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State Sen. Kevin Parker Grasping at Straws After a Rough 24

When you're an elected official facing felony charges for assaulting a photographer, breaking his camera and bashing his car in, the best way to proclaim your innocence and garner sympathy from the public might not be to have your lawyer compare your case to another tabloid headline assault of the moment involving a TV star. State Senator Kevin Parker's attorney felt otherwise.

Newsday reports that an autopsy was found to be inconclusive as to why a man died on a flight from LA to NYC's JFK Airport. The man, 48 year-old William Lee, had been "forcibly restrained" after he angrily demanded a beer. American Airlines said Lee had ordered two beers and a vodka already, and Lee shouted at the attendants to be served immediately. When he was told he would not be served, he demanded to speak to "someone in charge," and alternated between calming down and getting angry again. It was when Lee shoved an attendant out of his way that seven male passengers ("possibly members of a rugby team from Australia or New Zealand") knocked him down to restrain him. When they landed in NYC to bring Lee to the police, they found he was unconscious and later died in a hospital.

Considering how fat Americans have become is it any wonder that pets are getting obese as well? A new study by the National Research Council says that one in every four pets is overweight. The study gives tips on how to take care of your pet and help it slim down, so it lives a long and healthy life, but since it's the report is available for pay, take a look at the study's press release.

Check it out: An Anger Management building poster in this week's San Francisco edition of A Day In The Life, by photographer Rob Sandusky. Here's the poster on the Upper West Side that Gothamist was taken/alarmed by.

I saw Anger Management the other night and while it's incredibly stupid, there were two things that brought down the house for me:

Elvis Mitchell reviews Better Luck Tomorrow. He also reviews the other film I want to see the weekend: Anger Management.

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