Saturday, June 12, 2010

Why doesn't Obama save us? Nedwsletter - June 12, 2010

Why doesn't Obama save us? Nedwsletter - June 12, 2010


Oil's Well That Never Ends http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/311927/june-07-2010/oil-s-well-that-never-ends

June 8, 2010: Ass Quest 2010 http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-8-2010/ass-quest-2010

“Not long ago, Barack Obama was pilloried for being too activist, too meddlesome and too inclined to see himself as the messiah. He was forcing health care reform down our throats, running General Motors, wrecking the financial system and promising to make the oceans recede. But that was a different guy, from a parallel universe. The President Obama we all know is a passive, detached do-nothing. Or so we have been hearing since the BP oil spill gained our attention. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican who once denounced Democrats for scheming to "increase dependence on government," now demands that Washington do more for his state. Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who recently urged Congress to zero out the Environmental Protection Agency, challenges the administration to "save the Louisiana coast, save the fisheries, save the wetlands." Funny how nobody said that at the 2008 Republican National Convention, where the chant was "drill, baby, drill." Back then, real men didn't protect sea turtles. "For 35 days, he hasn't used the full force of our government," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., complained of the president last month. That's right: A conservative lamenting that Obama is being too cautious and prudent in his deployment of federal power. What's next? Griping that he's not enough of a socialist?” Steve Chapman


Why doesn't Obama save us? He's showing sensible restraint on the spill By Steve Chapman Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 13, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0613-chapman-20100613,0,349441.column

New York Times Editorial: BP’s Responsibility. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: June 11, 2010. The Times reported on Friday that investors and politicians in Britain are increasingly upset at America’s criticisms of BP. This isn’t an issue of American pique or British patriotism. Americans are rightly angry at BP’s inability to stop a disastrous leak for which it was wholly unprepared and its failure to tell the truth about the extent of the damage. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/opinion/12sat2.html?ref=global

New Estimates Double Rate of Oil That Flowed Into Gulf By JUSTIN GILLIS and HENRY FOUNTAIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/us/11spill.html?th&emc=th

A Tourist Mecca Fears a Long-Term Oil Smear By MICHAEL COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/12community.html?hpw

Coast Guard Sees Cleanup of Spill Lasting Until the Fall By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and JOHN M. BRODER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/us/07spill.html?th&emc=th

In Gulf, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Oil Rig By IAN URBINA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/us/06rig.html?th&emc=th

Colbert Report - The Word - P.R.-mageddon http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/311942/june-08-2010/the-word---p-r—mageddon

BP Stock Sinks http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/312112/june-10-2010/bp-stock-sinks

June 10, 2010: The Spilling Fields - BP Ad Campaign http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-10-2010/the-spilling-fields---bp-ad-campaign

BP Pays Out Claims, but Satisfaction Is Not Included By ROBBIE BROWN and MICHAEL COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/us/07claims.html?th&emc=th

First the Spill, Then the Lawsuits By JOHN SCHWARTZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/us/11liability.html?th&emc=th

Imagining the Worst in BP’s Future By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/business/08sorkin.html?th&emc=th

BP Directors to Discuss Suspension of Dividends By CLIFFORD KRAUSS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 11, 2010. BP said Friday that its board of directors would meet Monday to discuss whether to suspend the company’s dividend to pay spill-related claims. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/12spill.html?hpw



International


ECB leaves interest rates at 1% By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 10 2010 12:45 | Last updated: June 10 2010 12:45/ Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5% By Norma Cohen. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 10 2010 12:02 | Last updated: June 10 2010 12:02 http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/ecb-leaves-interest-rates-at-1.html

Hungary Warns of Greek-Style Crisis By DAN BILEFSKY and MATTHEW SALTMARSH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/world/europe/05hungrary.html?hpw

Kyrgyzstan Seeks Russian Help to Quell Unrest By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ. Copyright by Reuters. Published: June 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/world/asia/13kyrgyz.html?ref=global-home

Views Show How a North Korean Policy Spread Misery By SHARON LaFRANIERE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/world/asia/10koreans.html?th&emc=th

Spreading thoughts of freedom among North Koreans By Michael Gerson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, June 11, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061004109.html

Police: Dutchman Confesses to Killing Lima Woman Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . Published: June 8, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/08/world/AP-LT-Peru-Van-der-Sloot.html?_r=1&ref=global-home



China

What does China want? By Fareed Zakaria. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, June 7, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/06/AR2010060602924.html

Chinese export hopes boost confidence By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 9 2010 08:46 | Last updated: June 9 2010 13:19. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/chinese-export-hopes-boost-confidence.html

With Strikes, China’s Workers Seem to Gain Power By DAVID BARBOZA and HIROKO TABUCHI. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 8, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/business/global/09labor.html?ref=global-home

Changes in China Could Raise Prices Worldwide By DAVID BARBOZA. Copyright by Reuters. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/business/global/08wages.html?hpw

Chinese labour unrest spreads ByTom Mitchell in Hong Kong and Robin Kwong in Taipei. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010 Published: June 9 2010 06:18 | Last updated: June 9 2010 06:18. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/chinese-labour-unrest-spreads.html

4 Chinese Nationals Shot at North Korea Border By EDWARD WONG. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 8, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/world/asia/09china.html?ref=global-home



Mess-o-potamia


U.N. Approves New Sanctions to Deter Iran By NEIL MacFARQUHAR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/world/middleeast/10sanctions.html?th&emc=th

Across Iran, Anger Lies Behind Face of Calm By WILL YONG and MICHAEL SLACKMAN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/world/middleeast/12iran.html?th&emc=th

Karzai’s Isolation Worries Afghans and the West By ALISSA J. RUBIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?ref=global-home

Karzai Is Said to Doubt West Can Defeat Taliban By DEXTER FILKINS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/world/asia/12karzai.html?th&emc=th

General: Kandahar operation will take longer By Craig Whitlock. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, June 10, 2010; 11:00 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061000781.html?hpid=topnews



Israel



“The assault by Israeli commandos on the Gaza aid flotilla in international waters was the work of a government that has lost sight of the national interest. It has exasperated Israel’s friends and both incensed and delighted its enemies. By behaving as though it were above the law, Israel is steadily alienating international public opinion and eroding its legitimacy – and therefore its security.” Financial Times Editorial Comment

Financial Times Editorial Comment: The siege of Gaza must be end. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 6 2010 19:53 | Last updated: June 6 2010 19:53. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/financial-times-editorial-comment-siege.html

Washington Asks: What to Do About Israel? By HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/weekinreview/06cooper.html?ref=global-home

Four Militants Killed Near Gaza Coast by Israeli Navy By ISABEL KERSHNER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/world/middleeast/08gaza.html?ref=global-home

Pressed to End Embargo, Israel Looks for New Policy By ETHAN BRONNER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/world/middleeast/11gaza.html?hp



National


“At an emotional hearing in the West Virginia hills where 29 miners died in April, mine workers dared to tell lawmakers the truth. One miner said that any employee who publicly complained about lethal hazards was soon a “marked man” and risked being fired. Others described slipshod safety routines, weak regulations and regulators more interested in protecting management’s profits than the lives of miners. This isn’t the first time these harsh truths have been spoken — only to have mine owners quickly return to business as usual. Senator Jay Rockefeller has vowed that things will be different. Rather than wait months for the formal investigation of the Upper Big Branch explosion to play out, the West Virginia Democrat is appealing to President Obama for sensible immediate fixes.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: Listen to the Miners. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: June 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/opinion/07mon2.html?th&emc=th

June 9, 2010: Press You're Stuck http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-9-2010/press-you-re-stuck

Helen Thomas Retires in Wake of Anti-Israel Remarks By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG. Copyright by The New York Times. June 7, 2010, 12:05 PM http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/white-house-blasts-reporters-remarks/?ref=global-home

Efforts to Limit the Flow of Spill News By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/us/10access.html?th&emc=th

Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press By SCOTT SHANE. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/politics/12leak.html?th&emc=th

Two Arrested at Kennedy Airport on Terror Charges By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/nyregion/07terror.html?th&emc=th

Search Continues After Fatal Flooding in Arkansas By LIZ ROBBINS, EVIN DEMIREL and ERIK ECKHOLM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/us/13flood.html?ref=global-home

Inquiry Finds Graves Mismarked at Arlington By YEGANEH JUNE TORBATI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/us/11arlington.html?th&emc=th





Chicagoland


“It's hard to imagine the State of Illinois' nearly $13 billion budget crisis getting any worse than it is. But that's exactly what could happen if Congress does not pass a six-month extension of the increased Medicaid funding provided by the federal stimulus package. Last year, the federal government increased the rate at which it reimbursed states for providing Medicaid. In Illinois, the fed's share of Medicaid funding rose to 62 percent, from 50 percent. That extra funding will cease at the end of this year, unless Congress votes to extend it.” Chicago Sun Times Editorial

Chicago Sun Times Editorial: More Medicaid funding critical. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times .June 11, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2380662,CST-EDT-edit11b.article

Illinois suffers new credit rating blow By Nicole Bullock in New York and Hal Weitzman in Chicago. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010.. Published: June 12 2010 00:10 | Last updated: June 12 2010 00:10. Illinois’ unwillingness to tackle its budget woes prompted Fitch on Friday to become the second agency in a week to downgrade the cash-strapped state, which is likely to push up the state’s borrowing costs as it prepares to issue new debt. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/illinois-suffers-new-credit-rating-blow.html

No-bid contracts draw probe - State's attorney's office talks to 2 county employees, political adviser about a dozen Cook County deals BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. June 6, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2358126,CST-NWS-probe06.article

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Put it all out there. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 7:18 a.m. CDT, June 5, 2010. Jason Plummer, the 27-year-old Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, has refused to release his tax returns for voters to see. Plummer's family owns the R.P. Lumber chain headquartered in Edwardsville and other businesses and partnerships. Plummer calls the controversy over his returns a distraction from more serious issues. "I don't think a person's economic status, their financial status, should be a standard for whether or not they run for office," he said. He can think whatever he wishes, but the distraction will dog him throughout the campaign. Bill Brady, the GOP candidate for governor, initially refused to release his returns, then relented and gave reporters a limited window to peruse six years of filings. They revealed that Brady paid no federal income taxes the last two years because of business losses. So Plummer wants voters to trust him — on his terms. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-edit-taxes-20100604,0,6499515.story

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Candidates and trust. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 6, 2010. The current junior U.S. senator from Illinois, Roland Burris, lied his way into the job. He has given five different versions — three of them sworn — about his lobbying for the appointment during the fading days of Rod Blagojevich's governorship. Burris won't be on the Nov. 2 ballot, but his conduct is enough to make Illinoisans think thrice about the truthfulness of his successor. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trust-0606-20100606,0,1688954.story

Kirk's embellishments let foe wriggle back into race By John Kass. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 1:48 a.m. CDT, June 4, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-0604-kirk-20100603,0,6662848,full.column

Mark Kirk and the Illinois curse By Steve Chapman. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0610-chapman-20100610,0,4613876.column

Kirk again challenged over military record - Congressman's use of 'deployment' comes under scrutiny By John Chase and Todd Lighty. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 13, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-senate-kirk-giannoulias-20100612,0,2203077.story

Open Letter to Congressman Kirk, by Carlos T Mock, June 10, 2010. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/open-letter-to-senate-candidate-mark.html

Blackhawks Win First Stanley Cup in 49 Years By JEFF Z. KLEIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/sports/hockey/10flyers.html?th&emc=th

Stanley Cup lands in Chicago, Hawks party on By Joel Hood, Rob Hart, Stacy St. Clair, Randi Belisomo, Duaa Eldeib, and Jeremy Gorner. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 10, 2010 12:01 PM http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/hawks-stanley-cup-land-at-ohare.html

Weather service: 15 tornadoes hit central Illinois. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 7, 2010 12:36 PM http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/streator-dwight-central-illinois-tornado-national-weather-service-recovery.html




Health Care


“The group concludes that health professionals who facilitated these practices were in essence conducting research and experimentation on human subjects. The main purposes of such research, the group says, were to determine how to use various techniques, to calibrate the levels of pain and to create a legal basis for defending interrogators from potential prosecution under antitorture laws. The interrogators could claim that they had acted in good faith in accord with medical judgments of safety and had not intended to inflict extreme suffering. The report from the physicians’ group does not prove its case beyond doubt — how could it when so much is still hidden? — but it rightly calls on the White House and Congress to investigate the potentially illegal human experimentation and whether those who authorized or conducted it should be punished. Those are just two of the many unresolved issues from the Bush administration that President Obama and Congressional leaders have swept under the carpet.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: Doctors Who Aid Torture. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/opinion/08tue1.html?th&emc=th

Findings May Alter Care for Early Breast Cancer By ANDREW POLLACK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/health/08canc.html?th&emc=th

Growing Obesity Increases Perils of Childbearing By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/health/06obese.html?th&emc=th

Bringing Comparison Shopping to the Doctor’s Office By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/technology/11cost.html?th&emc=th

Why Patients Aren’t Getting the Shingles Vaccine By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/health/10chen.html?hpw

Medicaid Cut Places States in Budget Bind By KEVIN SACK. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/us/08medicaid.html?th&emc=th


Health Care Reform


“The United States spends much more on health care than countries with similar kinds of economies. So costs are sure to be examined closely as federal officials shape regulations under the new health care law. Americans have abundant access to high-tech diagnostic tools like CT and M.R.I. scanners, and to life-saving surgical procedures like angioplasties. Yet Americans don’t see doctors more often or live longer, healthier lives, according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. And Americans’ cancer survival rates are not markedly better. In fact, the population of the United States has about the same prevalence of disease as that of other developed countries.” The New York Times

Health Spending vs. Results - Confronting the truth about America's "best health care system in the world." Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/06/06/business/metrics-health-care-outlier.html

New York Times Editorial: The Doctor Payment Follies. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010. The formula that is used to pay doctors who treat Medicare patients is producing increasingly absurd results. If it were to be followed this year, doctors would face a 21 percent cut in payments for the tests, procedures, office visits and other services they provide to elderly Americans. That would be a disaster, driving many doctors to stop accepting Medicare patients. Luckily, nobody is seriously contemplating that. As it has done repeatedly in recent years, Congress is readying a short-term fix that would provide a modest increase in physician fees for the next 19 months. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/opinion/06sun1.html?th&emc=th




GOP Bashing


June 9, 2010: Indecision 2010 - Primary Victory for Women http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-9-2010/indecision-2010---primary-victory-for-women?xrs=eml_tds

Did Harry Reid get a softball opponent? By Dana Milbank. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, June 10, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/09/AR2010060905298.html

Nevada Challenger Lifted by Tea Party Ardor By JENNIFER STEINHAUER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/us/politics/10nevada.html?hp

GOP's Obama vs. the real one By Clarence Page. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 6, 2010. Don't count Bobby Jindal out. The Louisiana governor, touted as "the Republican Obama" before his first big national speech flopped, is rising again, strong enough this time to go toe-to-toe with the real President Barack Obama. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0606-page-20100606,0,684090,full.column

Calif. GOP primary winners look headed for defeat By Harold Meyerson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, June 10, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/09/AR2010060904870.html

Calif. Voting Change Could Signal Big Political Shift By JESSE McKINLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/us/politics/10prop.html?th&emc=th

An Early Campaign Gaffe Makes a Non-Issue Big By JENNIFER STEINHAUER. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/us/politics/11fiorina.html?th&emc=th

Who’s Alvin Greene? State Asks After Vote By MARK LEIBOVICH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 11, 2010... Because everyone wants to know how Mr. Greene, an unemployed Army veteran who had been completely unknown until Tuesday, inexplicably defeated a heavily favored former legislator and judge to become the state’s Democratic nominee for the Senate — and the state’s latest political circus act. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/us/politics/12greene.html?th&emc=th





The Economy


Markets Up Sharply on Jobs Report Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/business/11markets.html?hp

Moody’s calms Europe bank debt fears By Megan Murphy. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 11 2010 13:22 | Last updated: June 11 2010 13:22. European banks can absorb “severe” losses on their exposure to Greek, Portuguese, Spanish and Irish assets without having to raise additional capital, Moody’s, the credit ratings agency, said in a report issued on Friday. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/moodys-calms-europe-bank-debt-fears.html

SEC puts in new 'circuit breaker' rules By MARCY GORDON. Copyright By The Associated Press. Thursday, June 10, 2010; 12:55 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061002636.html?hpid=topnews

Bernanke Says the Federal Debt Is ‘Unsustainable’ By SEWELL CHAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/business/economy/10fed.html?hp

US trade gap widens as exports fall By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 10 2010 14:40 | Last updated: June 10 2010 14:40. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/us-trade-gap-widens-as-exports-fall.html


Funding costs fall for US companies By Aline van Duyn and Nicole Bullock in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 10 2010 22:53 | Last updated: June 10 2010 23:10. Borrowing costs for industrial companies in the US have plunged, allowing some groups to pay the lowest interest rates ever on long-term debt. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/funding-costs-fall-for-us-companies.html

Sales dip raises doubts on US recovery By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 11 2010 14:08 | Last updated: June 11 2010 16:50. US retail sales recorded a surprise drop in May, breaking a seven-month stretch of solid increases and signalling that the US consumer remains stubbornly fragile. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/sales-dip-raises-doubts-on-us-recovery.html

Chrysler to recall about 600,000 Jeeps, minivans. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published on June 7, 2010 11:52 AM. http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/06/chrysler-to-recall-about-600000-jeeps-minivans.html




Your Money


App helps travelers find no-fee ATMs By Fritz Faerber. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. June 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-travel-app-atm-finder-story-20100610,0,1937413.story

Look who's shopping with coupons - Men joining the new wave of coupon cutters to save money By Wendy Donahue. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 5, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/family/sc-cons-0603-smart-solutions-coupon-20100603,0,772590.story

No-interest, no-payments credit card leads to no fun - Address glitch means late fees pile up as bills returned to sender By Jon Yates. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 6, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0606-problem-gow-20100606,0,590974.column

How to manage student loan debt By Michelle Singletary. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, June 6, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/05/AR2010060500721.html?hpid=topnews



Commodities


Debtors’ Prism: Who Has Europe’s Loans? By JACK EWING. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/business/global/06toxic.html?ref=global-home




Travel


Spirit Strike Could Delay Thousands. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 12, 2010. A strike by Spirit Airlines pilots Saturday threatened to disrupt thousands of vacationers headed to the Caribbean and Latin America from the eastern U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/12/business/AP-US-Spirit-Airlines-Pilots.html?hpw

Global airlines expect $2.5B profit in 2010. Copyright by Reuters. Published on June 7, 2010 6:00 AM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/06/global-airlines-expect-25b-profit-in-2010.html

Airlines overpack for summer travel - FAA says carriers can cut delays by reducing flights during peak airport hours By Jon Hilkevitch and Julie Johnsson. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 5:36 p.m. CDT, June 6, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-met-ohare-over-scheduling-0607-20100606,0,1684308.story

36 Hours in Brussels By ELAINE GLUSAC. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/travel/13hours.html?hpw



Religion


Vermont: Settlement in Priest Abuse Cases. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: May 13, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/us/14brfs-SETTLEMENTIN_BRF.html


GLBT


New York Times Editorial: A Basic Civil Right. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/opinion/11fri1.html?th&emc=th

In Iowa, Other Issues Crowd Out Gay Marriage By MONICA DAVEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/us/politics/08iowa.html?th&emc=th

Ike Skelton Against DADT Repeal - Join GetEqual.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qA8HAHuG2I

Hawaii Gov Consults With Rabbis on Civil Unions. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/12/us/AP-US-Civil-Unions-Lingle.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

Surgery no longer required for transgender people to change sex on US passports By CHRISTINE SIMMONS. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. 11:13 p.m. CDT, June 9, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-ap-us-transgender-travelers-passports,0,6090875.story



Legal


“ON THE SUBJECT of campaign finance regulation, the Supreme Court is out of control. The latest manifestation is the court's unwarranted intervention in Arizona's upcoming election. For more than a decade, elections for state office in Arizona have been conducted under a voluntary system of public financing. Among other provisions, participating candidates receive additional public funds if their wealthy or otherwise well-funded opponents choose not to take part in the system and choose to spend more than a specified amount. Some would-be big spenders challenged the law, claiming that the extra public funds violated their free-speech rights. In advance of deciding whether to hear that case, the justices took the extraordinary -- and extraordinarily unwise -- step of issuing an emergency order to block the state from dispensing the extra funds.” Washington Post Editorial

Washington Post Editorial: More judicial activism on campaign finance rules. Copyright by The Washington Post . Friday, June 11, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061004708.html

New York Times Editorial: Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 8, 2010. In a burst of judicial activism, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upended the gubernatorial race in Arizona, cutting off matching funds to candidates participating in the state’s public campaign finance system. Suddenly, three candidates, including Gov. Jan Brewer, can no longer receive public funds they had counted on to run against a free-spending wealthy opponent. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/opinion/09wed1.html?th&emc=th

New Ground Zero Deal Gives Plaintiffs $712.5 Million By A. G. SULZBERGER and MIREYA NAVARRO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/nyregion/11zero.html?hp

Countrywide Pays $108 Million to Settle Fees Complaint By EDWARD WYATT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/business/08ftc.html?ref=global-home

Goldman accused of hindering crisis probe By Tom Braithwaite in Washington and Francesco Guerrera and Justin Baer in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 7 2010 18:03 | Last updated: June 7 2010 22:25. The US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission accused Goldman Sachs on Monday of an “abysmal” response to requests for information and said it had issued a subpoena to compel the bank to provide documents and executives for interviews. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/goldman-accused-of-hindering-crisis.html



Technology


Already an iPhone 4 Spoof–With Jane Lynch and Kassem G http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100607/already-an-iphone-4-spoof-with-jane-lynch-and-kassem-g/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker

On Newest iPhone, Another Camera and a Gyroscope By MIGUEL HELFT and JENNA WORTHAM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/technology/08apple.html?th&emc=th

Analyst sees Apple's iPhone on the T-Mobile network as soon as this fall. Copyright By The Associated Press. 10:50 a.m. CDT, June 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-apple-ahead-of-the-bell,0,7935995.story

Antitrust probe looms for Apple on mobile ads By Joseph Menn and Richard Waters in San Francisco. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 9 2010 23:07 | Last updated: June 10 2010 01:43. US antitrust regulators plan to investigate whether Apple is unfairly restricting rivals such as Google and Microsoft in the market for advertisements carried on the iPhone, iPad and iPod, people familiar with the move said on Wednesday. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/antitrust-probe-looms-for-apple-on.html

AT&T Said to Expose iPad Users’ Addresses By MIGUEL HELFT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/technology/10apple.html?th&emc=th

Google's changed home page sparks confusion. Copyright by Dow Jones Newswires. Published on June 10, 2010 4:53 PM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/06/google-homepage-offers-background-images.html

Some Facebook users quit with little fanfare - Many of them said using the site became an alienating experience By Wailin Wong. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 7:14 p.m. CDT, June 9, 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sc-biz-0610-facebook-quitters-20100609,0,3921822.story



Other


WEAKLY HUMERUS NEWS 06-12-10 AIMED AT YOUR FUNNY BONE http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/weakly-humerus-news-06-12-10-aimed-at.html

Funniest commercial ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqBy6TgYxTU&feature=email

Jake Gyllenhaal So Funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7emwOWB6NDQ

Why you might miss Rodney Dangerfield ........... ? http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-you-might-miss-rodney-dangerfield.html








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Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Spilling Fields Newsletter - June 5, 2010

The Spilling Fields Newsletter - June 5, 2010

The Spilling Fields http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-1-2010/the-spilling-fields

Cenac - The Spilling Fields - Oil Leak Containment Ideas http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-1-2010/cenac---the-spilling-fields---oil-leak-containment-ideas?xrs=rss_tdsvids

Colbert Report - Up Brit Creek http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/309923/june-01-2010/up-brit-creek

Colbert Report - Crude & Unusual http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/310039/june-03-2010/crude---unusual

“The nation’s political leaders have had a lot to say in recent years about America’s addiction to fossil fuels and the need to find cleaner, more climate-friendly alternatives. In recent weeks, they have had a lot to say about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. On Wednesday, President Obama put them together. In a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, he invoked the spill to pound on Congress about its duty to pass a comprehensive energy bill that addresses oil dependency and global warming. The House has passed such a bill, but a companion measure in the Senate languishes, hostage to solid Republican opposition, exaggerated fears about its costs and timidity on the part of the Democratic leadership. “I will work with anyone from either party to get this done,” he said. Mr. Obama’s task is to follow up that vow with action. We are not optimistic that his implacable Republican opposition will work with him on anything. But perhaps the spreading nightmare on the waters of the gulf will get a few to break with the party line.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: The Spill and Energy Bill. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: June 4, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/opinion/05sat1.html?th&emc=th

Obama’s opportunity to move US beyond oil By Edward Luce in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 23:48 | Last updated: May 31 2010 23:48... There is another avenue available. While straining every sinew to contain this disaster, Mr Obama could seize the chance to overhaul America’s energy debate. As Mr Obama himself has made plain, every crisis is an opportunity. This summer may well be his best to move the US towards a future in which oil is a thing of the past. We know Vulcans are intelligent. But are they creative? http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/obamas-opportunity-to-move-us-beyond.html

BP ‘not prepared’ for deep-water spill By Ed Crooks in Houston. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 2 2010 16:20 | Last updated: June 3 2010 08:55. BP did not have all the equipment needed to stop the leak from its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the explosion on an oil rig six weeks ago, the UK company’s chief executive admitted. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-not-prepared-for-deep-water-spill.html

Cleanup Draws Critics Over Speed and Care By LESLIE KAUFMAN and JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/us/31cleanup.html?hpw

U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Oil Spill By HELENE COOPER and PETER BAKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/us/02spill.html?th&emc=th

Another Torrent BP Works to Stem: Its C.E.O. By JAD MOUAWAD and CLIFFORD KRAUSS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 3, 2010. BP, already bedeviled by an out-of-control well spewing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, now finds itself with one more problem: Tony Hayward, its gaffe-prone chief executive. Mr. Hayward on YouTube, pledging, “We will make this right.” Among his memorable lines: The spill is not going to cause big problems because the gulf “is a very big ocean” and “the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest.” And this week, he apologized to the families of 11 men who died on the rig for having said, “You know, I’d like my life back.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/us/04image.html?th&emc=th

Cap Is Collecting Oil, but Result of Effort Is Still Unclear By MICHAEL COOPER, PETER BAKER and HENRY FOUNTAIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/us/politics/05obama.html?th&emc=th

Pelicans, Back From Brink of Extinction, Face Oil Threat By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF and LESLIE KAUFMAN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/us/05pelican.html?hp



International


Japan Elects a New Premier, Fifth in Four Years By MARTIN FACKLER. Copyright by Reuters. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/world/asia/05japan.html?hp

German businesses could steer the country out of the eurozone By Howard Schneider. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, June 5, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404815.html?hpid=topnews

Eurozone jobless rise to highest level in decade By Stanley Pignal in Brussels. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 1 2010 11:49 | Last updated: June 1 2010 11:49. Unemployment continued to rise in the eurozone in April, to 10.1 per cent, the highest level of joblessness in more than a decade. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/eurozone-jobless-rise-to-highest-level.html

India’s economy grows 8.6 per cent By James Lamont in New Delhi. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 08:00 | Last updated: May 31 2010 11:34. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/05/indias-economy-grows-86-per-cent.html



China


“CHINA HAS BEEN treating its neighbors, and the world, to a demonstration of why its rising power is not necessarily to be welcomed. Though it has become undeniable that its neighbor and client, North Korea, committed an act of war by sinking a South Korean warship in March, Beijing continues to shield the loathsome regime of Kim Jong Il. An authoritative investigation by a multinational commission has produced fragments of the torpedo fired by the North's submarine, yet Chinese officials continue to pretend they don't know the facts of what happened. Their public statements are limited to empty calls for "restraint." Washington Post Editorial

Washington Post Editorial: China's Korea crisis Copyright by The Washington Post . Monday, May 31, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/30/AR2010053003382.html

China’s Military an Obstacle to Improving Relations, Gates Says By THOM SHANKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/world/asia/05gates.html?hpw

Chinese Edge Toward Supercomputing Record By JOHN MARKOFF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/science/01compute.html?hpw

China property risk is worse than in US By Geoff Dyer in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 20:08 | Last updated: May 31 2010 20:08. The problems in China’s housing market are more severe than those in the US before the financial crisis because they combine a potential bubble with the risk of social discontent, according to an adviser to the Chinese central bank. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/china-property-risk-is-worse-than-in-us.html

In Leaked Lecture, Details of China’s News Cleanups By ANDREW JACOBS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/asia/04china.html?th&emc=th


Israel


Clusterf#&k to the War House – Korean Peninsula & Middle East http://vodpod.com/watch/3760784-daily-show-clusterfk-to-the-war-house-korean-peninsula-middle-east

“Israel’s government has decided to tough out the criticism of its attack this week on a six-ship flotilla trying to run the Gaza blockade. The story, and the anger, aren’t going away. The news wires on Thursday were filled with pictures of grieving mourners as Turkey held funerals for 8 of the 9 activists killed on the lead ship. Some of the more than 600 activists from 42 countries, released from Israeli detention, are accusing Israel of a litany of abuses. Israel’s charges that its commandos were attacked and shot at by some of the ship’s passengers are being ignored by everyone except its most passionate defenders. We still don’t know what happened on that ship. But we are sure that before things get even more out of control, the world — and Israel — needs an impartial international investigation. Instead of pressing for that, the Obama administration is encouraging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s misguided belief that Israel can lead its own probe with international participation. That is not going to suffice.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: A Credible Investigation. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/opinion/04fri3.html?th&emc=th

Israel and the USA, A similar situation like Korea and China By Carlos T Mock, MD. June 2, 2010. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/israel-and-usa-similar-situation-like.html

After Flotilla Raid, U.S. Is Torn Between Allies By MARK LANDLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/middleeast/02policy.html?th&emc=th

New York Times Editorial: Israel and the Blockade. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: June 1, 2010. The supporters of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla had more than humanitarian intentions. The Gaza Freedom March made its motives clear in a statement before Monday’s deadly confrontation: “A violent response from Israel will breathe new life into the Palestine solidarity movement, drawing attention to the blockade.” There can be no excuse for the way that Israel completely mishandled the incident. A commando raid on the lead, Turkish-flagged ship left nine activists dead and has opened Israel to a torrent of criticism. This is a grievous, self-inflicted wound. It has damaged Israel’s ties with Turkey, once its closest ally in the Muslim world; given the Hamas-led government in Gaza a huge propaganda boost; and complicated peace talks with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/opinion/02wed1.html?th&emc=th

Financial Times Editorial Comment: Israel is lost at sea. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 19:12 | Last updated: May 31 2010 19:12. With Monday’s brazen act of piracy, Israel dealt a blow to the legitimacy of its own struggle. The killing of activists aboard the captured ships sent Israel’s way of defending its security, which it was already imperative to return within the bounds of international law, hurtling into lawlessness. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/financial-times-editorial-comment.html

Washington Post Editorial: The flotilla fiasco Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, June 1, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/31/AR2010053103160.html

Saving Israel From Itself By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 2, 2010. When reports first circulated on Twitter of a deadly attack by Israeli commandos on the Gaza flotilla, I didn’t forward them because they seemed implausible. I thought: Israel wouldn’t be so obtuse as to use lethal force on self-described peace activists in international waters with scores of reporters watching. Ah, but it turned out that Israel could be so obtuse after all. It shot itself in the foot, blasting American toes as well, and undermined all of its longer-term strategic objectives. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/opinion/03kristof.html?th&emc=th

Israel Signals New Flexibility on Gaza Shipments By ISABEL KERSHNER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/middleeast/04flotilla.html?th&emc=th

Thousands in Turkey Mourn Victims of Israeli Raid By SABRINA TAVERNISE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/europe/04turkey.html?th&emc=th

Israeli Military Boards Gaza-Bound Aid Ship By ISABEL KERSHNER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 5, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/world/middleeast/06flotilla.html?hpw

The Palestinians cannot be hammered into submission By Philip Stephens. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 3 2010 21:11 | Last updated: June 3 2010 21:11. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government sees the world through the prism of force. Only when Israel’s enemies have been crushed will it contemplate talking to them. Power has thus become the enemy rather than an instrument of peace. A rhetorical willingness to negotiate has been emptied of meaning. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/palestinians-cannot-be-hammered-into.html



Mess-o-potamia


Strike Is Said to Kill a Top Qaeda Leader By ERIC SCHMITT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 31, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/world/asia/01qaeda.html?th&emc=th

NATO Has High Hopes for Afghan Peace Council By ALISSA J. RUBIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/world/asia/31afghan.html?hpw




National

Obama to Name Retired General to Top Spy Post By PETER BAKER and ERIC SCHMITT. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/us/politics/05intel.html?th&emc=th



Chicagoland


Real Time With Bill Maher New Rules 5/28/10 http://realtimewithbillmaher.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-rules-52810.html

Tempting Area for Exaggeration Meets Tools of the YouTube Era By ADAM NAGOURNEY. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 4, 2010. It happened again. Another candidate for office is struggling to reconcile misleading statements he made about his record in the military. This time, it is Representative Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois running for the Senate, apologizing for misleading statements he made about, among other things, serving in the first Iraq war and in Kosovo. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/us/politics/05campaign.html?th&emc=th

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Pants on Fire Award. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 6:55 p.m. CDT, June 1, 2010. The Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award recognizes "the exceptional achievements of an outstanding Naval Intelligence career professional." It's a big deal. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, a 21-year Navy reservist, can list it proudly on his resume. Instead, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate has diminished the award — and himself — by misrepresenting it as an even bigger deal: The U.S. Navy's Intelligence Officer of the Year...."I think he's got an honorable record," Giannoulias said. "I don't know why he feels the need to embellish the record and not tell the truth." Neither do we. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-kirk-20100601,0,7271126.story

Kirk apologizes for military embellishment © 2010 United Press International, Inc.. Published: June 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM. Mark Kirk, the Republican congressman running for U.S. Senate in Illinois, apologized Thursday for misstatements about his military record. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/03/Kirk-apologizes-for-military-embellishment/UPI-68361275609156/hment

Mark Kirk - "The Iraqi Air Defense Network was shooting at us" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeFf4JNx3tc&feature=player_embedded

G.O.P. Senate Candidate from Illinois Acknowledges Incorrect Reference to Award By MONICA DAVEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/us/politics/30kirk.html?hpw

Chicago Tribune Editorial: The Nov. 2 election. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. May 30, 2010. They are pleasant people, most of these Illinois lawmakers who need to be voted from office. But there is no point to bathing them in soft encouragements, to say they should "summon the courage to act" or "demonstrate true leadership." They've had their chances and flat-out refused to deliver. Their devotion to nothing more noble than their own political survival has become the reason to deprive them of it. Failure can lead to consequences. Intentional failure should. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-state-20100530,0,2734217.story



GOP Bashing


Why I should be the Next President of the USA By Carlos T Mock, MD. May 30, 2010. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-i-should-be-next-president-of-usa.html

The fake feminism of Sarah Palin By Jessica Valenti. Copyright by the Washington Post. Sunday, May 30, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/28/AR2010052802263.html?hpid=artslot

Beck apologizes for mocking Obama’s daughter. Copyright by CNN News. Posted: May 29th, 2010 04:04 PM ET http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/29/beck-apologizes-for-mocking-obama%E2%80%99s-daughter/?fbid=LpcWLxi1v_4

So You Still Want to Choose Your Senator? By DAVID FIRESTONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 31, 2010. Few members of the Tea Party have endorsed Rand Paul’s misgivings about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but a surprising number are calling for the repeal of an older piece of transformative legislation: the 17th Amendment. If you don’t have the Constitution on your smartphone, that’s the one adopted in 1913 that provides for direct popular election of United States senators. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/opinion/01tue4.html?ref=opinion

The Really Creepy People Behind the Libertarian-Inspired Billionaire Sea Castles - The stinking rich are planning billion-dollar luxury liners that keep the land-based Americans they've plundered at a safe distance. By Mark Ames. Copyright by AlterNet. June 2, 2010 http://www.alternet.org/story/147058/the_really_creepy_people_behind_the_libertarian-inspired_billionaire_sea_castles?page=entire



Health Care


The Doctor Will See You Now. Please Log On By MILT FREUDENHEIM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 28, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/business/30telemed.html?th&emc=th

When Patients Meet Online, Are There Side Effects? By NATASHA SINGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 28, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/business/30stream.html?th&emc=th

Opponents of Abortion Advance Cause at State Level By JOHN LELAND. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 2, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/health/policy/03abortion.html?th&emc=th



Health Care Reform

What's Next for You and Your Doctors - Worried health care reform will cause you to wait for treatment? Don't be. by: Mary A. Fischer. Copyright by AARP The Magazine July/August 2010 issue http://www.aarp.org/health/health-care-reform/info-05-2010/whats-next-for-you-and-your-doctors.html




The Economy


U.S. Stocks Falter; Nasdaq Breaches 200-Day Line By VINCENT MAO. Copyright by THE INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY . June 1, 2010, 05:08 PM ET http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/535891/201006012208/US-Stocks-Falter-Nasdaq-Breaches-200-Day-Line.aspx

The Pain Caucus By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 30, 2010... A similar argument is used to justify fiscal austerity. Both textbook economics and experience say that slashing spending when you’re still suffering from high unemployment is a really bad idea — not only does it deepen the slump, but it does little to improve the budget outlook, because much of what governments save by spending less they lose as a weaker economy depresses tax receipts. And the O.E.C.D. predicts that high unemployment will persist for years. Nonetheless, the organization demands both that governments cancel any further plans for economic stimulus and that they begin “fiscal consolidation” next year. Why do this? Again, to give markets something they shouldn’t want and currently don’t. Right now, investors don’t seem at all worried about the solvency of the U.S. government; the interest rates on federal bonds are near historic lows. And even if markets were worried about U.S. fiscal prospects, spending cuts in the face of a depressed economy would do little to improve those prospects. But cut we must, says the O.E.C.D., because inadequate consolidation efforts “would risk adverse reactions in financial markets.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/opinion/31krugman.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Adds Jobs in May, but Private Hiring Disappoints By CHRISTINE HAUSER. Copyright by The The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/business/economy/05jobs.html?hp

A Jobless Rate Still Unaffected by New Hiring By MOTOKO RICH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/business/economy/04workers.html?th&emc=th

Worries over Hungary drive forint to one-year low By Neil Buckley, East Europe editor. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 4 2010 15:19 | Last updated: June 4 2010 15:19. Hungary’s currency fell to a one-year low against the euro on Friday after a senior official warned for the second time in two days about the weakness of its economy and public finances. The forint fell about 2 per cent after Peter Szijjarto, a spokesman for prime minister Viktor Orban, was quoted by news agencies as saying Hungary’s economy was in a grave situation and that a default was a possibility. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/worries-over-hungary-drive-forint-to.html

US manufacturers cautious on recovery By Hal Weitzman in Chicago and Jeremy Lemer. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 3 2010 23:39 | Last updated: June 3 2010 23:39. When Boeing, the world’s second biggest aircraft-maker, announced this year that it planned to increase production of its 777, 747 and 737 models ahead of schedule, it was a positive sign for global industrial demand. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/us-manufacturers-cautious-on-recovery.html

Lawmakers move to toughen ‘Volcker rule’ By Tom Braithwaite in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 2 2010 23:10 | Last updated: June 3 2010 01:35... Congressional negotiators are moving to toughen financial reform legislation, raising the chances that banks will face a strict ban on proprietary trading and a new conflict of interest rule, people involved in the deliberations say. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/lawmakers-move-to-toughen-volcker-rule.html

G20 to delay tough bank regulations By Chris Giles in Busan. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 4 2010 12:59 | Last updated: June 4 2010 15:14. Group of 20 finance ministers are set to delay the implementation of tougher regulations for the world’s banks as splits emerge over the scope of the new regulations. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/g20-to-delay-tough-bank-regulations.html

G20 drops support for fiscal stimulus By Chris Giles and Christian Oliver in Busan. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 5 2010 11:54 | Last updated: June 5 2010 11:54. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/g20-drops-support-for-fiscal-stimulus.html

Offshore Corporate Tax Havens: Why Are They Still Allowed? By Arianna Huffington. Copyright by The Huffington Post. Posted: June 1, 2010 06:34 PM http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/offshore-corporate-tax-ha_b_596753.html?ref=email_share



Your Money


Credit cards reward the smartest users - Pay your bill monthly and gain more than a free loan By Jim Gallagher, McClatchy. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. June 6, 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sc-cons-money-0603-credit-card-20100603-15,0,1012730.story


Commodities


Despite U.S. deficit concerns, investors still pour money into Treasury bonds By Neil Irwin. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, June 1, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/31/AR2010053103456.html?hpid=topnews


Housing


Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting By DAVID STREITFELD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 31, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/business/01nopay.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1275400827-oWVodUTbD3jlUhnexGcXyw

US pending home sales jump in April By Simone Baribeau in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 2 2010 15:55 | Last updated: June 2 2010 15:55. Pending home sales in the US jumped 6 per cent in April as homebuyers took advantage of a popular tax credit ahead of its April 30 expiration. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/us-pending-home-sales-jump-in-april.html



Travel


“It would be nice if airlines would commit on their own to treat their passengers right: ensuring, at a minimum, that if you buy a ticket you get a seat and have a reasonable expectation of reaching your destination on time and with your luggage. In today’s world — where air travel is more of an ordeal than an adventure — this is, unfortunately, not the case. The Obama administration’s new consumer protections for beleaguered airline passengers — including higher compensation for travelers bumped from oversold flights and prominent disclosure of all service fees — are much needed.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: We Might Decide to Fly. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/opinion/04fri1.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Proposes Rules on Airline Tickets and Fees. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 2, 2010. Airline passengers would receive as much as $1,300 for being bumped from a flight and would have 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty under a series of consumer measures proposed Wednesday by the Obama administration. Currently, airlines must pay up to $800. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/03air.html?hp

Summer of Full Flights and High Fares By JANE L. LEVERE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 31, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/business/01summer.html?th&emc=th


Religion


Pope Names Team to Investigate Abuse in Ireland By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 31, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/world/europe/01vatican.html?th&emc=th

Prospective Catholic Priests Face Sexuality Hurdles By PAUL VITELLO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 30, 2010. Every job interview has its awkward moments, but in recent years, the standard interview for men seeking a life in the Roman Catholic priesthood has made the awkward moment a requirement. “When was the last time you had sex?” all candidates for the seminary are asked. (The preferred answer: not for three years or more.) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/nyregion/31gay.html?hpw


Science

New York Times Editorial: One Cell Forward. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 28, 2010. In a recent issue of Science magazine, the genome pioneer Craig Venter announced that he and scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute had created a “synthetic cell.” Mr. Venter heralded it as “the first self-replicating species we’ve had on the planet whose parent is a computer” and said it could allow humans to create new vaccines and biofuels using artificial microbes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/opinion/30sun3.html?th&emc=th


Legal


New York Times Editorial: Speaking Up to Stay Silent Copyright by The New York Times . Published: June 1, 2010... The court’s 5-to-4 opinion in the case of Berghuis v. Thompkins said that a suspect who wants the police to stop an interrogation must explicitly invoke the right to remain silent. Otherwise, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority, the questioning can continue. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/opinion/02wed2.html?th&emc=th

David Souter vs. the Antonin Scalias By E.J. Dionne Jr. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, June 3, 2010. It should become the philosophical shot heard 'round the country. In a remarkable speech that received far too little attention, former Supreme Court justice David Souter took direct aim at the conservatives' favorite theory of judging. Souter's verdict: It "has only a tenuous connection to reality." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/02/AR2010060203496.html


Immigration


Bill Maher's final new rule on 5-07-10- illegal immigration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fwNN_Pyyw

Foes and Supporters of New Immigration Law Gather in Arizona By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/us/30immig.html?th&emc=th

Ariz gov. bypasses attorney general on immigration lawsuits. Copyright By CNN News. May 29, 2010 3:45 p.m. EDT. Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona has bypassed Attorney General Terry Goddard and will rely on other lawyers to defend the state against lawsuits challenging its controversial law targeting illegal immigration, according to a statement. The legislature gave Brewer the power to hire outside counsel "because of its lack of confidence in the Attorney General's willingness to vigorously defend" the law, she said in the statement. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/29/arizona.immigration.attorney.general/index.html?hpt=T2

Immigration Debate Defines Race in California By ADAM NAGOURNEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/us/05calif.html?th&emc=th



GLBT


What’s wrong with the GLBT Movement? By Carlos T Mock, MD Copyright by Ambiente Magazine, June Issue http://www.ambiente.us/06010CTMock.html

DADT: Compromise, Faith and Full Equality by David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. May 25 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/05/dadt-compromise-faith-and-full-equality.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

DADT: Muddy Waters by David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. May 26 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/05/dadt-muddy-waters.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

Repealing 'don't ask': History or hysteria? By Carolyn Lochhead. Copyright by The San Francisco Chronicle. Monday, May 31, 2010 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F05%2F30%2FMNJQ1DM6GQ.DTL

John McCain: Filibuster to Stop ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal? by Eve Conant. May 27, 2010. Copyright by Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/05/27/john-mccain-filibuster-to-stop-don-t-ask-don-t-tell-repeal-.html

McCain Circulates Service Chiefs Letter Urging Congress to Hold Off on DADT Repeal Vote, While Mullen Stresses 'Moral Courage' Copyright by Towleroad. June 1, 2010 http://www.towleroad.com/2010/05/mullen.html

Top officer talks change as gay ban vote nears By KRISTEN WYATT. Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gO1CkBTvEmlL-47kgdQgkIHd6sFAD9FUMSR00

Gay? Whatever, Dude By CHARLES M. BLOW. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 4, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/opinion/05blow.html?th&emc=th Editorial comment: I did not make the author’s name up!

GetEQUAL co-founder arrested at Obama event by Rex Wockner. Copyright by Rex Wockner and Windy City Times. 2010-06-02 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=26755





Technology

Colbert Report - Who's Riding My Coattails Now? - iPad Suit Pocket http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/310041/june-03-2010/who-s-riding-my-coattails-now----ipad-suit-pocket

Apple sells 2m iPads in two months By Joseph Menn in San Francisco. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 20:56 | Last updated: May 31 2010 20:56. A strong international debut for Apple ’s iPad had lifted sales of the tablet computer to 2m since its US launch two months ago, the company said, a rate exceeding the most recent public figures for its flagship Mac laptop and desktop computers. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/apple-sells-2m-ipads-in-two-months.html

Appholes http://www.thedailyshow.com/collection/309080/the-daily-show-s-best-apple-moments/307953

Steve Jobs Muses on All Things Apple By MIGUEL HELFT. Copyright by The New York Times. June 2, 2010, 12:04 am http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-muses-on-all-things-apple/?th&emc=th

Heaviest Users of Phone Data Will Pay More By MATT RICHTEL. Copyright by Bloomberg News. Published: June 2, 2010. They spend hours watching video on their phones, downloading songs, browsing the Web, sending photos to friends and generally using mobile devices as full-fledged computers. They are the data hogs. On Wednesday, AT&T pulled away the trough. And other wireless carriers could do the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/technology/03phone.html?th&emc=th

AT&T's New iPhone Data Plans: Pros and Cons By Ian Paul. Copyright by PC World. Jun 4, 2010 11:02 am. The discussion continues around AT&T's new tiered data plans for the iPhone, and whether AT&T's decision will significantly impact how new iPhone owners use their device. http://www.pcworld.com/article/197992/atandts_new_iphone_data_plans_pros_and_cons.html

Skype for iPhone now supports 3G, but free ride's ending By Ben Patterson. Copyright by Yahoo News. June 3, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc2393

Google to hand over intercepted data By Maija Palmer and Lionel Barber in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 3 2010 23:04 | Last updated: June 3 2010 23:04. Google will begin handing over to European regulators the rogue data it intercepted from private WiFi internet connections within the next two days, in an effort to defuse growing controversy over its latest privacy blunder. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/google-to-hand-over-intercepted-data.html

Google ditches Windows on security concerns By David Gelles and Richard Waters in San Francisco. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: May 31 2010 23:26 | Last updated: May 31 2010 23:26. Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns, according to several Google employees. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/google-ditches-windows-on-security.html

Microsoft chief defends Windows’ future By Joseph Menn in Los Angeles. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: June 3 2010 20:17 | Last updated: June 3 2010 20:17. Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, on Thursday gave a spirited defence of the software company’s strategy and the future of its Windows operating system, following an assertion from Steve Jobs earlier in the week that personal computers that run it are in permanent decline. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/06/microsoft-chief-defends-windows-future.html

H.P. Will Cut 9,000 Jobs as It Streamlines Its Data Centers By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: June 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/technology/02hewlett.html?th&emc=th


Education


Placing the Blame as Students Are Buried in Debt By RON LIEBER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 28, 2010. Like many middle-class families, Cortney Munna and her mother began the college selection process with a grim determination. They would do whatever they could to get Cortney into the best possible college, and they maintained a blind faith that the investment would be worth it. Today, however, Ms. Munna, a 26-year-old graduate of New York University, has nearly $100,000 in student loan debt from her four years in college, and affording the full monthly payments would be a struggle. For much of the time since her 2005 graduation, she’s been enrolled in night school, which allows her to defer loan payments. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/your-money/student-loans/29money.html?hpw




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