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Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama




By SHEILA BURKE, Associated Press Writer Sheila Burke, Associated Press Writer – Mon Mar 29, 5:10 pm ET

JACKSON, Tenn. – A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008.

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday to eight of 10 counts in an indictment accusing him of conspiracy, threatening a presidential candidate and various federal firearms violations. Under a plea agreement, he faces 12 to 18 years in prison, but a federal judge could choose a longer sentence.

Co-defendant, 19-year-old Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark., pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced April 15.

Authorities have described the two as skinheads who planned a cross-country robbing and killing spree that would end with an attack on Obama.
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1056589 tn?1273747102
There have been wackos on both sides....There is always some carzy with some kind of problem who wants to kill the president...Lincoln,regan...it will never stop...
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306455 tn?1288862071
Yup, lock them up forever. They will never change and are a danger to society.
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306867 tn?1299249709
Lock em up .......throw away the key.
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