Corruption stalls growth, stifles investment, denies people their dignity, and undermines national security. Corruption in Hungary is a serious concern – quite clearly a top concern of average Hungarians, as I have heard, and as public polls consistently show. Wherever systemic corruption has effectively undermined fair governance, it creates an environment ripe for civil unrest, resistance to the government, and even violent extremism.
Justice Eakin’s sister, a top lawyer for senate Republicans, says she’s not involved in state senate quest to remove AG Kane from office
Kathleen Eakin, a top lawyer for Republicans in the state senate, and sister of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin, says she’s not involved in senate Republican efforts to remove Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office.
New Gallup Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at 58%
Despite public support for legalization and despite legalization already being the law in four states and the nation’s capital, marijuana arrests remain near all-time highs. In 2014 there were 700,993 arrests for marijuana in the United States, nearly nine out of ten of them for simple possession. Black and brown people continue to be arrested for pot offenses at a disproportionate rate.
Does the Philadelphia Daily News editorial represent conscience pains?
“In our view, it violates the right of every citizen to be considered innocent until proved guilty. Kane is under indictment for lying to a grand jury, but has yet to be tried.
No Grand Bargain, but Deal Is Still a Victory for Obama
NEW YORK TIMES: The budget agreement struck late Monday between the White House and Congress hands President Obama a clear victory, vindicating his hard line this year against spending limits that he argued were a drag on the economy and buying him freedom for the final 14 months of his term from the fiscal dysfunction […]
Democrats call for ouster of Pa. high court Justice Eakin
Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she turned over more than 1,000 of Eakin’s emails to the court and various state ethics agencies four weeks ago and suggested the content violates judicial conduct rules…
Russian social media report on mistreatment of disable children and mysterious death of migrants’ child
This week in the limelight of Russian media there were three reports critical of the moral outlook of the modern Russian society.
4 Dead After Being Infected by a Device in Surgery at WellSpan York Hospital
WellSpan York Hospital said Monday it was notifying about 1,300 current and former patients of possible exposure to potentially harmful bacteria during open-heart surgeries performed over nearly four years, from Oct. 1, 2011, to July 24, 2015. The hospital said the infection had been identified in less than 1 percent of patients who had open-heart surgery during the period.
Al Gore: Optimist?
POLITICO: …But toward the end of his presentation, Gore adds a new twist, another element that his slide show lacked nine years ago: Good news. If the biggest change from the 2005 version is proof, the second-biggest is legitimate grounds for optimism. Now there are graphs showing how wind and solar prices are plummeting while […]
China says U.S. naval destroyer sailing close to Chinese-built island damages peace and stability
WASHINGTON POST: A U.S. naval destroyer sailed early Tuesday within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, a U.S. defense official said, in a direct challenge to China’s territorial claims. China responded by calling the action illegal, dangerous and provocative, expressing “strong discontent” and “resolute opposition” and […]
Congress and White House Near Budget Deal
NEW YORK TIMES: Congressional leaders and the Obama administration are close to a crucial budget deal that would modestly increase domestic spending over the next two years, make cuts in social programs and raise the federal borrowing limit. The accord would avert a potentially cataclysmic default on the government’s debt and dispense with perhaps the […]
Miller: Did GOP just give Clinton oval office?
The day ended in a crushing defeat for Republicans summarized by Benghazi committee chair Trey Gowdy’s admission that “she did not say anything we didn’t already know.”
Capitolwire: Senate, weighing into legal gray area, to initiate possible action against Kane.
Ardo said the office has not conducted its own research on precedent of the removal clause, but forwarded to reporters an article written by local Harrisburg author Bill Keisling, one of Kane’s ardent supporters. Keisling’s article highlights the 1891 case when Gov. Robert Pattison attempted to remove state Treasurer Henry Boyer and Auditor General Thomas McCamant, both duly elected row officers, who were both accused of taking bribes.
Rubio gives up on Senate: ‘He hates it’
WASHINGTON POST: … Five years ago, [Marco] Rubio arrived with a potential that thrilled Republicans. He was young, ambitious, charismatic, fluent in English and Spanish, and beloved by the establishment and the tea party. But Rubio had arrived at one of the least ambitious moments in Senate history and saw many of his ideas fizzle. […]