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Council Votes to Add
Curbs on Aiding Deportations

New York Times, by Kirk Semple Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/27/2013 9:48:58 PM Post Reply

The City Council overwhelmingly passed two bills on Wednesday that would further restrict New York’s cooperation with federal authorities seeking to deport immigrants. (Snip) Under the program, the fingerprints of a suspect booked at a local jail are sent to the Homeland Security Department and compared with those in its files. If officials find that a suspect is in the country illegally or is a noncitizen with a criminal record, they may issue “a detainer” — a request that the police hold the person so that he or she can be transferred to federal custody. The program has drawn the opposition of immigrants’

LGBT Rights Group Sues School
for Banning Transgender 6-Year-
Old Boy from Girls’ Bathroom

Cybercast News Service, by Penny Starr Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:48:11 PM Post Reply

A six-year-old boy who has been told that he cannot use the girls’ restroom at his elementary school is being discriminated against, because he is transgender, an LGBT advocacy group claims in a civil rights complaint, according to a report in a Colorado Springs newspaper, The Gazette. Coy Mathis’ mother said her son has lived as a girl, including dressing in girls’ clothing, using the girls’ bathroom at school and having teachers refer to her as a girl. “We socially transitioned her to a girl, which at that age means merely changing pronouns and growing her hair out,”

Chris Matthews: Support
Gun Control or an American
President Could Be Murdered

NewsBusters, by Scott Whitlock Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:41:27 PM Post Reply

In a closing commentary on Wednesday, Hardball´s Chris Matthews ranted that opposing gun control could lead to the assassination of a future American president or politician. Matthews fumed that he supports new restrictions because "the next mass shooter could well emerge out of this pack" of the "politically nutty." He lobbied, "Check the shooters of John F. Kennedy and Jerry Ford, who got shot at twice. Look at the men that shot Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and George Wallace. They all had political motives and they all had guns."

Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Up 51% Since 2008

Cybercast News Service, by Fred Lucas Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:37:04 PM Post Reply

Inflation-adjusted spending by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has increased by 51% since fiscal 2008, according to Treasury Department data. In 2008, EPA funding was $7,938,000,000, according to the final Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal year 2008. That equals $8,464,894,460 in 2012 dollars, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator. Meanwhile, EPA funding was $12,796,000,000 in fiscal year 2012. That’s a 51.1 percent increase over four years. The Obama administration has argued that severe consequences would occur if the sequester

Supreme Court voices skepticism
about Voting Rights Act

Los Angeles Times, by David G. Savage & David Lauter Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/27/2013 9:36:13 PM Post Reply

Washington - The historic Voting Rights Act appeared to be in deep trouble Wednesday after the Supreme Court´s conservative justices argued during a racially charged debate that targeting the South for special scrutiny was no longer fair. (Snip) When the Obama administration´s top courtroom lawyer rose to defend the law, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked whether the administration thought "citizens in the South are more racist than citizens in the North." No, U.S. Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli Jr. said, but there is reason to believe that discrimination in voting remains more of a problem across

$50,000 for Michelle´s
Let´s Move! trip

Washington Examiner, by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:28:06 PM Post Reply

First lady Michelle Obama´s three-day, four-city hop scotch to promote the third anniversary of her "Let´s Move!" initiative that cheers healthy eating and exercise will likely cost an estimated $50,000 or more, enough to fund a few programs for kids that the White House fears the sequester will kill. Obama left Washington Wednesday for Clinton, Miss. where she will join celebrity chef Rachael Ray to promote healthy school lunches. She was accompanied by White House chef Sam Kass, her food advisor, and who also manages the first lady´s veggie garden and brews the first family´s honey beer.

Howard Kurtz On Fox Showdown:
Keith Ellison ‘Picked The Fight’
While Hannity Was ‘In The Right’

Mediaite, by Andrew Kirell Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:21:27 PM Post Reply

In a DailyDownload clip this afternoon, The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn gave their take on Tuesday night’s explosive Fox News showdown between Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Sean Hannity. The two praised Hannity’s handling of the situation and blasted Ellison for acting like he did. “This guy came on his show and then tried to filibuster it by yelling at him, saying ‘You’re a terrible journalist,’ ‘You’re the worst journalist,’ ‘You’re a Republican,’ ‘You’re awful,’” Ashburn said of the debate. Kurtz then offered his assessment: “The congressman picked the fight.

More advice from Joe Biden:
´Just fire the shotgun
through the door´

Washington Examiner, by Michal Conger Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:10:49 PM Post Reply

In an interview with Field & Stream magazine on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden once again touted shotguns as the best weapon for self-defense, offering advice similar to the questionable instructions he gave during a Facebook town hall last week. During that interview, Biden explained his suggestion to his wife Jill for handling an intruder. “If there’s ever a problem,” Biden said he told his wife, “just walk out on the balcony here— walk out, put that double barrel shot gun and fire two blasts outside the house.” The problem with Biden’s advice is that it would empty the

Report: Jesse Jackson
Jr. writing a memoir

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Lara Seligman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 9:03:44 PM Post Reply

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), who pleaded guilty last week to misusing more than $750,000 in campaign funds and faces up to five years in prison, is writing a memoir to “clear up his legacy,” according to the Chicago Tribune. “He has nothing else to do right now,” a source told the Tribune. “He is desperately trying to change the narrative of his life story.” Jackson will be sentenced on June 28, according to the Tribune, after spending campaign money on personal items like a Rolex watch, two stuffed elk heads, and Micheal Jackson’s fedora.

Republicans settle on
sequester alternative

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Alexander Bolton Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:56:20 PM Post Reply

Senate Republicans have offered legislation crafted by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.) as their alternative to the sequester due to take effect Friday. Some Republicans initially balked at the plan because they thought it gave too much power to President Obama and did not do enough to protect defense programs. The bill grants the Office of Management and Budget flexibility to implement $85 billion worth of spending cuts scheduled for fiscal year 2013. Some Republicans argue the administration already has this power but lawmakers from both sides have characterized the sequester as

Woodward at war

Politico, by Mike Allen & VandeHei Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:44:01 PM Post Reply

Bob Woodward called a senior White House official last week to tell him that in a piece in that weekend’s Washington Post, he was going to question President Barack Obama’s account of how sequestration came about - and got a major-league brushback. The Obama aide “yelled at me for about a half hour,” Woodward told us in an hour-long interview yesterday around the Georgetown dining room table where so many generations of Washington’s powerful have spilled their secrets. Digging into one of his famous folders, Woodward said the tirade was followed by a page-long email from the aide,

Eric Holder Sounds
the Sequester Alarm

ABC News, by Chris Good Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:37:42 PM Post Reply

The looming budget sequestration will make Americans less safe, Eric Holder says—and anyone who says otherwise isn´t telling the truth. "This is something that is going to have an impact on the safety of this country," the U.S. attorney general told ABC´s Pierre Thomas on Wednesday in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview. "And anybody that says otherwise is either lying or saying something that runs contrary to the facts," Holder said. In his interview with ABC News, Holder reiterated warnings that if automatic spending cuts are triggered on Friday,

Framing a unified conservative message

Washington Times, by Michael Taube Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:29:38 PM Post Reply

Are Republicans and Tea Party supporters heading for a potential showdown? Unless things start to change, an unpleasant implosion within the U.S. conservative movement appears to be imminent. Consider this revealing piece by Associated Press special correspondent David Espo. Republicans reportedly are “treading carefully around Tea Party groups” as incumbents retire and new candidates emerge. Rob Jesmer, executive director of the GOP Senate campaign committee, who was in charge when “flawed, conservative candidates captured primaries, only to lose winnable races in the fall,”

High Court Battle Brews Over
Obama´s Bank Bias Theories

Investor´s Business Daily, by Paul Sperry Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/27/2013 8:28:25 PM Post Reply

Fearing the Supreme Court will strike down "disparate impact" discrimination claims against banks, the administration has maneuvered to protect the weak standard of proof by enshrining it in decades-old housing law. For the first time, the Department of Housing and Urban Development codified disparate impact as a national regulation for enforcing the 1968 Fair Housing Act, while adding new powers. "The rule formalizes a substantive legal standard that is well recognized by both courts and participants in the lending industry for assessing claims of discriminatory effects," HUD said earlier this month, adding that it will apply the ruling to

GOP seized on Dem
tweet on Obamacare

Washington Times, by Tom Howell Jr. Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:22:27 PM Post Reply

House Republicans who consistently criticize President Obama’s health care law seized on a tweet from a Democratic political strategist on Wednesday, arguing she’s made their case for them about the perils of “Obamacare.” The strategist, Donna Brazile, sent out a message on her Twitter account that reads: “What’s on your menu? Just got off the phone with my health care provider asking them to explain why my premium jumped up. No good answer!” The House Ways and Means Committee quickly sent out an email with the tweet under the subject line:

Democratic nominee in
Illinois warns NRA: Your
days ‘are coming to an end’

Washington Times, by Cheryl K. Chumley Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:14:10 PM Post Reply

The Democratic nominee to take over former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.’s House seat vowed in her Tuesday evening victory speech to tackle gun-related violence and take a leadership role in the national debate over gun control. Robin Kelly, a former Illinois state representative, also suggested a head-on war against the National Rifle Association, according to a report from The Associated Press. “Their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end,” she said, according to AP. Ms. Kelly was heavily backed by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s super PAC, the AP reports.

Does Obama have power to avoid
painful cuts? Does Congress
really need to give him more?

Washington Examiner, by Byron York Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/27/2013 8:04:56 PM Post Reply

One of the most vexing questions of sequestration is this: Do President Obama and cabinet heads have the leeway to shape budget cuts so that they will inflict a minimum of pain, or do the president and his aides, as the White House claims, have so little flexibility in the matter that they can only stand by while devastating cuts take effect? The remarkable thing about the current debate is that few people know the answer, or even whether there really is a clear answer. But a good case can be made that the president

Is Obama Losing His Media
Allies Over The Sequester?

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/27/2013 7:59:54 PM Post Reply

Politics: Here´s a pretty good sign that President Obama is losing the sequester fight: Even his best friends in the press are starting to chafe at the desperate and deceptive warnings coming from him and his administration. At one of his countless anti-sequester events, Obama warned that the budget cuts will "gut critical investments," "weaken America´s economic recovery" and "weaken our military readiness." He said tens of thousands of parents will scramble to find child care, and hundreds of thousands will "lose access to primary care and preventive care." Obama´s education secretary went on Sunday talk shows to suggest that 40,000

The Obamaian Universe

Wall Street Journal, by Daniel Henninger Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/27/2013 7:58:19 PM Post Reply

It may be that we have to move beyond politics alone to explain events in Washington. We are in the fifth year of the Obama presidency, and Washington is still dead in the water. Four straight years in which the government of the United States of America fails to enact a budget is, well, amazing. The sense is growing around Washington, and this increasingly includes Democrats, of living in an alternative universe. Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech, the sequester looms, and the president flies around the country giving speeches. He´s had virtually no

Obama Gives Criminal
Illegals A ´Budget Pardon´

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/27/2013 7:54:35 PM Post Reply

Budget: Even before sequestration hits, the administration has been releasing hundreds of illegal aliens scheduled for deportation, jeopardizing public safety in a demagogic attempt to scare us into not cutting spending. ´I´m appalled to learn the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun to release hundreds of illegal aliens from custody, the first of potentially thousands to soon be freed under the guise of federal budget cuts," said Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday in response to the release by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of hundreds of "low-risk" illegal aliens from detention. Well, so are we.

Emergency homes fit for the apocalypse:
Portable shelters that can be shipped
to disaster zones and built
in just half an hour

Daily Mail [UK], by Sam Webb Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 2/27/2013 7:37:33 PM Post Reply

Flat pack shelters that take just 30 minutes to assemble have been designed to help save lives during natural disaster. When earthquakes, storms, floods, forest and bushfires and landslides hit a region, one of the problems faced by rescue and humanitarian services is providing a safe place to treat the wounded and provide shelter for those who have lost their homes. With this in mind, Argentinian architecture studio Proyecto 2M has developed Modularflex disaster shelters, which can be packed flat for easy storage, and built in just half an hour, reports io9.com. The folding design means it can be assembled

Senators concerned over Karachi
facility construction by US

Daily Times [Pakistan], by Ijaz Kakakhel Original Article

Posted By: Texan1stCavDad- 2/27/2013 7:33:37 PM Post Reply

Islamabad: A government legislator on Wednesday expressed concern in the Senate over media reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers has been granted permission to build a Tactical Command and Operations Centre (TCOC) compound at the Jinnah International Airport (JIAP), Karachi, to exchange information with the Pakistan Customs Drug Enforcement Cell concerning smuggling activities in and around Karachi. Speaking on a call attention notice, Raza Rabbani said the US Army Corps of Engineers intends to solicit a request for proposal from construction firms or joint ventures (JV)

Victory for Victor Meldrew, as
pessimistic people ´live longer´

Telegraph [UK], by Hannah Furness Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 2/27/2013 7:23:02 PM Post Reply

Older people blighted by pessimism and fear for the future are more likely to live longer, according to scientists. A study, into 40,000 adults across ten years, has found those with low expectations for a “satisfying future” actually led healthier lives. In contrast, people who were “overly optimistic” about the days ahead had a greater risk of disability or death within ten years. The extraordinary research, published by the American Psychological Association, will not doubt prove comfort to anyone with a tendency to grumpiness.[Snip]"Pessimism about the future may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety precautions."

Bob Woodward: A ´Very Senior´
White House Person Warned
Me I´d ´Regret´ What I´m Doing

Business Insider, by Brett LoGiurato Original Article

Posted By: ScarletPimpernel- 2/27/2013 7:19:20 PM Post Reply

Bob Woodward said this evening on CNN that a "very senior person" at the White House warned him that he would "regret doing this," the same day he has continued to attack President Barack Obama over the looming forced cuts known as the sequester. CNN host Wolf Blitzer said that the network invited a White House official to debate Woodward on-air, but the White House declined.

Senate votes to confirm
Lew for Treasury

Hill [Washington,DC], by Ramsey Cox Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 2/27/2013 6:52:21 PM Post Reply

In a 71-26 vote, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew to serve as the next Treasury Secretary. Twenty Republicans voted for Lew, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) broke with Democrats and opposed Lew´s nomination. Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Mark Begich (Alaska) and Mark Udall (Colo.) missed the vote. Sanders said he voted against Lew because he wouldn’t stand up against Wall Street to protect working families. “Is the new Secretary of Treasury prepared to take on the increasingly powerful oligarchy … and stand with the working families of this nation who are being beaten up everyday?” Sanders said.

Subway Founder: "If I Started Subway
Today, Subway Would Not Exist"

Real Clear Politics, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/27/2013 6:46:19 PM Post Reply

SIMON HOBBS, CNBC: You know, it´s 13 years since you wrote the book Start Small, Finish Big, which was about grassroots entrepreneurship. Do you think the environment for those chasing the American dream by setting up their own business has gotten worse or better in those 13 years? FRED DELUCA, SUBWAY FOUNDER: It´s continuously gotten worse because there´s more and more regulations and it´s tougher for people to get into business, especially a small business. I tell you, if I started Subway today, Subway would not exist, because I had an easy time of it in the ´60s

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