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Sanders sets himself apart from Clinton; witness recalls OSU homecoming crash.
— -- Bernie Sanders Blasts Clinton Record on Gay Rights, Keystone, Free Trade
Senator Bernie Sanders delivered his sharpest criticism to date of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton tonight at the Iowa Democratic Party’s historic Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
The Vermont senator and longest-serving independent member of Congress did not say the word "Clinton" once, but he implicitly drew contrast between his voting record and the political careers of both Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton. He focused in on gay rights, free trade, the Keystone pipeline and the Iraq War specifically.
"In 1996, I faced another fork in the road. A very, very difficult political situation. It was called the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA," he said, referring to the law signed by President Clinton. "And let us all remember that gay and lesbian rights were not popular then, as they are today. It was a tough vote. ... That was not a politically easy vote."
A Good Samaritan recalled helping those injured when a car crashed into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Saturday, killing four people, including a 2-year-old boy.
Larry Williams, an OSU alum, said he saw people flying as the car slammed into the crowd in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The driver, identified by police as Adacia Chambers, was charged with driving under the influence.
“It was kind of like little toy army men flying,” said Williams. “People flew in all different directions and then the car proceeded on through the intersection and hit the southwest corner of the intersection. It either hit a light or the curb, and then stopped at that particular point. That was the last time I concentrated on the car.”
Colorado Theater Shooter James Holmes Assaulted in Prison
Officials say an inmate assaulted theater shooter James Holmes and a security officer at the Colorado State Penitentiary.
Adrienne Jacobson, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Corrections, tells The Denver Post ( http://goo.gl/SJeY1w ) that the inmate lunged at Holmes and took a few swings at him while the officer was escorting Holmes through a hallway on Oct. 8. Holmes was not injured.
Jacobson tells The Associated Press that the 27-year-old inmate accused of attacking Holmes will be disciplined during a hearing inside the prison.
Couple Who Sued Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Marry
April Miller and Karen Roberts stood before a minister Saturday night, hand-in-hand, and said the two words they fought for months to exchange.
"I will."
The people packed into the room around them jumped into a standing ovation. They all wore matching rainbow buttons that read #LoveWins.
The couple, the first denied a license by Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, celebrated their wedding Saturday, capping a months-long saga that landed them in the middle of a national firestorm over religious freedom and civil rights.
LAPD Outfitting Every Officer With Body Cams
For LAPD officers, dealing with suspects on the streets is routine.
But the images you’re seeing are not.
Over the past month, the LAPD has become the largest police department in the nation to deploy body cameras on all its patrol officers —- 7,000 of them.
“I think it will change all of law enforcement,” Chief Charlie Beck told ABC News about the implementation of the cams. “The LAPD is the biggest agency that is doing this. But it won’t be long before all cops will do this. This is going to become a common piece of equipment for law enforcement. The question will be not if you have them but why don’t you have them?”