Pakistani court delays case of detained American

A Pakistani court has postponed a hearing on whether an American held for fatally shooting two Pakistani men diplomatic immunity.

Assistant Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik said that the judge will wait until March 14 that the government more time to prepare its opinion on whether the U.S. embassy employee is eligible for diplomatic protection.

The decision was made during a brief hearing Thursday.

The government had sought a postponement of the opinion conclusion.

The U.S. says Raymond Davis of the armed men fired in self defense when they tried to rob him on January 27, and that his detention is illegal under international agreements relating to diplomats. Pakistani leaders have said the case to the court to decide.

At least 2 killed in Bahrain

What were days of peaceful demonstrations took a dramatic turn in Bahrain early Thursday morning when police swarmed into the capital and forcibly removed protesters from the Pearl Roundabout.

The police arrived with dozens of vehicles, surrounded the roundabout and started shooting "pellet bullets, rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators, witnesses said.

At least two people were slain early Thursday morning during the incident, hospital emergency services said.

The police were able to the roundabout of thousands of protesters and clear after that half hour convoy of about 42 military armored vehicles each armed with machine guns drove into the area.

An article Thursday in Bahrain state media quoted an official of the Ministry of Interior of the country talking about the crackdown.

"Public security forces carried out this morning the evacuation of the crowd and the protesters of Pearl Square after exhausting all possibilities for a dialogue with them, some of them have responded and left quietly, while others refused to comply with the law, calling for to intervene to distribute them, "Bahrain News Agency reported.

Auburn University: Famous live oaks poisoned

Someone a poisonous knife into the hearts of the Auburn University football fans who learned Wednesday that the landmark live oak at Toomer's Corner deliberately poisoned and can not survive. The university in eastern Alabama confirmed a herbicide used to trees and brush were deliberately used in lethal quantities in the soil around the two 130-year-old oak on the edge of the campus to kill, next to the center of Auburn. 

"There is little chance of saving the trees," the university said in a statement.
 
Auburn University said it learned that a caller January 27 "The Paul Finebaum Show" in Birmingham claimed to have applied the herbicide. 

As a precaution, 33 soil samples taken the next day and were sent on January 29. The accelerated, final results came back Feb. 11 levels as a "very lethal dose," the school.
Crews quickly ordered activated carbon for the herbicide to record and to block its progress, university spokesman Mike Clardy told CNN Wednesday.
 
The caller claimed he poisoned the trees in late November or early December.
For generations of fans have flocked to the blue and orange trees (named after a historic drugstore on the opposite corner of the intersection) after football victories, throwing toilet paper rolls in the limbs of the tree. The last celebration was after the Tigers beat Oregon for the national championship on Jan. 10.
 
"It is the heartbeat of the place on weekends," said Clardy.
Within 90 minutes of the press release going out, involved about 200 students gathered at the oak trees, throwing toilet paper and singing school cheers. 

John Wiley Price Tells Citizens To “Go To Hell”

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Tuesday’s Dallas County Commissioner’s Court meeting erupted into an argument between Commissioner John Wiley Price and a citizen, ending with Price repeatedly telling several citizens to “go to hell.”

The exchange started during the public speaking portion of the meeting, which happens after the commissioners have gone through their weekly agenda.

Six citizens addressed the court. All of them talked about the recent controversial departure of county Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet. Sherbet, who was the Elections Administrator for 24 years, said he felt Price and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins forced him out.

The last public speaker at Tuesday’s meeting, Jeff Turner, began by stating that he would refer to “a certain member of the court” — Price — as “the Chief Mulllah of Dallas County.”

Court rules state that public speakers may not address individual commissioners by name.

As Turner spoke, he continued to call Price “Chief Mulllah.” Price interrupted Turner several times, yelling at him, “don’t call me Chief Mulllah” and “call me by my name.”

The New Oxford American Dictionary defines “mullah” as “a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law.”

Turner continued speaking, ignoring Price’s ongoing interruptions.

Oprah able to land Vick interview only after dropping wager

Oprah Winfrey is only able to land his exclusive interview with Michael Vick (notes) after he agreed to drop in betting on the CNN host Piers Morgan. The two television personalities are wagered on who was the first to sit on the reforms star football since his return to the field, but says Morgan Vick's people are asking for bets to be canceled because they did not want the quarterback Philadelphia Eagles in relation to gambling .
Winfrey and Morgan was wagered 200 pounds (about $ 320 U.S.) in its race book Vick. Oprah is set to win the bet earlier this week when he announced that Vick would appear on his show on February 24. He dropped a friendly bet as determined by Vick's employer. Morgan explains:

    "Here's what happened: I Bet Oprah £ 200 for interviews, and then a magical thing happened at the end of last week, where Michael Vick's agent rang us both up and said, 'He can not gambling party so he 'will only do an interview with either you if you withdraw the bet.' And at this point, Oprah, lightning fast, gets straight to twitter and says, 'Dear Piers, I'm withdrawing the weather, I do not know why I let you talk me into it, I still love you, Oprah. "

    "The moment I saw that, I know what that means is, if he is on Twitter, he was clear and she had him in the bag! You should never pick a fight with Oprah Winfrey, right? "
Morgan is a bit of a blowhard and I'm not entirely sure I believe this story, but if it is true that it shows how the image rehabilitation tours are nothing but a sham. Vick can lend his name to the party in the clubs but would not be the subject of a tongue-in-cheek bet between two stars? What, he was almost afraid to Oprah's female viewership make the connection between this silly and disgusting bet Vick did during his days dogfighting? Censoring currently does not erase the past.
If Vick does not want to be associated with gambling, playing quarterback in the NFL is probably the wrong job. Millions of dollars are wagered every week based on Vick's play and he did not seem to have a problem with that. I assume the moral high ground is easier to take when it's convenient.