“IN ITS OWN obtuse and menacing way, yesterday's speech by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was actually useful. Mr. Khamenei made it plain that he and the vast security establishment he heads have no intention of permitting anyone but his own favorite, incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to become president. He issued a threat to the multitudes who have bravely and peacefully denounced alleged electoral fraud: "If there is any bloodshed, leaders of the protests will be held directly responsible." And he rehearsed tired conspiracy theories, blaming the historic unrest on "dirty Zionists," the United States and Britain. In so doing, Mr. Khamenei clarified the true nature of his regime and the true nature of the challenge it poses to the United States and the world.” Washington Post Editorial
Washington Post Editorial: Iran, Revealed - The supreme leader issues a challenge to his internal foes--and the Obama administration. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, June 20, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061903115.html
New York Times Editorial: Iran’s Nonrepublic. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 17, 2009. Looking at the behavior of Iran’s government, one can only conclude that it is terrified of its own people. Looking at the courage of the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have taken to the streets, one can only feel admiration and anxiety for their safety. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/opinion/18thu2.html?th&emc=th
Iran’s supreme leader backs poll result - Protest leaders ‘will be held responsible’ By Roula Khalaf and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 12:29 | Last updated: June 19 2009 12:29 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c7c61c8-5cac-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Iranian clerics caught in a bind. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 20:14 | Last updated: June 16 2009 20:14. In the face of massive protests at the disputed result of the Iranian election, the theocrats who rule the country have been taken by surprise. Seldom have the divisions within their ranks seemed so apparent. They are seeking to suppress the demonstrations by clamping down on communications, banning independent media coverage and arresting leading reformers. Yet they also know that ruthless suppression, in the wake of rigged elections, would severely damage their legitimacy. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e3fdbf8-5a9c-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html
Iranian Police Clash With Protesters. Copyright By THE NEW YORK TIMES. Published: June 20, 2009. TEHRAN — Police officers used tear gas and water cannons to beat back thousands of demonstrators gathering in the capital on Saturday, a day after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said there would be “bloodshed” if street protests continued over the disputed presidential election. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/world/middleeast/21iran.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Iranian theocrats impose their will. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 14 2009 18:31 | Last updated: June 14 2009 18:31 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af1838b2-58fb-11de-80b3-00144feabdc0.html
Protests Flare in Tehran as Opposition Disputes Vote By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/world/middleeast/14iran.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Tweet fightin' Iran? Maybe not By Clarence Page. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. June 18, 2009 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/pagespage/2009/06/tweet-fighting-iran.html
International
Russia ready for deep nuclear arms cuts © Reuters Limited. June 20, 2009. AMSTERDAM, June 20 - Russia is ready to dramatically cut its nuclear stockpiles in a new arms pact with the United States if Washington meets Russia’s concerns over missile defence, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea4b029c-5d93-11de-a914-00144feabdc0.html
Bank of Japan says economy improving - Cites improvements with exports and production By Justine Lau in Hong Kong and Mure Dickie in Tokyo. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 07:44 | Last updated: June 16 2009 12:06 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ab11538-5a38-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html
German investor confidence continues to rise - ZEW index at highest since May 2006 By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 13:23 | Last updated: June 16 2009 13:23 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6520e0e-5a65-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html
EU ‘risks lagging US on regulation’ - Warning from ECB board member By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 11:49 | Last updated: June 19 2009 11:49. Europe risks falling behind the US in policing the financial system and the current crisis could prove “a wasted opportunity” to ensure its future stability, a top European Central Bank policymaker has warned. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e9c12f0-5cb9-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
China
‘Buy China’ policy set to raise tensions - Move likely to increase protectionism around the world By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 16:13 | Last updated: June 16 2009 16:13 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66454774-5a7c-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html
World Bank raises China GDP forecast - Beijing faces sharply rising deficit By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 18 2009 05:29 | Last updated: June 18 2009 12:50 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f7abf38-5bc0-11de-be3f-00144feabdc0.html
China orders Google to restrict searches - Storm over links to pornographic content By Kathrin Hille in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 14:37 | Last updated: June 19 2009 14:37 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f5984e-5cd6-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
Mess-o-potamia
Suicide truck bomb kills 25 in northern Iraq © Reuters Limited. June 20, 2009 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4395b0a-5d92-11de-a914-00144feabdc0.html
U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Escapes By Keith B. Richburg. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, June 20, 2009; 11:43 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/20/AR2009062000914.html?hpid=topnews
Netanyahu bows on Palestinian state - Israeli PM imposes strict conditions By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 14 2009 21:41 | Last updated: June 15 2009 00:19 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/290cd2ca-5921-11de-80b3-00144feabdc0.html
National
President Delivers Exhortation to Fathers By HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 20, 2009. WASHINGTON — President Obama donned his father-in-chief hat on Friday, devoting much of his afternoon to emphasizing the importance of mentors and father figures for young people and to prodding young men to be better parents. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/us/politics/20obama.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Justices Reject Inmate Right to DNA Tests By ADAM LIPTAK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 18, 2009. WASHINGTON — Prisoners have no constitutional right to DNA testing that might prove their innocence, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a 5-to-4 decision. The court divided along familiar ideological lines, with the majority emphasizing that 46 states already have laws that allow at least some prisoners to gain access to DNA evidence. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/us/19scotus.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
New York Times Editorial: Unparalleled and Denied. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 18, 2009. In an appalling 5-to-4 ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority tossed aside compelling due process claims, the demands of justice and a considered decision by a lower federal appeals court to deny the right of prisoners to obtain post-conviction DNA testing that might prove their innocence. The inmate at the center of the case, William G. Osborne, is in prison in Alaska after a 1994 rape conviction based in part on a DNA test of semen from a condom recovered at the scene. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/opinion/19fri1.html?th&emc=th
Supreme Court makes age-bias suits harder to win - The justices, overturning a jury award won by a 54-year-old who was demoted, say workers bear the full burden of proof. By David G. Savage. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2009. Reporting from Washington - With workplace age-discrimination claims rising rapidly, the Supreme Court made it much harder Thursday for older workers to win in court. The 5-4 decision reversed a long-standing rule. Many federal appellate courts had decided that if a worker could show age was one of the factors in a layoff or demotion, then the employer was required to prove it had a legitimate reason for its action apart from age. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-na-court-age-bias19-2009jun19,0,6254795.story
GOP Bashing
Top 10 Reasons Sarah Palin's "Outrage" is Misplaced and A Little Late....By Shannyn Moore. Copyright by the Huffington Post. June 15, 2009 04:55 AM http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/top-10-reasons-sarah-pali_b_215468.html
Sen. Ensign Acknowledges an Extramarital Affair By Paul Kane and Chris Cillizza. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061602746.html?hpid=artslot
TOPIC A : Who'll Suit Up for the GOP in 2012?. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, June 21, 2009. In the wake of the revelation of Sen. John Ensign's extramarital affair, The Post asked politicians, former officials and others to take stock of the GOP field for 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061902967.html
Judge Allows Civil Lawsuit Over Claims of Torture By JOHN SCHWARTZ. Copyright by The New York City Times. Published: June 13, 2009. The decision issued late Friday by a judge in San Francisco allowing a civil lawsuit to go forward against a former Bush administration official, John C. Yoo, might seem like little more than the removal of a procedural roadblock. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/us/politics/14yoo.html?th&emc=th
Bush Takes on Obama By Chris Cillizza. Copyright by The Washington Post. June 12, 2009. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/bush-takes-on-obama.html?hpid=topnews
Chicagoland
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Who pays? Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 18, 2009. Chicago Tribune Editorial: Who pays? Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 18, 2009. Whoa! What did Mayor Richard Daley just do? The mayor, in Switzerland for an International Olympic Committee meeting on Wednesday, promised that Chicago will take full financial responsibility if the city gets the 2016 Summer Games. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-0618edit3jun18,0,1133950.story
Olympics funding: City Council in no mood for games - Aldermen rush in to criticize Daley's about-face on funding By Hal Dardick, Philip Hersh and Kathy Bergen Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 19, 2009. Mayor Richard Daley may have smoothed the waters in Switzerland this week by dropping his refusal to sign the International Olympic Committee's standard host-city contract. But his abrupt -- and unilateral -- decision to place the full financial responsibility for the 2016 Summer Games on the city has touched off a storm at home. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-olympics-19-jun19,0,626633.story
Chicago Tribune Editorial: An Olympic accounting. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 19, 2009. Mayor Richard Daley insisted Thursday that Chicago has not committed taxpayers to cover unlimited losses if the city holds the 2016 Summer Olympics. "We go to $500 million, and that's it," the mayor told the Tribune during Olympics meetings in Switzerland. A $500 million commitment would be nothing new. The City Council approved that two years ago. It's part of a complicated deal involving private insurance and city and state promises to cover more than $2 billion in losses if the Olympics go deep in the red. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-0619edit1jun19,0,1133950.story
Perspective: Who is Senate President John Cullerton really kidding on ethics reform? Patrick Collins, chairman of the Illinois Reform Commission, responds to essay By Patrick Collins. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-perspec0621collinsjun21,0,7119628.story
For Some in Illinois, Talk of Reform Was Just That By MONICA DAVEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/us/16reform.html?th&emc=th
Prosecutor: Sen. Burris won't face perjury charge By JOHN O'CONNOR. Copyright By The Associated Press. Friday, June 19, 2009; 12:00 PM. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence to support the charge, the state prosecutor investigating the case said Friday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061901162.html?hpid=topnews
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: Cole scandal raises doubts about Stroger. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. June 16, 2009. The more we learn about the Tony Cole scandal, the more we're forced to question the credibility of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. Cole, as you might recall, was the busboy with a history of terrorizing women who looked like good county employee material to Stroger. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1623955,CST-EDT-edit16a.article
Chicago Tribune Editorial - Sammy and steroids. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 17, 2009. The New York Times reported Tuesday that former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. You're not going to find many Chicagoans who express surprise. This is what we've come to expect from Major League Baseball. For a certain era, its best were its best because they were juiced. We can write off that era. It was a fraud. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/chi-0617edit2jun17,0,7954292.story
Your Lack of Money
Total US jobless claims fall back - First decline since January, but new claims rise By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 18 2009 14:17 | Last updated: June 18 2009 14:17. The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits fell for the first time since January, the labour department said on Thursday, raising hopes the worst could be over for the stricken job market. Continuing jobless claims declined by 148,000 to 6.69m in the first week of June, more than economists expected and marking the biggest weekly drop since 2001. The total number of US workers claiming unemployment benefits had hit new record highs for 19 straight weeks. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e50ffce4-5c01-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0.html
Small CPI increase eases US inflation fears - Weekly mortgage applications fall By Sarah O’Connor in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 17 2009 15:39 | Last updated: June 17 2009 15:39 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d012f28-5b49-11de-be3f-00144feabdc0.html
Washington Post Editorial: Overload at the Fed? President Obama's financial regulation plan gives the central bank a starring role. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, June 18, 2009. THE ORIGINS of the Federal Reserve System lie in the financial panic of 1907, when the United States averted economic collapse only because J.P. Morgan improvised emergency private-sector loans to troubled Wall Street firms. Washington's response was to create the Fed as a politically independent "lender of last resort," with the authority to supervise banks. And although the Fed failed its first big test, the Great Depression, it has generally used its twin powers of money creation and bank regulation more wisely since then. Three decades ago, the Fed under Chairman Paul A. Volcker rescued the United States from murderous inflation, albeit at great short-term cost in economic growth. So it is natural that, in the current crisis, President Obama would assign the Fed some heavy lifting in the financial regulatory reform plan he unveiled yesterday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/17/AR2009061703123.html
Bair criticises regulation plan By Joanna Chung in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 15:56 | Last updated: June 19 2009 15:56. Sheila Bair, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, on Friday went public with her criticism of the Obama regulatory plan, saying her agency should have a bigger decision-making role over firms that pose systemic risk. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4953302-5cde-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
Geithner on defensive over reforms - Attacked over role of Federal Reserve By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 18 2009 15:48 | Last updated: June 18 2009 17:18 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7f9ffda-5c14-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0.html
Regulators shut down 3 small banks, bringing this year's failed bank tally to 40 By MADLEN READ. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. 6:54 PM CDT, June 19, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-bank-closures,0,6104596.story
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Eyes on the road. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 14 2009 18:30 | Last updated: June 14 2009 18:30. To hear it from the US administration, it was pulled kicking and screaming into becoming the majority owner of General Motors. Denying plans for European-style industrial policy, the government promises to unwind its involvement as soon as possible, and to stay out of day-to-day management. It is the right road to take. It is also easier said than done. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afd313a8-58fb-11de-80b3-00144feabdc0.html
Porsche posts steep fall in sales - Totals drop 27.6 per cent to 53,000 cars By Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 11:09 | Last updated: June 19 2009 11:09 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/050c11fc-5cae-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
FedEx swings to fourth-quarter loss - Downturn saps demand for package deliveries and freight By Justin Baer in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 17 2009 13:46 | Last updated: June 17 2009 15:58 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f6efea0-5b37-11de-be3f-00144feabdc0.html
Eddie Bauer Files for Bankruptcy By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 17, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/business/18bauer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Commodities
Oil rises towards $72 a barrel - Currency movements help base metals to advance By Miles Johnson. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 11:37 | Last updated: June 19 2009 11:37 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ee26844-5cbc-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
Lower inflation figures weigh on dollar - Fed seen committing to zero-rate policy By Peter Garnham. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 17 2009 10:43 | Last updated: June 17 2009 17:59 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d22b9e8-5b1e-11de-be3f-00144feabdc0.html
Investors cool on US bonds and equities By Sarah O’Connor in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 00:52 | Last updated: June 16 2009 00:52. Foreign governments and private investors dramatically reduced their purchases of US assets such as Treasuries in April, choosing instead to make riskier investments elsewhere. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de0d19e6-5a02-11de-b687-00144feabdc0.html
Housing
US housing starts rebound sharply in May - Wholesale prices in sharpest annual drop since 1949 By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 16 2009 14:16 | Last updated: June 16 2009 15:07 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d85eb0c-5a6a-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html
Mortgage rates back off 7-month high. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 11:49 AM CDT, June 18, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ap-mortgage-rates-jun18-,0,7694327.story
GLBT
New York Times Editorial: A Bad Call on Gay Rights. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 15, 2009. The Obama administration, which came to office promising to protect gay rights but so far has not done much, actually struck a blow for the other side last week. It submitted a disturbing brief in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the law that protects the right of states to not recognize same-sex marriages and denies same-sex married couples federal benefits. The administration needs a new direction on gay rights. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/opinion/16tue1.html?th&emc=th
ILLINOIS GAYS BLAST OBAMA'S MEMORANDUM http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/06/illinois-gays-blast-obamas-memorandum.html
LGBTs furious over Obama over DOMA case by Lisa Keen ©2009 Keen News Service. 2009-06-17. The honeymoon is over. The gloves are off. The anger is fierce. In a somewhat obscure gay marriage case in California, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted a brief June 11 that many LGBT activists are decrying as a betrayal of President Barack Obama's promise to work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) . http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21443
For Obama, a Hit and a Miss On Gay Rights By Jonathan Capehart. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, June 21, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061902746.html
In defense of same-sex marriage By Clarence Page. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 17, 2009. Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, Groucho Marx once said, "marriage does." If so, it's not so surprising that the opposing attorneys in the 2000 Bush vs. Gore case are now teamed up by marriage politics. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0617pagejun17,0,3295439.column
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Rep. Quigley wants same-sex marriage in Census - Same-sex marriages: Census issue by Mark Silva. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. Posted June 16, 2009 11:15 AM http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/samesex_marriages_census_issue.html
What’s next for Illinois’ civil unions bill By Amy Wooten. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. June 18, 2009. Following the disappointment that a civil unions bill never got called for a vote before Illinois’ legislative session ended May 31, supporters started discussing next steps. http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/3600
Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak By John M. Shalikashvili. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, June 19, 2009. The Supreme Court announced last week that it would not review a lawsuit challenging the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy forbidding homosexuals from serving openly. The Obama administration had asked the court not to take the case as the president considers ending the ban. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/18/AR2009061803497.html
U.S. to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners By JEFF ZELENY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 16, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/politics/17gays.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Illinois extended gay state workers’ benefits in 2004 By TIM LANDIS (tim.landis@sj-r.com). Copyright by THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER. Posted Jun 17, 2009 @ 11:29 PM. In the heart of the heartland real DP benefits -- health care benefits -- have been conveyed for years by governmental bodies. It is the right thing to do; it is cost effective; and it works. Why doesn't the president and his Illinois team understand this? http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/06/illinois-extended-gay-state-workers.html
New York Times Editorial: Benefits for Same-Sex Partners. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 17, 2009. President Obama’s decision to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees is a victory for fairness in the workplace. It is a serious omission, however, that his new policy does not include health and retirement benefits, which heterosexual married employees receive. The administration has more work to do, on employee benefits and other issues, to keep its promise to work for equal rights for gay Americans. It is deeply unfair that gay federal employees have not been able to give their partners the same benefits coverage as heterosexual employees. Since benefits are an important part of employment compensation, gay people are effectively being paid less than their heterosexual peers for doing the same work. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/opinion/18thu3.html?th&emc=th
Gay seniors embrace a newfound openness - 'Mr. Straight' out of closet at 61 with no regrets By Rex W. Huppke. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-gay-seniors-levin-jun21,0,6495283.story
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: East Lake View school's straight parents line up with gays. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. June 15, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1622677,CST-EDT-edit15a.article
Candidate to run against Deb Mell. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-06-17 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21454
Immigration
New York Times Editorial: Immigration: It’s Time. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 18, 2009. President Obama keeps saying he is serious about fixing immigration. You can expect him to say it again at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Friday morning. He will likely say it again next week, if his twice-postponed meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss immigration reform finally takes place. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/opinion/19fri2.html?th&emc=th
Technical
Windows 7: Another Reason to Dread the Holidays - Microsoft's new operating system, due for release in late October, will hit many small business owners' wallets in many different ways By Gene Marks. Copyright by Business Week. June 17, 2009, 8:54PM EST http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2009/tc20090617_501440.htm?campaign_id=widget_topStories
Apple CEO Jobs had liver transplant. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. 12:21 AM CDT, June 20, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-naw-apple-jobs-liver20-2009jun20,0,5560380.story
Profit Rises 33% for Maker of BlackBerry. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: June 18, 2009. TORONTO (AP) — The BlackBerry maker Research in Motion posted a 33 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday, exceeding expectations but disappointing investors with its forecast. The company earned $643 million, or $1.12 a share, in the quarter, up from $482.5 million, or 84 cents a share, a year earlier. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/technology/companies/19rimm.html?th&emc=th
Medical
New York Times Editorial: Malpractice and Health Care Reform. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 16, 2009. Hoping to enlist support for his campaign for health care reform, President Obama told the American Medical Association this week that he would work with doctors to limit their vulnerability to malpractice lawsuits. That was a reasonable offer — provided any malpractice reform is done carefully. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/opinion/17wed2.html?th&emc=th
Medicare for all may be the best cure for the US By Clive Crook. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 14 2009 18:35 | Last updated: June 14 2009 18:35 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9636a6e-58f7-11de-80b3-00144feabdc0.html
New York Times Editorial: Doctors and the Cost of Care. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 13, 2009. As the debate over health care reform unfolds, policy makers and the public need to focus more attention on doctors and the huge role they play in determining the cost of medical care — costs that are rising relentlessly. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/opinion/14sun1.html?th&emc=th
New York Times Editorial: Teenagers and Pregnancy. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 17, 2009. Between 1991 and 2003, increased contraceptive use among sexually active teenagers played an important role in driving down teenage pregnancy rates. Since then, according to a new report from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, contraceptive use by teens has declined while their sexual activity has remained unchanged. This is a worrisome shift — and it has bearing on the coming budget battle in Congress. The report’s authors, Dr. John Santelli, Mark Orr, Laura Lindberg and Daniela Diaz, said they found a decrease of about 10 percent in contraception use that is consistent with recent gains in the teenage birth rate. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/opinion/18thu4.html?th&emc=th
Drugs Won the War By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 13, 2009. This year marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s start of the war on drugs, and it now appears that drugs have won. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/opinion/14kristof.html?th&emc=th
Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge By DUFF WILSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/business/16tobacco.html?th&emc=th
Nestlé recalls cookie dough products - Raw dough causes several to fall ill By Jonathan Birchall in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: June 19 2009 17:46 | Last updated: June 19 2009 17:46 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94ba2f8a-5cec-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0.html
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After Pilot Dies, Jet Lands Safely in Newark By AL BAKER and SEWELL CHAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: June 18, 2009. Continental Airlines Flight 61 was halfway through its transoceanic flight from Belgium to Newark when a sign of trouble came: A doctor was needed. A Belgian cardiologist, Dr. Julien Struyven, was one of five doctors to answer a call for aid on Continental Flight 61. He said it appeared the pilot had a heart attack. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/nyregion/19plane.html?th&emc=th
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Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT
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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
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