NEW YORK TIMES: ….The question now is whether the opposition will be able to pivot off the death to assert a role in the country’s political life, or to sink further into obscurity and irrelevance. “They find themselves at a crossroads,” said Aleksandr Pozhalov, a political scientist and research director at the Institute of Socio-Economic […]
Ringling Bros. Circus To Phase Out Elephant Acts
HUFF POST: Feld Entertainment, the parent company for “The Greatest Show on Earth,” told the AP it would phase out elephants by 2018, citing animal welfare concerns. “This decision was not easy, but it is in the best interest of our company, our elephants and our customers,” CEO Kenneth Feld said in a press statement. […]
More Children Eat Fruit in School, Study Shows
NEW YORK TIMES: Changes made to government-subsidized meals by the Obama administration to get schoolchildren to eat more fruits are having their intended effect, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study, by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, found that from the time the changes went […]
Sestak begins run – literally – amid tepid party backing
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Democrat Joe Sestak hopes to get to the U.S. Senate Forrest Gump-style: He’s crisscrossing Pennsylvania, walking exactly 422 miles, in his effort to unseat Republican Pat Toomey. His campaign slogan, of course, is “Joe Sestak walks in your shoes.” Sestak, 63, formally announced his bid Wednesday morning in front of Independence Hall and […]
LNP’s total abnegation of responsibility
When the Lancaster public was informed of the local transaction of the century, that Lancaster General Health was on the cusp of completing a merger into the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the news was generated not by LNP but from an Associated Press report entitled “LG Health Nears Deal To Join Penn Medicine.”
Christie’s Office Drove Exxon Settlement, Ex-Official Says
NEW YORK TIMES: …But when the news came that the state had reached a deal to settle its $8.9 billion claim for about $250 million, the driving force behind the settlement was not the attorney general’s office — it was Gov. Chris Christie’s chief counsel, Christopher S. Porrino, two people familiar with the negotiations said. […]
Clinton urges State Dept. to release her emails
AOL: Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the State Department to release the emails she wrote from a private email account as secretary of state, weighing in on a controversy that has generated negative attention this week for the likely Democratic presidential candidate. In a tweet late Wednesday, Clinton said, “I want the public to see my […]
Senate Attempt To Override Obama’s Keystone Veto Fails
HUFF POST: The Senate tried, but failed, to override President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday. The measure drew 62 “yes” votes, with nine Democrats joining Senate Republicans in voting to override the veto. A two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, is needed to override a presidential veto. The Senate’s […]
KEISLING: The moral and ethical decline of the Philadelphia Inquirer
Though lots have been made of Kathleen Kane’s inexperience, it was AG Kane’s ignorance of the ethical cesspool at the Inquirer and Daily News that proved catastrophic for her, as it has for the public.
Quinnipiac: 62 Percent of US Wants Troops in ISIS Fight
NEWSMAX: According to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Feb. 26-March 2 of 1,286 registered voters, 62 percent of those surveyed believe ground troops should be sent, compared to 30 percent who are opposed. The strong support for troops holds across all party, gender, and age group demographics, although a higher percentage of men, or 68 […]
Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million – for now
WASHINGTON POST: An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don’t give more than $1 million right away. The requested limit, confirmed by multiple people familiar with the amount, may mark the first time that a presidential hopeful has sought to hold off […]
Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails
DAILY BEAST / AP: The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton’s emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced back to an Internet service registered to her family’s home in Chappaqua, New York, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated […]
LETTER: Hispanics are not a race
Re: Report: The ‘next America’ is now Hispanics are not a race, many are white in appearance, some are black, some are brown. These breakdowns of U.S. demographics are meaningless. Also the classification of people being born up to year 1964 as being baby boomers is also meaningless. I was born in 1961 and I […]
Iran deal would create ‘nuclear nightmare’, Netanyahu warns
FINANCIAL TIMES: Benjamin Netanyahu urged the US Congress on Tuesday to defy the Obama administration and block a nuclear agreement with Iran, arguing that more sanctions on the Iranian regime would lead to a “better deal” than the one under negotiation. In a politically charged speech before a joint meeting of Congress, the Israeli leader […]