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3 women a day killed by
a partner in South Africa

Associated Press, by Michelle Faul Original Article

Posted By: Hermoine- 3/11/2013 5:49:39 PM Post Reply

JOHANNESBURG — Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, was statistically just one of three women killed on Valentine´s Day by an intimate partner, according to a study on violence against women that damns South Africa as having "the highest rate ever reported in research anywhere in the world." Steenkamp´s killing came the day before she planned to wear black in a "Black Friday" protest against the country´s excruciatingly high number of rapes, spurred by the particularly brutal gang-rape and mutilation of a 17-year-old that made front-page news in February.

Former CFO Erin Callan
Regrets Not Having Children,
Reignites Work-Life Balance Debate

Yahoo! Shine, by Beth Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/11/2013 5:34:48 PM Post Reply

Former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan joined in the ongoing public debate on work-life balance this week, telling the world she had regrets over the sacrifices she made for success, and prompting renewed buzz on the topic. “I can’t make up for lost time,” she wrote in a Sunday New York Times opinion piece, “Is There Life After Work?” In it, Callan, who resigned as CFO in 2008, describes how work always came first for her, often at the expense of family, friends and her marriage (which eventually ended in divorce). It also got in the way

Conservatism and the
Search for Apostates

Commentary Magazine, by Peter Wehner Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/11/2013 5:22:52 PM Post Reply

During a recent interview on NBC’s The Today Show, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was asked whether the Republican Party should put revenue increases on the table in order to reach a grand bargain. (Snip)But the main point I want to underscore is the danger to conservatism when someone like Jeb Bush (or Mitch Daniels, or Bob McDonnell, or Chris Christie) is considered an apostate. Let’s consider Bush’s record as governor. While Bush never signed an anti-tax pledge, he never raised taxes. In fact, he cut taxes every year he was governor (covering eight years and totaling $20 billion).

First lady promotes fruits,
vegetables, kickboxing

CNN, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 5:19:57 PM Post Reply

Michelle Obama may be the first first lady who can kick your butt. In comments as part of a "Twitter Town Hall" she hosted Monday morning, the first lady said kickboxing is her favorite stress reliever. Of course, she also said children should be exercising 60 minutes a day and that they should steer clear of processed foods whenever possible. Questions ranged from how to encourage healthy eating habits among children to what steps can be taken to combat negative body image among young adults. The first lady emphasized serving fruits and vegetables at a young age

The Otter Way of Stopping

Wall Street Journal, by James Taranto Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/11/2013 5:13:47 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration continues to drag its feet on approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada through the American Great Plains to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. Environmentalists oppose the pipeline because they hate oil, which they claim causes "climate change." The New York Times editorial page demands that President Obama reject the pipeline "for one overriding reason: A president who has repeatedly identified climate change as one of humanity´s most pressing dangers cannot in good conscience approve a project that--even by the State Department´s most cautious calculations--can only add to the problem."

46,609,072 People on Food Stamps
in 2012; Record 47,791,996 in December

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 5:13:17 PM Post Reply

On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture quietly released new statistics related to the food stamps program, officially known as SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The numbers reveal, in 2012, the food stamps program was the biggest it´s ever been, with an average of 46,609,072 people on the program every month of last year. 47,791,996 people were on the program in the month of December 2012. The federal government also says that in a given month in 2012, the number of households on food stamps was 22,329,713. The state with the highest average number of participants

The Amazing Bill Richardson!

Weekly Standard, by Ethan Epstein Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/11/2013 5:04:59 PM Post Reply

Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson granted an interview this weekend to the online magazine Salon, in which he discussed his most recent vacation to Pyongyang. Richardson calls for “out of the box” diplomacy toward the regime, and lauds Dennis Rodman’s recent visit there as “healthy.” He also claims to back the recently adopted U.N. sanctions, though he criticizes them for “driv[ing] [the regime] further into hostility.” All in all, it’s pretty boring, predictable stuff. With one notable exception, that is: Richardson makes a truly amazing admission in the interview. It turns out he can read minds!

In 2010, Ashley Judd
accused Apple customers
of ‘financing mass rape’

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/11/2013 5:00:23 PM Post Reply

Using graphic language in an opinion piece about “conflict minerals,” potential U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Judd in 2010 accused those who buy Apple products of “financing mass rape.” “Apple is known for the clean lines of their products, the alluring simplicity of their designs,” Judd wrote in the article. “Dare I….go so far….as to suggest…this signature cleanness is stained by the s**t and urine of raped women’s leaking fistulas?” Judd, the Hollywood actress and liberal activist considering a run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky, made the comments in an article

Ex-Detroit mayor convicted of
widespread corruption

Reuters, by Steve Neavling Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 5:00:01 PM Post Reply

DETROIT- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, once seen as a rising star in Democratic Party politics, was convicted on Monday on two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery during his seven year tenure. Prosecutors accused Kilpatrick, 42, his father and a city contractor of widespread corruption, extorting bribes from contractors who wanted to be awarded or keep city contracts, turning the mayor´s office into "Kilpatrick Incorporated" from 2001 until he resigned in 2008. Many people in Detroit believe Kilpatrick contributed to the decline of the city, home of the auto industry.

Six months later, where are
the Benghazi survivors?

CBS NEWS, by Sharyl Attkisson Original Article

Posted By: Northlander- 3/11/2013 4:55:11 PM Post Reply

Today marks six months since the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya in which four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Some watchdog groups, members of the media and Republican members of Congress are asking: Where are the more than two dozen U.S. personnel who survived the attack but haven´t been seen nor heard from in public since? There were also an undisclosed number of witnesses at the U.S. compounds in Tripoli but they also have not spoken publicly.

Is the GOP Finally Winning?

Real Clear Politics, by Caitlin Huey-Burns Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/11/2013 4:45:11 PM Post Reply

A funny thing happened on the Republicans’ way to rebranding themselves. Before they could get around to any serious recalibration, the nation’s fiscal crisis intruded, and since the start of this new Congress and President’s Obama’s inauguration in January, Republican lawmakers have dug in their heels on the budget, refused to cede ground on sequestration cuts, opposed new tax increases as a requisite for a deficit reduction deal, and cribbed off journalist Bob Woodward’s reporting of the 2011 debt ceiling debacle to blame Obama for taking a meat cleaver to the federal budget. These tactics are not new.

Senator Squatter? Heller Won´t
Give Up Office Space

Roll Call, by Meredith Shiner Original Article

Posted By: garnet- 3/11/2013 4:40:25 PM Post Reply

Staffers for Sen. Dean Heller have been bullying other senators’ aides to protect the Nevada Republican’s space in the Russell Senate Office Building, CQ Roll Call has learned. As part of the biennial Senate office lottery, junior members are obligated to show their office suites to more senior members, who then have 24 hours to decide whether to claim that space as their own. Heller’s office suite — which he inherited after the scandal-fueled resignation of Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. — may be particularly attractive to other senators because its floor plan includes a larger-than-average member office.

Fukushima Radiation Proves
Less Deadly Than Feared

Bloomerg, by Robert Peter Gale & Eric Lax Original Article

Posted By: Judy W.- 3/11/2013 4:15:29 PM Post Reply

It is two years since Japan’s 9.0- magnitude earthquake, one so powerful it shifted the position of the Earth’s figure axis by as much as 6 inches and moved Honshu, Japan’s main island, 8 feet eastward. The tsunami generated by the earthquake obliterated towns, drowned almost 20,000 people and left more than 300,000 homeless. Everyone living within 15 miles of Fukushima was evacuated; many are still in temporary housing. (Snip) And what of the lasting threat from radiation? Remarkably, outside the immediate area of Fukushima, this is hardly a problem at all.

Judge tosses Mayor Bloomberg’s
ban on large sugary sodas one
day before it goes into effect

New York Daily News, by Erin Durkin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 4:07:37 PM Post Reply

A judge has invalidated Mayor Bloomberg´s controversial plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries, one day before the new law was to take effect. State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan ruled the new regulation was “arbitrary and capricious” and declared it invalid, after several soda and business groups had sued the city challenging the ban. Mayor Bloomberg had touted the ban as a way to reduce obesity. But beverage manufacturers and business groups had called the law an illegal overreach that would infringe upon consumers´ personal liberty. Hours before the judge’s ruling,

Surviving the coming collapse

Canada Free Press, by Doug Hagmann Original Article

Posted By: snowcloud- 3/11/2013 4:06:54 PM Post Reply

“How do you think it will play out? What will it look like… the economic collapse that you’ve been writing about? I have money invested in the stock market, investments, sitting in the bank. Will my investments be safe? What should I do to prepare?” Those are the most common questions I’ve been receiving since writing about the coming collapse of the U.S. dollar and looming economic crisis. Since my recent article titled Racing for the exits was published, I’ve received nearly one thousand e-mails with these very questions from people all over the world.

US expels 2 Venezuelan
diplomats in retaliation

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 3:55:19 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration has expelled two Venezuelan diplomats, U.S. officials said Monday, in retaliation for Venezuela´s expulsion of two U.S. military attaches. Washington wants to repair ties with Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez´s death but has made little headway so far. Shortly before Chavez died last week, Venezuela expelled two U.S. Air Force attaches in Caracas for alleged espionage. The Obama administration waited until after Chavez´s funeral on Friday to announce any reciprocal action. Monday´s move comes as Venezuela prepares for an April election to choose a new leader.

The First Lady of Fashion:
Michelle Obama named Best
Dressed woman in new list but
Lady Gaga given title of Worst Dressed

Daily Mail (UK), by Becky Evans Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 3:41:44 PM Post Reply

She is already regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world and now she has a new title to prove it. Michelle Obama was praised for using fashion as a ´force for good´ by the judges of the first Best Dressed List in The Sunday Times. Experts from Style magazine said she won for her ´understanding that, as her primary role as first lady is visual, fashion can be a force for good used to inspire and entertain.´ The First Lady is known for her style and the influence she wields on public trends.

White House denies OFA is
selling access to Obama

Washington Times [DC], by Susan Crabtree Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/11/2013 3:36:39 PM Post Reply

The White House is strenuously denying that Organizing for Action, President Obama’s former re-election campaign that morphed into a nonprofit group, is selling access to the president despite the group’s own coy implications and his cooperation with it. While the group does not guarantee that donors will receive regular visits from Mr. Obama and other administration officials, it has said the president and other administration officials will periodically stop by its events to give updates on progress on top agenda items. In fact, Mr. Obama on Wednesday will speak to the advocacy group’s “founders’ summit,” a two-day event

Obama Silent on American
Christian Pastor Held in Iran

Fox News, by Todd Starnes Original Article

Posted By: US veteran- 3/11/2013 3:35:49 PM Post Reply

The wife of an American pastor held captive in an Iranian prison for nearly a year said she has yet to hear from President Obama or Secretary of State John Kerry and to her knowledge the administration has not done anything to help free her husband. “I have not received a telephone call from President Obama,” said Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Rev. Saeed Abedini. “I have not received a telephone call from Secretary of State John Kerry – unfortunately.”

Paul, Lee & Cruz

National Review, by Andrew Stiles Original Article

Posted By: Hooverdog- 3/11/2013 3:08:58 PM Post Reply

When a staffer texted Senator Mike Lee that his friend and colleague Rand Paul was mounting a talking filibuster to demand greater transparency on the administration’s drone policy, Lee did not hesitate. “I alerted my staff that I would need to be going to the floor,” he says in an interview. Lee was the first of Paul’s Republican colleagues to formally join the filibuster, providing some relief by delivering a speech in support. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas would soon follow, bearing news of the tremendous outpouring of public support on social media

The surprising recipients
of an agricultural tax break

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, by Greg Bluestein Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 3/11/2013 3:06:48 PM Post Reply

A sales tax break designed to help agricultural businesses was written with sweeping language aimed at a range of Georgia farmers. But faced with a growing horde of applicants, state officials are racing to clarify a vast gray area determining who should qualify for the lucrative benefits. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis shows more than 20,000 businesses have rushed to apply for the tax break since it passed last year, and regulators have few resources to scrutinize the wave of applications. The program, which took effect in January, broadens sales tax exemptions for equipment and supplies bought by farmers in Georgia.

Judge skeptical of
ex-senator´s campaign cash use

Associated Press, by Frederic J. Frommer Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 3/11/2013 3:00:13 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge sounded skeptical Monday of former Sen. Larry Craig´s claim that he properly used $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting. Craig contends that the airport bathroom trip fell under his official, duties as senator because he was traveling between Idaho and Washington for work, and therefore the legal fees could be paid for with campaign money. But at a hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that such a broad reading of official travel could be taken to extremes.

Series of earthquakes
strikes Southern California

Los Angeles Times, by Joseph Serna and Frank Shyong Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/11/2013 2:59:59 PM Post Reply

A series of moderate earthquakes -- the largest a magnitude 4.7 -- struck the Riverside County desert area Monday morning, officials said. The biggest quake rattled large parts of Southern California but was felt most strongly in the Inland Empire area and parts of Imperial and San Diego counties. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Here is the U.S Geological Survey time line of the morning´s quakes. 4.6 2013/03/11 09:56:06 4.7 2013/03/11 09:55:50 4.7 2013/03/11 09:55:42 The temblors were centered about 23 miles from Palm Springs and 64 miles from San Diego.

McCain is both Obama antagonist
and collaborator on national
security, immigration, budget

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/11/2013 2:55:44 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget. So who is the real McCain? There’s the national security expert pounding the Obama administration with words like “cover-up” and “incompetence” over the deadly assault in Libya last September, snarling about the administration’s lack of backbone on Syria and ripping into Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel over the Iraq war. But there’s also the Arizona lawmaker reviving his past bipartisan effort on immigration by reaching out to Obama

Nun & poll worker
charged with voter fraud

WXIX-TV [Cincinnati, OH], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/11/2013 2:46:04 PM Post Reply

CINCINNATI, OH - A nun, a poll worker and a senior citizen are charged with voter fraud in Hamilton County stemming from the contentious 2012 presidential election. Russell Glassop, 75, Melowese Richardson, 58 and Sister Marguerite Kloos each face charges of voter fraud. Glassop is charged with voting via absentee ballot on behalf of his deceased wife. Officials say Glassop forged her signature on an absentee ballot after she´d passed on. Richardson, a Hamilton County poll worker for at least 14 years, was charged with eight counts of illegal voting. The prosecutors

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