PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: …”We think immediate changes are necessary,” wrote First Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer, along with the office’s three top lawyers: Lawrence Cherba, who heads the criminal law division; Robert A. Mulle, who oversees the civil law section; and James A. Donahue 3d, who presides over the public protection unit. On Thursday, Beemer and […]
Month: October 2015
Philadelphia Daily News struggling to survive as an entity
According to Bob Fernandez, a source deemed reliable, Terry Egger, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News says they will merge their newsrooms to save $5 million to $6 million per year.
EU Votes to Protect Edward Snowden
CNN: The European Parliament voted Thursday in support of a resolution that calls on member states to protect Edward Snowden from extradition. The vote, which has no legal force, was 285-281. The resolution urges nations to drop criminal charges and “consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status as whistle-blower […]
Memo from deputy hints at revolt in attorney general’s office
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: ….[Attorney General Kathleen] Kane, in an email to reporters, contended that she was within her rights to release the emails between a Northumberland County judge, his lawyers, two reporters and a former state prosecutor because they were no longer private after they were “captured” by an Office of Attorney General server. “That statement […]
Bernie Sanders: “The time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana”
Right now, marijuana is listed by the federal government as a Schedule One drug, meaning that it is considered to be as dangerous as heroin. That is absurd. In my view, the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana. In my view, states should have the right to regulate marijuana the same way that state and local laws now govern the sale of alcohol and tobacco. And among other things, that means that recognized businesses in states that have legalized marijuana should be fully able to use the banking system without fear of federal prosecution.
Insiders: Bush bombed, Rubio won
POLITICO: …The former Florida governor was a ghost for most of Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate – and when he spoke up, he was swiftly and effectively counter-punched, most notably by Marco Rubio. As a result, he lost the opportunity to lift his sagging campaign, say insiders surveyed for a special edition of the POLITICO Caucus, […]
Rubio, Cruz Take on Liberal Media at Debate
NEWSMAX: …”This is not a cage match,” [Ted Cruz] began. “How about we talk about the substantive issues the American people care about?” “Nobody believes the moderator will vote in the Republican primary. It shouldn’t be about tearing into each other.” Leading up to the question, Cruz recounted some of the questions asked earlier in […]
Herpes affects two-thirds of people under 50, WHO says
GUARDIAN: Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, said the World HealthOrganization in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease… HSV-1 normally causes mouth ulcers rather than genital infection, but it is becoming an increasing cause of genital infection too, […]
U. S. ambassador to Hungary speech tells it as it is
Corruption stalls growth, stifles investment, denies people their dignity, and undermines national security. Corruption in Hungary is a serious concern – quite clearly a top concern of average Hungarians, as I have heard, and as public polls consistently show. Wherever systemic corruption has effectively undermined fair governance, it creates an environment ripe for civil unrest, resistance to the government, and even violent extremism.
Justice Eakin’s sister, a top lawyer for senate Republicans, says she’s not involved in state senate quest to remove AG Kane from office
Kathleen Eakin, a top lawyer for Republicans in the state senate, and sister of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin, says she’s not involved in senate Republican efforts to remove Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office.
New Gallup Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at 58%
Despite public support for legalization and despite legalization already being the law in four states and the nation’s capital, marijuana arrests remain near all-time highs. In 2014 there were 700,993 arrests for marijuana in the United States, nearly nine out of ten of them for simple possession. Black and brown people continue to be arrested for pot offenses at a disproportionate rate.
Does the Philadelphia Daily News editorial represent conscience pains?
“In our view, it violates the right of every citizen to be considered innocent until proved guilty. Kane is under indictment for lying to a grand jury, but has yet to be tried.
No Grand Bargain, but Deal Is Still a Victory for Obama
NEW YORK TIMES: The budget agreement struck late Monday between the White House and Congress hands President Obama a clear victory, vindicating his hard line this year against spending limits that he argued were a drag on the economy and buying him freedom for the final 14 months of his term from the fiscal dysfunction […]
Democrats call for ouster of Pa. high court Justice Eakin
Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she turned over more than 1,000 of Eakin’s emails to the court and various state ethics agencies four weeks ago and suggested the content violates judicial conduct rules…