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Month: March 2012
Distressed Cities Weigh Bold Tactics in a New Fiscal Era
NEW YORK TIMES: ….Richard L. Sigal, a lawyer who has played roles in many fiscal crises, including New York City’s in the 1970s, was wary of bankruptcy, arguing that the Chapter 9 law does not bestow the power to tax, cut spending or borrow — the tools that struggling governments need. “I have yet to […]
Lancaster County C.A.S.E. to Host a Candlelight Vigil for Children of Sex Crimes
PRESS RELEASE: The Lancaster County C.A.S.E. (Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation of Children) invites the public to a candlelight vigil to recognize all those who have fallen victim to child sexual abuse and to show the community’s support for past and current victims. WHEN: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 TIME: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Binns Park (Stage Area), […]
Joe Scarborough On Trayvon Martin: Conservatives Are ‘Fools’ For Taking Political Stance
“Why is it that some on the right are actually taking this up as a cause?” Scarborough asked. “As National Review said almost immediately after it happened, this has nothing to do with gun rights, this has nothing to do with the Second Amendment, this has nothing to do with stand your ground laws, this […]
Trayvon Martin funeral director: No signs of fight on body
CBS NEWS: The defense of George Zimmerman rests on a violent fight that he said occurred before he fired the shot that killed Trayvon Martin… Trayvon Martin was buried in Miami with a gunshot wound to his chest. But otherwise, according to Richard Kurtz, the funeral director who prepared Martin for burial, his body showed […]
Wis. Federal Court Strikes Down Parts of Union Law
KAALTV.COM: A federal judge upheld most of Wisconsin’s contentious law curbing collective bargaining rights on Friday, but he sided with unions in at least one key area by ruling that union dues could automatically be withdrawn from public workers’ paychecks. The ruling keeps the majority of the law pushed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker in […]
O’Reilly: NBC, Media Inciting Racial Violence
NEWSMAX: Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly lambasted the media Friday night, singling out MSNBC and CNN, saying the media “is exploiting the terrible death of 17-year-old Trayvon by convicting the man who shot him, George Zimmerman, of wrongdoing on television.”
“It was pathetic watching the prime-time cable programs whip up the Trayvon Martin case to dangerous levels,” O’Reilly said in his Talking Points Memo. “The media exploiting the terrible death of 17-year-old Trayvon by convicting the man who shot him, George Zimmerman, of wrongdoing on television.”
IRS Losing Billions in Puerto Rican Tax Scam
NEWSMAX: Federal prosecutors have uncovered a tax scam that potentially costs the IRS billions of dollars in phony IRS refunds based on the stolen identifies of Puerto Rican citizens, who don’t pay federal taxes. “What we have uncovered may very well be the tip of the iceberg,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told The Wall […]
Obama urges Congress to pass ‘Buffett Rule’ for rich
USA TODAY:President Obama used his Saturday radio address to demand that Congress pass the so-called “Buffett Rule” requiring millionaires to pay at least the same percentage of income taxes as middle class Americans. Named for billionaire investor Warren Buffett — who pays a lower tax rate than his secretary — Obama said a minimum tax […]
J. P. McCaskey mock trial team places second in 5 – 5 state tie breaker
(Updated at 3:00 PM Saturday): J. P. McCaskey Mock Trial team placed second in a 5 – 5 tie breaker for the Pennsylvania State Mock Trial Championship. According to a short message from Coach Kevin Webster “Both teams were amazing.”
People and Power: The Koch Brothers
AL JAZEERA: Charles and David Koch are each worth about $25bn, which makes them the fourth richest Americans. When you combine their fortunes, they are the third wealthiest people in the world. Radical libertarians who use their money to oppose government and virtually all regulation as interference with the free market, the Kochs are in […]
Countries That Spend the Most on Health Care
The U.S. has, by far, the highest total expenditure on health care per capita. America spends approximately $2,600 more per person annually than Norway, the second-highest spender. Only 47.7% of this amount is public expenditure — the third-smallest percentage among developed countries. However, the actual amount of public spending, $3,795, is among the highest.
Murphy for the law: He’s the better Democrat for attorney general
From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Editorial: Since 1980, when a constitutional change required voters to begin electing Pennsylvania’s attorney general, no Democrat has won the office. Party members will consider Kathleen Kane, 45, a former assistant district attorney from Scranton, and Patrick Murphy, 38, a former congressman and military prosecutor from Bucks County.
Recall election for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL: Despite conservatives’ fears of an army of Mickey Mouses and Adolf Hitlers signing recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker, elections officials found only five fake names and nearly 901,000 valid signatures collected to recall the Republican governor — far more than enough needed for the election to go forward… GAB staff said […]