Page 7 - Secular Group News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Pickings from the political grapevine. arizona republican senator john mccain may be feeling vindicated thanks to a government study on wildfires. in june, we told you mccain took flake for linking illegal immigrants to wildfires in their state. he said there was evidence some of the fires were started by people who illegally crossed the border. now an investigation by the government accountability office shows 30 wildfires near arizona border between 2006 and 2010 have been linked to illegal immigrants. no hard evidence of the link appears in the report. no mention of any prosecution. the o...

Challenge the army they may need to call on in the future. shannon? >> shannon: reena ninan live on the story for us. thank you. on the other side of the world, a different kind of protest. students are putting tents back up on the university of california davis campus. following a hugely controversial incident friday. correspondent claudia cowen has the update. students seen in this videotape gone viral says the bright orange mist was harsh and unnecessary. >> i couldn't see. >> reporter: another view gives last friday's crackdown context. after removing tens of students who were warned they ...

The administration who downplay the muslim brotherhood and the threat it represents. whether it is a hardline islamic group, secular group. what is your take? >> i don't think there is any question they are a hardline group. in egypt, they have said they are willing to join in. the running of a government. which would require them then of course to moderate positions. some in the position have had a feeling like well, let's look and see. prodemocracy. we want more democracy in the middle east. that is part of the story. sometimes outcome of election are not to your liking. but here is the puzz...

After brandishing pepper spray canistered from several feet away, officers finally move in. the fallout has been fierce. an online group published information on the officer who is dousing the protesters. while calls are growing for the chancellor to resign. yesterday the chancellor was near to tears. >> i'm here. i feel horrible for what happened on friday. >> the president of the u.c. system is call for the new use of force guidelines while protesters are demanding a formal investigation by the state. the defiant students pitched tents and vow to occupy through the thanksgiving holiday. they...

Cities and schools have non-traditional ways to boost coffers and one way is to sell advertising. suburban salt lake city school district will post ads on buses. in golden, colorado, there are ads on student's report cards. the ads raise $30,000 a year for the district. "usa today" reports delaware will allow a neo nazi group to participate in the state's adopt a highway program but the word "nazi" is not allowed on the sign. instead of the group's ke declared name, the national socialist freedom movie nazi party, they will list it as the freedom party. senior government officialofficials ...