And a great slapping of wrists was heard over the land…

MAUSTON, Wis., Nov. 18 –

Tammy Lewis, 36, accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse on her toilet so they could continue collecting her Social Security, was convicted of a misdemeanor in a deal for her to testify against the leader, a prosecutor said Monday…

Lewis’ son told detectives Bushey told him demons were destroying Middlesworth’s appearance as she decayed in the bathroom to make it look like she wouldn’t rise from the dead, the criminal complaint said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 –

Sen. Joe Lieberman appears likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite lingering hard feelings over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain during this year's presidential campaign…

According to Democratic aides who demanded anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, it appears Lieberman will receive a lesser sanction, such as losing a subcommittee chairmanship on the Environment and Public Works Committee. That move would come as other top Democratic chairmen may lose subcommittee gavels anyway, to bring them in line with long-standing Democratic caucus rules limiting the number of such lesser chairmanships.

Posted by Jerome Doolittle at November 18, 2008 09:49 AM

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