Ending Abusive Relationships Mini-Newsletter - January 25, 2009

Ending Abusive Relationships Mini-Newsletter - January 25, 2009


“So you could wait for President Obama to try to resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act with a new name maybe starting with the letter V after battling through the legislative process and its attendant lobby ridden minefields, or you could move the money to create the effective outcome of such an act and change behavior patterns using "tangible" persuasion.” Dennis Santiago

Moving Big Money By Dennis Santiago. Copyright by The Hoffington Post. January 23, 2010 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-santiago/moving-big-money_b_434048.html

Bill Maher On Ending Abusive Relationships - With Your Bank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFJoGMVcGU&feature=email Go to http://moveyourmoney.info/

Obama Calls for Bank Tax to Recoup Bailout By JACKIE CALMES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 14, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/us/15tax.html?ref=global-home

New York Times Editorial: Tax Them Both. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 12, 2010. The White House is talking about levying a tax or fee on large banks to recover the $120 billion it spent to bail out the financial system. That is a good place to start, but it shouldn’t stop there. President Obama and Congress should also impose a windfall tax on the huge bonuses that bailed-out bankers plan to pay themselves over the next few weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/opinion/13wed1.html?th&emc=th

Federal Reserve earned $45 billion in 2009 By Neil Irwin. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, January 12, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/11/AR2010011103892.html?hpid=topnews

Financial Times Editorial Comment: US government to reap the windfall. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: January 12 2010 22:35 | Last updated: January 12 2010 22:35. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/01/financial-times-editorial-comment-us.html

Banks Prepare for Bigger Bonuses, and Public’s Wrath By LOUISE STORY and ERIC DASH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/10pay.html?ref=global-home

Supreme Court ruling calls for a populist revolt By E.J. Dionne Jr.. Copyright by The Washington post. Monday, January 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/24/AR2010012402298.html




International


Haiti’s Homeless Are Short Hundreds of Thousands of Tents, Aid Groups Say By GINGER THOMPSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/world/americas/25haiti.html?hpw

In Haiti, Many Amputees Have No Place to Go By RAY RIVERA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/world/americas/25amputee.html?scp=1&sq=haiti's%20amputees&st=cse

Pat Robertson says Haiti paying for 'pact to the devil' Copyright by CNNNews. January 13, 2010 6:58 p.m. EST http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.pat.robertson/




China


Google, Citing Attack, Threatens to Exit China By ANDREW JACOBS and MIGUEL HELFT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 12, 2010. This article was reported by Andrew Jacobs, Miguel Helft and John Markoff and written by Mr. Jacobs. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/asia/13beijing.html?th&emc=th

In Rebuke of China, Focus Falls on Cybersecurity By MIGUEL HELFT and JOHN MARKOFF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 13, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/technology/14google.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1263495684-HaiFeBdwsVBEudNJnBL/Tg

China Becomes Biggest Exporter. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: January 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/10/world/AP-AS-China-Trade.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

As China Rises, Fears Grow on Whether Boom Can Endure By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/world/asia/12china.html?th&emc=th





Mess-o-potamia


Bomb Blast Kills Physics Professor in Tehran By ALAN COWELL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/middleeast/13iran.html?ref=global-home

Iraq Sentences 11 to Death in Ministry Bombings By NADA BAKRI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 14, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/middleeast/15iraq.html?ref=global-home



National


Making Sense of the New Political Anger By SAM TANENHAUS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/weekinreview/24tanenhaus.html?hpw

Obama should act more like a president than a prime minister By Fareed Zakaria. Copyright by The Washington Post. Monday, January 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/24/AR2010012402300.html

How Obama can reset his presidency By Clive Crook. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: January 24 2010 20:25 | Last updated: January 24 2010 20:25. One year into his presidency, Barack Obama has come to a defining moment. He needs to reset, and Wednesday’s state of the union address is the place to begin. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-obama-can-reset-his-presidency.html


Chicagoland


Chicago Tribune Election Center http://elections.chicagotribune.com/

Sun-Times offering online election center http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/2007696,CST-NWS-ballot24.article

WINDY CITY TIMES 2010 PRIMARY ELECTION SPECIAL Click for printable charts 2010-01-20. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=24192


Health Care


Facing End-of-Life Talks, Doctors Choose to Wait By DENISE GRADY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 11, 2010. It’s a conversation that most people dread, doctors and patients alike. The cancer is terminal, time is short, and tough decisions loom — about accepting treatment or rejecting it, and choosing where and how to die. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/health/12seco.html?th&emc=th

LaDonna Redmond pushes obesity battle on Chicago's West Side By Dawn Turner Trice. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 7:52 a.m. CST, January 25, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-trice-0125-20100124,0,6373898.column


Health Care Reform


Financial Times Editorial Comment: US healthcare reform falls ill. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: January 24 2010 19:49 | Last updated: January 24 2010 19:49. Last week’s loss in Massachusetts has stunned the Democratic party and caused panic. One likely consequence is that healthcare reform – Barack Obama’s signature initiative – will go down to defeat. This is a reform that the US badly needs, and which is decades overdue. Must the effort be abandoned? http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/01/financial-times-editorial-comment-us_25.html



GOP Bashing


The Great Tea Party Rip-Off By FRANK RICH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 16, 2010. Even given the low bar set by America’s bogus conversations about race, the short-lived Harry Reid fracas was a most peculiar nonevent. For all the hyperventilation in cable news land, this supposed racial brawl didn’t seem to generate any controversy whatsoever in what is known as the real world. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17rich.html

Lady BlahBlah By CHARLES M. BLOW. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 15, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/opinion/16blow.html



Your Money


The Bernanke Conundrum By Paul Krugman. Copyright by The New York Times. January 23, 2010, 10:54 AM. A funny thing happened on the way to the Bernanke confirmation: the vote in Massachusetts turned an easy coronation into a tough fight. And this isn’t one of those cases where everyone who knows something is on one side. Look at two of my favorite econobloggers: the very judicious Calculated Risk says “We can do better”, while Brad DeLong says, “Don’t block Ben.” http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/the-bernanke-conundrum/?scp=2&sq=ben%20bernanke%20confirmation&st=cse

FDIC chief puts blame on Fed for crisis By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: January 14 2010 14:59 | Last updated: January 14 2010 14:59 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a3b97c8-0114-11df-a4cb-00144feabdc0.html

US retail sales drop in December By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: January 14 2010 14:39 | Last updated: January 14 2010 17:23 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73957524-010d-11df-a4cb-00144feabdc0.html

Recession Spurs Interest in Graduate, Law Schools By REBECCA R. RUIZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/education/10grad.html?th&emc=th



Housing


Area home sales up for 6th month - U.S. home sales plunge nearly 17% in December after tax credit deadline extended By Mary Ellen Podmolik. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune 10:40 a.m. CST, January 25, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-home-sales,0,1278819.story


Immigration


Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail By NINA BERNSTEIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/us/10detain.html?th&emc=th



Travel


Puerto Rico's mild, mild west - Though it's best known for bustling San Juan, this island's west side is relaxing and full of hidden gems. by Margaret Ramirez. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. January 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sc-trav-0105-puerto-rico-20100108,0,2302886.story

10 dirtiest hotels in the U.S. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. January 25, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-dirty-hotels-story,0,4952170.htmlstory





GLBT



Mona Noriega seeks aldermanic post by Tracy Baim. Copyright by The Windy City Times. January 20, 2010. Long-time Latina lesbian activist Mona Noriega is seeking appointment by Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley to the 1st Ward aldermanic seat vacated by Manny Flores. The appointment could come as early as this week. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=24469

Portugal's parliament votes in favor of same-sex marriages By BARRY HATTON. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. 1:29 p.m. CST, January 8, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-portugal-gay-marriage,0,2551823.story

Personal Focus as Same-Sex-Marriage Trial Opens in California By JESSE McKINLEY. Copyright b y The Associated Press. Published: January 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/us/12prop8.html?th&emc=th

New York Times Editorial: Discrimination on Trial, but Not on TV. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 14, 2010 . The trial that started on Monday in San Francisco over the constitutionality of California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage could have been a moment for the entire nation to witness a calm, deliberative debate on a vitally important issue in the era of instant communications. Instead, the United States Supreme Court made it a sad example of the quashing of public discourse by blocking the televising of the nonjury trial. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14thu3.html?th&emc=th

Argentinian couple makes history by Emmanuel Garcia. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2010-01-13. Alex Freyre and Jose Maria di Bello made headlines around the world Dec, 28, 2009, as the first same-sex couple in Latin America to marry. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=24067


Religion


Religion and Women By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 9, 2010. Religions derive their power and popularity in part from the ethical compass they offer. So why do so many faiths help perpetuate something that most of us regard as profoundly unethical: the oppression of women? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/opinion/10kristof.html?th&emc=th

In Malaysia, Uproar Grows Over Use of Word ‘Allah’ By SETH MYDANS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 10, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/world/asia/11malaysia.html?ref=global-home


Entertainment


O’Brien Will Leave ‘Tonight Show,’ NBC Says Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: January 21, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/21/business/AP-US-TV-Conan-Leno.html?scp=5&sq=O%92Brien%20Will%20Leave%20%91Tonight%20Show,%92%20NBC%20Says%20&st=cse

O’Brien Undone by His Media-Hopping Fans By BILL CARTER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: January 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/business/media/25conan.html?scp=1&sq=O%92Brien%20Will%20Leave%20%91Tonight%20Show,%92%20NBC%20Says%20&st=cse

Conan O'Brien slams NBC executives on 'Tonight Show' By Dana Kavan. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. January 12, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-101112-conan-fires-back-nbc,0,1453491.story



Humor


Anniversary special: The 20 best things HOMER SIMPSON ever said. Copyright by The Washington Post. January 10, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/01/anniversary_special_the_20_bes.html?hpid=topnews



My surgery yesterday was successful. I hope to have a speedy recovery so that I can be back up to speed in about six weeks. Thanks to all that have expressed support and concern.

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Author: Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey - Floricanto Press 2003.
Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT
Round Table.
Author: The Mosaic Virus – Floricanto Press 2007.  Nominated for a Stonewall Award by the American Library Association GLBT Round Table, and a Lammie from The Lambda Literary Foundation
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