“Atlanta’s industrial and business (but not residential) districts” and talks of how, “contrary to popular myth, Sherman’s troops primarily destroyed only property used for waging war — railroads, train depots, factories, cotton gins and warehouses.”…
States Ditch Electronic Voting Machines
With many electronic voting machines more than a decade old, and states lacking the funding to repair or replace them, officials have opted to return to the pencil-and-paper voting that the new technology was supposed to replace.
Russia to Curtail Nuclear Security Efforts With U.S.
NEW YORK TIMES: Russia has informed the United States that it is planning to reduce its participation next year in a joint effort to secure nuclear materials on Russian territory, a move that could seriously undermine more than two decades of cooperation aimed at ensuring that nuclear bomb components do not fall into the hands […]
Obama, Down but Not Out, Presses Ahead
In the 10 days since “we got beat,” as he put it, by Republicans who captured the Senate and bolstered control over the House, Mr. Obama has flexed his muscles on immigration, climate change and the Internet, demonstrating that he still aspires to enact sweeping policies that could help define his legacy.
Email shows Penn St. narrowly missed death penalty
THE STATE / AP: A 2-year-old email from NCAA’s top lawyer, filed Thursday in a court case, documents just how close Penn State came to having its football program shut down over the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal… The email from NCAA attorney Donald Remy says the school’s “cooperation and transparency” saved the program. The […]
Islamic State – Al Qaida Reach Accord in Syria
DAILY BEAST / AP: Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level Syrian opposition official and a rebel commander have told The Associated Press. Such an […]
Russia to G-20: We’re here. So are our warships.
AOL: Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country’s northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the “lost glories” of the Soviet Union. The diplomatic drama, which has been simmering since a […]
Amazon and Hachette end publishing dispute
ALJAZEERA: Amazon and Hachette Book Group announced a multiyear agreement Thursday, ending one of the publishing world’s nastiest, most high-profile conflicts. With e-book revenues reportedly the key issue, Amazon had removed pre-order tags for Hachette books, reduced discounts and slowed deliveries, hurdles that should be gone well before the crucial holiday shopping season. “This is […]
Elizabeth Warren Gets Senate Democratic Leadership Spot
HUFFINGTON POST: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gained a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus Thursday, giving the prominent progressive senator a key role in shaping the party’s policy priorities. Warren’s new role, which was created specifically for her, will be strategic policy adviser to the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, helping to craft the […]
Stockton College plans to buy Showboat
ATLANTIC CITY PRESS: Richard Stockton College plans to buy the closed Showboat Atlantic City for use as a branch campus and hotel, Caesars Entertainment Corporation and college officials announced Wednesday… [Stockton president Herman J.]Saatkamp said school officials have been looking for the right opportunity in the city since 2003, and the Showboat site is a […]
Debts Canceled by Bankruptcy Still Mar Consumer Credit Scores
Tens of thousands of Americans who went through bankruptcy are still haunted by debts long after — sometimes as long as a decade after — federal judges have extinguished the bills in court
Democrats Abandon Keystone Opposition in Effort to Save Landrieu
NEWSMAX: Long-stalled legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline got new life on Wednesday after Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned efforts to block the measure in hopes of helping endangered Sen. Mary Landrieu keep her seat in energy-rich Louisiana. Republicans responded swiftly to Landrieu’s maneuvering, scheduling a vote in the House on Thursday on an identical […]
Report: Catholic Church losing ground in Latin America
USA TODAY: …The shift is dramatic for a region that has long been one of the bastions of Catholicism in the world. With more than 425 million Catholics, Latin America accounts for nearly 40% of the global Catholic population. Through the 1960s, at least 90% of Latin Americans were Catholic, and 84% of people surveyed […]
NCAA, Freeh Group had ‘extensive’ contact during Penn State investigation, Corman, McCord claim
When it was released in July 2012, the Freeh Report was billed as an independent review, commissioned by Penn State leaders, into the university administration’s handling of the Sandusky debacle.