ALJAZEERA: International powers have agreed that a transitional government should be set up in Syria to end the bloodshed there, but left open the question of what part President Bashar al-Assad might play in the process… Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, said he was “delighted” with the result as it meant no foreign solution was […]
Month: June 2012
VIDEO GOING VIRAL: Family Court Judge verbally abusing, threatening and intimidating
FATHERS AND CHILDREN COALITION: The judge went ballistic because he assumed, among other things, that pastor Hage published an artile in the local on-line news outlet, PutnamLIVE.com, about Judge Watkins’ late payments to the condominium where he lives. The judge was wrong: it was the publisher of PutnamLIVE, who wrote the article, entirely on his […]
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Disturbing e-mails could spell more trouble for Penn State officials
CNN With convicted serial child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky behind bars, new questions are surfacing about what Penn State officials knew about a 2001 incident involving the former assistant football coach’s encounter with a boy in the shower — and whether they covered up the incident…
The messages indicate former Penn State President Graham Spanier and two other former university officials knew they had a problem with Sandusky after a 2001 shower incident, but apparently first decided to handle it using a “humane” approach before contacting outside authorities whose job it is to investigate suspected abuse…
St. Petersburg’s Scarlet Sails Festival
One of the most famous in Russia annual public events – Alye Parusa (“Scarlet Sails”) Festival took place last week in St. Petersburg. The event is highly popular for spectacular fireworks and a massive show celebrating the end of the high school year.
Colombia to Decriminalize Small Amounts of Cocaine and Marijuana for Personal Use
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE: Colombia’s Constitutional Court today approved the government’s proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana for personal use. Anyone caught with less than 20 grams of marijuana or one gram of cocaine for personal use may receive physical or psychological treatment depending on their state of consumption, but […]
It’s Roberts’s Court Now
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT…The lineup of the justices shows how adept Roberts is at building alliances. On the commerce-power issue, he allied with the four conservatives. On the taxing-power issue, he added his vote to the four moderate liberals. On the Medicaid issue, he summed the four conservative votes to forbid the Medicaid expansion altogether, with […]
German parliament approves EU bailout fund
REUTERS: Germany’s parliament resoundingly approved the euro zone’s permanent bailout scheme and new budget rules on Friday, but legal hurdles remain and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s concessions to euro zone partners Italy and Spain may make those harder to overcome. The outcome of the vote was never seriously in doubt after opposition parties agreed to back […]
Former Cyclist Armstrong Charged in Doping Case
WALL STREET JOURNAL: The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency filed formal doping charges against former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong, a move that could cost him some or all of his seven Tour de France titles. Mr. Armstrong has 10 days to respond to USADA’s official charging letter, which was sent Thursday evening, to decide whether to contest […]
Justice Dept Refuses to Prosecute Holder over Gun Scandal
NEWSMAX: … Holder, who heads the Justice Department, was cited on Thursday for contempt of Congress by the Republican-led House of Representatives. The mostly partisan vote of 255-67 marked the first time a sitting attorney general and presidential cabinet member was cited for contempt by the full House. More than 100 Democrats walked out in […]
CNN Staff Memo Promises Internal Investigation
HUFFINGTON POST: A memo to CNN staff on Thursday night promised an investigation into the network’s erroneous reporting of the Supreme Court’s historic health care ruling. CNN was deeply embarrassed on Thursday after it initially told viewers that the individual mandate central to President Obama’s health care legislation was struck down. In fact, the court […]
Supreme court decisions is a windfall for Lancaster General, but not the public
On Supreme Court’s largely upholding of the Affordable Care Act, the New York Times reports: “Hospitals will gain millions of paying customers. Insurers, by contrast, could face crimped profits from restrictive rules. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies will bear new taxes and other higher payouts, but they were already expecting such costs… “That will mean […]
Good medicine: The health care ruling brings much-needed reform
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Editorial: … It has been a tragedy in such a wealthy country that puts a premium on top-notch medical care that Americans are without insurance because of their income Too many people lacking insurance have little or no access to primary and preventive care and instead use hospital emergency rooms. In Pennsylvania, this […]
Deal reached on tax breaks for PA refinery
From the READING EAGLE: Top state Republican lawmakers have reached an agreement on a package of tax breaks that Gov. Tom Corbett has sought in hopes of encouraging the construction of a multibillion-dollar petrochemical refinery and an associated chemical manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania, lawmakers and legislative aides said Thursday.