“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde
Obama sees economic ‘glimmers of hope’ By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 10 2009 22:54 | Last updated: April 10 2009 22:54. President Barack Obama sees “glimmers of hope” in the US economy, citing a pick-up in lending to small businesses and lower mortgage rates as signs that the country is weathering the financial crisis. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1510d9c8-2619-11de-be57-00144feabdc0.html
Summers sees end to ‘sense of free-fall’ By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 20:27 | Last updated: April 9 2009 20:27. Lawrence Summers, chief economic adviser to the White House, said the “sense of freefall” in the US economy would end in the next few months but cautioned that the risks of deflation and more job losses had not gone away. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f4f1ac1c-2537-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
US trade gap shrinks sharply as exports rise By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 16:15 | Last updated: April 9 2009 16:15. The US trade gap plunged by 28.3 per cent in February to $26bn, the lowest level in nearly 10 years as Americans’ once voracious demand for the world’s goods continued to collapse. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85a785e2-24fc-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Wells Fargo to report record profits By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 16:08 | Last updated: April 9 2009 16:57. Wells Fargo on Thursday lifted hopes for the stricken banking sector by announcing that it would report record first-quarter profits of $3bn later this month. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cccae00-2516-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
US retailers see glimmers of demand By Jonathan Birchall in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 16:23 | Last updated: April 9 2009 16:23. March sales figures from leading US retailers provided some shimmers of light amid the prevailing gloom, with a number of store chains reporting signs of an increased readiness to spend by still-cautious consumers. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18ef167a-2517-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
US housing starts show surprise surge By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: March 17 2009 14:38 | Last updated: March 17 2009 15:57. US residential building showed renewed signs of life last month, as falling construction costs lured builders to break ground, offering a glimmer of hope that the real estate slump could be near a bottom. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b50c2ea2-12ee-11de-94bc-0000779fd2ac.html
Miami Car Dealer Is Upbeat, but Admits Something Has Changed By DAMIEN CAVE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/us/08chevy.html?th&emc=th
International
Thousands Mourn Quake Victims at Funeral Mass By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 10, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/world/europe/11italy.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
At least 207 dead in Italy quake. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 04:09 | Last updated: April 7 2009 08:32. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be074366-2257-11de-8380-00144feabdc0.html
Strong earthquake hits central Italy Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 04:09 | Last updated: April 6 2009 14:55 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be074366-2257-11de-8380-00144feabdc0.html
North Korea fires rocket over Japan By Christian Oliver in Seoul, Jonathan Soble in Tokyo, Harvey Morris at the United Nations and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 5 2009 03:50 | Last updated: April 5 2009 14:42. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68a5baae-218c-11de-8c4b-00144feabdc0.html
Obama Calls on Security Council to Punish North By HELENE COOPER and DAN BILEFSKY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 5, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/us/politics/06prexy.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Obama Calls for World Without Nuclear Weapons By Michael D. Shear and Craig Whitlock. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, April 5, 2009; 12:29 PM. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/05/AR2009040500021.html?hpid=topnews
Financial Times Editorial: Obama gets less than he deserves. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 5 2009 17:51 | Last updated: April 5 2009 17:51. Barack Obama’s European tour has confirmed that the new US president is admired as much abroad as at home. His diplomacy builds on this appeal. He came to listen not to lecture, he told Europe’s leaders last week, giving every sign he meant it. He is the kind of US president that Europe has longed for. Yet after the Group of 20 and Nato summits, what does this European model of a US president have to show for his efforts? Rave reviews and words of friendship – but of substance all too little. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13f088da-2200-11de-8380-00144feabdc0.html
Japan unveils $154bn stimulus plan By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 03:46 | Last updated: April 9 2009 11:27. The Japanese government is to provide Y50,000bn in loan guarantees to government affiliated financial institutions to buy stocks in the market as part of a record stimulus plan that will cost the government Y15,400bn. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/776a14fa-24b0-11de-8bb2-00144feabdc0.html
Japan and Australia Take Steps to Revive Economy By HIROKO TABUCHI and BETTINA WASSENER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/business/global/07iht-rates.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Protesters Force Thailand to Cancel Asian Conference By THOMAS FULLER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 11, 2009. PATTAYA, Thailand — A summit meeting of Asian nations was abruptly canceled here on Saturday after hundreds of protesters forced their way past security forces into a convention center where leaders were preparing to discuss the global economic crisis. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/world/asia/12thai.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Hostage dies as French attack Somali pirates. Copyright by CNN News. April 10, 2009. (CNN) -- A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation off Somalia, the French president's office in Paris said Friday. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/10/somalia.france/index.html
The Embargo After the Castros By Marc A. Thiessen. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, April 6, 2009; Page A15. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/05/AR2009040501726.html
Obama to Loosen Restrictions on Policy With Cuba By ERIC SCHMITT and DAMIEN CAVE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 4, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/world/americas/05cuba.html?ref=global-home
China
China car sales reach record high © Reuters Limited. April 9, 2009. Beijing/Shanghai, April 9 – Vehicle sales in China, the world’s largest car market, climbed to a record in March, extending gains from the previous month, helped by government policy measures to bolster demand in both urban and rural areas. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51b58dcc-2508-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
Mess-o-potamia
Financial Times Editorial: Obama rebuilds bridges with Islam. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 19:34 | Last updated: April 6 2009 19:34. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f8a1d0c-22d8-11de-9c99-00144feabdc0.html
Obama makes Mideast peace pledge By Edward Luce and Delphine Strauss in Ankara. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 16:13 | Last updated: April 6 2009 17:50. Barack Obama on Monday offered his clearest pledge since taking office to pursue a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and urged the two sides not to “give in to pessimism and mistrust.” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b0ecff2-22b8-11de-9c99-00144feabdc0.html
Obama to ask for $75bn for war spending By Andrew Ward and Daniel Dombey in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 23:40 | Last updated: April 9 2009 23:40. President Barack Obama was poised on Thursday to request $83.4bn in fresh funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and aid to help Pakistan combat extremists. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4cd0564-2556-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
Afghan Law on Women Brings Societal Conflict Onto World Stage By Pamela Constable. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, April 5, 2009; Page A13 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402595.html?hpid=topnews
Merkel in surprise visit to Afghanistan By Chris Bryant in Berlin. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 11:06 | Last updated: April 6 2009 11:06 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/165a3044-228c-11de-9c99-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html
Obama Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq By STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/world/middleeast/08obama.html?_r=1&hp
In Baghdad, Obama Presses Iraqi Leader to Unite Factions By STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 7, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/world/middleeast/08obama.html?th&emc=th
Bomb in Mosul Kills Five U.S. Troops, 2 Iraqis By Ernesto Londoño. Copyright by The Washington Post . Friday, April 10, 2009; 10:44 AM. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041000600.html?hpid=topnews
Six Car Bombs Kill at Least 33 in Iraq By STEVEN LEE MYERS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 6, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/world/middleeast/07iraq.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
US may cede to Iran’s nuclear ambition By Daniel Dombey in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 3 2009 17:29 | Last updated: April 3 2009 17:29. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87571cc6-206b-11de-b930-00144feabdc0.html
US moves on Iran nuclear trade By Joanna Chung in New York and Daniel Dombey in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 7 2009 19:17 | Last updated: April 7 2009 19:17. New York prosecutors joined with the Obama administration on Tuesday to shut down a China-based network that allegedly supplied Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes with the unwitting aid of some of Wall Street’s biggest banks. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd57f0ca-239f-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html
U.S. to Join Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program. Direct Participation in Future Negotiations Would Be a Departure From Bush Administration Policy By Karen DeYoung. Copyright by The Washington Post . Thursday, April 9, 2009; Page A08 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/08/AR2009040802254.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Kidnapped UN official released in Pakistan By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 5 2009 07:31 | Last updated: April 5 2009 07:31 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bce3abe-21ab-11de-8380-00144feabdc0.html
National
Threat number 5, Robert Gates…http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/224126/april-09-2009/threatdown---robert-gates--dog-seders---obama
New York Times Editorial: Mr. Gates’s Budget. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made a credible effort to bring new discipline and focus to military spending after the unrestrained, inchoate years of the Bush administration. He has made tougher choices than his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, and shifted billions of dollars from complex systems of little use in places like Iraq and Afghanistan to weapons needed right now by troops fighting today’s wars. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/opinion/08wed1.html?th&emc=th
Gates unveils sweeping defence cuts By Sylvia Pfeifer in London and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 21:44 | Last updated: April 6 2009 23:19 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/651b8cec-22e5-11de-9c99-00144feabdc0.html
Blacks at Odds Over Scrutiny of President By Krissah Thompson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, April 6, 2009; Page A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/05/AR2009040501894.html?hpid=topnews
Storms and Fires Kill 8 in South and Southwest By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 10, 2009. SAN ANTONIO — High winds and thunderstorms that arrived late Thursday whipped up devastating wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas and spun off fatal tornadoes that ripped through towns in Arkansas and Tennessee. At least three people died in fires in Texas, and five in the tornadoes, and hundreds of homes in all were destroyed or damaged, the authorities said. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/us/11storms.html?th&emc=th
Activists protest JPMorgan stance on Chrysler debt By Bernard Simon in Toronto and Julie MacIntosh and Francesco Guerrera in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 9 2009 17:59 | Last updated: April 9 2009 17:59. US social activists have called for a boycott of JPMorgan Chase to protest the bank’s opposition to government demands it forgive a large portion of its Chrysler debt to keep the embattled Detroit carmaker afloat. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37176738-251c-11de-8a66-00144feabdc0.html
Oil Giants Loath to Follow Obama’s Green Lead By JAD MOUAWAD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009. The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious transformation of energy policy in a generation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/business/energy-environment/08greenoil.html?th&emc=th
Supreme Court won't allow prolonged, secret questioning of crime suspects By David G. Savage. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-supreme-court-confessionsapr07,0,1820622.story
GOP Whacking
Faith The Nation... http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml videoId=223897&title=faith-the-nation
Crimes That Deserve Punishment By Eugene Robinson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, April 10, 2009; Page A17. It's no longer possible to mince words, or pretend we didn't know. The International Committee of the Red Cross concluded in a secret report that the Bush administration's so-called "enhanced" interrogation methods, used on "high-value" terrorism suspects, plainly constituted torture. The time for euphemisms is over, and the time for accountability has arrived. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/09/AR2009040903523.html
New York Times Editorial: Medically Assisted Torture. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: April 8, 2009. There was a great deal to be troubled by in a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross documenting the kinds of torture and abuse inflicted on terrorism suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency. One disturbing footnote is that medical personnel were deeply involved in facilitating the abuses, which were intended to coerce suspects into providing intelligence. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/opinion/09thu3.html?th&emc=th
CIA to shut detention ‘black sites’ © Reuters Limited. April 9, 2009. WASHINGTON, April 9 - The CIA will decommission the infamous ”black sites” where terrorism suspects were interrogated with harsh techniques that included waterboarding, agency director Leon Panetta said on Thursday. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33d024d2-25b4-11de-be57-00144feabdc0.html
Political Pullback for the Christian Right? By Kathleen Parker. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, April 5, 2009; Page A19. Is the Christian right finished as a political entity? Or, more to the point, are principled Christians finished with politics? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/03/AR2009040303026.html
Thoughts on Bill O'Reilly and Squeaky the Chicago Mouse By Roger Ebert. Copyright by Roger Ebert. April 10, 2009. To: Bill O'Reilly. From: Roger Ebert. Dear Bill: Thanks for including the Chicago Sun-Times on your exclusive list of newspapers on your "Hall of Shame." To be in an O'Reilly Hall of Fame would be a cruel blow to any newspaper. It would place us in the favor of a man who turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him. My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-on-bill-oreilly-and-squeaky.html
Chicagoland
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Scared of the sunshine. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune . April 5, 2009. Today the Tribune offers the first of a series of recommendations to clean up the corruption and secrecy that has become pervasive in Illinois government and politics. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0405edit1apr05,0,1764833.story
Chicago Olympics: IOC commission tours potential sites - Few protesters show up on a cold, rainy Day 2 of evaluators' visit By Philip Hersh and David Heinzmann. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 6, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-olympic-visit-06-apr06,0,4446283.story
Torched by the Olympics? By Steve Chapman. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 5:28 PM CDT, April 4, 2009. Representatives of the International Olympic Committee arrived last week to get a firsthand look at Chicago, one of four cities still in the running for the 2016 Summer Games. If locals are lucky, the IOC team will admire our architecture, stroll our lakefront, enjoy our restaurants, praise our plans—and then give the Games to someone else. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0405chapmanapr05,0,4620033.column
Chicago Olympics: Barack Obama seen as the closer to get 2016 Games - President's ties to Chicago used to bid's advantage, with the hope of clinching visit to Copenhagen By Philip Hersh . Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-olympic-visit-07-apr07,0,4970573.story
Quigley claims victory in race to replace Rahm Emanuel by John McCormick. April 8, 2009. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/04/mike-quigley-election-results-rahm-emanuel-rosanna-pulido-matt-reichel-5th-congressional-district.html
Your Lack of Money
Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/watch.html
US prepared to oust bank chiefs By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 5 2009 19:38 | Last updated: April 5 2009 19:38. Tim Geithner warned on Sunday that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving the institutions “exceptional” assistance in the future. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/172538d8-2210-11de-8380-00144feabdc0.html
Double blow for US pensions as values crash By Deborah Brewster in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 7 2009 19:56 | Last updated: April 7 2009 19:56. The collapse in value of US state and local government pension plans is a disastrous double blow for them: they are being forced to sell off assets at huge discounts to pay out pensions, and are at the same time seeing their funding levels plummet to dangerous new lows. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/350f5630-23a5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html
New York Times Editorial: The Credit Card Trap. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 5, 2009. It’s only fair. The federal government is doing everything it can to restore the nation’s banks to health. In return, Congress should require those banks to give their credit card customers a better break. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/opinion/06mon3.html?ref=global
U.S. May Enlist Small Investors in Bank Bailout By GRAHAM BOWLEY and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/business/09fund.html?th&emc=th
Showdown Seen Between Banks and Regulators By STEPHEN LABATON and EDMUND L. ANDREWS. Copyright by The New Yortk Times. Published: April 10, 2009. WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration completes its examinations of the nation’s largest banks, industry executives are bracing for fights with the government over repayment of bailout money and forced sales of bad mortgages. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/business/economy/11bank.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Pulte acquires Centex for $1.3bn By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 8 2009 13:41 | Last updated: April 8 2009 15:03. Pulte Homes agreed to acquire Centex Corporation on Wednesday in a $1.3bn all-stock deal that would create the largest US homebuilding company. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e633ed8-2437-11de-9a01-00144feabdc0.html
Commodities
Questions over the Fed’s Treasuries buy By Krishna Guha in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 7 2009 22:47 | Last updated: April 7 2009 22:47. When the Federal Reserve announced plans to buy US government securities on March 18 it made a big splash in the markets – much bigger than many Fed officials expected. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1810caba-239f-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Fed lines up foreign currencies for US banks By Krishna Guha in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: April 6 2009 15:34 | Last updated: April 6 2009 15:34. The Federal Reserve on Monday lined up hundreds of billions of dollars worth of euros, yen, pounds and swiss francs to lend to US banks as needed to meet their foreign currency needs. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eb1f9268-22b6-11de-9c99-00144feabdc0.html
Housing
JPMorgan Chase opens Chicago center to deal with troubled mortgages By James P. Miller. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 8:10 AM CDT, April 8, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-jpmorgan-chase-mortgage-center-april8,0,5982655.story
With Advocates’ Help, Squatters Call Foreclosures Home By JOHN LELAND. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 9, 2009. MIAMI — When the woman who calls herself Queen Omega moved into a three-bedroom house here last December, she introduced herself to the neighbors, signed contracts for electricity and water and ordered an Internet connection. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/us/10squatter.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
SELLING YOUR HOME WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE AGENT by Roger V. McCaffrey-Boss. Copyright by gay Chicago Magazine and Roger V. McCaffrey-Boss. April 9-15, 2009. http://www.gaychicagomagazine.com/advice/legallyspeaking.shtml
Mortgage scams targeting distressed homeowners on the rise - Cases of fraud against people struggling to stay in their homes have skyrocketed as the financial crisis has unfolded, By Michael Oneal. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 11:41 AM CDT, April 6, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-mortgage-scams-on-rise-april6,0,3676175.story
GLBT
“Harris' Illinois civil union bill has robust support and a decent chance of passage. We urge legislators on the fence to support the bill, which would put Illinois law in line with other states, such as New Jersey, New Hampshire and Oregon, that allow for civil unions or domestic partnerships. But it's just a start. Anything less than marriage tells our gay neighbors and friends they're second-class. Iowa opened the door in the Midwest. Illinois should walk through.” Chicago Sun-Times Editorial
Queer Eye for the Hawkeye http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=222798&title=Queer-Eye-for-the-Hawkeye&byDate=true
New York Times Editorial: Iowa Decency. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 4, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/opinion/05sun3.html?ref=global
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial - Follow Iowa's lead on gay marriage. Copyright by the Chicago Sun-Times. April 7, 2009. The power of the court ruling approving gay marriage in Iowa lies in its simplicity. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1514289,CST-EDT-edit07a.article
Iowa and Marriage By Carlos T Mock, MD. April 7, 2009. Copyright by Carlos T Mock, MD. The Constitution set three different branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The Judicial has the duty to protect the rights of minorities from the majority. Iowa's Supreme Court unanimous ruling Friday, finding that the state's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples is a perfect example of the purpose of the Judicial system set by our forefathers. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/04/iowa-and-marriage.html
The Iowa decision: Reflections by Sam Worley. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-04-08. Though local activists are heartened by the Iowa Supreme Court's recent unanimous decision to extend marriage benefits to same-sex couples—a decision that will remain in effect until at least 2012, the earliest it could be overturned by constitutional measure—leaders behind the marriage equality movement in Illinois say that it will not change their overall strategy, which does not rely on the court system. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=20862
Gay Rights Groups Celebrate Victories in Marriage Push By ABBY GOODNOUGH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 7, 2009. MONTPELIER, Vt. — Gay-rights groups say that momentum from back-to-back victories on same-sex marriage in Vermont and Iowa could spill into other states, particularly since at least nine other legislatures are considering measures this year to allow marriage between gay couples. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/us/08vermont.html?th&emc=th
Iowa’s Family Values By STEVEN W. THRASHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 8, 2009. IF it weren’t for Iowa, my family may never have existed, and this gay, biracial New Yorker might never have been born. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/opinion/09thrasher.html?th&emc=th
New York Times Editorial: Vermont Equality Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009. http://www.google.com/finance
Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: April 7, 2009. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage -- and the first to do so with a legislature's vote. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/us/AP-GayMarriage-Vermont.html?hp
Washington Post Editorial: Triumph for Equality - Common decency wins out in votes on gay marriage. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, April 8, 2009; Page A16. THROUGH VERY different means and under very different circumstances, lawmakers in Vermont and the District yesterday came to the same conclusion: Common decency and the protections guaranteed to all citizens by the rule of law demand that the relationships of gay men and lesbians be respected and recognized. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040703434.html
D.C. Council Votes To Recognize Gay Nuptials Elsewhere -Decision Comes as Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage By Nikita Stewart and Tim Craig. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, April 8, 2009; Page A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040702200.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
What's Next for Same-Sex Marriage? Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, April 7, 2009; 2:23 PM. The Post asked observers and activists for their take on Tuesday's legalization of gay marriage in Vermont and last week's legalization of gay marriage by the Iowa Supreme Court, as well as the D.C. Council's vote to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Below, Joe Mathews, Gary Busek, Samuel Rodriguez, Lea Brilmayer, Scott Keeter and Bruce Fein weigh in. Please let us know what you think in the comments section. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040702454.html
Civil unions law would be good first step - It's a shame, but legislators not yet ready for gay marriage BY MARK BROWN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. April 8, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/1516239,CST-NWS-brown08.article
Civil unions advocates rally support By Amy Wooten. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. April 8, 2009. Equality Illinois attempted to fire up GLBTs and their allies about Illinois’ civil unions legislation during a Saturday “action day” at Center on Halsted. http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/3356
Barney Frank is all wrong on Scalia's dissent By Ann Althouse. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0407gayapr07,0,3951559.story
Frank need not explain calling Scalia homophobic by Rev. Irene Monroe. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-04-08 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=20874
Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Gay Rights Fights By Jacqueline L. Salmon. Copyright by The Washington Post . Friday, April 10, 2009; Page A04 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/09/AR2009040904063.html?hpid=topnews
Views: Special (lack of) recognition Special to the Online Edition of Windy City Times by Derek Hartley. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-04-08. Romaine and I accepted a GLAAD Award March 28, but you would never know it from the media coverage of the event, especially the coverage from gay media. For years, we have all railed against GLAAD for tripping over themselves to lavish attention and praise on whatever straight celebrity was willing to show up at their event to get an award ( Jennifer Aniston ... a nice lady and all, but really?! ) while ignoring worthy efforts done by LGBT people everywhere. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=20877
Iraq’s Newly Open Gays Face Scorn and Murder By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and TAREQ MAHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 7, 2009. BAGHDAD — The relative freedom of a newly democratic Iraq and the recent improvement in security have allowed a gay subculture to flourish here. The response has been swift and deadly. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/world/middleeast/08gay.html?th&emc=th
Immigration
Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 8, 2009. While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/us/politics/09immig.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
My Friends, the Illegal Immigrants By GUILLERMO ARRIAGA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 10, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/opinion/11iht-edarriaga.html?ref=global
Technical
How the Internet Got Its Rules By STEPHEN D. CROCKER. Copyright by The New York Time. Published: April 6, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html?ref=global
Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Rights By JONATHAN ADAMS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 8, 2009. TAIPEI — The Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple, alleging infringement of two of its touch screen patents, an Elan spokesman said Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/technology/companies/09apple.html?th&emc=th
Medical
New York Times Editorial: A Public Plan for Health Insurance? Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 6, 2009. President Obama has rightly called for sweeping health care reform and charged Congress with coming up with a program. Expect a tough political fight. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07tue1.html?ref=global
Pregnant (Again) and Poor By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 4, 2009. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - For all the American and international efforts to fight global poverty, one thing is clear: Those efforts won’t get far as long as women like Nahomie Nercure continue to have 10 children. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/opinion/05kristof.html?ref=global
Tuberculosis: Doctor-in-training may have exposed hundreds of children, infants to TB in 3 Chicago hospitals. Hundreds possibly exposed; hospitals call risk 'minimal' By Bruce Japsen and Joshua Boak. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 2:02 PM CDT, April 11, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-doctor-with-tuberculosis-infants-april10,0,3870468.story
Are hospitals passing off their low-profit patients? - Stroger pays for transfers from non-profit hospitals getting tax breaks By Jason Grotto and Bruce Japsen. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 10, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-steering_friapr10,0,4247686.story?page=2
Other
North Carolina rolls past Michigan State 89-72 to win the NCAA tournament championship - Tar Heels finish season how they started—on top By Shannon Ryan. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-07-ncaa-title-game-chicagoapr07,0,6898850.story
Connecticut Women Win National Title By JONATHAN ABRAMS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 7, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/sports/ncaabasketball/08women.html?th&emc=th
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial - Cardinal's criticism of Notre Dame unfortunate. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. April 6, 2009. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1512563,CST-EDT-edit06a.article
Humor
I was all excited when my doctor gave me a prescription for the medical marijuana, that sells under the name brand, "Reeferal." Then I found out he was a poor speller and was just sending me to another doctor...
Philly cable glitch switches Vatican service broadcast to 'Girls Gone Wild' ad. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 11:09 AM CDT, April 11, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-odd-religious-broadcast-gone-wild,0,2049291.story
The Great Flydini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alD_tukE77Q
Baracknophobia – Obey: Jon Stewart's Message to Wingnuts: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=223862&title=baracknophobia-obey
THE PRIEST AND THE FROG http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/04/priest-and-frog.html
New! Carlos now has an online store. Order your books directly from Carlos and have them signed and dedicated.http://www.carlostmock.com/catalog/
In Pride (orgullo),
Carlos T. Mock, MD
www.carlostmock.com
Author: Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey - Floricanto Press 2003.
Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT
Round Table.
Author: The Mosaic Virus – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
Author: Author: Papi Chulo – Floricanto Press 2007. Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
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