Alaine Griffin

sabaeitizaz: Three generations of Pashtun ...

twitter.com — Three generations of Pashtun women have come out to vote in Pakistans historic elections despite the violence pic.twitter.com/zyyO3LyFZt

sabaeitizaz: Women begin their democratic ...

twitter.com — Women begin their democratic duty. Many say they are voting for the first time. Peshawar #pakelections pic.twitter.com/LRFjzY9zXz

Pakistani elections could cause complications for U.S.

washingtonpost.com — PAKISTAN'S ELECTION Saturday is being celebrated as paving the way for the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in the country's history. Forty million new voters are registered, and a third of all those on the rolls are under the age of 30.

Lieberman: Boston bombings could have been prevented

necn.com — May 9, 2013, 10:53 am WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman says failures by national security agencies tainted investigations into the Boston bombing plotters - and says the scheme could have been discovered beforehand. Lieberman testified Thursday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the attacks.

The latest on Benghazi hearing

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Washington (CNN) - The long-awaited House committee hearing on the Benghazi terror attacks featuring State Department whistle-blowers has started with statements from Rep. Elijah Cummings, of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the committee, and chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California.

Details Of April's Fatal Westbrook Police Shootout Released

courant.com — Det. Scott Wisner had to get his gun. It was jolted to the floor of his police car when it was hit from behind by a Mercury that was being chased by police up Route 153. After the April 8 collision, both cars veered down an embankment and came to a stop, with the Mercury's roof up against the side of Wisner's unmarked car.

Cicada: Millions of cicadas this spring in Connecticut

courant.com — This is a phenomenon that comes every 17 years or so, you'll know it's here because you'll hear it. Sometime in coming weeks, in one of the grand spectacles in all of nature, an insect called the periodical cicada will appear by the millions in much of central Connecticut after spending the past 17 years underground.

Judge Unseals Report That Skakel Jury Never Got To See

courant.com — Revelations about a mental health report surfaced Friday on what was supposed to be the last day of Michael Skakel's hearing in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he is seeking a new trial on grounds that his trial lawyer, Mickey Sherman, did a poor job defending him.