The court released an order late Monday afternoon saying it had decided to suspend McCaffery on “an interim basis,” and with pay. It also said that, within 30 days, the state’s Judicial Conduct Board must determine whether there is probable cause to file formal charges against the justice
Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS
The decision represents an important shift by the Turkish government, which has angered Kurdish leaders and frustrated Washington for weeks by refusing to allow fighters or weapons to cross its border in support of the Kurdish fighters defending the town.
Cuba punches above its weight in Ebola fight
ALJAZEERA: Cuba offered to collaborate with the United States to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as the island nation sends an additional 460 doctors and nurses to the region — an example of how the Cuban government uses medical personnel to flex its soft power throughout the world, experts say… Former Cuban leader […]
Banks warned of stiffer penalties
FINANCIAL TIMES: …“If banks do not take more effective steps to control the behaviour of those who work for them, there will be both increased pressure and propensity on the part of regulators and law enforcers to impose more requirements, constraints and punishments,” [Federal Reserve Governor Dan ]Tarullo said. William Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of […]
China’s grip over rare earths market wanes
FINANCIAL TIMES: China is unlikely to retain control of the global market for rare earths, because users have become more efficient in their consumption and found alternative sources, according to a former adviser at the US Department of Defense. Prices for rare earths were sent soaring in 2010 after China engaged in a trade war […]
LNP’s latest direction
We are not about to substitute our business judgment for that of the publishers of the Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. We assume that they have studied the full embrace of local coverage carefully, noted how such a strategy has worked elsewhere, and been well advised by experts.
U.S. Air Drops Arms To Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS In Kobani
HUFFINGTON POST: …In a statement Sunday night, U.S. Central Command said U.S. C-130 cargo planes made multiple drops of arms and supplies provided by Kurdish authorities in Iraq. It said they were intended to enable continued resistance to Islamic State efforts to take full control of Kobani. The airdrops are almost certain to anger the […]
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy
EDITOR: This is an unfair heading to an otherwise interesting and informative article on a potential 2020 or 2024 presidential candidate. A relatively minor scandal in a Newark department which did not involve the mayor is blown up to be an indictment of an entire career. DAILY BEAST COLUMN: … Having been born in the […]
Reasons why Corbett short on agenda
Corbett was first elected in 2010 and came into office with the supposed advantage of both legislative chambers in control of his own Party. Other Republican governors like Ohio and Wisconsin swept into office the same year have been able to advance conservative agendas.
Gallup Finds that Hillary Clinton’s Wide Political Support Is Stunningly Shallow
EDITOR: We were just sent this article from March 22, 2014. It comes as no surprise. WASHINGTON POST: While all polls show that as a likely Presidential contender in 2016, Hillary Clinton’s support is wider than anyone else’s, the latest poll from Gallup shows that this extraordinarily wide support is also remarkably shallow, which means […]
Henry Kissinger’s “World Order”
“At least three viewpoints are identifiable in Arab attitudes: a small, dedicated, but not very vocal group accepting genuine coexistence with Israel and prepared to work for it; a much larger group seeking to destroy Israel by permanent confrontation; and those will to negotiate with Israel but justifying negotiations, at least cosmetically, in part as a means to overcome the Jewish state in stages.
Finding time for gun lobby
SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL: As usual, after taking a six-week vacation, state lawmakers raced through their last two weeks and headed off to campaign. They couldn’t find time to deal with huge issues such as pension reform and ending the state booze monopoly. They did manage to carve out some time, though, for the National Rifle […]
PSU, NCAA must explain
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS EDITORIAL: The question of why Penn State University’s leadership agreed to arbitrary, unwarranted sanctions against the football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, which the National Collegiate Athletic Association had no authority to impose on its own, is an enduring mystery.
Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” is viewed differently through Russian eyes
Among the productions of German theatrical director Thomas Ostermeier, an artistic director of the Berlin Theater Schaubühne, there is a production of a classic Henrik Ibsen’s play “An Enemy of the People”.