PHILLLY.COM / AP: The NCAA has asked a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a state law that requires Penn State’s $60 million fine over the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal, money earmarked for child abuse programs, to be used entirely within Pennsylvania…
Corbett picks up a few points, but still trails Wolf 55-38 percent in new Quinny poll.
Compared to the findings of Quinnipiac’s Sept. 11 poll, Corbett picked up three percentage points and Wolf dropped four. But with 85 percent of survey respondents saying their vote has already been decided, and only 13 percent saying they could change their mind, the numbers appear a bit daunting for the governor.
Agreement on talks with students near as Occupy Central protests dwindle
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Students and government officials have reached a consensus to start a dialogue on political reform as soon as this week as the city edged towards some sort of normality eight days after Occupy Central protests began. But the students also reiterated that they would not end their protests in Admiralty, Causeway […]
Who is Olga Kulygina?
On September 30 Russian and Ukrainian media reported that, during a cease fire, there was an exchange of “prisoners of war” between pro–Russian militants and the Ukrainian government. The pro–Russian militants exchanged seventeen prisoners, including officers, for one woman – Olga Kulygina.
An Obama Ally Parts With Him on War Powers
NEW YORK TIMES: … The militants of the Islamic State were pouring across the Syrian border into Iraq, and seizing cities where so much American blood and treasure had been spilled. But [Senator Tim Kaine] said he told the president in no uncertain terms that if he intended to go to war, he would have […]
Time for sections of the country to go their separate ways?
Divide the US into four separate countries with open borders (to each other), free trade and unimpeded travel. The new nations would be formed on beliefs. Free Choice for women – live here. More gun control – live there.
Canadian District Goes to School on Concussions (A must read for every parent)
Last month, the Halton District School Board, near Toronto, started immersing its more than 4,000 ninth graders in a detailed course on concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
If you are dying, how do you want to spend your time?
I also discovered that the discussion most successful clinicians had with the patients involved just a few important questions that often unlocked transformative possibilities: (10 What is their understanding of their health or condition? (2) What are their goals if their health worsens? (3) What are their fears? And (4) What are the trade-offs they are willing to make not willing to make?
Putin Turns Deaf Ear to Warnings on Economy Amid Ukraine Crisis
While the Kremlin strongman sought to reassure investors and stressed the situation was under control, senior officials gave an alarming picture of an economy battered by Western sanctions and struggling to eliminate structural weaknesses.
Russian Tycoon: We Must Prepare For Putin’s Inevitable Downfall
DAILY BEAST: The man who spent 10 years in prison for crossing Putin says the Russian regime will fall, one way or the other, and those who want a democracy to replace it need to get organized now. In December 2013, when Vladimir Putin released Mikhail Khodorkovsky from prison after 10 years, the former oil […]
Pa. slots revenue down broadly in September
PHILADELPHIA INQUIIRER: All but the two smallest Pennsylvania casinos posted lower revenue from slot machines last month, compared to a year ago. Overall, the state’s 12 casinos won $180.3 million from slots players in September, down 4 percent from $187.8 million in the same month last year… The state in aggregate has had only three […]
Protesters Pulling Back From Hong Kong Offices After Handshake Deal
NEW YORK TIMES: ….The apparent concession — announced with a handshake between a protester who said the gesture was intended to pave the way for talks with the government and a police official who thanked him — appeared to ease the immediate risk of a confrontation. The police had been ordered to restore access to […]
Colorado and Washington Help Make the Case for Oregon’s Measure 91
DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: As Oregon voters consider Measure 91, an initiative on the November ballot that would regulate, legalize and tax marijuana for adults 21 and older, many are looking to how similar laws are affecting Colorado and Washington.
A plan for a Constitutional Convention
By Kevin Zeese Convention USA is a website produced by a former Supreme Court Judge from Michigan. Judge Thomas E. Brennan has advocated an Article V amendatory constitutional convention since 1982. See his Law Review article. I was on a conference call with him last week and found him to be very serious about the […]