Reporters in the room nearly all expected Kane to say one thing: that she was resigning. Instead, Kane took the microphone and told the press corps, which has thrown all objectivity overboard and aligned against her, in not so many words, “Up yours!”
Pelosi: House Democrats Will Sustain Obama Veto on Iran Deal
NEWSMAX: …[Democrat Minority Leader Nancy] Pelosi said that if such a vote were held today there would be enough support among House Democrats for Obama to prevail. That would take 146 House Democrats, and fewer than 60 have publicly declared their support so far. “The president’s veto would be sustained” if the vote were held […]
Swing-state poll shows Joe Biden’s appeal
…n hypothetical general-election matchups in all three states, Vice President Joe Biden performed as well or better than Clinton against the top Republican candidates, outpacing even The Donald. (Biden has not made a decision on entering the race, though speculation has been hot in recent weeks.)
Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment
AOL: The discovery challenges the notion that “when people get obese it was basically their own choice because they choose to eat too much or not exercise,” said study leader Melina Claussnitzer, a genetics specialist at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “For the first time, genetics has revealed a mechanism in obesity that was […]
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump Trails Clinton By Just 6 Points in the General
NEWSMAX: Donald Trump is now competitive in a general election face-off against Hillary Clinton, with numbers posted in a new CNN/ORC poll showing him just 6 points behind the former secretary of state. Trump’s numbers have climbed dramatically since July, the poll shows, when he was still 16 points behind Clinton, CNN reported Wednesday. And […]
How Bernie Sanders makes his mega-rallies
POLITICO: ….Bearded, he wore a t-shirt in the style of Shepard Fairey’s iconic image of Barack Obama — emblazoned instead with Sanders’ face and the message, “Hope is nice, but I prefer no bullsh—.” It was mid-afternoon on Monday, and the volunteer training did not begin until 7 p.m. But Paul Sherman, 68, was on […]
Vaping: e-cigarettes safer than smoking, says Public Health England
While stressing that e-cigarettes are not free from risk, PHE now believes that e-cigarettes “have the potential to make a significant contribution to the endgame for tobacco”.
Tsukerman: Mayhem In A Moscow Exhibition Hall
Then Enteo’s friends started throwing sculptures to the floor. Several of Siddur’s works were completely smashed. Visitors of the exhibition protested. Exhibition’s guards not even moved. Probably they were not sure about illegality of the actions of the “believers”, who clamed, that they act in accordance with the new Russian law, defending believers’ feelings.
Madonna and other columnists hedge their stances over Kathleen Kane
At the same time, right wing Republican columnists are calling for Hillary Clinton to be indicted over her handling of e-mails. Here is a woman who served with merit and distinction as First Lady, as a U. S. Senator and as Secretary of State. And instead of facing the public in her presidential run she may be facing a jury! In both cases we see the latest implement in the Right Wing Republican tool case is bringing indictments on minor and technical transgressions.
If not “death juries”, then how do we rationally apportion health care?
Although many in the USA would paint discussion of such considerations as necessarily leading to “death juries”, the British National Health System has long had and has sought to improve a proper formula for providing medicine under its ‘free’ program.
How Medicare Rewards Copious Nursing-Home Therapy
WALL STREET JOURNAL: …His family was surprised to learn, while reviewing records during a Journal interview, how much therapy he got despite his poor condition. “I can’t even imagine my dad participating in this kind of therapy for these lengths of time,” says his daughter, Kathleen Kiang. Tales like Mr. Furumura’s show how, at a […]
Welcome to the social media election
THE HILL: Social media is driving the 2016 presidential race, as candidates of both parties increasingly view Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as key battlegrounds in the fight for the White House… The Bernie Sanders campaign has parlayed the liberal senator’s formidable social media presence and a #feeltheBern hashtag into record attendance at rallies around the […]
After Iran, U.S. presses for solution to Syrian civil war
POLITICO: …A key factor is the weakening position of Syrian ruler Bashar Assad, who is losing territory and military strength to a variety of opposition groups. Worried that Assad might soon topple to Islamic radicals, Russia, which sends Assad money and supplies, has recently signaled a new openness to easing its longtime ally from power. […]
State powers react to charges against attorneys-general
Grand jury actions are supposed to be secret to protect the innocent (humor intended). Rather, grand juries have become the political tools of corrupt prosecutors and judges. An indictment by a grand jury is a powerful pre-trial condemnation of the accused. Then there are the leaks that seem to accompany every grand jury investigation of a public figure. However, eventual prosecution of a leaker is rare.