ATLANTA - An activist who opposes illegal immigration acknowledged he paid more than a dozen homeless people $10 each to hold signs during a rally earlier this week, but said they agreed with his message.

D.A. King, who spoke at the rally, said Wednesday that he paid '14 willing American workers to let their voices be heard about illegal immigration.'

The people he hired are homeless and regularly congregate near the Capitol, King said.

BLUFFTON, S.C. - A would-be carjacker got quite a jolt when he picked the wrong car to try to steal, Jasper County deputies say. The suspect tapped the window of the car Wednesday morning with a gun and motioned the driver to get out, Chief Deputy Roy Hughes said.

The driver of the car had just bought a cup of hot coffee. So he slammed his door into the carjacker's legs, threw the coffee on him possibly burning the suspect's neck and face, and wrestled him to the ground, Hughes said.

Race equality rules are being reviewed at Dudley Council after workers were told to remove toy pigs from desks because they offended a Muslim staff member.

Council leaders say they will not accept 'extreme forms of political correctness'. Last month the Express & Star revealed how staff in the council's benefits department were told to remove a series of toy pigs sent as a promotion, as well as pig imagery, from their desks.

It came after a complaint from a Muslim worker who said she was offended by the items - the Koran forbids Muslims from eating and touching pork.

Councillor Pat Martin told a full council meeting: 'I fully support the actions by management to respond to the concerns from colleagues following established and approved procedures.

'However I'm satisfied these procedures need to be reconsidered to make them compatible with the current law on what's deemed to be offensive in the workplace. Therefore I've ordered an urgent review of the procedures.

'In Dudley we rightly pride ourselves on being fair and reasonable employers but we will not accept extreme forms of political correctness.'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) today applauded Congressional passage of legislation that would ban nuisance lawsuits against the firearms industry. LEAA Executive Director and retired police officer James J. Fotis, described the bill as a victory for law enforcement, stating 'this junk lawsuit ban strikes a blow to those seeking to shift blame from criminals to law abiding Americans.'

DeSOTO, Texas - A piece of paper folded to resemble a gun led to the brief suspension of three Dallas-area students.