The first thing that came to mind while reading this prominent article that covers most of the front page of the Sunday Review was how old is the author?
A surreal 24 hours with Kathleen Kane
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE COLUMN: …It was a jarringly absurd 24-hour period — moving from Williams’ blistering news conference, to the fawning lawmakers on the appropriations committee, to, the very next morning, arguments before the Supreme Court, where she’s trying to have a grand jury report tossed by arguing a special prosecutor who investigated her was illegally […]
President Obama jokes about Clinton’s e-mails, Scott Walker and marijuana at Gridiron Club dinner
WASHINGTON POST: “Just a few years ago I could never imagine being in my 50s,” he mused. “And when it comes to my approval ratings, I still can’t.” No, seriously, folks. Remember, he told the white-tie crowd of elite journalists, when he was considered the tech-savvy hipster in the executive mansion? But now, “Hillary has […]
New documents: McCaffery had role in referral fees
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: ….Lawyers ended up winning [Michael] Connors $425,000. From their share of his winnings, the lawyers paid about $35,000 in referral fees. But that money didn’t go to McCaffery, who retired from the state Supreme Court late last year amid a scandal over pornographic e-mails. It went to his wife, who was also his […]
LETTER: Bush’s legacy; let him go defend it.
Re: Iraqi forces tighten siege of Tikrit “Reconquered”, they re occupying unoccupied land around the city. They haven’t taken it yet. Saudi Arabia is already warning that this signals Iran taking over parts of Iraq, presumably the Shia dominated areas. And guess what? They are. One has to wonder how much longer the U.S. will […]
Travel to Asia and a book on Putin led to reflections on Lancaster
Over half a century ago when we first arrived in Lancaster, the public’s business was conducted with transparency. The Steinman newspapers and TV station were devoted to the public good, both in reporting and through philanthropy. Business investment was encouraged and, when perceived to have merit, funded by the banks. Business thrived and investors, not the public, assumed the risks.
FORWARD: How Bibi’s Speech Raises Stakes for All of Us
But he didn’t talk to a broader America weary of yet another Middle East war and skeptical of military intervention in that messy region. He didn’t show Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China why a better deal, or a military option, is better for them. They are the ones at the negotiating table; not Israel.
Syracuse, Boeheim and the N.C.A.A. (Deja vu Penn State?)
I have dwelled on this report because it illustrates that despite the blows it has taken recently — in court and elsewhere — the N.C.A.A. remains not only a powerful institution, but one that is all too willing to abuse that power.
Putin Has Vanished, but Rumors Are Popping Up Everywhere
NEW YORK TIMES: The rumor mill went into overdrive, churning out possible explanations from the simple to the salacious to the sinister. He had been stricken by the particularly devastating strain of flu going around Moscow just now. He sneaked off to Switzerland for the birth of his love child. He had a stroke. The […]
The Russian Laundromat
The tax haven of choice in this operation was Belize, and the sums involved in each transaction were huge, ranging from US$ 100-800 million.
For those ACA haters who believe that government is the problem
…20 to 25 percent in cost to oversee claims and otherwise manage the company was par for the course – despite the fact that administrative costs to pay for health care in other countries were typically closer to 5 percent 9meaning a 95 percent MLR) and Medicare’s administrative costs were les than 1 percent.”
Inquirer exclusive: How the perjury case against Kane was built (Purports to be ‘news’)
Kane’s camp has said she authorized the release of only one record: a 2014 summary of Peifer’s interview with the agent. She has said she did not believe the summary was covered by grand jury secrecy rules and presumed that it, not other material, would be shared with the Daily News.
Florida Cops Sell Man Drugs in Sting, Then Gun Him Down
By Phil Smith DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: Police conducting an undercover, street-level, reverse drug sting in Putnam County, Florida, shot and killed one of their targets Friday night as he attempted to drive away from the scene. Andrew Anthony Williams, a 48-year-old black man, becomes the 11th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement […]
LETTER: Joe Pitts seeks to reduce access to Children’s Health Insurance
Congressmen Joe Pitts and Fred Upton as well as Senator Orrin Hatch are circulating a paper dealing with proposed changes to the Children’s Health Insurance Program to start in October. If enacted,as proposed, the changes will make Children’s Health Insurance eligibility more rigid and significantly reduce the number of children served. Passage of these changes […]