“Judging these events, [we see] the same party – totalitarian system – has the ability to act according to new realities,” he concludes. Yet Hu’s quest for a harmonious society “more or less failed”, he says. “The method to promote harmony [was] through tight control and relying on use of force.

The texting function should only be used for emergency situations that require an immediate response from police, fire, or emergency medical services.

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE EDITORIAL: …The ancient wisdom that children are different from adults has also influenced ideas on the extent to which children should be held responsible for their actions. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court took that enlightened view to its logical extension, finding that “children are constitutionally different.”…

The American and European systems differ in almost every imaginable way, beginning with their underlying rationale for incarceration. Under German law, the primary goal of prison is “to enable prisoners to lead a life of social responsibility free of crime upon release.” Public safety is ensured not simply by separating offenders from society, but by successfully reintegrating them.

In issuing the regulations, senior officials said, the administration will have acted on all 23 Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced early this year to reduce gun crimes after the Newtown, Conn., school massacre. In planning those actions, the administration anticipated that gun control legislation would fail in Congress as pressure from the gun lobby proved longer-lasting than the national trauma over the killings of first graders and their caretakers last Dec. 14…

“Every individual is entitled to dignity and respect and fairness,” Toomey said on the Senate floor before casting a vote that once again moved him toward the middle on social issues. “A person’s sexual orientation is irrelevant to their ability to be a good doctor, engineer or athlete or a federal judge.”

The two sides are discussing a preliminary agreement that would freeze important parts of Iran’s nuclear programme in return for modest sanctions relief. Such an agreement would give diplomats a longer period to try to negotiate a more permanent nuclear agreement with Iran…

Since it is doubtful that the editors gathered between the vote count and the deadline for going to press, the editorials must have been written earlier. We would pay a penny to read the version they had ready if Charlie Smithgall had won!

“The observations highlight yet again how heat-trapping gases from human activities have upset the natural balance of our atmosphere and are a major contribution to climate change,” said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud.

…”Virginia shows that if Republicans overreach, it will hurt,” [Karl] Rove, founder of the Republican super PAC Crossroad GPS, said in an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal. “A candidate’s history and way of expressing his views matter.

Please join the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, area veterans and community members, as the County of Lancaster honors veterans who have served and sacrificed for our country.

It seems EXTREMELY clear LBJ AND Connally worked together to lure JFK to Dallas as part of the plot to kill Kennedy. There’s just too much evidence; LBJ’s own mistress, for one, with the comment LBJ made to her the night before, and only 2-3 hours before JFK’s assassination, “…those sons of bitches, Kennedy’s won’t be able to embarrass me ever again,” .

New York officials are betting big that the casino expansion will stem the flow of New York gambling money to Pennsylvania and other neighboring states by offering more casino options at home

Stabile stirred up some controversy in the waning days of the race with a TV ad accusing McVay of nepotism. The ad drew a rebuke from the Pennsylvania Bar Association, which said the ad violated a pledge signed by Stabile to not run ads that could be misleading.