The idea is this: Gays and lesbians should stop giving money to the DNC and President Obama until ENDA passes and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and DOMA are overturned. “It’s really more of a ‘pause,’” than a boycott,” Aravosis and Sudbay say on Americablog.com. “Boycotts sounds so final, and angry. Whereas this campaign is temporary, and is only meant to help some friends—President Obama and the Democratic party—who have lost their way. We are hopeful that via this campaign, our friends will keep their promises.” This is exactly the right thing to do. Americablog lists almost 40 grievances, large and small, against the President, the leader of the Democratic Party. Together, the grievances paint a portrait of a man who is not just refusing to show leadership on our issues—he seems unaware of why our issues are important. And the DNC, despite including us in their platform, seems to be hardly aware that, post-campaign, we exist. Jennifer Vanasco
Does the DNC deserve our money? By Jennifer Vanasco. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. November 12, 2009. President Barack Obama was AWOL when it came to the marriage vote in Maine and the partnership vote in Washington. The DNC was worse, actively working against us by sending out an email to Maine Democrats asking them to campaign for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine—instead of asking them to man phones in their home state, working for marriage equality. Despite a supposed commitment to gay civil rights expressed in the DNC platform and by the Obama campaign and administration, there has been relative silence on our issues. That needs to change. http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/4075
Markos on "Don't Ask Don't Give" DNC boycott Posted by John Aravosis (DC). Copyright by Americablog.com. Thursday, November 12, 2009.... We did our part. It's now our party's turn to deliver. Until they do, it seems ludicrous for them to ask for money, especially with whines about "Republican obstructionism". The obstructionism is coming within our own party. When it gets its house in order and delivers on their promises, then that'll be different.....http://gay.americablog.com/2009/11/markos-on-dont-ask-dont-give-dnc.html
More on the Don't Ask Don't Give pledge here. And as I mentioned earlier, Markos is advising readers to avoid the DCCC as well, and to only give directly to good progressive candidates, not party organs. Take the Don't ask Don't give pledge at: http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6006/t/5410/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=727
Election (Part One): Enough, No More, Enough By David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. Nov 4 2009. National March Crowd Today I write more from my gut than maybe you have ever heard. Quite honestly to all those who have found my words inciting in the past, just move on. You are not going to be happy this morning reading further. After a very restless night of sleep and some deep thought, I am ready to share with you some thoughts (this might not be my most 'smooth' writing). Forgive me that it has taken a while for me to compose myself so that I can write from my values and principles and not anger. Because my anger will blind me to the truths of yesterday. Let me do my best to share my deep beliefs and not out of anger or fear like the people who insist that we continue to create a system of Gay Apartheid in America. This will be part one of two parts on the election. First and foremost, Enough! http://www.davidmixner.com/2009/11/election-part-one-enough-no-more-enough.html
Election (Part Two): What Now By David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. Nov 5 2009.... How can we have any dignity, honor or pride in ourselves if we validate this continued process of ballot box terrorism? How can we stand tall next to each other if we explain away another's cowardliness? How can we allow people to dehumanize our relationships and our very integrity if we give people passes to sit out the battle for our very freedom? No longer are political timelines a reason for delay, no longer are incremental approaches acceptable and no longer can the political process expect us to be patient and wait our turn. Our turn came long ago and there will be no more waiting. Our national organizations should be put on notice that we expect more from them and that we want more accountability and more dynamic leadership. For example, who talked to the President about Maine? Why did the White House refuse to become heavily involved? Why was Attorney General Eric Holder's statement not disavowed by the White House? Did we have direct access to the President or not? Wanting to know these answers is fair. Holding organizations that ask for our money and support accountable is not divisive it is common sense. We want leaders and organizations that represent our interests and are not beholden to the trappings of political power. Time to end the cozy relationship between our national leaders and Washington power brokers and start playing tough....http://www.davidmixner.com/2009/11/election-part-two-what-now.html
International
Euro Zone Officially Out of Recession By MATTHEW SALTMARSH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/business/global/14euro.html?ref=global-home
With Wall Just a Memory, German Divisions Fade By NICHOLAS KULISH. Copyright by Reuters. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/world/europe/08germany.html?th&emc=th
The Legacy of 1989 Is Still Up for Debate By STEVEN ERLANGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/world/europe/09berlin.html?ref=global-home
Washington Post Editorial: Mr. Medvedev's glasnost - Does his blunt description of what ails Russia portend real change? Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, November 14, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/13/AR2009111303956.html
In Tokyo, Obama Makes Concession on Marine Base By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/asia/14prexy.html?ref=global-home
Okinawans Grow Impatient With Dashed Hopes on U.S. Base By MARTIN FACKLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 11, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/world/asia/12okinawa.html?_r=1&hpw
China
China hints at stronger renminbi - Move comes ahead of Obama Beijing visit By Geoff Dyer in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 03:36 | Last updated: November 11 2009 19:11. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/china-hints-at-stronger-renminbi-by.html
Obama Says U.S. Seeks to Build Stronger Ties to China By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/asia/14prexy.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
China Focuses on Territorial Issues as It Equates Tibet to U.S. Civil War South By EDWARD WONG. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/asia/14beijing.html?th&emc=th
Mess-o-potamia
Afghan Enclave Seen as Model to Rebuild, and Rebuff Taliban By SABRINA TAVERNISE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/world/asia/13jurm.html?ref=global-home
Allies Uncover Vast Cache of Bomb Material in Afghanistan By DEXTER FILKINS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/asia/11afghan.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Russian Deal on Afghan Supply Route Not a Deal Yet By PETER BAKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009. WASHINGTON — When he met President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia in April, President Obama sought to open an important new supply corridor for Afghanistan by flying American troops and weapons through Russian airspace. Visiting Moscow in July, he sealed a deal for as many as 4,500 flights a year, in what he called a “substantial contribution” to the war and a sign of improving relations with Russia. Seven months after the idea was raised and four months after the agreement was signed, the number of American flights that have actually traversed Russian airspace? One. And that was for show. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/europe/14flights.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Gates Condemns Leaks on U.S. Afghan Policy and Ft. Hood By ELISABETH BUMILLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/us/politics/13gates.html?hpw
Militants Hit Pakistan Spy Agency in New Escalation By SABRINA TAVERNISE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Car Bomb Adds to Toll in Northwest Pakistan By ISMAIL KHAN. Copyright by Reuters. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/asia/11pstan.html?ref=global-home
Pakistan Blast Kills Anti-Taliban Mayor By SABRINA TAVERNISE. Copyright by Reuters. Published: November 8, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/world/asia/09pstan.html?ref=global-home
Iran Said to Ignore Effort to Salvage Nuclear Deal By DAVID E. SANGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/world/middleeast/09iran.html?th&emc=th
Iran Accuses 3 American Hikers of Espionage By JACK HEALY and NAZILA FATHI. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/world/middleeast/10hikers.html?ref=global-home
U.S. alleges company laundered money for Iran. Copyright by CNN News. November 12, 2009 6:42 p.m. EST. New York (CNN) -- The federal government said Thursday it is seeking forfeiture of properties belonging to the Alavi Foundation and Assa Corp. -- accused of transferring money to a bank owned by the Iranian government -- including a Manhattan skyscraper and at least three mosques. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/12/mosque.seized/index.html
U.S. Moves to Seize Properties Tied to Iran By BENJAMIN WEISER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan began legal action on Thursday to seize properties in Queens and across the country where several mosques are located in a broad move against a nonprofit organization that was accused of illegally providing money and other services to Iran. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/nyregion/13seize.html?th&emc=th
Iraq Passes Crucial Election Law By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and SA’AD IZZI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html?th&emc=th
Bush officials lead Iraq business push - Soldiers and diplomats turn to trade By Roula Khalaf in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 9 2009 23:10 | Last updated: November 9 2009 23:10. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/bush-officials-lead-iraq-business-push.html
Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings By MARK MAZZETTI and JAMES RISEN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 10, 2009. WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/middleeast/11blackwater.html?_r=1&emc=na
Palestinian Authority’s Future Is in Question By ETHAN BRONNER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/world/middleeast/10mideast.html?th&emc=th
National
Washington Post Editorial: Terrorism on trial - There are good reasons to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, November 14, 2009. ONE FACT has largely been glossed over in the debate triggered by the Justice Department's announcement that it will prosecute some terrorism suspects in federal court: After more than six years in custody, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will finally be brought to justice in a forum that is unquestionably legitimate in the eyes of most of the world. The move represents an important step for the victims, their families and the country. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/13/AR2009111303957.html
New York Times Editorial: A Return to American Justice. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009.... On Friday, Attorney General Holder announced that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four others accused in the plot will be tried in a fashion that will not further erode American justice or shame Americans. It promises to finally provide justice for the victims of 9/11....http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/opinion/14sat1.html?th&emc=th
Key 9/11 Suspect to Be Tried in New York By CHARLIE SAVAGE. Copyright by the Associated Press. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/14terror.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles for Both Sides By ERIC LICHTBLAU and BENJAMIN WEISER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/14legal.html?th&emc=th
How New York May Tighten Security Vise By CARA BUCKLEY and BENJAMIN WEISER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009. Convoys of heavily armed officers, fields of barricades and additional checkpoints are likely to sprout in and around the jail where the accused will be housed and the courthouse where they will be tried. Access to nearby streets and areas may be sealed off. And bands of plainclothes officers — “people in civilian clothes with earplugs,” as one former law enforcement official put it — will probably be scanning the crowds to spot anyone with ill intent. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/nyregion/14security.html?hpw
Justices Weigh Life in Prison for Youths Who Never Killed By ADAM LIPTAK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/us/08juveniles.html?th&emc=th
President’s Top Lawyer Is Leaving White House By JEFF ZELENY and PETER BAKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009. WASHINGTON — Gregory B. Craig, the White House counsel, said Friday that he would resign at the beginning of next year, ending a sometimes tumultuous tenure as President Obama’s top lawyer after 10 months at the center of some of the toughest issues and stormiest internal debates that have confronted the administration. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/politics/14craig.html?th&emc=th
Obama Travels to Texas for Service at Fort Hood By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. and DAVID STOUT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/us/11hood.html?ref=global-home
Major Held in Fort Hood Rampage Is Charged With 13 Counts of Murder By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/us/13inquire.html?th&emc=th
U.S. Knew of Suspect’s Tie to Radical Cleric By DAVID JOHNSTON and SCOTT SHANE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/us/10inquire.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Complications Grow for Muslims Serving in U.S. Military By ANDREA ELLIOTT. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/09muslim.html?th&emc=th
Health Care Reform
“Where the House Democrats' bill would expand coverage to an estimated 36 million of the uninsured, the Republican alternative would cover only 3 million, leaving the same proportion of the population uninsured as now. And while it's fair to criticize House Democrats' legislation for not doing enough to control the growth of health costs, the Republicans' version does even less and takes some steps in the wrong direction. For example, it would repeal a new entity, created by the stimulus bill, to coordinate comparative effectiveness research. And it would do nothing to address the runaway costs of Medicare; indeed, the bill trumpets the fact that Medicare benefits would be untouched. The primary focus of the Republican measure is to lower premiums, especially in the individual and small-group markets. Individuals would be allowed to purchase insurance in any state, not just the one in which they live. Small employers could join together to purchase insurance without having to comply with state rules. Overall, according to the Congressional Budget Office, premiums in the individual market would fall by an average of 5 to 8 percent; those in the small-group market would be reduced by 7 to 10 percent; and those in the large-employer market, which accounts for 80 percent of premiums, would be trimmed by zero to 3 percent.” Washington Post Editorial
Washington Post Editorial: Health-care reform, GOP-style - The minority party, too, comes up short. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, November 9, 2009. COMPARING THE House Republican and Democratic health-care bills is like comparing a mouse to an elephant. The two measures are different in ambition and therefore in size: The newly released GOP bill is deliberately modest and has an accordingly modest impact. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/08/AR2009110817875.html
Medical Industry Grumbles, but It Stands to Gain By DUFF WILSON and REED ABELSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 8, 2009. For any industry, there has to be at least some good news any time Congress votes to expand the market by tens of millions of customers. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/health/policy/09industry.html?th&emc=th
Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay By ROBERT H. FRANK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/business/economy/08view.html?hpw
Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House By CARL HULSE and ROBERT PEAR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/policy/08health.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and JACKIE CALMES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/policy/08scene.html?hpw
Louisiana Republican Breaks Ranks on Health Bill By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/politics/09cao.html?th&emc=th
Republican who voted for health bill gets dose of racism. November 10, 2009. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/2009/11/lone-republican-to-vote-for-health-bill-treated-to-racist-tweets-.html
Was I hired to stand in the way of health care reform? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6LgYDyU2ag
Health Care: Bigger, Longer and Uncut http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-5-2009/health-care--bigger--longer-and-uncut
The Men Who Stare at Votes http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-9-2009/the-men-who-stare-at-votes
Health Care
Now Is the Time to Weigh Medicare Options By WALECIA KONRAD. Copyright by The The New York Times. Published: October 30, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/health/31patient.html?hpw
Helene Gayle: Leading the anti-AIDS war By Dahleen Glanton. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 8, 2009. It is not as though Dr. Helene Gayle didn't have enough on her hands fighting poverty across the globe as president and CEO of CARE. But she has never been known to turn down a chance to do battle against HIV/AIDS. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-perspec1108hivnov08,0,3933535.story
Teens and sex: Can we talk? By Niesha Lofing. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 8, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/family/chi-tc-fam-teen-sex-1022-1025nov08,0,151773.story
GOP Bashing
Idaho GOP leader Hall fired as deputy prosecutor, quits national committee after stalking conviction By Dan Popkey - dpopkey@idahostatesman.com. Copyright by The Idaho Stateman. Published: 11/09/09. The Party Of Family Values In Idaho wants us to think of someone other than Larry Craig....http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/966677.html
Senator Faces G.O.P. Rebuke Back Home. Copyright By THE NEW YORK TIMES. Published: November 11, 2009. WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, has been censured by local Republican officials in his home state. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/us/politics/12graham.html?th&emc=th
King: 'Going Rogue' reignites Palin divide, even in her hometown By John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent. Copyright by CNN News. November 13, 2009 12:29 p.m. EST http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/sotu.king.alaska/
Former McCain aides angrily deny Palin allegation about vetting costs By Michael D. Shear. Copyright by the Washington Post. Thursday, November 12, 2009; 6:52 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/12/AR2009111209502.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Writers go rogue on Palin - Ex-governor's memoir already drawing parodies, including a coloring book By Erika Bolstad. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 8, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk_palin_coloringnov08,0,4006059.story
Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN By BRIAN STELTER AND BILL CARTER. Copyright by The New York Times. November 11, 2009, 6:21 PM. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/lou-dobbs-to-depart-cnn/?ref=global-home
New York Times Editorial: A Farewell to Lou. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/opinion/13fri3.html?th&emc=th
Lou Dobbs Goes Rogue http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-12-2009/lou-dobbs-goes-rogue
Hannity on TEA Party: 'We screwed up' by Mark Silva. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. Posted November 12, 2009 10:15 AM http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/11/hannity_on_tea_party_we_screwe.html
Jon Stewart responds to Sean Hannity's apology Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. November 13, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-091113-daily-show-hannity,0,1682459.htmlstory
Paranoia Strikes Deep By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009. Last Thursday there was a rally outside the U.S. Capitol to protest pending health care legislation, featuring the kinds of things we’ve grown accustomed to, including large signs showing piles of bodies at Dachau with the caption “National Socialist Healthcare.” It was grotesque — and it was also ominous. For what we may be seeing is America starting to be Californiafied. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/opinion/09krugman.html?ref=global
Jon Stewart channels Glenn Beck. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 6, 2009. Brilliant. I didn't know Stewart did impressions, but this Beck bit is spot on. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/pagespage/2009/11/jon-stewart-channels-glenn-beck.html The 11/3 Project http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-5-2009/the-11-3-project
Immigration
White House Plan on Immigration Includes Legal Status By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009. The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/us/politics/14immig.html?th&emc=th
Chicagoland
Illinois prison in running to house Gitmo detainees BY LYNN SWEET Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. November 14, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1884238,gitmo-illinois-thomson-prison-111409.article
Governor signs Cook County veto bill. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 07, 2009 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/11/quinn-to-sign-cook-county-veto-bill.html
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Kill the whole tax hike. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 10, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-1110edit1nov10,0,24423.story
Chicago Tribune Editorial: It's our money. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. November 9, 2009. Desperate times call for desperate measures. To bridge a $520 million deficit in the 2010 budget, Mayor Richard Daley says he'll cut 220 vacant jobs, require city employees to take unpaid furlough days and tap into the reserves set aside in last year's parking meter lease deal. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-1109edit1nov09,0,6184823.story
Medical group pulling trade show from Chicago after one visit- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society cites high cost of electrical services for moving 2012 meeting to Las Vegas By Kathy Bergen. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 12, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chicago/chi-thu-mccormick-trade-show-nov12,0,4538483.story
Economy
Dow Hits High for Year as Dollar Weakens By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/10markets.html?_r=1&emc=na
New York Times Editorial: Jobless Recovery. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08sun1.html?ref=global
Obama Announces Jobs Summit By JEFF ZELENY. Copyright by The New York Times. November 12, 2009, 10:00 AM. Updated President Obama announced on Thursday that he will convene a jobs summit at the White House next month, saying “the economic growth that we’ve seen has not yet led to the job growth that we desperately need.” http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/obama-to-announce-jobs-summit/?hpw
Under Attack, Fed Chief Studies Politics By EDMUND L. ANDREWS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/11fed.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Senate Plan Would Expand Regulation of Risky Lending By STEPHEN LABATON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/11regulate.html?hpw
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Senate vs Wall St. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 20:14 | Last updated: November 11 2009 20:14. Where Barney Frank, chairman of the US House of Representatives financial services committee, uses a scalpel, Chris Dodd, his counterpart in the Senate, wields a machete. Mr Dodd’s draft financial regulation bill cuts through the regulatory thicket, reserving some particularly savage slashes for the Federal Reserve. It improves on the House version; however, it does not avoid pitfalls of its own./ Plan to end Fed supervisory role draws fire By Tom Braithwaite and Sarah O’Connor in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 19:51 | Last updated: November 11 2009 19:51 http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/plan-to-end-fed-supervisory-role-draws.html
White House hits out at plan to strip Fed powers By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 13 2009 19:02 | Last updated: November 14 2009 00:09. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/white-house-hits-out-at-plan-to-strip.html
A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules By ANDREW MARTIN and LOWELL BERGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009. Banks are struggling to make money in the credit card business these days, and consumers are paying the price. Interest rates are going up, credit lines are being cut and a variety of new fees are being imposed on even the best cardholders. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/your-money/credit-and-debit-cards/10rates.html?th&emc=th
Cold Response to Kraft’s Cadbury Bid By JULIA WERDIGIER and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/global/10kraft.html?ref=global-home
Walmart beats forecasts with $3.2bn profits - US same-store sales fall 0.4% By Jonathan Birchall in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 12 2009 13:12 | Last updated: November 12 2009 15:41. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/walmart-beats-forecasts-with-32bn.html
AIG furious over White House-imposed cuts - Relationship with government paymasters close to breaking point By Francesco Guerrera in New York and Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 23:32 | Last updated: November 11 2009 23:32. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/aig-furious-over-white-house-imposed.html
Runaway Toyota cases ignored - Safety investigators dismissed numerous reports of sudden acceleration, then said data were lacking. By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-toyota-recall8-2009nov08,0,6544559.story
Commodities
Plea to reduce demand for dollar reserves By Krishna Guha in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 20:55 | Last updated: November 11 2009 20:55. The world should try to mitigate flaws in the dollar based global monetary system by reducing demand for dollar reserves and exploring alternative reserve assets, a group of economists from the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/plea-to-reduce-demand-for-dollar.html
Russia aims to cool rouble passion - ‘Not a one way bet,’ says central bank By Peter Garnham. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 10 2009 11:01 | Last updated: November 10 2009 19:23. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/russia-aims-to-cool-rouble-passion-not.html
Inside the Global Gold Frenzy By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/business/global/08gold.html?th&emc=th
More people selling gold for cold, hard cash - Some host parties where guests part with jewelry By Ken Manson. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 13, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/chi-melted-gold-13nov13,0,313100.story
GLBT
New York Times Editorial: Equality’s Ragged March. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009. Last Tuesday’s Election Day results showed how far the nation has traveled in the struggle for gay equality — and the distance still to go. The returns also added fresh urgency to promising efforts in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia to legalize marriage for same-sex couples. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08sun2.html?th&emc=th
A quiet voice for gay marriage - Legalization could avert doomed relationships, straight ex-spouses say By Theresa Vargas. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, November 8, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110602953.html?hpid=topnews
"Obedience" -- Bigotry at Work in Maine Filed by: Patricia Nell Warren. Copyright by Bilerico. November 5, 2009 2:00 PM. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When we go head to head at the polls with an ideological enemy who is more numerous than we are -- who has more money than we do to spend on lobbying and campaigning -- we are risking defeat. We can lose the way we did over marriage in Maine just now -- and in California over Prop 8 in 2008, and everywhere else that we've gotten clobbered on ballot measures, including Maine in 1998. http://www.bilerico.com/2009/11/obedience_--_bigotry_at_work_in_maine.php
Rep. Deb Mell may be off re-election ballot Posted by Greg Hinz. Copyright by Crain's Blogs Chicago Business. 11/9/2009 3:49 PM CST on Chicago Business http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2308&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog:1daca073-2eab-468e-9f19-ec177090a35cPost:302ff3a4-5c01-4cc1-9ea0-af10afd2bbed&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com&seenIt=1
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum - Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts By Tim Craig and Michelle Boorstein. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, November 12, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111116943.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
New York Gay Rights Foe Sees Nuance in His Stand By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 9, 2009. ALBANY — Every Sunday morning, the deep, melodious voice of State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. rumbles across the congregation at his Bronx church. On weekdays, it echoes across the Senate chamber as he rails against Medicaid cuts or abortion. Earlier this year, it enthralled thousands at a boisterous rally against same-sex marriage. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/nyregion/10marriage.html?th&emc=th
N. Y. State Senate Delays Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Bill By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/nyregion/11albany.html?th&emc=th
Madigan Testifies to Support ENDA by Lisa Keen, Keen News Service © 2009 Keen News Service. 2009-11-11. Thursday, Nov. 5—Restrooms and religion arose as the only objections today during the U.S. Senate's first hearing on the inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act ( ENDA ). And the testimony from the Obama administration struck an unusually ironic note just two days after Maine voters rejected an equal-marriage law there. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=23456
Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise By KIRK JOHNSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 11, 2009. The Mormon Church has been a target of vituperation by some gay rights groups because of its active opposition to same-sex marriage. But on Wednesday, the church was being praised by gay rights activists in Salt Lake City, citadel of the Mormon world, for its open support of a local ordinance banning discrimination against gay men and lesbians in housing and employment. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/us/12utah.html?hpw
15 more plaintiffs file suit against alleged anti-gay cop: Alvarez takes cop off witness stand and throws out his pending DUI cases By Amy Wooten and Matt Simonette. Copyright by the Chicago Free Press. November 12, 2009 http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/4064
Technology
Swiss take Google to court over Street View - Country seeks greater protection of privacy By Maija Palmer, Technology Correspondent. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 13 2009 13:11 | Last updated: November 13 2009 13:11. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/swiss-take-google-to-court-over-street.html
New York Times Editorial: Intel’s $1.25 Billion Settlement. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 12, 2009. Intel’s antitrust and patent settlement with Advanced Micro Devices is good news for A.M.D., which now finds itself $1.25 billion richer, but it is less clear what it does for the general public. Intel has been accused of stifling competition and driving up prices through a wide array of anticompetitive practices, which may or may not continue now that Intel has agreed to write a large check. Government agencies that have sued Intel or are considering it should not back away. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/opinion/13fri1.html?th&emc=th
A.M.D.-Intel Settlement Won’t End Their Woes By STEVE LOHR and JAMES KANTER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/technology/companies/13chip.html?th&emc=th
Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com in run at Cisco By Joseph Menn in San Francisco. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 11 2009 23:57 | Last updated: November 11 2009 23:57 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64850f9e-cf1d-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html
Water Found on Moon, Scientists Say By KENNETH CHANG. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 13, 2009. There is water on the Moon, scientists stated unequivocally on Friday, and considerable amounts of it. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/science/14moon.html?hp&emc=na
Religion
Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question By SARAH LYALL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/world/europe/08britain.html?_r=1&hpw
Rep. Kennedy and Bishop in Bitter Rift on Abortion By ABBY GOODNOUGH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 11, 2009. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island was to meet Thursday with Thomas J. Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, and perhaps start healing a bitter rift over whether health care legislation now before Congress should restrict abortion coverage. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/us/politics/12kennedy.html?_r=1&hpw
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum - Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts By Tim Craig and Michelle Boorstein. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, November 12, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111116943.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
Archdiocese investigating sexual abuse claims against retired priest By Manya A. Brachear. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 13, 2009. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has found credible evidence that a priest on Chicago's West Side sexually abused two children, church officials said Thursday. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-priest-removed-13-nov13,0,2728418.story
Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise By KIRK JOHNSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 11, 2009. The Mormon Church has been a target of vituperation by some gay rights groups because of its active opposition to same-sex marriage. But on Wednesday, the church was being praised by gay rights activists in Salt Lake City, citadel of the Mormon world, for its open support of a local ordinance banning discrimination against gay men and lesbians in housing and employment. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/us/12utah.html?hpw
Other
Same Street, Different World: ‘Sesame’ Turns 40 By ALESSANDRA STANLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/arts/television/08stan.html?th&emc=th
Stephen Colbert Mops Up ‘Sesame Street’ By DAVE ITZKOFF. Copyright by The New York Times. November 12, 2009, 8:57 am http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/stephen-colbert-mops-up-sesame-street/
BA and Iberia agree merger - Deal creates Europe’s third-largest airline by revenue By Pilita Clark in London and Mark Mulligan in Madrid. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 12 2009 12:02 | Last updated: November 13 2009 09:02. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/ba-and-iberia-boards-meet-to-discuss.html
BA looks beyond Iberia for new deals - American Airlines could be candidate By Pilita Clark, Aerospace Correspondent. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 13 2009 21:32 | Last updated: November 13 2009 21:34. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/11/ba-looks-beyond-iberia-for-new-deals.html
Britons among the ugliest people, dating site says. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune and Reuters. November 12, 2009. LONDON -- Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating Web site that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-ugly-britonsnov12,0,5474168.story
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Author: Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey - Floricanto Press 2003.
Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT
Round Table.
Author: The Mosaic Virus – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
Author: Author: Papi Chulo – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
Author: Cuba Libre, “Mentirita” To be released late September 2009 by Floricanto Press
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