NEWSMAX: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul says it was a big “mistake” to topple Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein — and that it may have made Iran “twice as strong as it was before the Iraq War.” Speaking to Orthodox Jews at the Torah Umesorah Hebrew Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y., Paul also said he […]
Grand jury: PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s testimony about alleged leak ‘not an honest account’
Made public Monday, those findings are behind a December grand jury recommendation that Kane, the state’s top law enforcement officer, face perjury and other charges. The court document identifies her as the “principal” source of a leak to the Philadelphia Daily News…
National Guard Called Out in Baltimore
“Too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs,” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in announcing the 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m…
Jimmy Carter: Can’t afford to be president today
WILKES-BARRE TIMES-LEADER: …“I couldn’t possibly do it, because I have very little money,” the 90-year-old said at a press conference during a recent visit to Wilkes-Barre. “And now it takes $200 million if you want any chance to get the Democratic or Republican nomination.”… “When I ran against Gerald Ford, who was the incumbent president, […]
Apple iPhone boom as China switches on
FINANCIAL TIMES: Explosive iPhone sales among the middle class in China and other emerging economies propelled Apple ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts for the fifth successive quarter, as it pledged to return another $70bn to shareholders… “I’ve never seen as many people coming into the middle class as they are in China and that’s where […]
Judge releases grand jury presentment against PA AG Kathleen Kane
“The public has the right to have this information be made public,” Kane’s attorney, Gerald Shargel, told the judge.
The GOP estate-tax folly
In 2013, 2,596,993 Americans died, but there were only 4,687 taxable estate returns filed, reports the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. That’s 0.18 percent of deaths. The number is so low because much wealth is exempted from the tax. In 2015, the exemption is $5.43 million for individuals and $10.86 million for married couples.
Wolf scrapping controversial assets test for food stamps
Few people were disqualified, but all applicants and the state Department of Human Services were burdened by onerous verification paperwork…
If Greece Falls, No One Wants Their Prints on the Murder Weapon
NEWSMAX / REUTERS: “We’re going bust.” “No, you’re not.” “You’re strangling us.” “No we’re not.” “You owe us for World War Two.” “We gave already.” The game of chicken between Greece and its international creditors is turning into a vicious blame game as Athens lurches closer to bankruptcy with no cash-for-reform agreement in sight… Eurozone […]
GOP, Pentagon tussle over East Coast shield
POLITICO: The Pentagon has repeatedly said it doesn’t need — nor can it afford — a third anti-missile battery on American territory to defend against a possible attack from North Korea or Iran. But that hasn’t stopped congressional Republicans, ideologically predisposed to a more comprehensive missile shield than Democrats, from pushing for one on the […]
In Rare Remarks, George W. Bush Argues Against the Lifting of Iran Sanctions
NEW YORK TIMES: …[Former president George W.] Bush told the 700 donors attending a closed-door Republican Jewish Coalition spring meeting that he would not criticize President Obama, whose aim to degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State he applauded. But the former president nevertheless offered comments that many in the audience viewed as a tacit […]
‘Grass roots’ likely reason Comcast-Time Warner merger appears off
The decision to abort was not made because these electronic powers did not control enough politicians at the states and Federal levels.
Government of today’s Ukraine is not what it used to be
But the main thrust of the new reforms is due to the President Poroshenko’s decision to give most of the top government positions to foreign specialists, who have experience in solving unique problems.
Michael Botticelli Is a Drug Czar Who Knows Addiction Firsthand
He wants police officers nationwide to be trained to use naloxone, a nasal spray or injection that can almost instantly resuscitate people who overdose on opiates; better education for prescribers of painkillers and other drugs so that they can recognize signs of abuse or addiction; and the distributionof clean syringes for intravenous drug users to stem the spread of infectious diseases like H.I.V. and hepatitis C.