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Vienna Buries Last Nazi Victims

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:22:55 CDT

They were starved, tortured, and killed because they were considered inferior to the Aryan ideal set by Adolf Hitler. Then their organs were put in jars and displayed for research by the doctors accused of causing their deaths under the Nazis. But yesterday they were finally buried, shutting the books...

Hitler's Medical Files Tell of Flatulence, Cocaine Use

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:54:00 CDT

Adolf Hitler was a blowhard in more ways than one. He frequently used cocaine, ingested some 28 drugs at a time, and suffered from "uncontrollable flatulence," according to his medical records. Someone with enough bucks and a high bid can have those fascinating files, about to be offered in an...

Hitler's Mein Kampf Getting Republished

John Johnson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:19:05 CDT

German readers will soon be able to get their hands on something that hasn't been available since the end of World War II: a new edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf . The state of Bavaria holds the copyright and has effectively blocked any new prints over the decades, explains AP . But...

Rutgers Slams Student Paper's Pro-Hitler Parody

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:35:52 CDT

A student at Rutgers has filed a complaint after a parody newspaper printed a pro-Hitler story with his byline. The university is investigating the situation as a bias incident, the AP reports. The piece, titled "What About the Good Things Hitler Did?," was attributed to Aaron Marcus, a Jewish columnist...

Tombstone of Hitler's Parents Comes Down

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:13:15 CDT

Neo-Nazis have lost a familiar haunting ground: The tombstone identifying the burial site of Hitler's parents, Alois and Klara, has been removed from an Austrian cemetery, reports AP . The marker was taken away at the request of a relative, in part because it had become a shrine for extremists. And...

Writer Finds Hitler's Art in Monastery

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:21:53 CST

A Czech publisher and writer has uncovered a chunk of Adolf Hitler's art collection in a Czech monastery north of Prague, AFP reports. Jiri Kuchar announced his seven-painting find yesterday, valuing it at roughly $2.7 million. "They're part of Hitler's collection of about 45 paintings, about 30 statues, a...

'Outrageous' Santorum Cries Hitler All the Time

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:44:11 CST

Rick Santorum's evil metaphors are not playing well: While the Drudge Report berated Santorum for warning that Satan is after America's soul , Dana Milbank of the Washington Post is now skewering him for hinting that there's a Nazi in the White House. Santorum compared the 2012 election in a weekend...

Hitler Had a Son?

John Johnson — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:48:12 CST

A Paris magazine has caused a stir by reviving a sensational allegation about Adolf Hitler: He supposedly fathered a son with a French teen while he was a soldier in World War I. The Telegraph has the details: The son's name is Jean-Marie Loret, and he died in 1985 having...

Man Fined After Anti-Gay Facebook Post

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 CST

In Lithuania, a 37-year-old man was slapped with a fine of nearly $600 for posting on Facebook that there should be another Hitler who should kill gay people. The furniture-maker wrote the comment under an article about Lady Gaga's criticism of the Lithuanian government, reports PinkNews . A court ruled that...