Monday, September 1st, 2008

17-year-old Bristol Palin (right) is 5-months pregnant.

The 17-year-old daughter of McCain running mate Sarah Palin, is 5 months pregnant, according to news reports.

Palin’s daughter, Bristol, will keep the baby and marry the father, CNN and The New York Times reported.

Sen. John McCain’s campaign announced that McCain knew about the pregnancy before he chose her as his running mate.

The aide said it was decided the campaign would reveal this information now because of rampant Internet rumors that Sarah Palin’s 4-month-old baby, who has Down syndrome, was actually Bristol’s, CNN reported.

VP candidate Sarah Palin

According to NYTimes.com, the Palin family made a statement saying “Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”

Photo Source: Daily Mirror

Five people were murdered over the Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia, local media reported.

A 20-year-old man with multiple gun shot wounds was found near Bridge and Glenloch Streets after 1:30 a.m.  The victim was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Dante Benjamin, 23, of 600 Anchor St. was shot multiple times in the 2100 block of Simpson Street in West Philadelphia.  No other information was available, according to The Inquirer.

Thomas Cherry, 41, of the 1000 block of Allengrove Street was shot once in the back on Saturday in the 600 block of South 62d Street in West Philadelphia.

Two other killings were reported in Strawberry Mansion and Huntington Park.  No other information was available at the time of this post and no arrests have been made.