in France. Workers like teachers, hospital staff and train drivers took the streets for a 24 hour day of protest. Demonstrators demanded better pay and more job security from France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. It's predicted that 30 percent of all French civil servants participated in yesterday's walkout. The movement began about a week ago with transport workers who have been on strike regarding pension reforms.
Shoppers are being warned to watch out for toy hazards. Federal regulators outlined a variety of toy dangers to beware of yesterday. Those warnings included lead-based paint...which has caused the recall of millions of products in the past few months. Other hazards include toys like skateboards that cause kids to fall, chargers that could create burns, and small toys which kids could choke on.
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