USA TODAY: Chris Christie has said absolutely no to a U.S. Senate bid from New Jersey, answering one question about his political ambitions, but not another — about whether he will run for the White House in 2016… “Believe me, by the way, when I say I’m never running for public office in New Jersey […]
Catholic Church signals ‘seismic shift’ on gay rights
ALJAZEERA: Gay rights groups hailed a “seismic shift” by the Catholic Church toward gays on Monday after bishops said gay people had gifts to offer the church and that their partnerships, while morally problematic, provided them with “precious” support. In a preliminary report half-way through a Vatican meeting on family life, the bishops also said […]
Sources: Porn scandal misses Kane’s main target
The story behind the e-mails is far more tangled than what has become public: that eight men, all with ties to [former state prosecutor Frank] Fina, have been named by Kane as sending or receiving X-rated e-mails in a widening scandal that has also touched a state Supreme Court justice.
Turkey ‘allows Syria rebel training’
BBC: US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement. It has not yet been confirmed by Turkey, which has so far refused to send troops into Syria or Iraq. Turkish MPs recently passed a motion allowing foreign forces to use its bases for activities in Syria and […]
Movie Reviews: “The Skeleton Twins”, “Keep on Keepin’ On” and “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”, restored.
The first lifelike drama of the fall, “The Skeleton Twins” has opened at one of the local theaters and there hasn’t been a better adult, English language movie since the Oscar nominees finished their theatrical runs late this winter. That’s right, it’s been that bad a year.
Lancaster Newspapers: “A look back” 220 years and today
Under the supplement’s title appears: “Not too rash – yet not fearful – open to all parties, but not influenced by any. William Hamilton & Henry Willcocks. Motto for The Lancaster Journal June 18, 1794”
Corbett taps state funds to advance political agenda
U.S. Steel is run by scads of executives who write big campaign checks to Corbett’s fundraisers. U.S. Steel was born in Pittsburgh and its management culture has been hand-in-hand with the Republican Party always. Corbett has already delivered in the form of various tax cuts. He never met a tax on business that he liked.
Medical Marijuana Update
On Monday,officials announced that a medical marijuana pilot program was getting underway. Three children’s hospitals and the Department of Health are doing a research study on the use of CBD cannabis oil in children.
End the U.S. Embargo on Cuba
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL: … In recent years, a devastated economy has forced Cuba to make reforms — a process that has gained urgency with the economic crisis in Venezuela, which gives Cuba heavily subsidized oil. Officials in Havana, fearing that Venezuela could cut its aid, have taken significant steps to liberalize and diversify the […]
Aiding treatment: Congress could reduce heroin addiction
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE EDITORIAL: …Far too few doctors have approval from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe Suboxone, which was OK’d in 2002 for treating opioid dependence. Even worse, the law limits those doctors to 30 such patients the first year and 100 after that
Investigation Into Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Lebanon Bunker
NEW YORK TIMES: Not long after American forces defeated the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein in 2003, caravans of trucks began to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on a regular basis, unloading an unusual cargo — pallets of shrink-wrapped $100 bills. The cash, withdrawn from Iraqi government accounts held in the United States, was loaded onto Air Force C-17 transport planes bound for Baghdad, where the Bush administration hoped it would provide a quick financial infusion forIraq’s new government and the country’s battered economy.
Beware paying college fees with credit cards
USA TODAY: Paying for one’s college tuition by going online and using a credit card sounds convenient. But it’s also an easy way to get hit with hundreds of dollars in extra fees. The average convenience fee for colleges that accept credit cards is 2.62%, according to a survey released Tuesday by CreditCards.com. So on […]
Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border
USA TODAY: Dmitry Peskov told Russian news outlets late Saturday that Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from Rostov, a southern region that borders east Ukraine, where pro-Russian insurgents have been battling government troops since April. The Kremlin has said that troops stationed in Rostov were participating in drills, but Ukraine and […]
Wolf dominating recent TV ad volume in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Here are the breakdowns by market for the current week (Note GRP stands for “gross ratings points,” an estimate of the number of times an ad is seen by a typical TV viewer, used to sell advertising.):