Law & Border Newsletter - May 1, 2010
April 26, 2010: Law & Border http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-26-2010/law---border
“Immigration policy has taken a populist turn in the US for the same reason it has done so elsewhere: because politicians have tried to intimidate the public out of even reasonable discussion of immigration. The political dynamics that made Arizonans deem a new law necessary were not much different from those that led the Swiss to vote for a ban on minarets last autumn. The episode in Rochdale, England on Wednesday, in which UK prime minister Gordon Brown referred privately to the widow Gillian Duffy as a “bigoted woman” for raising questions about immigration, was front-page news across the US. That is because Mr Brown mirrored American politicians’ views of when it is proper for the public to talk about immigration and what it is permissible to say. The answers, apparently, are “never” and ‘nothing’.” Christopher Caldwell
Arizona moves the boundaries. By Christopher Caldwell. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 30 2010 21:51 | Last updated: April 30 2010 21:51. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/05/arizona-moves-boundaries.html
Washington Post Editorial: Arizona's immigration law twists the Constitution in the pursuit of illegal immigrants. Copyright by the Washington Post. Thursday, April 29, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042805359.html
A Law Facing a Tough Road Through the Courts By JOHN SCHWARTZ and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010. Can Arizona’s controversial new immigration law — allowing the police to stop people and demand proof of citizenship — pass constitutional muster? To many scholars, the answer is, simply, no. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/us/28legal.html?th&emc=th
It’s simply harassment By Clarence Page. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. April 28, 2010. Congratulations, Arizona. If your new "reasonable suspicion" immigration ID-check law was intended to get Washington's attention, it succeeded. It also raised my reasonable suspicion that the immigration debate has been hijacked by wingnuts. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0428-page-20100428,0,3567678,full.column
Immigration Issue Poses a Complex Test for 2 Parties By ADAM NAGOURNEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010. Senator John McCain of Arizona took to the Senate floor the other day to embrace a tough new Arizona law giving the police the authority to detain people they suspect are illegal immigrants. Mr. McCain, long an outspoken champion of giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, is facing a primary challenge this summer from a conservative who backs tough immigration measures. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/us/politics/28immig.html?th&emc=th
Democrats Reframe the Debate on Immigration By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010. The outline for an immigration overhaul unveiled by Democratic senators this week lays down a new starting point for any national debate: tough immigration enforcement. But perhaps more significantly it reveals how politics have shifted on the contentious issue. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/politics/01immig.html?th&emc=th
In any language, Chicago still a big talker - But New York, L.A. now have more foreign-language speakers, Census Bureau reports By Ron Grossman. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 9:59 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-census-language-diversity-20100428,0,3295326.story
International
April 29, 2010: Clustershag to 10 Downing http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-29-2010/clustershag-to-10-downing
In British Race, a Stray Remark Haunts Brown By SARAH LYALL. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: April 28, 2010... However you look at it, Mr. Brown’s irascible characterization of a member of the public as a “bigoted woman,” caught on a live microphone after the two had discussed immigration policy, dominated the political discussion on Wednesday and proved seriously unfortunate for him and for his party. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/world/europe/29brown.html?hp
Washington Post Editorial: Europe's way out of debt crisis is through political change. Copyright by the Washington Post . Thursday, April 29, 2010... A strong currency, the euro was supposed to provide an incentive for these countries to improve competitiveness and maintain high fiscal standards. But to varying degrees, they spent the windfall instead. The inevitable debt crisis is now at hand; having begun in Greece, it may be spreading to Spain, whose sovereign debt Standard & Poor's downgraded yesterday. In pre-euro times, Greece, Spain, Portugal and others would have coped by devaluing their national currencies and boosting exports. Today, brutal austerity is their only choice. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042805356.html
The Euro Trap By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010... What’s the nature of the trap? During the years of easy money, wages and prices in the crisis countries rose much faster than in the rest of Europe. Now that the money is no longer rolling in, those countries need to get costs back in line. But that’s a much harder thing to do now than it was when each European nation had its own currency. Back then, costs could be brought in line by adjusting exchange rates — e.g., Greece could cut its wages relative to German wages simply by reducing the value of the drachma in terms of Deutsche marks. Now that Greece and Germany share the same currency, however, the only way to reduce Greek relative costs is through some combination of German inflation and Greek deflation. And since Germany won’t accept inflation, deflation it is. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/opinion/30krugman.html?ref=opinion
In Europe, a Delicate Decision on Rates By JACK EWING. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010... If growth in Northern Europe continues to gain during the rest of the year, the European Central Bank in Frankfurt will eventually face pressure to raise interest rates to contain inflation. But a rate increase could harm Greece as well as Spain, Portugal and other countries with debt problems, raising the high cost of borrowing for governments and business. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/global/30ecb.html?th&emc=th
Europe Acts Swiftly on Long-Delayed Greek Bailout By NICHOLAS KULISH and DAN BILEFSKY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world/europe/30greece.html?th&emc=th
German MPs claim Greece needs €120bn. By Quentin Peel and Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin, Kerin Hope in Athens, Mure Dickie in Tokyo, David Oakley in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 10:26 | Last updated: April 28 2010 16:40. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/german-mps-claim-greece-needs-120bn.html
Euro Rises After I.M.F. Boosts Pledge to Aid Greece By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and NICHOLAS KULISH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/global/30euro.html?hpw
The Bitter Pills in the Plan to Rescue Greece By DAN BILEFSKY and LANDON THOMAS Jr. Copyright by Reuters. Published: April 30, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/business/global/01euro.html?th&emc=th
Debt Ratings Are Lowered for Portugal and Greece By JACK EWING. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/business/global/28drachma.html?emc=na
Bank of Ireland seeks to raise €3.4bn By John O’Doherty. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 26 2010 09:21 | Last updated: April 26 2010 09:21. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/bank-of-ireland-seeks-to-raise-34bn.html
Japan retail sales rise for a third month. By Justine Lau in Hong Kong. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 06:41 | Last updated: April 28 2010 06:41. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/japan-retail-sales-rise-for-third-month.html
North Korea Appears to Tap Leader’s Son as Enigmatic Heir By MARTIN FACKLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 24, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/world/asia/25succession.html?th&emc=th
China
Chinese Rules Said to Threaten Proprietary Information By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010. China is expected to issue regulations on Saturday requiring technology companies to disclose proprietary information like data-encryption keys and underlying software code to sell a range of security-related digital technology products to government agencies, American industry officials said on Friday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/business/global/01yuan.html?hpw
China to build reactors in Pakistan By Geoff Dyer in Beijing, Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad and James Lamont in New Delhi. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 15:48 | Last updated: April 28 2010 15:48. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/china-to-build-reactors-in-pakistan.html
China to hit US chicken with new tariffs By Geoff Dyer in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 05:33 | Last updated: April 28 2010 16:50. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/china-to-hit-us-chicken-with-new.html
Stunned China Looks Inward After School Attacks By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 30, 2010. In the wake of a fourth horrific attack on Chinese schoolchildren — this time by a crazed man who on Friday beat five toddlers with a hammer, then set himself on fire with two other children in his arms — this shocked and bruised nation was of two distinctly different minds. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/world/asia/01china.html?th&emc=th
Mess-o-potamia
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Once more into the Mideast breach - Obama’s will is now the decisive element in talks. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 30 2010 19:35 | Last updated: April 30 2010 19:35. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/05/financial-times-editorial-comment-once.html
Israel’s fear and loathing of Obama By Gideon Rachman. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 26 2010 19:47 | Last updated: April 26 2010 19:47. Israel’s alarm at the deterioration in its relations with the US is palpable. In Jerusalem recently, even a liberal commentator told me: “Barack Obama is a disaster for Israel. I don’t think the general public realise just how much of a disaster he is.” Government officials are more careful – but only a bit. Danny Ayalon, the deputy Israeli foreign minister, says that it would be a “grave mistake” for America to present its own Middle East peace plan, an idea that the US president’s people are known to be considering. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/israels-fear-and-loathing-of-obama.html
U.S. Sets Start of Mideast Peace Talks. By MARK LANDLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/world/middleeast/01diplo.html?th&emc=th
EU and China move closer to Iran sanctions © Reuters Limited. April 30, 2010. European talks with Chinese leaders over Iran have moved towards how to target sanctions rather than whether they should be applied at all, the European Union said on Friday. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/eu-and-china-move-closer-to-iran.html
New York Times Editorial: Dangerous Games. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 28, 2010. By nearly all independent accounts, Iraq’s parliamentary elections last month were reasonably free and fair. Efforts now to manipulate the process — especially but not solely by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki — are an insult to Iraqi voters. They are also dangerous. The longer it takes to form a new government, and the more questions raised about the process, the easier it will be for extremists to exploit the uncertainty. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/opinion/29thurs1.html?th&emc=th
Obama Sticks to a Deadline in Iraq By PETER BAKER and ROD NORDLAND. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010. When President Obama approved a plan to withdraw combat forces from Iraq this summer, it was based on the assumption that a newly elected government would be in place by the time Americans headed home. Fourteen months later, that assumption is exploding but the plan remains the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/world/middleeast/28iraq.html?th&emc=th
National
“There are two tragic anniversaries this month. It is 11 years since two Colorado students gunned down 12 of their fellow classmates and one teacher at Columbine High School and three years since 32 students and faculty members were gunned down at Virginia Tech. Those horrors haven’t slowed the gun lobby’s relentless push to weaken the nation’s already far too weak gun laws — or Congress’s eagerness to do the gun lobby’s bidding. Last week, House Democrats had to pull back legislation that would have finally given the District of Columbia a voting representative in Congress because of amendments tacked on to the bill that would have gutted local gun laws. The only bright spot in all of this is that gun victims’ families and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan group co-led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, are fighting back. They have begun a campaign to get Congress to close the loophole that has allowed criminals, troubled teens and the mentally ill to evade federal background checks and purchase weapons from unlicensed private dealers at weekend gun shows.” New York Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial: Listen to the Families. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 26, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/opinion/27tue2.html?th&emc=th
Mine Blast That Killed 29 Prompts F.B.I. Inquiry By IAN URBINA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010. The F.B.I. has interviewed more than 20 employees of Massey Energy in a criminal investigation of the explosion that killed 29 of the company’s miners last month in West Virginia, according to two officials from the federal mine safety agency and the Department of Justice. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/01mine.html?th&emc=th
Fierce Tornado Causes Deaths Across Mississippi By SARAH WHEATON. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/us/25tornado.html?hp
Chicagoland
“Republican state Sen. Bill Brady, who wants to be governor, gave reporters three hours to scrutinize his tax returns Friday. The reporters had to travel to Brady's Springfield campaign office and couldn't make copies of the tax documents. Brady didn't really want to show his tax returns at all, but he gave in to pressure and staged the now-you-see-them-now-you-don't viewing. And now everybody knows why he didn't want to show off his returns. They reveal that he paid no federal or state income tax in 2008 and no federal income tax in 2009.” Chicago Tribune Editorial
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Not enough, Mr. Brady. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 6:13 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-brady-20100428,0,3202162.story
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Brady's tax secrecy makes voters wonder. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times . April 25, 2010. Releasing income tax returns has become a standard practice for Illinois governors. Gov. Quinn and his running mate Sheila Simon did so on Tuesday. Even Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan made their taxes returns public when they were in office. So it's hard to understand why Bill Brady, the GOP candidate for governor, is having such a tough time with the concept. If he's elected, we hope he won't be so secretive about other matters. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2196308,CST-EDT-edit25a.article
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: Crime fight is up to us, not the National Guard. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. April 27, 2010. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2203606,CST-EDT-edit27.article
Daley: City needs gun laws, not the Guard - Lawmakers’ idea for deploying guardsmen to Chicago gets cool reaction from mayor, governor, police union By Hal Dardick. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:28 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-daley-national-guard-20100426,0,1598227.story
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Why you might sit down for this bill. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010. Cook County homeowners, your property taxes are going up. When local officials openly squabble over whether the second installment of this year's property tax bills should be sent to you before — or after — the November election, you know bad news is on the way. What incumbent politicians fear most is a property tax rebellion, and with a large state income tax increase in the post-November forecast, a perfect tax storm is brewing. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0429-property-20100429,0,2807766,full.story
Add Ald. Tunney to pool of pols who'd like to be mayor. BY LAURA WASHINGTON. Copyright by the Chicago Sun-Times. April 26, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/washington/2199936,CST-EDT-laura26.article
A Coup de Foudre of Love and Voila - PARIS IN CHICAGO. By Michele Kurlander. Copyright by Bonjour Paris. April 2010 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/coup-de-foudre-love-and-voila-paris-chicago/
GOP Bashing
Bill Maher BECOMES a Teabagger - 4/23/10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if88PgI-vfU&feature=player_embedded
Does America need another party? Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, April 30, 2010; 7:59 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/30/AR2010043002093.html
Euro Rises After I.M.F. Boosts Pledge to Aid Greece By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and NICHOLAS KULISH. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: April 29, 2010. Gov. Charlie Crist announced Thursday that he will run independently for the United States Senate, giving Florida a race that will once again make the state a gawk-worthy stage of American politics, where the country's desires, fears and conflicts play out. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/global/30euro.html?hpw
Utah Conservatives sing chorus of 'Bye bye Bennett' with glee By Amy Gardner. Copyright by The Washington Post . Friday, April 30, 2010; 8:23 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/30/AR2010043000770.html?hpid=topnews
Health Care
“The Food and Drug Administration said Saturday it was investigating a health-care company for possible other problems following its recall of more than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, based in Fort Washington, Pa., issued the voluntary recall late Friday in the United States and 11 other countries after consulting with the FDA. The recall involves children's versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl, because they don't meet quality standards.” The Associated Press
FDA investigating recall of children's medicine Copyright by The Associated Press . Saturday, May 1, 2010; 12:11 PM. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/01/AR2010050101926.html?hpid=topnews
New York Times Editorial: Faltering Cancer Trials. Copyright by The New York Times . Published: April 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/opinion/25sun1.html?th&emc=th
Potentially Lethal Airborne Fungus May Spread to California - Unlike typical strains, new pathogen can attack healthy people, researchers say By Robert Preidt - SOURCE: Duke University Medical Center . Copyright © 2010 HealthDay. April 22, 2010 http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/638292.html?campaign_id=widget_topStories
Study Shows ‘Invisible’ Burden of Family Doctors By STEVE LOHR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 28, 2010. A new study detailing the uncompensated work burden on family doctors points to the need to change how they are paid, medical experts say — particularly as the new health care law promises to add millions more patients to the system. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/business/29doctor.html?hp
Strict Abortion Measures Enacted in Oklahoma By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/us/28abortion.html?th&emc=th
Two Convicted of Denying Access to Abortion Clinic By COLIN MOYNIHAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010. For the first time in New York City, federal prosecutors have used the Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act to secure a conviction in a case where access was blocked to a clinic that provides abortions. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/nyregion/28clinic.html?hpw
South Africa Redoubles Efforts Against AIDS By CELIA W. DUGGER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 25, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/health/policy/26safrica.html?th&emc=th
Health Care Reform
Indecision 2010 Midterm Elections - Sue Lowden http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/308061/april-26-2010/indecision-2010-midterm-elections---sue-lowden
Chicago's biggest hospitals' tax-exempt status is under scrutiny after landmark court ruling. By: Mike Colias April 26, 2010. Copyright by Chicago Business. State officials are preparing to decide the fate of property tax exemptions worth tens of millions of dollars for some of Chicago's biggest hospitals. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=33297
The Economy
Fed says US economy strengthening By James Politi in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 19:19 | Last updated: April 28 2010 20:27. The Federal Reserve pled ged on Wednesday to keep interest rates low for an “extended period” as it offered only a modest upgrade to its outlook for the US economy. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59d2c6f6-52ec-11df-813e-00144feab49a.html
From the Mall to the Docks, Signs of Rebound. By PETER S. GOODMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/business/economy/26econ.html?th&emc=th
Consumers Help Drive U.S. Economy to 3.2% Growth Rate By CATHERINE RAMPELL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010. The United States economy has expanded for three quarters in a row, the Commerce Department said on Friday, helped along by consumer spending. Now the question is, Will the jobs follow? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/business/economy/01econ.html?th&emc=th
Financial Times Editorial Comment: Goldman’s ethics. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 20:22 | Last updated: April 28 2010 20:22. It was not in the end a decisive showdown. While the US Senate’s grilling of Goldman Sachs was both lengthy and pitiless, there was no “aha” moment. The proceedings will not still the debate about whether the bank did anything legally nefarious when it sold complex mortgage related securities to investors. That remains for the courts to decide. But if the senators failed to land a killer blow, Goldman did not come out well. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/financial-times-editorial-comment.html
Panel’s Blunt Questions Put Goldman on Defensive By LOUISE STORY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/business/28goldman.html?th&emc=th
Goldman pressed for CDO loss settlement By Henny Sender and Francesco Guerrera in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 23:02 | Last updated: April 28 2010 23:02. Goldman Sachs is in talks over a potential settlement with an investor that claims that it lost money and went out of business after buying into a $1bn (€760,000) mortgage-backed security that was later privately criticised by a senior executive at the bank. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/goldman-pressed-for-cdo-loss-settlement.html
U.S. Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Goldman By LOUISE STORY and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/30case.html?th&emc=th
Hertz to buy Dollar Thrifty in $1.2B deal. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published on April 26, 2010 6:31 AM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/04/hertz-to-buy-dollar-thrifty-in-12b-deal.html
Ford Reports Profit of $2.1 Billion in Quarter By NICK BUNKLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/business/28ford.html?hp
BP profits more than double to $5.6bn By Ed Crooks, Energy Editor. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 27 2010 08:44 | Last updated: April 27 2010 14:05. BP has exceeded analysts’ expectations with a 135 per cent rise in post-tax profits for the first quarter, and continued to cut its debts, thanks to the rebound in oil and gas prices and an improvement in the performance of its refineries. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/bp-profits-more-than-double-to-56bn.html
Chevron profits rise 150% in quarter By Telis Demos in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 30 2010 15:33 | Last updated: April 30 2010 22:15. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/05/chevron-profits-rise-150-in-quarter.html
Shell profits rise 60% to $4.8bn By Ed Crooks, energy editor. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 28 2010 08:41 | Last updated: April 28 2010 08:41. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/shell-profits-rise-60-to-48bn.html
EU air sector loses €2.5bn from volcano eruption By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 27 2010 15:36 | Last updated: April 27 2010 15:36. Europe’s air transport sector suffered as much as €2.5bn in losses as a result of the Icelandic volcano eruption, according to a preliminary assessment by the European Commission that could pave the way for industry aid requests. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/eu-air-sector-loses-25bn-from-volcano.html
Your Money
April 27, 2010: Who Wants to Beat a Millionaire http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-27-2010/who-wants-to-beat-a-millionaire
“Congressional Republicans have concluded that screaming foul about the banking bailout and blocking financial reform is a clever strategy for the fall elections. This approach ignores some pretty basic history: that the banks imploded while Republicans held Congress and the White House; that President George W. Bush started the rescue; that many Republicans voted for the bailouts; and that they stabilized a financial system that was perilously close to collapse.” New York Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial: Wall Street Casino. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/opinion/28wed1.html?th&emc=th
Democrats Use Goldman to Push Bank Overhaul By CARL HULSE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/business/28bankers.html?th&emc=th
Most back stricter financial reform, advantage Obama. Copyright by The Washington Post. April 26, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2010/04/most_back_stricter_financial_r.html?hpid=topnews
Republicans Allow Debate on Financial Overhaul. By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and EDWARD WYATT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 28, 2010. With political pressure mounting, Senate Republicans relented on Wednesday and agreed to let Democrats open debate on legislation that would impose the most far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s financial regulatory system since the aftermath of the Depression. The decision by Republicans to allow floor deliberations came after they voted three days in a row to block the bill, and it suggested that they saw political peril in being depicted as impeding tougher rules for Wall Street. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/business/29regulate.html?th&emc=th
Democrats Tweak Bank Bill to Preclude Bailouts By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010. The Senate opened debate on Thursday on a far-reaching financial regulation bill, and Democrats moved quickly to demonstrate that the legislation would not provide any future taxpayer bailouts of failing financial companies — answering a Republican criticism that the Democrats had dismissed as false. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/30regulate.html?th&emc=th
Housing
Home prices show 1st annual gain in 3 years. Copyright by The Associated Press. April 27, 2010 8:34 AM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/04/home-prices-show-1st-annual-gain-in-3-years.htmlhttp://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/04/home-prices-show-1st-annual-gain-in-3-years.html
Chicago Home Prices Continue Fall As Crain's Reports On Increase By Gary Lucido on 04.27.10 at 8:25 AM . Copyright by Chicago Now http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-real-estate-getting-real/2010/04/chicago-home-prices-continue-fall-as-crains-reports-on-increase.html
More people walking away from mortgages By Suzanne Kapner in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 30 2010 04:49 | Last updated: April 30 2010 04:49. A growing number of people are walking away from their homes because they owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth, new research shows. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-people-walking-away-from-mortgages.html
The ABC’s of FHA condo requirements By Pamela Dittmer McKuen. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 11:46 a.m. CDT, April 29, 2010. Condominium associations now have to prove they are worthy investments, according to new regulations from the Federal Housing Administration. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-home-0430-condo-living-fha-regulations20100429,0,1737349,full.story
Commodities
US Treasury to sell 1.5bn Citi shares. By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 26 2010 14:25 | Last updated: April 26 2010 14:25. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ca83bf0-5132-11df-aceb-00144feab49a.html
Travel
Have questions about the new tarmac rule, set to start Thursday? Here are some answers By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. 11:02 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-ap-us-tarmac-delays-qa,0,4082020,full.story
United, Continental to announce merger Monday By Julie Johnsson. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010 6:41 PM. http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/04/united-continental-closer-to-deal.html
Southwest Fined $200,000 for Bumping Passengers. Copyright By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: April 27, 2010. Southwest Airlines, which bumped more passengers than any American carrier last year, was fined $200,000 on Tuesday for violating rules on kicking passengers off oversold flights. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/business/28fine.html?hpw
36 Hours in Beirut By SETH SHERWOOD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 2, 2010 http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/travel/02hours.html?hpw
Environment
“President Obama has ordered a freeze on new offshore drilling leases as well as a “thorough review” into what is almost sure to be the worst oil spill in this country’s history — exceeding in size and environmental damage the calamitous Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989. There are many avenues to pursue. Here are two: the oil company’s response, and Mr. Obama’s. The company, BP, seems to have been slow to ask for help, and, on Friday, both federal and state officials accused it of not moving aggressively or swiftly enough. Yet the administration should not have waited, and should have intervened much more quickly on its own initiative.” New York Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial: Unanswered Questions on the Spill. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/opinion/01sat1.html?th&emc=th
Weather hurts Gulf oil fight; new drilling on hold. Copyright by The Associated Press. April 30, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100430/ap_on_bi_ge/us_louisiana_oil_rig_explosion
White House Takes a Bigger Role in the Oil Spill Cleanup By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/us/30gulf.html?hpw
Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama After Spill By HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 30, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/politics/01obama.html?th&emc=th
In Gulf Oil Spill, Fragile Marshes Face New Threat By LESLIE KAUFMAN and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: May 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/us/02spill.html?hp
Washington Post Editorial: Climate change bill shouldn't fall victim to immigration reform. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. IS THE Senate climate bill doomed? It certainly took a hit Saturday, when Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), hitherto the bill's lone Republican backer, threatened to abandon the effort. Mr. Graham, who had worked with Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) for months on the bill, derided Democratic leaders for opening the way to take up immigration reform before the climate bill, calling the move "a cynical political ploy" and claiming that it endangered the climate effort. He has a point. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/26/AR2010042603702.html
Religion
“A TOP Vatican official said The Times “lacks fairness in its coverage of Pope Benedict.” The archbishop of Brooklyn urged parishioners to “besiege” the paper and send a message that the Catholic Church will no longer be its “personal punching bag.” Writers in The Wall Street Journal and other publications have assailed the paper. “Falsehood upon falsehood,” the Rev. Raymond J. de Souza, a priest and professor at Queen’s University in Ontario, wrote in Canada’s National Post. Hundreds of people have written to me. “I am outraged each time The Times intentionally disparages the Catholic Church, its pope and its bishops,” said Richard Kelly of Pittsburgh. Edwina and Gene Cosgriff of Staten Island wrote that The Times was guilty of “a yellow journalism hatchet job on a holy, venerable, outstanding religious leader.” Hardly alone among the world’s news media, The Times has been covering the widening Catholic sexual-abuse scandal, which in recent months has expanded even to the German archdiocese of the future Pope Benedict XVI. But one Times article last month struck a particularly sensitive nerve. Relying on documents from a lawsuit, it described how local church officials and the Vatican handled the case of a Milwaukee priest who may have molested as many as 200 deaf boys.” CLARK HOYT
Questioning the Pope By CLARK HOYT. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: April 24, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/opinion/25pubed.html?th&emc=th
Are Catholics in denial as much as The Church? By Carlos T Mock, MD. Copyright by Reader Supported News 21 April 2010 http://readersupportednews.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1541
In Abuse Crisis, a Church Is Pitted Against Society and Itself By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 29, 2010. As the sexual abuse crisis continues to unfold in the Roman Catholic Church, with more victims coming forward worldwide and three bishops resigning last week alone, it is clear the issue is more than a passing storm or a problem of papal communications. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world/europe/30pope.html?th&emc=th
A Better Chance at Justice for Abuse Victims By LAWRENCE LESSIG. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 26, 2010... But the church is not doing everything in its power to help victims. In fact, it is worsening the sins of the past by taking a leading role in preventing abused children from getting the compensation they need to help remedy past abuse. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/opinion/27lessig.html?th&emc=th
Legal
Walmart to seek lawsuit review By Jonathan Birchall in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: April 26 2010 20:23 | Last updated: April 27 2010 01:24. Walmart is to ask the US Supreme Court to overturn a large class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against it, after a US federal appeals court narrowly ruled the long-running case could proceed. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/04/walmart-to-seek-lawsuit-review.html
Ex Monsanto Lawyer Clarence Thomas to Hear Major Monsanto Case. By D. Snodgrass. Copyright by Freedom Word Press.com. March 18, 2010 . http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/ex-monsanto-lawyer-clarence-thomas-to-hear-major-monsanto-case/
Washington Post Editorial: Names on referendum petitions should not be shielded. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. LAST YEAR, the state of Washington passed a far-reaching law that gave same-sex couples many of the same legal protections and responsibilities enjoyed by married heterosexuals. Almost immediately, a group calling itself Protect Marriage Washington began working to repeal the measure. Its first step: circulating petitions and collecting signatures to put the measure up for referendum. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704579.html
Obama calls for limits on corporate campaign money © Reuters Limited. May 1. 2010. http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/05/obama-calls-for-limits-on-corporate.html
GLBT
“Healthy, supportive same-sex relationships abound in Illinois, and they deserve the same civil rights the rest of us enjoy -- the right to visit a loved one in the hospital, to be granted custody of children, to inherit property. But Mell and Baker, of course, can't marry in Illinois. They plan to marry in Iowa, one of five states plus the District of Columbia that allow for same-sex marriages. This page has long supported gay marriage as the only fair and just option for Illinois residents, but state legislators are not ready. There is not enough support for its passage.” Chicago Sun Times Editorial
Chicago Sun Times Editorial: Gay couples deserve same marriage rights. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. April 29, 2010. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2213526,CST-EDT-edit29a.article
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Getting hitched in Iowa. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 6:05 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2010. By the time state Rep. Deborah Mell, D-Chicago, announced her engagement on the floor of the Illinois House on Wednesday, it was no longer breaking news. She had popped the question two weeks ago at the John Hancock Center's Signature Room and shared the news Tuesday on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mell-20100428,0,2486998.story
'You can't legislate who you love:' State Rep. Deborah Mell BY CAROL MARIN. Copyright by The Sun-Times. April 28, 2010. In Springfield today on the floor of the House, state Rep. Deborah Mell (D-Chicago) will make a bit of history. She’ll ask Speaker Michael Madigan for permission to address her colleagues on a matter not listed on the day’s calendar. And then Mell, 41, will share something personal. That she is engaged to be married. http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/2207618,carol-marin-mell-same-sex-marriage-042810.article
Elton John's letter to Ryan White, 20 years after his death from AIDS By Elton John. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, April 25, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042203658.html
Bernard Cherkasov on Lobby Day, Bill Brady by Andrew Davis. Copyright by the Windy City Times. 2010-04-28 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=26347
David Mixner's Speech at the Point Foundation Award Ceremony April 22, 2010. http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/04/for-those-of-you-interestedmy-speech-at-point-foundation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29
White House: No Repeal Of DADT This Year; Increasing 'Revolt' In Congress For Passage This Year! By David Mixner. Copyright By David Mixner. Apr 21 2010. http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/04/white-house-not-this-year-for-repeal-of-dadt-increasing-revolt-in-congress-for-passage-this-year.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29
GetEQUAL badgers Obama, Congress by Rex Wockner. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2010-04-28. The LGBT community's new activist pit bulls, GetEQUAL, upped the pressure on President Barack Obama on April 19, 20 and 21 over his failure to keep major campaign promises to LGBT Americans. Although Obama has taken several smaller steps seen as favorable or helpful to LGBT Americans, he has yet to secure passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, or repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=26341
"Get Equal" Gets Active! By David Mixner. Copyright By David Mixner. Apr 21 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/04/get-equal-gets-active-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29
Science and Technology
Big Wind Farm Off Cape Cod Gets Approval By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE. Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company. Published: April 28, 2010. After nine years of regulatory review, the federal government gave the green light on Wednesday to the nation’s first offshore wind farm, a fiercely contested project off the coast of Cape Cod http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/science/earth/29wind.html?th&emc=th.
Cape Cod Project Is Crucial Step for U.S. Wind Industry. By TOM ZELLER Jr. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 26, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/business/energy-environment/27wind.html?th&emc=th
Apple Buys Intrinsity, a Maker of Fast Chips By ASHLEE VANCE and BRAD STONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 27, 2010. Apple wants the fastest chip for its mobile devices and has bought another chip maker to gain an edge over its competitors. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/technology/28apple.html?th&emc=th
Entertainment
WEAKLY HUMERUS NEWS 05-01-10 AIMED AT YOUR FUNNY BONE http://news-summary.blogspot.com/2010/05/weakly-humerus-news-05-01-10-aimed-at.html
Other
More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship By BRIAN KNOWLTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: April 25, 2010. Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/us/26expat.html
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