A right to say 'I do' Newsletter - December 5, 2009

A right to say 'I do' Newsletter - December 5, 2009

“The reasoning in the declaration is so contorted that it brings to mind the dire warnings from years past of what would happen if blacks and whites were allowed to marry -- not to mention similar references to what the Almighty purportedly intended. This sort of comparison irritates many African Americans who oppose same-sex marriage, but I can see no reason why the civil right extended by the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia (interracial marriage) is any different than the one sought by gays and lesbians. Marriage has certain economic advantages, and to withhold them based on nothing more than religious preference or, at bottom, a certain disgust entrenched in convention, is clearly a civil rights matter. In the end, the courts will decide this question. That's what they're for. It's doubtful that the voters of Virginia would have allowed Mildred and Richard Loving to tie the knot back in 1967 any more than the public in general approves of same-sex marriage today. Such a legal case, spearheaded by the political odd couple of David Boies and Ted Olson, is likely to reach the Supreme Court in the not-too-distant future. Then, I suspect, wedding bells will ring through the land -- and, after a pause, America will wonder what the fuss was all about.” Richard Cohen

A right to say 'I do' By Richard Cohen. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. The truth is that if Maj. Nidal Hasan, the accused killer of 13 people at Fort Hood, had entered the officers club there with a nice handbag on his arm, perhaps a Gucci tote, he would have been out of the Army by the end of the week. Since he was merely antisocial, a misfit, an incompetent psychiatrist and a likely Islamic fanatic, he was retained and promoted. This says something about America. On the subject of gays, we are a tad nuts ourselves. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113003158.html



International


The Dubai Crisis By PATRICK SEALE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 29, 2009. The tragedy of the black hole in Dubai’s finances is that it has dealt a blow not only to its own reputation but to that of the United Arab Emirates — and beyond that to the Arab Gulf as a whole. One might even go so far as to say that it has dealt a painful blow to the entire Arab world. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/opinion/30iht-edseale.html?ref=global

In Wake of Dubai, Trying to Predict the Next Blowup By GRAHAM BOWLEY and CATHERINE RAMPELL. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 30, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/business/global/01debt.html?th&emc=th

New York Times Editorial: A Vote for Intolerance. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 30, 2009. Disgraceful. That is the only way to describe the success of a right-wing initiative to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland, where 57 percent of voters cast ballots for a bigoted and mean-spirited measure. Under Switzerland’s system of direct rule, the referendum is binding. Switzerland’s 400,000 or so Muslims, most of whom come from Kosovo and Turkey, are legally barred from building minarets as of now. We can only hope that the ban is quickly challenged, and that the Swiss courts will find a way to get rid of it. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/opinion/01Tue3.html?th&emc=th

Russian news reports: 102 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics By JIM HEINTZ. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 1:35 a.m. CST, December 5, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-russia-nightclub-blast,0,6202318.story

Italian Jury Convicts U.S. Student of Murder By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 4, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/world/europe/05italy.html?_r=1&hp

Main Paris Museums Closed Due to Strike. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: December 2, 2009. Filed at 10:23 a.m. ET http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/02/world/AP-EU-France-Museum-Strike.html?ref=global-home

Eurozone unemployment at 11-year high - Employers shed jobs despite signs of recovery By Stanley Pignal in Brussels. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 1 2009 12:39 | Last updated: December 1 2009 12:39. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/eurozone-unemployment-at-11-year-high.html

European Bank Holds Steady on Rate By MATTHEW SALTMARSH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/global/04euro.html?ref=global-home

Japan’s Central Bank Takes Steps to Lift Economy By HIROKO TABUCHI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/business/global/02yen.html?ref=global-home

Conservative Appears to Have Won in Honduras By ELISABETH MALKIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 30, 2009. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Porfirio Lobo, a longtime conservative politician, appeared to have won on Sunday in the Honduran presidential election, which many hoped could help the country emerge from the crisis caused by last summer’s coup and end its isolation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/world/americas/01honduras.html?_r=1&th&emc=th




China


Dangers of an Overheated China By TYLER COWEN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business/economy/29view.html?hpw





Mess-o-potamia


Obama announces 30,000 additional troops for Afghanistan By William Branigin. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, December 1, 2009; 9:09 PM. President Obama outlined a plan Tuesday night to speed the deployment of an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan early next year, nearly tripling the force he inherited at the start of his presidency, and then to start withdrawing American personnel in July 2011 as a way to prod the Afghan government to accept greater responsibility for fighting the radical Islamist Taliban movement and securing the country. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/01/AR2009120101231.html?hpid=topnews

Before Audience of Cadets, a Sobering Message of War By ALESSANDRA STANLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/arts/television/02watch.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

McChrystal: Strengthening Afghan forces 'most important thing we do' By Joshua Partlow. Copyright By The Washington Post. Wednesday, December 2, 2009; 9:47 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120200624.html?wpisrc=newsletter

Gates Says Afghan Drawdown Timing Is Flexible By DAVID STOUT. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: December 3, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/world/asia/04policy.html?th&emc=th. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/gates-says-afghan-drawdown-timing-is.html

NATO chief: 25 countries to help in Afghan war By Mary Beth Sheridan. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, December 4, 2009; 9:57 AM. BRUSSELS -- NATO leaders said Friday that 25 countries have pledged to back up the U.S. escalation in Afghanistan with 7,000 extra troops, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed American allies to firm up their commitments. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120400621.html?hpid=topnews

C.I.A. to Expand Use of Drones in Pakistan By SCOTT SHANE. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: December 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/world/asia/04drones.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Pakistan’s Leader, Under Pressure, Cedes Nuclear Office By SABRINA TAVERNISE and DAVID E. SANGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 28, 2009. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Asif Ali Zardari has ceded his position in Pakistan’s nuclear command structure to his prime minister, in a sudden political maneuver widely seen as a fresh sign of turmoil on the eve of President Obama’s strategy announcement for the region. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/world/asia/29pstan.html?th&emc=th

Suicide bombers kill 40 at Pakistan mosque By Pamela Constable and Shaiq Hussain. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, December 4, 2009; 10:08 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120400673.html?hpid=topnews

Iran announces plans for 10 new uranium enrichment plants By Thomas Erdbrink. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, November 29, 2009; 12:12 PM. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/29/AR2009112900992.html?hpid=topnews

Britain Says Iran Has Freed Five Detained Sailors By ALAN COWELL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/world/middleeast/03sailors.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 30, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/world/middleeast/01iraqoil.html?hpw



National


Tacoma Suspect Is Killed by Police Officer By WILLIAM YARDLEY and JACK HEALY. Copyright by Reuters. Published: December 1, 2009. SEATTLE — A man suspected of fatally shooting four uniformed police officers was shot and killed early Tuesday by a Seattle police officer who chanced upon him during a routine patrol. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/us/02tacoma.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

New York Times Editorial: No Place for (Registered) Lobbyists. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 3, 2009. The Obama administration has roiled Washington’s special-interest galaxy by deciding to unseat hundreds of registered lobbyists from government advisory boards. A precise roster has yet to be done. But lobbyists clearly should have no place on the more than 915 advisory panels (with 60,000 members) laced across 52 federal agencies that seek “outside” expert advice. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/opinion/04fri4.html?ref=global

House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Thursday, December 3, 2009; 2:44 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120302154.html?hpid=topnews

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: It's time to give wannabe TV stars a taste of reality. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. November 30, 2009. What's to be done with all these reality TV stars and wannabes littering the American landscape? Jon and Kate were annoying enough, dragging around their eight props -- er, kids. Then there was the balloon boy who wasn't. For several agonizing hours we all thought this 6-year-old kid was flying free above Colorado in a giant balloon, only to learn it was all a hoax by Mom and Dad to "better market" themselves for a reality TV show. And now we have two more aspiring reality TV celebrities, this time crashing a state dinner Tuesday at the White House. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1911139,CST-EDT-edit_30b.article

Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney By THOMAS PEIPERT. Copyright by The Associated Press. Saturday, December 5, 2009; 11:56 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/05/AR2009120500291.html?hpid=topnews

Recount Likely in Atlanta Mayor Race By SHAILA DEWAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/us/03atlanta.html?hpw

Chelsea Clinton Is Engaged By PETER BAKER. Copyright by Reuters. November 30, 2009, 11:34 AM http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/chelsea-clinton-is-engaged/?ref=global-home



Health Care Reform


Senate health bill gets a boost - Measure wouldn't increase insurance costs for most, CBO says By Lori Montgomery. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, December 1, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113004391.html?wpisrc=newsletter

New York Times Editorial; Good News on Premiums. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 3, 2009. The health insurance industry frightened Americans — and gave Republicans a shrill talking point — when it declared in October that proposed reform legislation would drive up insurance costs for virtually everyone by as much as thousands of dollars a year. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office persuasively contradicted that claim this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/opinion/04fri1.html?th&emc=th

Reform or Else By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 3, 2009. Health care reform hangs in the balance. Its fate rests with a handful of “centrist” senators — senators who claim to be mainly worried about whether the proposed legislation is fiscally responsible. But if they’re really concerned with fiscal responsibility, they shouldn’t be worried about what would happen if health reform passes. They should, instead, be worried about what would happen if it doesn’t pass. For America can’t get control of its budget without controlling health care costs — and this is our last, best chance to deal with these costs in a rational way. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/opinion/04krugman.html?th&emc=th

New Hopes on Health Care for American Indians By PAM BELLUCK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/health/02indian.html?th&emc=th



Health Care


N.I.H. Expands Stem Cells Lines Available for Research By NICHOLAS WADE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/science/03stem.html?hpw

Abortion Battle Shifts to Clinic in Nebraska By MONICA DAVEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 3, 2009. BELLEVUE, Neb. — The national battle over abortion, for decades firmly planted outside the Kansas clinic of Dr. George R. Tiller, has erupted here in suburban Omaha, where a longtime colleague has taken up the cause of late-term abortions. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/us/04abortion.html?hpw

When perfume becomes a nuisance (or a health issue) By Susan Carpenter. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/style/la-igw-perfumeetiquette29-2009nov29,0,1196014.story






GOP Bashing


A party both united and divided - Opposition to Obama is strong, but Republicans are split on GOP's direction and leaders By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, November 30, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/29/AR2009112902935.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P. By SHAILA DEWAN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: November 28, 2009. CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade, it was the last straw for the Charleston County Republican Party. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/politics/29senators.html?th&emc=th

Palin needlessly fans 'birther' flames BY ALEX KOPPELMAN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. December 5, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1922654,editorial-palin-fans-birther-flames-120509.article

In wake of Wash. shootings, Huckabee facing hard questions about parole record By Perry Bacon Jr. and Garance Franke-Ruta. Monday, November 30, 2009; 7:09 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113002017.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics

Invading Iraq was not just a disaster: it was illegal By Johan Steyn. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: November 30 2009 19:56 | Last updated: November 30 2009 19:56. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/invading-iraq-was-not-just-disaster-it.html



Chicagoland


Quinn vs. Hynes: Two very different men BY CAROL MARIN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. December 5, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1922527,CST-EDT-carol06.article

Cook County Board votes to cut sales tax despite Stroger plea by Hal Dardick at 10:57 a.m.; last updated at 2:55 p.m. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. December 1, 2009 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/12/cook-county-showdown-on-stroger-tax-veto.html

County board candidates vie for gay vote by Meghan Streit. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-12-02 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=23694

New area code rings up unexpected charges for some condo boards - Security entrances may need upgrade to cope with '872' By Kristen Mack. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 30, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-new-area-codenov30,0,1429175.story




Economy


U.S. Economy Lost Only 11,000 Jobs in November By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: December 4, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/business/economy/05jobs.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

Surprising jobs strength provides some promise By Gail MarksJarvis. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. December 5, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-tc-biz-jobs-1204-1205-dec05,0,4676030.column

US factory orders rise in October By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 4 2009 16:01 | Last updated: December 4 2009 16:01. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-factory-orders-rise-in-october.html

November retail sales slip 0.3%, a gloomy surprise - 5% to 8% growth originally predicted, after two months of year-over-year gains By Andrea Chang. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 11:32 a.m. CST, December 3, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-retail-sales-dec3,0,1662775.story

Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades By JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

The right reform for the Fed By Ben Bernanke. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, November 29, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/27/AR2009112702322.html

Washington Post Editorial: Nibbling at Mr. Bernanke - The Fed chairman has earned a second term, whatever his cranky critics think. Copyright by the Washington Post. Friday, December 4, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120304086.html

Fears grow about overheated US debt market - Controversial financial deals make comeback By Henny Sender in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 1 2009 22:00 | Last updated: December 1 2009 22:00. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/fears-grow-about-overheated-us-debt.html

Treasury secretary challenges Goldman aid claims - Geithner says all banks risked being wiped out By Tom Braithwaite in Washington and Justin Baer in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 5 2009 00:49 | Last updated: December 5 2009 00:49. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/treasury-secretary-challenges-goldman.html

Move to Repay Aid Helps Bank of America Shed Stigma By LOUISE STORY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/03bank.html?th&emc=th

Citigroup Stands Alone By ANDREW MARTIN and ERIC DASH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: December 3, 2009. Life just got harder for Vikram S. Pandit. A day after Bank of America announced that it would repay its federal bailout money, Citigroup and Mr. Pandit, its chief executive, were left in the uncomfortable position of being the last of the Wall Street giants to remain tethered to the state. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/04bank.html?th&emc=th

G.M. Asks Its Chief to Resign By BILL VLASIC. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: December 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/business/02motors.html?th&emc=th




Housing


October pending home sales rise for ninth straight month to highest level since March 2006. J.W. ELPHINSTONE. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 11:32 a.m. CST, December 1, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-pending-home-sales,0,838554.story

US commercial mortgage default rate at 3.4% By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 1 2009 05:01 | Last updated: December 1 2009 05:01 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/285da848-de1b-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. Will Push Mortgage Firms to Reduce More Loan Payments By PETER S. GOODMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business/economy/29modify.html?th&emc=th

Average rates on 30-year mortgages drop to 4.71 percent, setting new all-time low BY ALAN ZIBEL. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 11:13 a.m. CST, December 3, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-mortgage-rates,0,7764598.story


Commodities


Gold soars past $1,200 to new record high - Wall Street hits fresh peak for year as traders shrug off jobs data By Jamie Chisholm. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 2 2009 07:07 | Last updated: December 2 2009 16:52. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/gold-soars-past-1200-to-new-record-high.html



GLBT


D.C. council votes for same-sex marriage by Lisa Keen ©2009 Keen News Service. News update Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=23662

Washington Post Editorial: Washington Post Editorial: Can this marriage be saved? A potential compromise between the District and the Archdiocese is already at work at Georgetown and in San Francisco. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, December 5, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120404166.html

Web site to out priests who are gay but anti-gay By William Wan. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, December 5, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120404097.html?hpid=topnews. Editorial comment: I think the time has come to show the catholic Church for what it is—Hypocrites

New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/nyregion/03marriage.html?th&emc=th

New York Times Editorial; Voting for Discrimination. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009. The New York State Senate held an emotional debate on Wednesday in which there was talk of belief and conscience and eloquent reminders of earlier civil rights struggles. It then took a stand against equality and fairness. By a 38-to-24 vote, lawmakers chose to continue the state’s discrimination against couples who want to get married and simply happen to be the same sex. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/opinion/03thu2.html?th&emc=th

Gaywatch - Meredith Baxter & New York State Senate http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-3-2009/gaywatch---meredith-baxter---new-york-state-senate

Gay, lesbian judges in Cook County note their progress - New alliance is raising profile of gay judges By Steve Schmadeke. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. December 6, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-gay-judges-bd-06dec06,0,4383922.story

Some black youth feel more at home in Boystown, but get chilly reception. By Dawn Turner Trice. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 30, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-trice-30nov30,0,6401978.column



Technology


Don’t Take This Bait (but You’re Safe if You Do) By RANDALL STROSS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: November 28, 2009. THE e-mail message from the bank looks real. It isn’t. Law enforcement agencies that oversee computer security are well versed in the many permutations of “phishing,” the scam in which fraudsters try to lure people to a counterfeit replica of their bank’s Web site, for example, and have them part with their user names and passwords. But even the professionally wary can be gulled — or close to it. Just ask Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business/29digi.html?th&emc=th

Comcast Gets NBC From G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV By TIM ARANGO. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: December 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/media/04nbc.html?_r=1&hp

Apple Strikes Deal to Buy the Music Start-Up Lala By BRAD STONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 4, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/technology/companies/05apple.html?th&emc=th



Religion


The Marriage-Go-Round - Across the United States, adults are partnering and re-partnering at unprecedented rates. Sociologist Andrew Cherlin is alarmed by the impact this “marriage-go-round” is having on America’s children. By Maria Blackburn. Copyright by The Johns Hopkins University Arts and Sciences Magazine. Fall 2009. http://krieger.jhu.edu/magazine/f09/f1.html

Web site to out priests who are gay but anti-gay By William Wan. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, December 5, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120404097.html?hpid=topnews. Editorial comment: I think the time has come to show the catholic Church for what it is—Hypocrites

Other


Murdoch calls for relaxation of US rules - Government should allow papers to fail By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Kenneth Li in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: December 1 2009 20:13 | Last updated: December 1 2009 20:16. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/murdoch-calls-for-relaxation-of-us.html

Dozens of rescued dogs arrive on Long Island. Copyright by The Associated Press. November 29, 2009 7:54 AM http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/dozens-of-rescued-dogs-arrive-on-long-island.html

Organizing the Chaos of Online Travel Tips By RIVA RICHMOND. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: December 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/technology/personaltech/03basics.html?th&emc=th



Humor

What's with shoppers being treated like royalty? By Jim Sollisch. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. November 27, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped1127kingnov27,0,2841189.story

WEAKLY HUMERUS NEWS 12-05-09 AIMED AT YOUR FUNNY BONE http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/weakly-humerus-news-12-05-09.html

WEAKLY HUMERUS NEWS 12-05-09 TIGER WOODS EDITION AIMED AT YOUR FUNNY BONE http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2009/12/weakly-humerus-news-12-05-09-tiger.html

Night Flight A Little Irony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyQUm0A5QGg&feature=email

Up Time America by Kimberly Alyn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXeCAeACmJE






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