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In defense of the Baltimore police
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 12:07 PM

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June 4 at 5:43 PM
I was disappointed to see the June 2 editorial “Bloody Baltimore” describe the police department’s behavior as “peevishness.” There is ugly irony in demanding “proactive” policing without ensuring baseline support for police officers when they do their jobs. Obviously, proactive policing increases the risk of violent confrontation with dangerous criminals — such as those responsible for the soaring number of homicides in May. Without the community’s support, officers not only risk their lives in these situations but, when events turn sour, are subjected to increased civil litigation, criminal prosecution and public scrutiny.
Sense of duty notwithstanding, it is no mystery why Baltimore officers opt to do less while the nation’s attitude remains hostile toward police; it’s the best way to stay safe and out of trouble. That’s not peevishness. That’s common sense.
Katie Miller, Washington
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The Post’s editorial blamed Baltimore police for a decline in arrests and increase in violent crime without examining the underlying causes, except to observe that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) “has had little to say about the city.” Curious is the omission of any direct mention of the city’s mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D), or its prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby (D).
The latter has been openly critical of police, and the former has shown little if any support for those who risk their lives to serve and protect the people of Baltimore. Perhaps it is those officials who create a climate in which police become reluctant to vigorously enforce the law for fear that they, instead of criminals, will be prosecuted.
Peter A. Harrigan, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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I kept rereading the recent editorial on Baltimore to make sure I understood its take on the strife in some city neighborhoods after the death of a young black man in police custody. I came away incredulous that The Post believes that “peevishness” has replaced officers’ “sense of duty.” 
No, given the state of affairs in some Baltimore neighborhoods, common sense has replaced the mode of policing that precipitated the death of Freddie Gray. If arrests are down, that means there is less tension in the air when police are seen. If there is less of a uniformed police presence in “hot” neighborhoods, that also means less tension and a cooling down of emotion.
I worked the streets of Baltimore when the very presence of police could exacerbate hostile feelings toward police officers. We were told to stay out of certain areas unless we received calls from the community until tensions eased. The safety of the officers and citizens was paramount at such times.
James Giza, Baltimore
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The GOP’s growing minority outreach
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 12:07 PM

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In his June 2 Washington Sketch column, “Republicans, out of tune again,” Dana Milbank maligned the GOP for an incident that amounted to no more than a public relations misstep, not a beleaguered outreach program to African American voters.
Look at the White House contenders: The party of “old white guys” stopped being just old, white and guys. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus emphasized the importance of engaging diverse communities and recruiting involved community members to run for office as the key to wooing nontraditional votes back to the party of Lincoln, highlighting Ohio Gov. John Kasich,who attracted 26 percent of the African American vote in a year in which the GOP overall won 10 percent. And this is part of a larger effort that has grown since the late 1970s.
In 1978, William Brock invited Jesse Jackson to address the RNC. Mr. Jackson said, “We must pursue a strategy that prohibits one party from taking us for granted and another party from writing us off.” Ten years later, he said, “We don’t like folks who treat us badly or take us for granted.” The GOP is listening. Watch out, 2016.
Mike Webb, Arlington
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Why doctors quit, Chapter 2
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 12:05 PM

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I rarely do follow-up columns. I’m averaging one every 10 years. And while my last such exercise resulted in a written apology from the White House (for accusing me of making up facts over its removal of Churchill’s bust), today’s is not a complaint. It’s merely a recognition that the huge response elicited by last week’s column, “Why doctors quit ,” warrants both rebuttal and clarification.
Physicians who responded tended to agree with my claim that doctors are being driven out of the profession by the intrusions, interferences, regulations, mandates, constraints and sundry other degradations of their vocation that are the result of the bureaucratization of medicine. Chief among them is the imposition of electronic health records (EHR).
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I’ve also heard from people who notice how much attention their doctor must devote to filling out EHR boxes on a computer screen rather than to engaging with them during an office visit. To the point where a heretofore-unheard-of profession has been invented — the “scribe” who just enters the data so the doctor can actually do doctoring.
On the other hand, my critics, vocal and many, had two major complaints. First, that I’m just a Luddite unwilling to adapt to the new digital world and looking for excuses not to. Second, that while I might have a point about the bureaucratization of medicine, could I not have made it without satisfying my anti-Obama tic and blaming it all on him, and my other itch and blaming it on liberalism?
First, I don’t oppose going digital. Properly used, it brings many benefits. The gains, however, are coming not from massive databases attempting to cover and extend to all of medicine but from far more narrow and tailored adaptations. In radiology, for example, one is dealing with artifacts — X-rays, CT scans, MRIs — that can be easily categorized, digitized, filed, transmitted and shared in a way impossible in the age of the shadowed X-ray film held up to backlight.
The problem with the EHR, however, is that the pretense of universality leads to information collection that is largely irrelevant to the patient. And, more fundamentally, that the EHR technology, being in its infancy, is hopelessly inefficient. Hospital physicians will tell you endless tales about the wastefulness of the data collection and how the lack of interoperability defeats the very purpose of data sharing.
As for my complaint about President Obama and his fellow liberals: Again, I don’t oppose going electronic. What I oppose is the liberal instinct to impose doing so, giving substance to that old saw that a liberal is someone who doesn’t care what you do, as long as it’s mandatory. Why could they not leave the decision of when and how to go electronic to those who use the technology and can best judge its ripeness and usefulness? Instead, the Obama administration decided arbitrarily six years ago that EHR should be universally in use by 2015. Time being up, doctors who did not conform are now penalized through partial loss of Medicare reimbursement.
In time, we will surely develop more tailored, specific and efficient data-collection systems that doctors and hospitals will adopt if only to keep up with the increasing efficiency of their digitized competitors. Why, then, the punitive mandate?
I was in no way arguing that the bureaucratization of medicine began with Obama. It is the inevitable and inexorable result of the industrialization of everything from cloth making to food service, now extended to health care. My point is that, given the consequent loss of autonomy and authority of doctors, why are we compounding their demoralization by forcing an EHR mandate that robs them of both time and the satisfaction of proper patient care?
Yes, in principle, vast record-collection will create mass databases that in theory could be mined to help administrators, and perhaps even to yield medical insights. But it is somewhat ironic that with incessant complaints about NSA collection of telephone metadata — as of last Sunday, now bannedin these United States — as an assault on privacy and civil liberties, we seem not at all disturbed by the current amassing of mountains of medical data about you and your insides, a literal and far more intrusive invasion of the self.
My argument is simple. If electronic records are such a great boon — as I believe they eventually will be — they will be adopted over time as the benefits begin to exceed costs. Let the market work. Let doctors breathe. And while you’re at it, drop the Medicare penalty.
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FBI agent accused of stealing drug money to fund lavish spending
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 12:03 PM

FBI Agent Accused Of Stealing Drug Money To Fund Lavish Spending - Los Angeles Times
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The FBI agent’s buying spree, prosecutors say, began in August when he put down $27,500 in cash for a sports car.
He dropped nearly $44,000 in cash several days later, this time for a Dodge Challenger. More than $25,000 more went to buy wheels and sound systems.
Shortly after, there was $15,000 for cosmetic surgery for his wife, and then a luxury vacation to Las Vegas with a girlfriend, where he paid $1,000 for tickets to a boxing match.
There was one catch, according to federal prosecutors: Scott M. Bowman was funding his extravagance using drug money he had stolen.
A grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday details the spending. Bowman, who was fired from the FBI in March, faces charges of stealing more than $100,000 that he and other law enforcement officials confiscated from suspected drug dealers, according to the indictment.
Bowman, 44, allegedly took cash from a series of drug investigations last year, according to the indictment.
In a few instances, Bowman pocketed several thousand dollars that had been taken off suspected methamphetamine dealers during investigations, the indictment claims.
Then, in August, Bowman, along with members of an anti-gang task force to which he was assigned, discovered several hundred thousand dollars in cash during a raid on a San Bernardino house that was thought to be part of a large heroin and cocaine distribution ring. The cash was sealed in evidence bags and locked in a safe at an FBI office for the night, the indictment says.
The following day, Bowman retrieved the cash to drive it to another facility, where it was to be counted. Bowman opened the evidence bags, removed “a substantial amount” of the cash and repackaged the remaining bills in new bags, according to the indictment.
Bowman “put his own greed above the trust placed in him by the FBI and the American public,” Assistant Atty. Gen. Leslie R. Caldwell said in a statement. “Corrupt law enforcement agents not only compromise those investigations in which they are involved, but also damage the reputations of fellow law enforcement officers who are dedicated to public service and the protection of all Americans.”
In addition to the thefts, Bowman, of Moreno Valley, was charged with obstruction of justice, money laundering, falsification of records and witness tampering, the statement said.
Bowman pleaded not guilty during an appearance in U.S. district court in Riverside on Thursday afternoon, said his attorney Tony Raphael. He was later released from custody on an $80,000 bond, according to Raphael, who declined to comment further.
The indictment alleges that Bowman tried to conceal the source of his new spending by falsely telling colleagues he had received a $97,000 advance on his inheritance from his sick father.
He also falsely wrote on a report that a San Bernardino police detective had accompanied him to drop off the money at the cash-counting facility, the indictment says. Bowman forged the detective’s signature on a receipt he received when he delivered the money, prosecutors allege.
After a supervisor later asked about one of the seizures, Bowman sent an email to the detective providing him with a “cover story” to give to officials if he were asked about the money, according to the indictment, which does not name the detective. The detective was told to say he accompanied the agent to the cash-counting facility but did not go in with him, and then signed a receipt the agent brought out to him, the indictment says.
Bowman’s alleged crimes have already taken a toll. Prosecutors late last year walked away from one drug case in which Bowman was an investigator, according to the attorney for one of the defendants.
David J.P. Kaloyanides said he represented Morgan Cousins, one of several men who faced a host of drug charges that stemmed from an investigation by Bowman's task force. In December, as the case was proceeding toward trial, prosecutors suddenly dropped all charges against the men without explanation, Kaloyanides said.
In March, Kaloyanides said he received a letter from the U.S. attorney's office notifying him that Bowman had been fired and outlining allegations that he had stolen more than $15,000 confiscated during the investigation into the men's alleged drug dealing.
The letter, a copy of which was reviewed by The Times, also included mention of other misconduct that FBI officials suspected Bowman may have committed. On two occasions, Bowman is believed to have left drugs and guns that were seized as evidence beneath an office desk instead of securing them in an evidence locker as agents are required to do.
Kaloyanides said he represents two more people in pending drug cases in which Bowman was involved. He added that he knows of at least two additional people who pleaded guilty in cases in which Bowman was part of the investigation.
A spokesman for the U.S attorney’s office said prosecutors had alerted defense attorneys on cases in which Bowman may have played a role.
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The Separation Strategy on Iraq
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 12:01 PM

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In 2006, Joe Biden, Les Gelb and many others proposed plans to decentralize power in Iraq. Biden, then a United States senator from Delaware, Gelb and others recognized that Iraqi society was fracturing into sectarian blocs. They believed that governing institutions should reflect the fundamental loyalties on the ground. According to the Biden plan, the central Iraqi government would still have performed a few important tasks, but many other powers would have been devolved to regional governments in the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish areas.
The administration of George W. Bush rejected that federalist approach and instead bet on a Baghdad-centric plan. The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, and his band of Shiite supremacists enflamed sectarian tensions even more, consolidated power, excluded rivals, alienated the Sunnis and Kurds and drove parts of the opposition into armed insurrection.
The Obama administration helped oust Maliki and replace him with a group of more moderate and responsible leaders. But that approach is still centralized and Baghdad-focused. The results are nearly as bad. The Sunnis continue to feel excluded and oppressed. Faith in national institutions has collapsed. Sectarian lines are hardening. Over the last several years, the number of people who tell pollsters that they are Iraqis first and foremost has plummeted.
Vastly outnumbered fighters for the Islamic State keep beating the Iraqi Army in places like Ramadibecause the ISIS terrorists believe in their lunatic philosophy while the Iraqi soldiers no longer believe in their own leadership and are not willing to risk their lives for a dysfunctional, centralized state.
This attempt to impose top-down solutions, combined with President Obama’s too-fast withdrawal from Iraq, has contributed to the fertile conditions for the rise of ISIS. Obama properly vowed to eradicate this terrorist force, but the U.S. is failing to do so.
That’s largely because, mind-bogglingly, the Iraqi government has lost the battle over the hearts and minds to a group of savage, beheading, murderous thugs. As Anne Barnard and Tim Arango reported in The Times on Thursday, ISIS is hijacking legitimate Sunni grievances. Many Sunnis would apparently rather be ruled by their own kind, even if they are barbaric, than by Shiites, who rob them of their dignity.
The United States is now in the absurd position of being in a de facto alliance with Iranian-backed Shiite militias. Up until now, these militias have plowed through Sunni territory “liberating” villages from ISIS and then, often enough, proceeding to execute the local leaders, loot the property and destroy the towns.
The Obama administration is hoping that these militias will restrain themselves and listen to the central authority. But that would be to defy all recent Iraqi history. The more likely scenario is that the militias will occasionally beat ISIS on a tactical level while making the larger climate even worse.
The centralizing strategy has been a failure. Instead of fostering cooperation, efforts to bring Sunni and Shiite elites together have only rubbed at raw wounds, exacerbated tensions and accelerated the slide toward a regional confrontation. ISIS is now targeting Shiite pilgrims in Saudi Arabia in order to enflame that country and widen the religious war that is brewing across the region.
Iran is sponsoring terror armies across the region and trying to turn Shiite Iraq into a satellite state.
A brutalizing dynamic is now firmly in place: Sectarian tension radicalizes the leaderships on both the Sunni and Shiite sides. These radicalized leaders incite bigger and uglier confrontations.
Maybe it’s time to shift course.
America’s goal should be to help lower sectarian temperatures so that eventually a moderating dynamic replaces the current brutalizing one. The grand strategy should be to help the two sides separate as much as possible while containing the radicals on each side. The tactic should be devolution. Give as much local control to different groups in different nations. Let them run their own affairs as much as possible. Encourage them to create space between the sectarian populations so that hatreds can cool.
This was the core logic of the Biden/Gelb style decentralization plan, and it is still the most promising logic today.
The best objection has always been that the geography is not so neat. Populations are intermingled. If decentralization gets out of control and national boundaries are erased, then you could see ferocious wars over resources and national spoils.
That’s all true, but separation and containment are still the least terrible of the bad options. The U.S. could begin by arming Iraqi Sunnis directly and helping Sunnis take back their own homeland from the terrorists, with the assurance that they could actually run the place once they retook it.
Central politicians love centralization. But this is the wrong recipe for an exploding Middle East.☐
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William F. Buckley Jr., Norman Mailer: An odd-couple relationship
Friday June 5th, 2015 at 11:59 AM

William F. Buckley Jr., Norman Mailer: An Odd-Couple Relationship - Los Angeles Times
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On July 12, 1964, conservative intellectual leader William F. Buckley Jr. flew to San Francisco for the Republican National Convention. His plane was greeted at the airport by hundreds of his young followers, many of whom had leaped into politics because Buckley made conservatism seem exciting, relevant and even fun. But the song that the young people sang on Buckley's arrival (to the tune of the American standard "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey") revealed a certain discontent with his ongoing transformation from ideological firebrand to political celebrity:
Won't you come home, Bill Buckley?
Won't you come home
From the Establishment?
Don't pal with Norman Mailer,
Don't sup with the Reds.
Please give them up for Lent.
Kevin Schultz's new book explores the odd-couple relationship between right-wing Buckley and left-wing author Mailer. Politically, the two agreed on almost nothing, yet they shared a contempt for the so-called liberal establishment and the centrist consensus that held sway over U.S. politics from the end of World War II until the mid-'60s. As Mailer told Buckley, "We both detest the Establishment, we don't like the center, that's why we can talk though we are on opposite sides." At the same time, both men also craved the validation and social entrée that Establishment acceptance could provide. It's a bit much to claim that theirs was "the difficult friendship that shaped the sixties," in the words of Schultz's subtitle. But their braided stories offer considerable insight into the politically engaged intellectual culture of that era.
Schultz contends that Buckley and Mailer, for all their differences, lived surprisingly parallel lives. They were born within a few years of each other, served in World War II, and achieved literary fame at a young age. Both helped start ideologically charged media outlets in the mid-1950s (National Review for Buckley, Dissent and the Village Voice for Mailer) and raged against the peace, prosperity and conformity of Dwight Eisenhower's America. Both cast themselves as radicals (even revolutionaries) against the liberal order and welcomed the breakdown of that order (for quite different reasons) in the 1960s. And yet their celebrity — which received a big boost when each man ran for New York mayor — turned them into establishment favorites. By the end of the '60s, many of their erstwhile followers viewed them as publicity-mongers and sellouts who needed to be taken down.
Buckley and Mailer were two of the most colorful characters of the 1960s, so Schultz's account can't help but entertain. But his claim that the men had a "serious and meaningful friendship" isn't entirely convincing. Each man spent much of the '60s grappling with the civil rights, antiwar and feminist movements but rarely in dialogue with each other. They were regular correspondents but met infrequently, and Buckley was nowhere near as close to Mailer as he was to other liberal intellectuals such as John Kenneth Galbraith and Richard Clurman. When Buckley and Mailer attended Truman Capote's famous Black and White Ball in 1966, their only interaction came when Mailer drunkenly challenged Buckley to a fistfight.
Nor were Buckley and Mailer pursuing similar goals. Buckley was leader of a cause, who had sufficient clout that he could "remove from his movement the ideological purists in each camp," including Ayn Rand's atheistic materialists and the John Birch Society's paranoid anti-communists. He helped unite the disparate factions of conservatism and harnessed the movement to the pragmatic service of the Republican Party, which eventually paid off with Ronald Reagan's winning the presidency in 1980.
Mailer, on the other hand, was more a perpetual enfant terrible than movement-builder, and he had little to do with the formation of the New Left. His politics were too idiosyncratic to have lasting influence; when he ran for New York mayor in 1969, his platform called for the city to secede from the state and reorganize itself into a series of quasi-anarchist communes. And what influence Mailer had on leftist activists was destroyed when he became "a prime target of the women's liberation movement," as Schultz puts it, in the early 1970s.
Indeed, Mailer comes across in this account as an exemplar of (mostly) unconscious sexism, racism and homophobia — far more so, ironically, than the conservative Buckley. And although Schultz believes Mailer to have been a genius — a belief that both Buckley and Mailer also shared — the excerpts from his fiction that appear in the book are so cringe-inducingly awful that the present-day reader may wonder why Mailer was ever taken seriously as a novelist.
In retrospect, Mailer's main literary contribution was to pioneer the New Journalism approach that makes the author a primary character in his or her own quasi-fictional account of factual events — an approach that Mailer referred to as "History as a Novel, the Novel as History." Although Schultz doesn't mention it, Mailer's greatest influence on Buckley may have been to persuade him to put his own personality front and center in his political writings and to settle for what now might be called "truthiness" rather than trying to meet an ideal of perfect objectivity.
In the long run, neither Buckley nor Mailer was entirely happy with the "break in the set of norms that governed American society" that they had helped bring about in the 1960s. But Schultz makes a good case for their significance, and their stories provide a personalized view of a tumultuous decade.
Kabaservice is the author, most recently, of "Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party."
Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties
By Kevin M. Schultz
W.W. Norton.: 400 pp., $28.95
Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times
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05/06/15 10:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
We've stood in this exact position before. Thirteen times, in fact, since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978.
» Capsized ship brought to shore, next of kin seek answers in China disaster
05/06/15 09:54 from L.A. Times - Commentary
More than 1,000 people whose relatives were presumed lost aboard a capsized Chinese cruise ship converged on towns near the sinking site, seeking answers about the disaster and offering DNA samples to help identify corpses.
» Why do women lie more than men? Because we’re ‘nicer’ | Anouchka Grose
05/06/15 09:11 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Soothing untruths show human socialisation at its most crafty and sophisticated – no wonder women are so good at them A new poll suggests that women are twice as likely to lie as men – if respondents were telling the truth, that is. It m...
» My sexual abuse is acknowledged at last – but I must still live with what happened | Alexander Hanff
05/06/15 08:05 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Nearly three decades after my ordeal at school I have justice, of a kind. It may not make the nightmares go away, but I’m glad I told my story On 16 February 1986, I arrived at Kesgrave Hall School, just outside of Ipswich. One of around...
» Bomb at Nigerian market kills 31; Boko Haram blamed
05/06/15 07:11 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Almost daily bomb attacks in northeastern Nigeria -- the latest a bombing in a market in the town of Jimeta in Adamawa state that killed at least 32 -- seem designed to send an ominous message to new President Muhammadu Buhari: Boko Hara...
» Wachowskis' 'Sense8' on Netflix is a stylish if still murky vision
05/06/15 07:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"Sense8," pronounced "Sensate" — which appears in its entirety Friday on Netflix — is the first television series from the Wachowskis, Andrew and Lana, who made the "Matrix" movies, "Cloud Atlas" and "Jupiter Ascending," among other work...
» Bill would limit efforts to recoup Medi-Cal costs from patients' estates
05/06/15 07:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The state's Medi-Cal program has long looked to the estates and heirs of deceased Californians to recoup public money spent on their healthcare in the last years of life.
» With pipeline ruptured, Exxon seeks to move oil with fleet of tankers
05/06/15 07:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
How do you move thousands of gallons of crude a day with a key oil pipeline out of commission indefinitely?
» What to look out for in Britain’s new surveillance bill | Carly Nyst
05/06/15 06:52 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The government intends wholesale reform, but will it perpetuate a dark history of invasion of privacy or follow the US example, and end invasive surveillance? American opposition to mass surveillance is almost as old as the country itsel...
» Bring back altruism. Our blood banks depend on it | Polly Toynbee
05/06/15 06:41 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Donations are falling, but a US-style model of paying donors would be disastrous. From giving blood to paying tax, it’s altruism that creates a decent civilisation Blood and money – our attitudes to both seem closely connected. Do you gi...
» Women deserve orgasm equality | Jessica Valenti
05/06/15 06:30 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Nicki Minaj wants her (mostly young) female audience to know that it’s okay to demand orgasms from male partners. Sex educators agree There’s plenty of sexism in the world, but there’s only one type that’s actively fun to remedy. In a re...
» 1775 comments · 9 hours ago
05/06/15 06:25 from Breitbart News Network
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» To save Iraq, the U.S. military must work with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
05/06/15 06:24 from The Great Debate
» Bob Baffert has come a long way in horse racing
05/06/15 06:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
It takes only a minute or so to walk from the racetrack at Santa Anita Park to the barns in back.
» Kevin McCarthy's flair for fundraising fuels his swift rise to power in House
05/06/15 06:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Rep. Kevin McCarthy celebrated his first election to Congress at an In-N-Out Burger, sipping sodas from paper cups at Formica tables with his wife and children. The understated evening fit perfectly into the Bakersfield Republican's imag...
» A moment that changed me – the man who forgot we’d had sex | Philippa Perry
05/06/15 05:36 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Donald may not have been able to remember our first sexual encounter a week later, but without him I would never have married my husband If you are feeling twitchy and restless or dissatisfied, it’s usually a good indicator that change i...
» Koreans wary of MERS virus snap up face masks
05/06/15 05:02 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Jang Jee-in says that over the past week, her pharmacy in central Seoul has sold more than 20 times as many N95 particulate-filtering masks as usual, and they’ve been sold out for two days.
» Labour must rise to the challenge of the EU referendum
05/06/15 04:56 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The progressive pro-European campaign must focus on economic arguments as well as making the emotional case for staying in Continue reading...
» Labour must rise to the challenge of the EU referendum | Emma Reynolds
05/06/15 04:56 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The progressive pro-European campaign must focus on economic arguments as well as making the emotional case for staying in Politicians and commentators alike have compared Labour’s general election defeat last month to the one we suffere...
» Under Sepp Blatter, it wasn’t all bad
05/06/15 04:21 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
His motive may have been votes, but the former president of Fifa’s gesture in taking the World Cup to South Africa was important Continue reading...
» Under Sepp Blatter, it wasn’t all bad | Richard Williams
05/06/15 04:21 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
His motive may have been votes, but the former president of Fifa’s gesture in taking the World Cup to South Africa was important In his days as a performer in Las Vegas, the late Dean Martin once sidled up to the microphone and told his ...
» The Separation Strategy on Iraq
05/06/15 04:21 from NYT > David Brooks
It’s time to shift course on Iraq. The current approach from the Obama administration isn’t working.
» On the American Left's embrace of the deranged
05/06/15 02:17 from RenewAmerica columns
(Sylvia Thompson) - Bruce Jenner, the former Olympian athlete, who somewhere along the way was severely scarred emotionally, has captured the Left's attention as a cause celebre. He is another pawn used to further the Left's destructive,...
» On avoiding scandalous sin
05/06/15 02:16 from RenewAmerica columns
(Jerry Newcombe) - It is so sad to read the news about the latest sex scandals involving prominent Christian leaders. I pray for them, and I pray for their victims. I also pray that more Christians would not be led into temptation, but d...
» Cruz swallows anti-NSA propaganda
05/06/15 02:15 from RenewAmerica columns
(Cliff Kincaid) - Edward Snowden's victory in the U.S. Senate over the National Security Agency (NSA) demonstrated the power of propaganda to shape attitudes and warp minds. Even Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), once considered a foreign policy ...
» The left is schizoid on sexuality
05/06/15 02:15 from RenewAmerica columns
(Bryan Fischer) - Follow me on Twitter: @BryanJFischer, on Facebook at "Focal Point" Host of "Focal Point" on AFR Talk, 1-3pm CT, M-F The left is hopelessly schizoid on the issue of sexuality. Those on the left celebrate changes in gende...
» Jenner: looking for freedom in all the wrong places
05/06/15 02:14 from RenewAmerica columns
(Michael Bresciani) - With or without the debate on the right and wrong of Bruce Jenner, one thing is certain; there are, and always will be those who cringe at the sight of the gay, transvestite or cross dressing man. Seeing men as men ...
» Dobbs: Is GOP Hurting Its Chances to Win the White House?
05/06/15 02:14 from Breitbart News Network
Dobbs: Is GOP Hurting Its Chances to Win the White House? Perry to Hannity: ‘Can’t Have National Security Until You Have Border Security’ Sarah Palin Eviscerates Media for Celebrating, Rewarding ‘Pedophile’ Lena Dunham while Crucifying D...
» Oedipus ordeal: defy truth or abandon injustice
05/06/15 02:12 from RenewAmerica columns
(Stone Washington) - "He shall be found at once brother and father of the children with whom he consorts; son and husband of the woman who bore him; heir to his father's bed, shedder of his father's blood." ~ Teiresias, the blind prophet...
» Police killings at an all-time high
05/06/15 02:10 from RenewAmerica columns
(Chuck Baldwin) - A major investigative report by the Washington Post tells a chilling story: police killings nationwide are on a pace to eclipse 1,000 by year's end. That's more than double the national average in recent years. Even mor...
» Kenley Jansen explains absence; Dodgers lose to Cardinals, 7-1
05/06/15 02:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Twenty-four white Dodgers uniforms had been removed from hooks, buttoned up and worn out to the field before Thursday's game, all except for one. The last dangled in front of its locker untouched, prolonging a mystery that had begun the ...
» Joc Pederson's home-run streak ends in 7-1 loss to Cardinals
05/06/15 01:57 from L.A. Times - Commentary
KEY MOMENT: When a grounder scooted under the glove of Justin Turner for an error in the third inning, it seemed like a small mistake. There were two outs and no one on in a scoreless game. But the Cardinals used three straight singles f...
» Dodgers can't master Michael Wacha this time, fall 7-1 to Cardinals
05/06/15 01:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Once was nice, but beating Michael Wacha two starts in a row might just have been asking a lot of the Dodgers.
» Baja farmworkers win pay hike in landmark deal, but fall short of goal
05/06/15 01:27 from L.A. Times - Commentary
A volatile farm labor strike that crippled exports from one of Mexico’s key agricultural regions ended Thursday night with an unprecedented accord that boosts wages as much as 50% for thousands of laborers in Baja California.
» The leaks! The lies! The whole nation is doing its nut!
05/06/15 01:20 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
I’m angry! Seriously, what’s wrong with us? I’m absolutely ropable! I’m Alan Jones-level furious! Is anyone even running this country? • Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints • ...
» The leaks! The lies! The whole nation is doing its nut! | First Dog on the Moon
05/06/15 01:20 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
I’m angry! Seriously, what’s wrong with us? I’m absolutely ropable! I’m Alan Jones-level furious! Is anyone even running this country? • Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints • ...
» Visionaries search for key to civic engagement in L.A.
05/06/15 01:10 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The 3-year-old house owned by Jeanne and Anthony Pritzker, high on Angelo Drive in the upper reaches of Beverly Hills, is a vast and imposing neo-modern chateau, loosely Richard Meieresque in feel, that holds a notable collection of cont...
» Man plunges to death in fall from San Pedro cliff
05/06/15 01:08 from L.A. Times - Commentary
A young adult male died Thursday evening after falling from a cliff at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, authorities said.
» Man, 26, sought in slayings of infant son, wife at South L.A. home
05/06/15 01:03 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Algernon Rieux’s mother pounded on the front door of his South Los Angeles apartment early Thursday. Her urgent clamor came too late.
» Why we should be talking to Iran
05/06/15 01:00 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The prospect of a nuclear deal and the end of sanctions has transformed Iran. Grasping that is in the west’s interests Continue reading...
» Why we should be talking to Iran | Jonathan Steele
05/06/15 01:00 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The prospect of a nuclear deal and the end of sanctions has transformed Iran. Grasping that is in the west’s interests The shaded alleys of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran are awash with crowds, though to the chagrin of shopkeepers most peopl...
» 'Queue jumpers' and 'boat people': the way we talk about refugees began in 1977
05/06/15 00:48 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The 1977 election was the first time a major political party appealed to the public’s unease about refugees arriving in Australia by boat Continue reading...
» 'Queue jumpers' and 'boat people': the way we talk about refugees began in 1977 | Klaus Neumann
05/06/15 00:48 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The 1977 election was the first time a major political party appealed to the public’s unease about refugees arriving in Australia by boat The question of how Australia ought to respond to Indochinese refugees had been hotly debated betwe...
» USC recruiting: Receiver Trevon Sidney lists favorite schools
05/06/15 00:30 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Receiver Trevon Sidney, a top recruit in the 2016 class, announced his favorite scholarship offers on social media Thursday.
» Felling of tree with nesting herons under investigation in Newport Beach
05/06/15 00:16 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Local and state authorities are investigating a company that Newport Beach residents say tore down a tree full of protected birds.
» Sepp Blatter’s Resignation and Soccer Reform
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Editorials
So long as Mr. Blatter remains as FIFA president, many soccer officials will resist anticorruption measures.
» A Good Stamp Is Hard to Find
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Editorials
A new Flannery O’Connor stamp doesn’t really convey the writer’s strange and majestic vision. And what happened to her signature glasses?
» Edward Snowden: The World Says No to Surveillance
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Contributors
A post-terror generation is finally standing up for the right to privacy.
» Warriors need overtime to beat Cavaliers, 108-100, in Game 1
05/06/15 00:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The stage was large, without a doubt, but the Golden State Warriors changed little from their season-long formula.
» Don’t Back Down on Russian Sanctions
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Editorials
After strong measures, including a ban on Russian rocket engines, the White House should not ease the pressure on Putin and his occupation of Ukraine.
» Hillary Clinton, Voting Rights and the 2016 Election
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Editorials
Hillary Clinton’s bold but common-sense proposals would make it easier for more American citizens to vote.
» Lone Star Stumble
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Columnists
Remember how Texas was supposed to have the economy that couldn’t falter?
» Our Problem With Powerful Women
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Contributors
Hillary Clinton said “the path will be a little easier” once women try to shatter the “highest” glass ceiling. Is that too optimistic?
» To Caitlyn, From a Caitlin
05/06/15 00:00 from NYT > Contributors
A special welcome to the newest member of the sisterhood of people who share my name.
» Prospect Zach Lee in L.A. to have tingling in fingers examined
04/06/15 23:53 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Zach Lee, the standout triple-A pitcher who has not had an opportunity to make a spot start for the Dodgers this season, has suffered a setback.
» Medical marijuana regulations advance in state Legislature
04/06/15 23:50 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Competing proposals to regulate the state's medical marijuana industry advanced in the Legislature on Thursday, capping a week of bustling legislative activity before state budget talks take priority for awhile in the Capitol.
» As searchers turn capsized ship, next of kin seek answers in China disaster
04/06/15 23:42 from L.A. Times - Commentary
More than 1,000 people whose relatives were presumed lost aboard a capsized Chinese cruise ship converged on towns near the sinking site Thursday, seeking answers about the disaster and offering DNA samples to help identify corpses.
» Smell, evolution and the sex brain: why we're monogamous and use perfume
04/06/15 23:28 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Today we have a global fragrance market equal to the GDP of a medium-sized country, because of a gene mutation that made smells less sexy to us Continue reading...
» Smell, evolution and the sex brain: why we're monogamous and use perfume | Michael Stoddart
04/06/15 23:28 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Today we have a global fragrance market equal to the GDP of a medium-sized country, because of a gene mutation that made smells less sexy to us The sense of smell plays a vital part in sex throughout the animal kingdom. It brings males a...
» FBI agent accused of stealing drug money to fund lavish spending
04/06/15 23:27 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The FBI agent’s buying spree, prosecutors say, began in August when he put down $27,500 in cash for a sports car.
» Assisted-death bill approved by California Senate
04/06/15 23:08 from L.A. Times - Commentary
After a debate marked by raw and personal tales of loss, the state Senate on Thursday advanced a proposal to allow terminally ill Californians to end their lives with drugs prescribed by physicians.
» 40,000 home-care workers unpaid after postal mishap involving timecards
04/06/15 23:07 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Thousands of taxpayer-funded home-care workers in Los Angeles County haven't been paid for weeks, and officials are scrambling to figure out what went wrong.
» Friday's TV Highlights: 'Bitten' on Syfy
04/06/15 23:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes
» Jean Ritchie dies at 92; singer was influential in Appalachian folk music
04/06/15 22:58 from L.A. Times - Commentary
When Jean Ritchie was growing up in rural Kentucky, warm evenings had a character all their own.
» Chinese ship captain says he tried to 'go with the wind' during storm
04/06/15 22:43 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The captain of the Chinese cruise ship that capsized this week with more than 450 people aboard said in an interview published Friday that he was attempting to speed up and get the boat moving in the direction of the wind when the vessel...
» Kenley Jansen cleared to play after high blood pressure problem
04/06/15 22:34 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Considering how badly the Dodgers handled the Kenley Jansen situation Thursday night, they pretty much had nothing but good news on Friday.
» The GOP’s Bates Motel
04/06/15 22:24 from The Great Debate
» How the GOP went ‘Psycho,’ and what to do to fix it
04/06/15 22:24 from The Great Debate
» How the GOP went ‘Psycho,’ and how to fix it
04/06/15 22:24 from The Great Debate
» Chinese ship's captain says he tried to 'go with the wind' during storm
04/06/15 22:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The captain of the Chinese cruise ship that capsized this week with more than 450 people aboard said in an interview published Friday that he was attempting to speed up and get the ship moving in the direction of the wind when the vessel...
» Boehner’s Leadership Team Whips Votes for Obamatrade — 
04/06/15 22:07 from Breitbart News Network
Boehner’s Leadership Team Whips Votes for Obamatrade — But they haven’t read it! Two members of House GOP leadership—Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Rules Committee chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)—refused to admit through spokesperson...
» Irish plunge stake through Catholic Church’s heart
04/06/15 21:58 from The Great Debate
» Kamala Harris tours site of Santa Barbara County oil spill
04/06/15 21:53 from L.A. Times - Commentary
State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris said Thursday that her office was weighing potential criminal charges against operators of the pipeline that spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil along the Santa Barbara County coastline last month.
» 'Dinosaur Man' and his prehistoric herd hang out in Las Vegas suburb
04/06/15 21:52 from L.A. Times - Commentary
It seems like a typical suburban street -- except for the Tyrannosaurus rex and 45 other dinosaurs of varying compositions and time periods.
» Purported Boston terrorism plot targeting Pamela Geller was 'wishful thinking,' official says
04/06/15 21:50 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Controversial anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller was mentioned as a possible target for beheading by a man who was shot and killed by a counter-terrorism task force this week, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans said Thursday, but...
» 'We Are Still Here' gets bloody and funny by the end
04/06/15 21:45 from L.A. Times - Commentary
There's obvious affection for the hearty shivers-to-carnage trajectory of horror films past in writer-director Ted Geoghegan's "We Are Still Here," a wintry haunting Geoghegan even sets in the 1970s.
» 'Murder for Two' offers exhaustingly manic music, comedy
04/06/15 21:45 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"Murder for Two," a musical whodunit performed cabaret-theater style by two indefatigable actors, is part tag team, part tug of war.
» Chicago Blackhawks' playoff experience shows again in Game 1 win
04/06/15 21:38 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning awoke Thursday with a sense of remorse after being unable to extend a late lead and put away the Chicago Blackhawks in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final.
» Lightning coach satisfied with Game 1 performance despite loss
04/06/15 21:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Upon further review, Lightning Coach Jon Cooper still thinks his team played well in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite its 2-1 loss Wednesday to the Chicago Blackhawks.
» Boys' basketball: Mater Dei tournament set for this weekend
04/06/15 21:09 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Santa Ana Mater Dei is hosting its annual summer basketball tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
» Dish is in talks to acquire T-Mobile
04/06/15 21:08 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Satellite-TV carrier Dish Network Corp. finally may have found the merger partner it has been looking for, adding to the wave of consolidation reshaping the nation's media and telecom industries.
» Emmy Contenders: Bill Paxton makes Texas history come alive
04/06/15 21:05 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Maybe because he's from Texas, but probably because he's currently starring in History's limited series "Texas Rising," Bill Paxton would have made a great history professor. The kind of professor you wished you'd had -- engaging, passio...
» Santa Barbara spill is prime suspect in L.A-area tar balls
04/06/15 21:04 from L.A. Times - Commentary
They hit Summerland more than two weeks ago, globs of oil stinking up the beach bad enough to induce headaches. Then they struck Oxnard, Malibu and the South Bay. This week, like a bloom of black jellyfish, they landed in Long Beach.
» Nichelle Nichols, 'Star Trek's' Uhura, in good spirits after stroke
04/06/15 20:54 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Lt. Uhura in the original “Star Trek” TV series and later franchise movies, suffered a "mild" stroke in her home Wednesday night, according to Zach McGinnis, her representative.
» Strange week for horse racing, from the Belmont to Hollywood Park
04/06/15 20:43 from L.A. Times - Commentary
We are two days from the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes, horse racing's most recent attempt at finding its Fountain of Youth. If American Pharoah finally gets a Triple Crown for the sport, they can erect a statue of Ponce De Leon in...
» This rom-com regimen gets good 'Results'
04/06/15 20:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The rom-com isn't such a lost cause, after all. It was just waiting for someone like indie filmmaker Andrew Bujalski to resuscitate it.
» Charter to carry Dodgers channel, SportsNet LA, beginning Tuesday
04/06/15 20:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Charter Communications said it will offer the Los Angeles Dodgers-owned cable channel to its customers in Southern California beginning Tuesday, ending a 14-month TV blackout that's left thousands of baseball fans fuming.
» In 'Police Story: Lockdown,' Jackie Chan gets little room to kick tail
04/06/15 20:25 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"Police Story: Lockdown" is the second attempt at rebooting a phenomenally successful Hong Kong movie franchise, two installments of which were recut and dubbed for American audiences as "Supercop" and "Jackie Chan's First Strike."
» Fox Sports is going all in for coverage of Women's World Cup in Canada
04/06/15 20:20 from L.A. Times - Commentary
When David Neal was directing NBC's broadcasts of the 2008 Olympics, he decided to build the coverage around swimmer Michael Phelps' quest to win eight gold medals.
» 'Insidious 3' holds its own with mayhem and levity
04/06/15 20:20 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To enjoy "Insidious: Chapter 3" — and it is enjoyable — you needn't have seen the first two films in this horror series. Although this third installment is a prequel set years before those earlier shockers, which involved the haunted Lam...
» Two former employees of Jewish center in La Jolla admit financial fraud
04/06/15 20:10 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Two former employees of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the center of hundreds of thousands of dollars to indulge "lavish lifestyles."
» 'Spy' is an agent of fun for Melissa McCarthy
04/06/15 20:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
For a few years now, summer movies have been tinged by such darkness and destruction that when a movie as adamantly breezy as "Spy" comes along it feels not just refreshing but like a rebuke. Movies can be fun too, it wants to remind aud...
» For the record
04/06/15 20:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Steve Martin tribute: In the June 3 Calendar section, an article about Steve Martin's winning the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award listed the wrong network for the tribute's June 13 airing. It will be on TBS, not TNT.
» 'Something Better to Come' reveals lives in a Russian dump
04/06/15 20:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
When a couple of teens in the remarkable documentary "Something Better to Come" dream aloud about getting out of "this dump," they're not indulging in adolescent hyperbole. Just a few miles outside Moscow, the place they call home is Eur...
» 'The Nightmare' seems more thin mood piece than documentary
04/06/15 20:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
There's a reason Rodney Ascher's documentary is called "The Nightmare" as opposed to, say, "Nightmares." That's because his eight interviewees, who were filmed separately and do not know one another, all endure a version of the same wret...
» Ignatius: Assad nears the tipping point
04/06/15 19:44 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria is facing what U.S. experts say is the most intense pressure since the early days of the four-year conflict . This new squeeze poses some stark choices for the United States, Russia, Iran ...
» Krauthammer: Why doctors quit, Chapter 2
04/06/15 19:44 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
Irarely do follow-up columns. I’m averaging one every 10 years. And while my last such exercise resulted in a written apology from the White House (for accusing me of making up facts over its removal of Churchill’s bust), today’s is not ...
» Meyerson: Hillary Clinton needs a Sister Souljah moment with Wall Street
04/06/15 19:44 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
It’s time for Hillary Clinton to deliver her own Sister Souljah speech. The original speech, of course, was delivered by her husband during his 1992 presidential campaign. In it, he distanced himself from what many believed to be liberal...
» Robinson: FIFA gets a red card
04/06/15 19:43 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
We’re used to seeing soccer players fling themselves to the ground, writhe in feigned agony and complain bitterly about the injustice of it all. Now the international overlords of the game are beginning to do the same.Read full article &...
» The IRS chief’s mistake about ‘dark money’
04/06/15 19:43 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
As the 2016 presidential and congressional races heat up, many people increasingly worry about the large amounts of “dark money” from undisclosed sources being used to finance election campaigns. A recent ill-conceived statement by Inter...
» Gerson: Help for the world’s ‘broken places’
04/06/15 19:42 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
KUAJOK, South SudanIt is difficult to imagine a place more physically and psychologically removed from the world economy, from centers of global influence such as Washington or London, than Warrap state (whose capital is Kuajok).Read ful...
» Rampell: The GOP’s shifting goal posts
04/06/15 19:42 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
It’s said that if you’re not liberal when you’re young, you have no heart, and if you’re not conservative by middle age, you have no brain.By this standard, our Democratic presidential candidates have lost their minds. Read full article ...
» Zakaria: Listen to Rand Paul
04/06/15 19:42 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
It turns out that Republicans in Washington are united on one issue: their hatred of Rand Paul. John McCain says that he is “the worst possible candidate . . . on the most important issue.” Marco Rubio opines that “he has no idea what he...
» Editorial: The Federal Reserve and inequality
04/06/15 19:41 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
THE FEDERAL Reserve deserves credit for helping stem an epic financial panic in 2008 and, subsequently, mitigating the worst downturn since the Great Depression. To do this, the central bank necessarily resorted to new and unconventional...
» Editorial: Cholera’s fresh attack in Haiti
04/06/15 19:40 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
THE FIGHT against the cholera epidemic in Haiti, by far the world’s worst in recent years, has been a hard slog. Still, the number of new cases had fallen precipitously, to just 1,000 per month for much of 2014 from an average in 2011 of...
» Editorial: What Rick Perry’s record reveals
04/06/15 19:40 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
FORMER TEXAS governor Rick Perry entered the Republican presidential race on Thursday, arguing that his record running one of the largest states shows he would be a steady hand in the Oval Office. “This will be a ‘show me, don’t tell me’...
» Choosing a Path in the World Ahead
04/06/15 19:36 from WSJ.com: Opinion
A strategic thinker considers three different futures for America.
» Best Poverty Cure: Escape From Baltimore
04/06/15 19:28 from WSJ.com: Opinion
New evidence shows minorities now do better in the American South.
» 'Degrassi' ending its run after 14 seasons
04/06/15 19:27 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Take one last look: "Degrassi" will call it quits this summer after 14 years on the air.
» The EPA Fracking Miracle
04/06/15 19:25 from WSJ.com: Opinion
Andrew Cuomo’s ban on drilling is exposed as a fraud.
» Coach's challenge, expanded video review recommended for NHL
04/06/15 19:25 from L.A. Times - Commentary
NHL coaches would be able to challenge on-ice calls on goals that might have resulted from goaltender interference and offside plays if a recommendation issued Thursday by the NHL/NHL Players’ Assn.’s Competition Committee is approved by...
» Soundcloud inks royalties deal covering 20,000 indie labels
04/06/15 19:25 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The streaming service Soundcloud has long been a favored arena for independent acts to find fans. Now the service has announced a collective deal with more than 20,000 independent labels to pay royalties for streams from its vast catalog...
» The Latest Bond Panic
04/06/15 19:23 from WSJ.com: Opinion
ECB President Mario Draghi tells the truth about volatility, and the markets prove his point.
» Rick Perry's Lodestar State
04/06/15 19:21 from WSJ.com: Opinion
The former Governor plans to run on his impressive Texas record.
» 'The Fourth Noble Truth' a meditation on Buddhism, seduction
04/06/15 19:20 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Harry Hamlin steps out of the bygone Manhattan of "Mad Men" and into contemporary Santa Monica for "The Fourth Noble Truth," a film whose subject transcends time and place. It's a lesson in Buddhism disguised as a romantic pas de deux — ...
» The Political Assault on California's Saint
04/06/15 19:18 from WSJ.com: Opinion
The pope will canonize Junipero Serra this year, but liberals want him purged from the Capitol.
» French telecom Orange says it 'ultimately' will pull brand out of Israel
04/06/15 19:18 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The French telecom company Orange said Thursday that it “ultimately” planned to pull its brand name from Israel, giving a boost to an international boycott movement while enraging the Israeli government and the local franchisee.
» The Clinton 'Charity' Begins at Home
04/06/15 19:17 from WSJ.com: Opinion
Employment rolls for the Clinton Foundation show scads of political operatives—but this doesn’t seem to bother the IRS.
» 'Dawn Patrol' an over-the-top surfing family tragedy
04/06/15 19:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
This surf-flavored family tragedy feels a bit like it was reverse-engineered to fit the title of "Dawn Patrol" — surfer lingo for an early morning session. The film, directed by veteran filmmaker Daniel Petrie Jr., attempts to stuff too ...
» Bubba, sea lion struck by harpoon-like blade, dies at SeaWorld San Diego
04/06/15 19:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
A male sea lion brought to SeaWorld San Diego after being impaled with a harpoon-like blade has died, park officials said Thursday.
» How the Fed's East Coast Tilt Warps Monetary Policy
04/06/15 19:13 from WSJ.com: Opinion
Since 2000, real adjusted operating expenses of the New York bank and Board of Governors have climbed 61%.
» Islamic State's Global Expansion
04/06/15 19:12 from WSJ.com: Opinion
After years of denial, the U.S. response must now go beyond countering ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
» Egypt court revives charges against Hosni Mubarak in protest deaths
04/06/15 19:08 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Egypt’s highest appeals court on Thursday revived charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with hundreds of protester deaths that came as his autocratic rule was drawing to a close more than four years ago.
» 'Beyond the Mask' a preachy American Revolution-era drama
04/06/15 19:05 from L.A. Times - Commentary
There's no disguising the subtext of "Beyond the Mask," a historical adventure that's essentially "National Treasure" delivered as a Sunday sermon.
» An exemplary 'Homecoming' at Pacific Resident Theatre
04/06/15 19:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The pith of Harold Pinter is in the subtext. Innocuous interchanges – about a pilfered cheese roll, a ticking clock, a piece of fried bread – take on layers of meaning and menace that transcend the infrastructure of text.
» A cluster of surfers off Venice Beach
04/06/15 19:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Jason Moskowitz  photographed a cluster of surfers off Venice Beach from the Venice Fishing Pier. The morning light caught his attention, as well as the organism-like quality of the surfers.
» 'Testament of Youth' traces WWI's grave effect on woman's life
04/06/15 19:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
From first to last, "Testament of Youth" sweeps you away. Unapologetically emotional and impeccably made in the classic manner, it tells the kind of potent, many-sided story whose unforeseen complexities can come only courtesy of a life ...
» Chinese hackers got data on millions of U.S. federal workers, officials fear
04/06/15 18:52 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Hackers based in China may have obtained personnel data on as many as 4 million federal employees in a large-scale cyberattack uncovered this spring, administration officials confirmed Thursday.
» St. John Bosco shotputter Matt Katnik carries high hopes into state meet
04/06/15 18:45 from L.A. Times - Commentary
It's the final weekend of the high school sports season and the last chance for fans to offer a heartfelt thank you to Matt Katnik, the nation's No. 1 shotputter from Bellflower St. John Bosco who has represented everything that's positi...
» Ludacris welcomes third daughter -- his first with new wife Eudoxie
04/06/15 18:43 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Ludacris and his new bride are now parents to a baby girl — the third for the "Good Lovin' " rapper.
» Varsity Calvinball
04/06/15 18:38 from WSJ.com: Opinion
The “excesses” of political correctness are inevitable.
» An 'Effort' that feels familiar at Skylight Theatre
04/06/15 18:30 from L.A. Times - Commentary
“When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's your laugh,” the late Nora Ephron once wrote, neatly summing up the power of self-deprecating comedy.
» 'Reverse' spring good for trivia but doesn't improve dry conditions
04/06/15 18:30 from L.A. Times - Commentary
It was a kind of spring that Los Angeles last experienced almost 100 years ago.
» Obama stands there with his emotional pants down--There is nothing to see except crimes
04/06/15 18:25 from RenewAmerica columns
(Laurie Roth) - "Better late than never," as they say. The patient is practically dead and on life support when the doctor, running in from his golf game smells death. "Quick, bring the paddles and give me more light." ...
» Hillary Clinton attacks Republicans over voting restrictions
04/06/15 18:22 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Hillary Rodham Clinton positioned herself as a crusader for voting rights Thursday, calling for an overhaul of election laws so that every citizen would automatically be registered to vote on their 18th birthday.
» Colorado slaying may be latest in serial shooter attacks, authorities fear
04/06/15 18:21 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The shooting death of a 65-year-old man in Loveland, Colo., is the latest in a number of attacks that has left law enforcement officials and suburban residents concerned that a serial shooter has set upon at least three towns in the nort...
» Bartender Matthew Biancaniello is popping up at the Fat Dog in Noho all summer
04/06/15 18:20 from L.A. Times - Commentary
If you can catch bartender extraordinaire Matthew Biancaniello behind a bar, it's a good day. And we'll save you the trouble of stalking him. You can find him all summer long at the Fat Dog in North Hollywood. 
» The cost of saying yes to convenience
04/06/15 18:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
I'm not buying an Apple Watch. It's not because I'm cheap, or a Luddite or not fully initiated into the Cult of Steve. I'm not buying one because it would make my life too easy, too convenient.
» 'The Farewell Party' a comically delicate balance to the end
04/06/15 18:05 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"The Farewell Party" not only thinks the unthinkable, it laughs at the unlaughable.
» Emmy Contenders: Titus Welliver gets under the skin of 'Bosch'
04/06/15 18:02 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Titus Welliver was a little nervous when he was first cast as Harry Bosch, the hard-edged veteran LAPD homicide detective at the center of "Bosch," Amazon Prime's drama based on the series of successful novels by Michael Connelly. Welliv...
» Baseball: Sophomore Royce Lewis is Trinity League MVP
04/06/15 18:01 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Sophomore third baseman Royce Lewis of JSerra has been selected the Trinity League MVP.
» Hillary Demands Automatic Voter Registration for All, at Least
04/06/15 17:59 from Breitbart News Network
Hillary Demands Automatic Voter Registration for All, at Least 20 Days of Early Voting On Thursday in Texas, Hillary Clinton called for federal legislation that would automatically register Americans to vote when they turn 18 and mandate...
» Ex-LAPD officer accused in Pomona killing extradited to California
04/06/15 17:57 from L.A. Times - Commentary
An ex-Los Angeles police officer accused of shooting a man outside a Pomona bar has been brought back to California from Texas to face a murder charge, officials confirmed Thursday.
» The Open Wound of Tiananmen
04/06/15 17:53 from WSJ.com: Opinion
Twenty-six years later, closure remains impossible.
» Woman, baby found dead in South L.A. home; homicide detectives at scene
04/06/15 17:48 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of a woman and an infant in Westmont on Thursday.
» A look at how Clippers performed: Spotlight on Blake Griffin
04/06/15 17:46 from L.A. Times - Commentary
During the Clippers' off-season, we will take a look at how each player on the team performed last season. Here's an evaluation of All-Star power forward Blake Griffin.
» Senator: Prosecute Climate Realists Under Anti-Mafia RICO Law
04/06/15 17:45 from rss
When former senior NASA climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer referred last year to vicious climate alarmists as “global warming Nazis” who threaten humanity, he may have been closer to the truth than even he realized at the time. Writing in the...
» The GOP’s growing minority outreach
04/06/15 17:44 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
In his June 2 Washington Sketch column, “Republicans, out of tune again,” Dana Milbank maligned the GOP for an incident that amounted to no more than a public relations misstep, not a beleaguered outreach program to African American vote...
» Boston terror plot targeting Pamela Geller likened to 'wishful thinking,' official says
04/06/15 17:44 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Controversial anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller was mentioned as a possible target for beheading by a man who was shot and killed by a counterterrorism task force this week, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans said Thursday, but ...
» In defense of the Baltimore police
04/06/15 17:43 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
I was disappointed to see the June 2 editorial “Bloody Baltimore” describe the police department’s behavior as “peevishness.” There is ugly irony in demanding “proactive” policing without ensuring baseline support for police officers whe...
» Protecting the next Relisha
04/06/15 17:42 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
In her May 29 Metro column, “New funds for homeless may be legacy of Relisha Rudd,” Petula Dvorak blamed homelessness and a malfunctioning truancy system for the tragic story of Relisha Rudd, omitting the Child and Family Services Agency...
» Wise words, bravely delivered
04/06/15 17:40 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
Vice President Biden’s speech to Yale University’s graduating class, covered in the June 1 front-page article “Biden spoke of loss, aware of more to come,” reminded me of other warnings to the American people that have inspired action: “...
» As death toll climbs to 77, next of kin seek answers in China ship disaster
04/06/15 17:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
More than 1,000 people whose relatives were presumed lost aboard a capsized Chinese cruise ship converged on towns near the sinking site Thursday, seeking answers about the disaster and offering up DNA samples to help identify corpses.
» Should Bernie Sanders get a lump of coal instead?
04/06/15 17:39 from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post
In his June 1 op-ed column, “2016’s St. Nick,” E.J. Dionne Jr. wrote that Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) desire for “government to do stuff” — infrastructure improvements, a single-payer health-care system, free college for all, expansion...
» YogaWorks chain stretches its reach in California with deal
04/06/15 17:39 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Two of the oldest yoga chains in California are bent on combining.
» What Jeb Bush’s Official Announcement Will Mean
04/06/15 17:37 from Taking Note
He will have to drop the charade of being a non-candidate, and pick up a new charade.
» Detention turns refugees into patients. Don't jail doctors for saying so
04/06/15 17:30 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
Is Australia a free country? Doctors who speak up about egregious breaches of human rights should not be treated like criminals Continue reading...
» R.I.P. Samuel Blumenfeld: Author, Master Educator, Champion of Freedom
04/06/15 17:30 from rss
Millions of people who can read today owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Samuel L. Blumenfeld, America’s foremost apostle of phonics over the past half century.
» Is Rick Perry's focus on Iraq another 'Oops'?
04/06/15 17:02 from L.A. Times - Commentary
On Thursday former Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his candidacy for the 2016 Republican nomination (and a zillion jokes recycling his famous memory lapse in a 2012 debate ).
» FIFA admits it paid Ireland millions after 2009 World Cup playoff loss
04/06/15 17:01 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Ireland may have missed out on the 2010 World Cup due to a bad call, but the Football Assn. of Ireland got something else from FIFA -- millions of dollars.
» Baseball: Top juniors set to play next weekend at Pepperdine
04/06/15 16:53 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The Southwest Futures All Star Series is set for next Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, at Pepperdine. It features top baseball players from the class of 2016.
» Made in America won't be returning to Los Angeles
04/06/15 16:47 from L.A. Times - Commentary
In April 2014, Jay Z stood on the steps of City Hall — flanked by Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials — and announced he would bring the Budweiser Made In America to Los Angeles.
» New mini-frogs discovered in Brazil - just 1 centimeter long
04/06/15 16:47 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Researchers have discovered seven never-before-seen species of tiny frogs that are no bigger than your thumbnail.
» Barack Obama, Re-Founding Father
04/06/15 16:45 from WSJ.com: Opinion
It isn’t just “Obama’s power grabs.” It’s a redesign of the Founders’ original vision.
» 'Spy' expected to top 'Entourage,' 'Insidious: Chapter 3' at box office
04/06/15 16:42 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The "Entourage" boys may be back in town, but this weekend is more geared toward the ladies, with Melissa McCarthy's comedy "Spy" expected to win at the box office.
» Josh Trank sets the story straight on why he left 'Star Wars'
04/06/15 16:39 from L.A. Times - Commentary
When Josh Trank announced May 1 that he was dropping out of a planned “Star Wars” spinoff film less than a year after being brought on to direct, it didn’t take a Jedi master to intuit that the news would cause a major disturbance in the...
» FDA panel recommends approval of 'pink Viagra' if safety conditions met
04/06/15 16:38 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Reversing its previous stance on a controversial libido-enhancing treatment for women, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday gave its conditional blessing to a sexual-dysfunction pill for women dubbed “pink Viagra.”
» Most Americans support path to legal status for immigrants, poll shows
04/06/15 16:31 from L.A. Times - Commentary
A majority of Americans support a path to legal status for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, if certain requirements are met.
» Dish and T-Mobile: Last of the Telecoms Mega-Deals?
04/06/15 16:27 from Taking Note
The possible merger seems natural to many analysts, but it could cause problems.
» Pacific Palisades Traditional leads L.A.'s top sales at $14.75 million
04/06/15 16:24 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Several traditional-style homes around L.A.’s Westside, an oceanfront contemporary in Malibu and a recently built residence in Arcadia were among the most expensive residential real estate sales in the greater Los Angeles area last week.
» Happy 800th Birthday Magna Carta!
04/06/15 16:22 from rss
The Magna Carta deserves the respect it has acquired over the centuries.
» Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen -- and rallies for democracy of its own
04/06/15 16:18 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Honk Kong residents held vigils Thursday, as they do every June 4, to remember China's deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
» Steve Bell on George Osborne's public spending cuts plan – cartoon
04/06/15 16:10 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
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» What will Dr. Lynne Fenton say about her former patient James Holmes?
04/06/15 16:08 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Some of the mystery surrounding the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre has been cleared up -- at least as far as the prosecution is concerned -- as the sixth week of trial begins to wind down.
» TV Picks: 'Becoming Us,' 'Orphan Black,' 'Penny Dreadful'
04/06/15 16:03 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"Becoming Us" — Between the success of the Amazon series "Transparent" and the appearance of Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, on the cover of Vanity Fair, consciousness of, and curiosity about, transgender Americans has never bee...
» 'Loving Day's' examination of race is handled with candor, wit
04/06/15 16:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To say that "Loving Day" is a book about race is like saying "Moby-Dick" is a book about whales. Indeed, the subtitle to Mat Johnson's exceptional novel could read "the whiteness of the mixed male."
» Outfest unveils full 2015 lineup with 6 world premieres, Nick Jonas
04/06/15 15:59 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Six feature films are set to make their world premieres at this year's Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, which also will include sneak peeks at fall TV shows, an evening with musician and actor Nick Jonas and a 20th anniversary scr...
» NFL meeting in August to discuss Raiders, Chargers and Rams stadium plans
04/06/15 15:53 from L.A. Times - Commentary
NFL team owners will meet in Chicago on Aug. 11 to discuss the progress of stadium projects in Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis and NFL hopeful Los Angeles, according to NFL.com .
» Here's where you can find Spam fries and ramen doughnuts this weekend
04/06/15 15:46 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Certain food mashups are made in heaven. Need we remind you of the Cronut?
» Hugo Dixon: How Greece can cut a goodish deal
04/06/15 15:43 from The Great Debate
» 'Americans,' 'Empire,' 'Thrones' to face off during 2015 TCA Awards
04/06/15 15:43 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Spy drama "The Americans," addictive "Empire," sprawling fantasy "Game of Thrones," the recently wrapped "Mad Men" and transgender dramedy "Transparent" are vying for this year's TCA Award for program of the year.
» UN “Death Targets” Will Mean Reduced Healthcare for Elderly
04/06/15 15:42 from rss
Elderly people in the United Kingdom and potentially worldwide are likely to be treated as “second-class citizens” and even denied life-saving medical treatment under proposed “highly unethical” United Nations “death targets,” healthcare...
» Fracking poses no 'systemic' risk to drinking water -- but it's not risk-free, EPA says
04/06/15 15:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Hydraulic fracturing, which has transformed the U.S. into an international leader in oil and gas production but stirred deep concerns about its risks to the environment, has not caused significant damage to drinking water -- but it does ...
» Prep athletes to receive testing to identify heart issues
04/06/15 15:36 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Pasadena Maranatha is allowing athletes from any school to register for diagnostic testing to identify individuals who might have a hidden heart issue.
» Softball: Hillary Edior of Carson is City Section Division I player of the year
04/06/15 15:31 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Catcher Hillary Edior of Carson has been selected the City Section Division I player of the year in softball. She's headed to Arizona next season.
» Widow files wrongful-death lawsuit against Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
04/06/15 15:27 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The wife of the man who died after Marion "Suge" Knight allegedly plowed over him in a pickup truck during filming of "Straight Outta Compton" has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the former rap impresario and key figures involved ...
» Stephen Colbert introduces Jon Batiste as 'Late Show' bandleader
04/06/15 15:01 from L.A. Times - Commentary
First the Colbeard, now the bandleader: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is quickly taking shape.
» Are you there, world? It's Judy Blume, with 'In the Unlikely Event'
04/06/15 15:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Judy Blume says her current book tour will be her last.
» Stephen Colbert's commencement remarks rankle Wake Forest coach
04/06/15 14:59 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Dave Clawson may be pulling some late nights this season while trying to change the fortunes of a Wake Forest football team that went 3-9 last year.
» What are the tar balls that are closing beaches in L.A. County?
04/06/15 14:48 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Gooey black tar balls have been closing beaches in Long Beach and in the South Bay, showing up like a strange invasive species in recent days.
» Ex-LAPD officer accused in Pomona killing heading back to California
04/06/15 14:46 from L.A. Times - Commentary
An ex-Los Angeles police officer accused of shooting a man outside a Pomona bar is on his way back to California from Texas to face a murder charge, officials confirmed Thursday.
» Amy Schumer makes no apologies in NSFW thank-you speech
04/06/15 14:40 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Amy Schumer got a little bit of trailblazing validation at UK Glamour's Women of the Year Awards in London on Tuesday. 
» 'Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation' trailer: Tom Cruise's work never done
04/06/15 14:35 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Tom Cruise's super-spy Ethan Hunt faces his usual share of challenges in the new trailer for "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation," whether dodging gun-toting motorcycle henchmen, carrying out a perilous underwater break-in or hanging off...
» House Passes Bill Denying Funds for Obama Immigration Case Appeals
04/06/15 14:34 from rss
On June 3, The House of Representatives passed by a 222-204 vote an appropriations bill (H.R. 2578) that denies funding for the Obama administration to file appeals in the case wherein a federal judge enjoined the administration from imp...
» 'The Walk' to step out as New York Film Festival opener
04/06/15 14:33 from L.A. Times - Commentary
"The Walk," Robert Zemeckis' 3-D drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as World Trade Center wire-walker Philippe Petit, will open this year's New York Film Festival on Sept. 25, organizers announced Thursday.
» Global warming 'hiatus' never happened, NOAA scientists say
04/06/15 14:20 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Was it all really just an illusion?
» Football: Glendora's Damon Johnson getting attention as a long snapper
04/06/15 14:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
The No. 2-ranked long snapper in the nation from the class of 2016 is from Glendora High, Damon Johnson.
» The Guardian view on George Osborne: free and frightening
04/06/15 14:10 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
The election leaves a chancellor unbound. He is using the opportunity not to grant himself more financial slack, but instead to pursue deeper cuts, ideological zeal and political cunning Continue reading...
» The Guardian view on the black spider memos: Prince Charles has sacrificed political neutrality
04/06/15 14:09 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
By meddling in government the heir to the throne has tainted the brand Continue reading...
» The Guardian view on the black spider memos: Prince Charles has sacrificed political neutrality | Editorial
04/06/15 14:09 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
By meddling in government the heir to the throne has tainted the brand All that will ever be told about Prince Charles’s correspondence with ministers is now known. This afternoon the second and final batch of letters between the heir to...
» FDA panel hears conflicting views on 'pink Viagra'
04/06/15 14:07 from L.A. Times - Commentary
This doesn't sound sexy, but trust me, it is: a group of specialists in reproductive and urological health gathered Thursday in a bland meeting room outside Washington to consider the safety and effectiveness of an experimental drug curr...
» KVEA, KMEX score most nominations for L.A. Area Emmy Awards
04/06/15 14:07 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Spanish-language TV stations KVEA and KMEX scored the most nominations for the 67th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, which honors local stations, the Television Academy announced Thursday.
» Moons tumble and wobble chaotically in the strange, distant Pluto system
04/06/15 14:02 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Scientists have witnessed the small moons of Pluto in a strange and chaotic dance at the far reaches of our solar system. 
» Huckabee's inflammatory rhetoric on religious persecution
04/06/15 14:01 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To the editor: Mike Huckabee says Christianity is under attack and that Christians could be jailed. This is not so. Non-Christians do not, as a rule, want to put Christians in jail; they just want some elbow room at the table of freedom....
» How much should businesses accommodate their employees' religious practices?
04/06/15 14:01 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To the editor: I respectfully disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling stating that the choice of clothing for a woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch was religious. It was not. Clothing is cultural, pure and simple. ("Sup...
» End of the line for robocalls?
04/06/15 14:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To the editor: At long last Congress may actually do something that affects the quality of my everyday life. ("Putting the kibosh on robocalls is easier said than done," June 2)
» U.S. wants more missiles with known defects
04/06/15 14:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
To the editor: Even when it is known that existing ground-launched anti-missile interceptors have serious defects rendering them highly unreliable, it is apparently more important for the Defense Department to meet politically expedient ...
» Los Angeles Bread Festival is coming
04/06/15 14:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
If you're a baker or want to be, or just really, really love great bread, you might want to head to Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles this weekend for the Los Angeles Bread Festival. Organized by the folks at Grand Central, th...
» Baltimore State's Attorney Seeks Protective Order for Freddie Gray Autopsy
04/06/15 13:56 from rss
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is raising eyebrows by seeking a protective order that would prevent the release of Freddie Gray’s autopsy report, as well as a gag order on those involved in the case. Mosby claims that she ...
» Hate Network CNN To Pamela Geller: ‘Do You Relish’ Being Hunted By
04/06/15 13:52 from Breitbart News Network
Hate Network CNN To Pamela Geller: ‘Do You Relish’ Being Hunted By Jihadists? CNN, the left-wing hate network that uses every opportunity available, including the threat of a beheading, to launch hate campaigns against its political enem...
» Try telling Sepp Blatter we live in a post-American world
04/06/15 13:51 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
By bringing down the Fifa empire, the US has shown the strength of soft power. But outside football the world can’t dispense with multilateralism Continue reading...
» Try telling Sepp Blatter we live in a post-American world | Natalie Nougayrède
04/06/15 13:51 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
By bringing down the Fifa empire, the US has shown the strength of soft power. But outside football the world can’t dispense with multilateralism The Fifa corruption investigation stands out not only as a momentous event for football fan...
» Let’s have a reality check. The Tories aren’t all wicked and wrong
04/06/15 13:40 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
This government will be judged on three issues: Europe, the union of the UK and public spending. The trick is not to bring your preconceptions with you Continue reading...
» Let’s have a reality check. The Tories aren’t all wicked and wrong | Martin Kettle
04/06/15 13:40 from Comment is free | theguardian.com
This government will be judged on three issues: Europe, the union of the UK and public spending. The trick is not to bring your preconceptions with you What kind of Conservative government is David Cameron actually leading now? It s...
» Rick Perry joins GOP race; this time he's humbler, and under indictment
04/06/15 13:22 from L.A. Times - Commentary
When Rick Perry made a late entry into the 2012 presidential race, he quickly surged to the top of the crowded Republican field.
» Sepp Blatter says he's working on reform of scandal-ridden FIFA
04/06/15 13:19 from L.A. Times - Commentary
FIFA said Thursday that President Sepp Blatter has started work on what the organization calls "meaningful reform of the administration and structure of FIFA," just days after Blatter's announcement that he intends to step down from his ...
» The McDonald's of the future lets you customize your meals
04/06/15 13:15 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Except for a small, horizontal, black-and-white sign that reads “Create Your Taste,” you wouldn’t know that on a fairly bleak corner of downtown Los Angeles, McDonald’s has stealthily opened the only L.A. outlet that offers a new, automa...
» St. John Bosco shot putter Matt Katnik carries high hopes into state meet
04/06/15 13:14 from L.A. Times - Commentary
It's the final weekend of the high school sports season and the last chance for fans to offer a heartfelt thank you to Matt Katnik, the nation's No. 1 shot putter from Bellflower St. John Bosco who has represented everything that's posit...
» Boston terror: Anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller was possible beheading target, official says
04/06/15 13:11 from L.A. Times - Commentary
Controversial anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller was mentioned as a possible target for beheading by a man who was shot and killed by a counterterrorism task force this week, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans said Thursday.
» Karl Taro Greenfeld on the fiction, grim reality in 'The Subprimes'
04/06/15 13:00 from L.A. Times - Commentary
In Karl Taro Greenfeld's novel "The Subprimes" (Harper: 320 pp., $25.99), the division between rich and poor has opened into a chasm that's funnier than it should be. New freeways bring the 1% to their homes in Malibu while the underclas...

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