Holy Sh*t Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global Newsletter II - March 27, 2010

Holy Sh*t Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global Newsletter II - March 27, 2010

March 16, 2010: Holy Sh*t http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-16-2010/holy-sh-t

“The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of a sexual abuse case in Germany than previous church statements have suggested, raising fresh questions about his handling of a scandal unfolding under his direct supervision before he rose to the top of the church’s hierarchy. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope and archbishop in Munich at the time, was copied on a memo that informed him that a priest, whom he had approved sending to therapy in 1980 to overcome pedophilia, would be returned to pastoral work within days of beginning psychiatric treatment. The priest was later convicted of molesting boys in another parish.” NICHOLAS KULISH and KATRIN BENNHOLD

Pope Was Told Pedophile Priest Would Get Transfer - Documents suggest that Pope Benedict, shown in St. Peter's Square on Thursday, was kept informed of a pedophile priest's case. By NICHOLAS KULISH and KATRIN BENNHOLD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/world/europe/26church.html?th&emc=th

“Pope Benedict XVI’s latest apology for the emerging global scandal of child abuse by predatory priests — an issue that the Roman Catholic Church should have engaged years ago — is strong on forgiveness but far short of the full accountability that Catholics need for repairing their damaged church. With the scandal spreading across Europe, Benedict apologized to Irish Catholics last week for the “sinful and criminal” sexual abuse of thousands of children across decades. But he made no mention of the need to discipline diocesan leaders most responsible for shielding hundreds of priests from criminal penalties by moving them from parish to parish to continue their crimes.’ New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: The Pope and the Pedophilia Scandal. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 24, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/opinion/25thur1.html?th&emc=th

Vatican axed trial for priest accused by deaf boys By NICOLE WINFIELD. Copyright by The Associated Press. Thursday, March 25, 2010; 12:50 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032500477.html?hpid=topnews

Benedict’s Fragile Church By PETER SCHNEIDER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 22, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/opinion/23Schneider.html?th&emc=th

Pope May Be at Crossroads on Abuse, Forced to Reconcile Policy and Words By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/world/europe/26vatican.html?th&emc=th

Pope Accepts Irish Bishop’s Resignation in Abuse Scandal By RACHEL DONADIO and EAMON QUINN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/world/europe/25ireland.html?hp

For Years, Deaf Boys Tried to Tell of Priest’s Abuse By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and DAVID CALLENDER. Copyright by The The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010. They were deaf, but they were not silent. For decades, a group of men who were sexually abused as children by the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin reported to every type of official they could think of that he was a danger, according to the victims and church documents. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/us/27wisconsin.html?th&emc=th

Doctrine Preoccupied Benedict as Archbishop By KATRIN BENNHOLD and NICHOLAS KULISH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 27, 2010. When Pope Benedict XVI was archbishop of Munich and Freising, he was broadly described as a theologian more concerned with doctrinal debates than personnel matters. That, say his defenders, helps explain why he did not keep close tabs on a pedophile priest sent to his archdiocese in 1980 and allowed to work in a parish. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/world/europe/28church.html?hp

To Sinead O'Connor, Pope Benedict's apology for church sex abuse rings hollow By Sinead O'Connor. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 28, 2010. When I was a child, Ireland was a Catholic theocracy. If a bishop came walking down the street, people would move to make a path for him. If a bishop attended a national sporting event, the team would kneel to kiss his ring. If someone made a mistake, instead of saying, "Nobody's perfect," we said, "Ah sure, it could happen to a bishop." The expression was more accurate than we knew. This month, Pope Benedict XVI wrote a pastoral letter of apology -- of sorts -- to Ireland to atone for decades of sexual abuse of minors by priests whom those children were supposed to trust. To many people in my homeland, the pope's letter is an insult not only to our intelligence, but to our faith and to our country. To understand why, one must realize that we Irish endured a brutal brand of Catholicism that revolved around the humiliation of children. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502363.html?hpid=artslot



International


“A few weeks ago, a solution to Greece’s debt problems seemed close. The Greeks did their part by adopting a tough new austerity program earlier this month. But Europe has not followed through with the needed guarantee that the money Greece must borrow to pay its bills will be safe from default.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: European Disunion. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 22, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/opinion/23tue2.html?th&emc=th

Europeans Reach Deal on Rescue Plan for Greece By STEPHEN CASTLE and MATTHEW SALTMARSH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/business/global/26drachma.html?hpw

Euro plunges on doubts over Greece aid By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 24 2010 08:42 | Last updated: March 24 2010 15:19 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d228a2c2-371e-11df-b542-00144feabdc0.html

UK hedge funds gain from bets on sterling By Sam Jones, Hedge Fund Correspondent. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 26 2010 23:00 | Last updated: March 26 2010 23:00 http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/uk-hedge-funds-gain-from-bets-on.html

Obama Finalizes Arms Control Deal With Russia By PETER BAKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010. President Obama finalized a new arms control treaty with Russia on Friday that will pare back the still-formidable cold war nuclear arsenals of each country. The agreement brings to fruition one of the president’s signature foreign policy objectives, just days after he signed into law the most expansive domestic program in decades. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/world/europe/27start.html?hp

Dubai unveils debt restructuring By Simeon Kerr in Dubai and Robin Wigglesworth and Andrew England in Abu Dhabi. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 25 2010 08:26 | Last updated: March 25 2010 11:16. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/dubai-unveils-debt-restructuring.html


China


“IT'S NOT often that a major multinational corporation sacrifices profits and the possibility of substantial growth for a human rights principle. So Google deserves praise for its groundbreaking decision to move its China-based search engine from the mainland to Hong Kong and end its censorship of searches. The shift does not mean that Chinese will be able to learn about Tiananmen or Tibet through Google searches; Beijing's firewall has already begun screening such content from Google.cn. But the company itself will no longer be engaged in suppressing Internet freedom on behalf of an authoritarian government. In drawing that line, Google sets an example that other U.S. firms should follow -- and that the Obama administration should defend.” Washington Post Editorial

Washington Post Editorial: Google's good deed in China. Copyright by the Washington Post. Thursday, March 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032402925.html

New York Times Editorial: Google and China. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010. Google’s decision to stop censoring its search service in China on Monday was a principled and brave move, a belated acknowledgment that Internet companies cannot enable a government’s censorship without becoming a de facto accomplice to repression. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/opinion/24wed2.html?th&emc=th

Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship By MIGUEL HELFT and DAVID BARBOZA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 22, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/technology/23google.html?emc=na

China Unicom ditches Google on mobiles By Kathrin Hille in Beijing and Justine Lau in Hong Kong. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 24 2010 18:52 | Last updated: March 24 2010 18:52 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30c04c2-3772-11df-9176-00144feabdc0.html

China's instructions on reporting on Google. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, March 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032402511.html

China Officials Wrestle Publicly Over Currency By KEITH BRADSHER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 25, 2010. Chinese leaders are engaged in a bitter and unusually public struggle over whether to allow the renminbi to rise against the dollar or to escalate further a war of words with the United States over currency values. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/business/global/26yuan.html?ref=global-home






Mess-o-potamia


China and Russia Pressed Iran to Accept U.N. Deal By ELLEN BARRY and ANDREW KRAMER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/world/middleeast/25iran.html?ref=global-home

Insurgent Faction Presents Afghan Peace Plan By CARLOTTA GALL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010. Representatives of a major insurgent faction have presented a formal 15-point peace plan to the Afghan government, the first concrete proposal to end hostilities since President Hamid Karzai said he would make reconciliation a priority after his re-election last year. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/asia/24afghan.html?th&emc=th

Bin Laden issues threat over 9/11 execution By Andrew England in Abu Dhabi. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 25 2010 15:06 | Last updated: March 25 2010 15:06. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/bin-laden-issues-threat-over-911.html

Israel Absorbs Twin Rebukes From Top Allies By HELENE COOPER and JOHN F. BURNS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010. Israel found itself at odds with its two most stalwart allies on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu culminated a tense visit to Washington with a face-to-face session with President Obama that apparently failed to resolve the impasse between the two over a comprehensive Middle East peace plan. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/middleeast/24diplo.html?th&emc=th



National


GOP's Gregg, Corker predict financial regulation bill will pass in 2010 By Brady Dennis. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 12:25 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032401456.html?hpid=topnews

Student Loan Overhaul Approved by Congress By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and TAMAR LEWIN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/us/politics/26loans.html?hpw



Chicagoland


Democrats pick Simon as Quinn's running mate by Rick Pearson. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 27, 2010. State Democratic Party leaders today selected Sheila Simon, the daughter of the late Sen. Paul Simon, to be Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate in the general election. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/03/democrats-pick-quinn-running-mate-simon-and-turner-are-finalists.html

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Pension cuts a giant first step. Keep going. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 25, 2010. Sweeping, radical change to the state's pension systems finally came to Illinois on Wednesday, an important first step toward pulling the state back from the brink of bankruptcy. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2121918,CST-EDT-edit25a.article

Health care reform in Illinois: what to expect - State Insurance Director Michael McRaith discusses the impact of health care reform on Illinois By Judith Graham. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 5:42 p.m. CDT, March 23, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-health-reform-illinois-20100323,0,4596796.story




Health Care

“Providing free or discounted medical care to low-income uninsured people is supposed to be the reason nonprofit hospitals get generous tax breaks, while for-profit hospitals don't. Some Chicago area hospitals, though, are not doing nearly enough to justify their tax-exempt status. In 2008, according to state records, more than a dozen non-profit hospitals here spent less than 1 percent of their total revenue on charity care for the poor.” Chicago Sun-Times Editorial

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Nonprofit hospitals skimping on charity. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 22, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2115068,CST-EDT-edit22a.article

Caesarean Births Are at an All Time High in U.S. By DENISE GRADY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010. The Caesarean section rate in the United States reached 32 percent in 2007, the country’s highest rate ever, health officials are reporting. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/health/24birth.html?hpw

F.D.A. Says Millions Got Unapproved Heart Pills By NATASHA SINGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/business/27nitro.html?th&emc=th

More Doctors Giving Up Private Practices By GARDINER HARRIS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/health/policy/26docs.html?hp

Doctor Visits Lead to Legal Help With Everyday Problems By ERIK ECKHOLM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/us/24legal.html?hp

Doctors Offer Thoughts on Cutting Health Care Costs By LESLEY ALDERMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 20, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/health/27patient.html?hpw

ACNE DRUG PREVENTS HIV BREAKOUT. Copyright by johns Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2010/03_18a_10.html




Health Care Reform


“We are in this together. That's the spirit that moved President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and every Democrat who voted "yes" in the House Sunday for the historic bill that will soon make health care affordable for almost every American. We know that sounds insufferably schmaltzy to many, with its echoes of soft-headed dreamers singing "Kumbaya." But that has always been the matter at the heart of this centurylong national debate over health care: how much do we give a damn about each other.” Chicago Sun-Times Editorial

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Health care is now an American right. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 23, 2010. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2116898,CST-EDT-edit23.article

Senate passes corrected reconciliation bill, sends it back to the House By Lori Montgomery, Shailagh Murray and William Branigin. Copyright by The Washington Post
Thursday, March 25, 2010; 3:25 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032500006.html?hpid=topnews

Final Votes in Congress Cap Battle on Health Bill By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010. Congress on Thursday gave final approval to a package of changes to the Democrats’ sweeping health care overhaul, capping a bitter partisan battle over the most far-reaching social legislation in nearly half a century. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/health/policy/26health.html?hpw

Washington Post Editorial: States argue the feds can't force purchase of health insurance. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, March 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032402927.html

The Color of Money: 4 scenarios in the new health-care law By Michelle Singletary. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 28, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/26/AR2010032605598.html?hpid=topnews


Randy Neugebauer says he called out 'baby-killer' as Stupak spoke on House floor By Paul Kane. Updated 2:03 p.m. 3/22/10. Copyright by The Washington Post http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/stupak-called-baby-killer-on-h.html?hpid=topnews

Why I wrote the 'Stupak amendment' and voted for health-care reform By Bart Stupak. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, March 27, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/26/AR2010032602921.html





GOP Bashing


WE DISAGREE with the charge made by Rep. Cantor today that Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain," Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, said Thursday. He was referring to Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), a Republican leader in the House, who said that Democratic leaders are taking political advantage of reports of vandalism and death threats against Democrats who voted for the health-reform bill. Democrats who blame the rhetoric of GOP leaders for such acts, Mr. Cantor said, are "dangerously fanning the flames." Washington Post Editorial

Washington Post Editorial: Putting out the flames. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 26, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032503093.html

After Health Vote, Threats on Democrats By CARL HULSE. Copyright by the Associated Press. Published: March 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/health/policy/25health.html?th&emc=th

An open letter to conservatives By Russell King. Copyright bhy Filtered News. March 22, 2010. The years have not been kind to you. I grew up in a profoundly Republican home so I can remember when you wore a very different face than the one we see now. You’ve lost me and you’ve lost most of America. Because I believe having responsible choices is important to democracy, I’d like to give you some advice and an invitation. http://filterednews.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/an-open-letter-to-conservatives/#com-head

An Absence of Class By BOB HERBERT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 22, 2010. Some of the images from the run-up to Sunday’s landmark health care vote in the House of Representatives should be seared into the nation’s consciousness. We are so far, in so many ways, from being a class act. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/opinion/23herbert.html?th&emc=th

A Tea Party Without Nuts By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/opinion/24friedman.html?th&emc=th

Going to Extreme By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010. I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law. But a few days later, it doesn’t seem quite as entertaining — and not just because of the wave of vandalism and threats aimed at Democratic lawmakers. For if you care about America’s future, you can’t be happy as extremists take full control of one of our two great political parties. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/opinion/26krugman.html?ref=opinion

Racism simmers below surface on health care - It's no surprise that only black lawmakers were spit at BY MARY MITCHELL. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 23, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/2117338,CST-NWS-mitch23.article

Stopping the health-care madness By Eugene Robinson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 26, 2010. Let's not pretend anymore that the tea party movement is harmless. The right to protest is one of our cherished American freedoms. But there is no right to vandalism, no right to threaten our elected officials' lives. Someone is going to get hurt unless those who lead the movement -- and those who exploit it -- start acting like responsible adults. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502413.html

Washington Post Editorial: After health reform, is anyone willing to compromise? Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032303425.html

Can ‘No’ Revive the Republicans? By TOBIN HARSHAW. Copyright by The New York Times. March 26, 2010, 6:46 PM http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/can-no-revive-the-republicans/?scp=1&sq=Can%20‘No’%20Revive%20the%20Republicans?%20&st=cse

Whose Country Is It? By CHARLES M. BLOW. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010. The far-right extremists have gone into conniptions. The bullying, threats, and acts of violence following the passage of health care reform have been shocking, but they’re only the most recent manifestations of an increasing sense of desperation. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/opinion/27blow.html?th&emc=th

Political Tide Could Wash Away Utah Senator By JEFF ZELENY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010. Senator Robert F. Bennett parked his white Acura, walked through the doors of Bryant Middle School and stood alone as he began the obstacle course that will determine his political fate. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/us/politics/26bennett.html?hp





The Economy


U.S. Growth in 4th Quarter Revised Slightly Lower By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/business/economy/27econ.html?hpw

Bernanke says low rates still necessary By James Politi in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 25 2010 15:44 | Last updated: March 25 2010 15:44. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/bernanke-says-low-rates-still-necessary.html

US jobless claims fall to 15-month low By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 25 2010 13:30 | Last updated: March 25 2010 13:30 http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/us-jobless-claims-fall-to-15-month-low.html

Best Buy reports strong fourth-quarter sales By Jonathan Birchall in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 25 2010 14:01 | Last updated: March 25 2010 14:01. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/best-buy-reports-strong-fourth-quarter.html


Your Money


Social Security to See Payout Exceed Pay-In This Year By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: March 24, 2010. The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hurt jobs, home prices and now Social Security. This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/business/economy/25social.html?th&emc=th



Housing


Households Facing Foreclosure Rose in 4th Quarter By DAVID STREITFELD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/business/economy/26mortgages.html?hpw

Existing home sales fall for third straight month By Renae Merle. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, March 23, 2010; 12:59 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032301226.html?hpid=topnews

Housing crisis drives families into overcrowded living conditions - Longstanding problem in Chicago exacerbated by foreclosures, posing safety and other concerns By Antonio Olivo. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 28, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-met-overcrowded-housing-0328-20100327,0,5362202,full.story

Bank of America to Reduce Mortgage Balances By DAVID STREITFELD and LOUISE STORY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 24, 2010. Bank of America said on Wednesday that it would begin forgiving some mortgage debt in an effort to keep distressed borrowers from losing their homes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/business/25housing.html?th&emc=th

A Bold U.S. Plan to Help Struggling Homeowners. By DAVID STREITFELD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 26, 2010. Will it work this time? Once again, the federal government is adding to its arsenal of programs for troubled homeowners, seeking to help those who urgently need it while neither angering nor creating perverse incentives for those who do not. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/business/27modify.html?th&emc=th


Commodities


Supply fears start to hit Treasuries By Michael Mackenzie in New York and David Oakley in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 26 2010 19:18 | Last updated: March 26 2010 19:18. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/supply-fears-start-to-hit-treasuries.html


Travel


U.S. Set to Expand Role in Protecting Air Travelers By SUSAN STELLIN. Copyright by Bloomberg News. Published: March 22, 2010. The federal government is about to take a larger role in protecting airline passengers, starting with a new rule allowing travelers to get off a plane stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/business/23delays.html?hpw

2nd Strike Begins at British Airways By NICOLA CLARK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/business/global/28air.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1269709998-eDFVXLgFJI9JhuZrWuipJg

Airlines in Europe Face Wave of Strikes By DAVID JOLLY. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 22, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/business/global/23air.html?hp

Religion

Christian Science Church Seeks Truce on Medicine By PAUL VITELLO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/nyregion/24heal.html?hp


GLBT


The Pentagon is taking a major step to ease the discriminatory burdens on gay and lesbian service members by ending the pernicious use of anonymous tips and biased hearsay to drum them from the military. With the backing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid down enlightened enforcement changes to provide “a greater measure of common sense and common decency” to a military burdened by the onerous and damaging “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: Loosening the ‘Don’t Ask’ Shackles. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/opinion/26fri2.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1269619325-isZBrxEWZiFFo2y2XLvbKQ

Pentagon relaxes 'don't ask, don't tell' By Craig Whitlock. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, March 25, 2010; 12:40 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032500818.html?hpid=topnews

Cuccinelli: Gay acts are a 'detriment' to society and sodomy is still illegal in Virginia. Filed by: Michael Hamar. Copyright by Bilerico. March 21, 2010 4:00 PM http://www.bilerico.com/2010/03/cuccinelli_gay_acts_are_a_detriment_to_society_end.php

Get Equal: Major New LGBT Civil Rights Organization Formed. Copyright by David Mixner. Mar 17, 2010. http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/03/get-equal-major-new-lgbt-civil-rights-organization-formed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

Gays arrested at White House, Pelosi's offices by Rex Wockner. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2010-03-24. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25933

Is This The Birth Of A Civil Rights Movement....? Copyright by David Mixner. Mar 19, 2010. http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/03/is-this-the-birth-of-a-civil-rights-movement.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

A whirlwind of activity in D.C. by Chuck Colbert. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2010-03-24. Spring fever or March madness—take your pick. Whatever the explanation, gay-rights activists, gay veterans and a retired Marine Corps general grabbed headlines last week both on Capitol Hill and outside the White House. And it all happened the same day, Thursday, March 18, as members of Congress began reviewing a report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimating the costs of healthcare reform. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25934

Daley names LGBT advisory chair. Copyright by The Windy City Times. Thursday, March 18, 2010 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25910




Technology


“The Federal Communications Commission’s broadband strategy comes not a moment too soon. High-speed Internet is on its way to replacing the telephone as the nation’s primary means of communication.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: A Plan for Broadband. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 20, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/opinion/21sun1.html?th&emc=th

Washington Post Editorial: The FCC's visible hand. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 21, 2010. BY THE Federal Communications Commission's own account, broadband use in the United States has exploded over the past decade: "Fueled primarily by private sector investment and innovation, the American broadband ecosystem has evolved rapidly. The number of Americans who have broadband at home has grown from eight million in 2000 to nearly 200 million last year." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002711.html

Rush Is On to Be First in iPad Apps By BRAD STONE and JENNA WORTHAM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 21, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/technology/22apps.html?hpw

Advertisers Show Interest in iPad By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 24, 2010. Advertisers initially approached new media as if they were going duck hunting, tiptoeing cautiously into the waters of mobile phones and the Internet. With the iPad, it’s big-game season. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/business/media/25ipad.html?th&emc=th

Nintendo to Make 3D Version of Its DS Handheld Game By HIROKO TABUCHI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/technology/24nintendo.html?th&emc=th

Facebook privacy policy shift fires critics By David Gelles in San Francisco. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 26 2010 23:17 | Last updated: March 26 2010 23:17. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/facebook-privacy-policy-shift-fires.html


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A Liberal Dose of Humor: Gene Weingarten can make fun of Democrats AND Republicans By Gene Weingarten. Copyright by the Washington Post. Sunday, March 28, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031902643.html?hpid=topnews






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