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In an emotional ceremony today that capped off a painful two weeks, Joseph Ford Sr. was given a Purple Heart medal in honor of his late son’s service to the country, replacing one that was snatched by thieves from Ford’s New Bedford home earlier this month. Ford was originally presented the Purple Heart following the 2006 death of his 19-year-old son, Marine Lance Corporal Michael Ford, who was serving in Iraq.    

The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as Ruby, dismissed a series of sworn statements she made to investigators in the summer of 2010 as "all stupid things" that she now regrets saying. "I apologize to the prosecutors. They were all nonsense," she said.    

After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies Boy Scouts' Narragansett Council 'pleased' by voteWLNE-TV (ABC6)Family Action Council Hits Boy Scout Decision Allowing Gay YouthsThe ChattanooganLocal Boy Scout officials hope allowing gay youth doesn't hurt ScoutingMississippi Press (blog)The West Australianall 32 news articles »

Texas governor says gay Boy Scouts decision is about 'political correctness.'

Vice President Biden hits the game show circuit