[U.S.] Maker's Mark to restore alcohol content of whiskey

Maker's Mark to restore alcohol content of whiskey
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gmvVC7q5uDaeSTzz8DD4XbZlj-Pw?docId=e0bd4945ef954d298fa5ccfc4a4c4360
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker's Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey.

3rd man booked in pre-Mardi Gras shooting
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/249207/288/Third-man-booked-in-pre-Mardi-Gras-shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- New Orleans police say a third man has turned himself in to face charges from a shooting on Bourbon Street three days before Mardi Gras.

NAACP President Jealous Denounces Stop-And-Frisk Policy
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/17/naacp-president-jealous-denounces-stop-and-frisk-policy/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - NAACP President Benjamin Jealous denounced the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy in a sermon Sunday, and announced a second wave of activism against the policy.

Obama golfs with Tiger Woods
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/obama-tiger-woods-hit-links-fl-article-1.1266501
President Obama's golf weekend included the world's most famous player. On Sunday, Tiger Woods joined Obama's foursome in South Florida, along with outgoing U.S.

Vote on Hagel's Nomination May Come Quickly, McCain Says
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/02/17/mccain-hagel-probably-has-the-votes.html
U.S. Senator John McCain, who has been a vocal opponent of former Senator Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, said today that he wouldn't delay a vote any further.

Democratic Reps. Markey, Lynch, both seeking Mass. US Senate seat, rely ...
http://www.wbur.org/2013/02/14/lynch-markey-advantages
BOSTON - As they geared up for their congressional re-election campaigns last year, U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch sought out contributions from their friends, neighbors and fellow Massachusetts residents.

Online video game calling Christopher Dorner a 'true American hero' is latest to ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/online-video-game-calls-dorner-true-american-hero-article-1.1266424
An online shoot 'em up is allowing gamers to live out alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner's last stand. The first-person shooter, “Chris Dorner's Last Stand: A True American Hero,” was posted on the user-generated online community called 4chan, according ...

Richard Mourdock Not Ruling Out Future Run For Office
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/mourdock-not-ruling-out-another-run-for-office-87744.html
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock says he hasn't ruled out another run for political office - something he said he considered after his narrow loss for a U.S.

Chicago teenager shot and killed after sister attends Obama speech on guns
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/janay-mcfarlane-chicago-gun-violence-obama
A Chicago teenager was shot and killed just hours after her sister sat on a stage behind Barack Obama, listening to the president appeal for tighter gun controls.

Gun Raffles Stoke Debate After Conn. Shooting
http://www.wral.com/gun-raffles-stoke-debate-after-conn-shooting/12119446/
Police chiefs in New Hampshire wanted more money for their youth training program. A youth hockey team in North Dakota needed more ice time.

Man who slapped infant on plane was 'belligerent,' mom says
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-slapped-infant-plane-belligerent-mom-article-1.1266519?localLinksEnabled=false
A Minneapolis mom claims the stranger who hurled a racial slur before he slapped her 19-month-old son on a flight was “belligerent” and boozed up.