President to introduce “To Kill a Mockingbird” on USA Network

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As I watched American Masters biography of Harper Lee last night, I thought about “To Kill a Mockingbird” and how I really needed to rewatch it.  Each period of my life that I see this remarkable movie brings yet another dimension to understand.  Then low and behold, guess what I see this afternoon?

The LAtimes.com:

President Obama will introduce a new restoration of the 1962 courtroom drama “To Kill a Mockingbird” on April 7 on the USA Network.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, “To Kill a Mockingbird” tells the story of white Southern lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), who defends a black man accused of rape, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters).

The airing on USA marks the first national broadcast of the movie since it was digitally remastered and restored by Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute in conjunction with Universal’s centennial this year.

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Voter Fraud! Voter ID laws would have been worthless….

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Richmond Times Dispatch:

A Richmond grand jury on Monday indicted 10 convicted felons on charges of election fraud for allegedly lying on voter registration forms during the 2008 presidential election campaign.

The grand jury indicted five men and five women on one count each of making a material false statement on a voter registration form, a felony.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring said the charges stem from a statewide investigation by the Virginia State Police into allegations of fraud in 2008.

Herring said each of those indicted spoke with a solicitor who was trying to get people to register to vote. In most cases, the person told the solicitor that he or she was a felon, and some of those indicted told a solicitor they therefore could not vote.

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