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  • Bashar al-Assad—The Fall of a Rabid AntiSemite

    Sunday, December 08, 2024
    When Pope John Paul II visited Damascus in May 2001, Bashar used his welcoming speech to denounce the Jews, saying, “They tried to kill the principles of all religions with the same mentality in which they betrayed Jesus Christ and the same way they tried to betray and kill the Prophet Muhammad.”   read more
  • Are FDA Opioid Warning Labels Too Little Too Late?

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    Lawmakers from states that have been ravaged by opioid addiction said such labeling changes have "done little" to help their communities. "Unfortunately, it has taken FDA far too long to address the grave risks of these drugs that have claimed the lives of thousands this year alone," said Sen. Markey. Critics of the FDA, including Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, called on the agency to add such warnings years ago. Doctors are not required to follow the FDA's label instructions.   read more
  • Veterans Affairs Official Docked 15 Days’ Pay for Allowing Agency Scam by Two Employees

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    Pummill failed to exercise proper oversight as Graves and Rubens transferred lower-ranking managers and then stepped into the vacant positions themselves, keeping their senior-level pay while reducing their responsibilities. Accountability at the VA "is almost non-existent," Rep. Miller said. "This dysfunctional status quo will never change until we eliminate arcane civil service rules that put the job security of VA bureaucrats ahead of the veterans they are charged with serving."   read more
  • Unanimous House Vote Clears Female WW2 Pilots’ Remains for Burial at Arlington Cemetery

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    During the war, the women were considered civilians. But since 1977, federal law has granted them status as veterans. They had been eligible since 2002 to have their ashes placed at Arlington with military honors. But the Army ruled last year that the WASPs never should have been allowed in and revoked their eligibility. McSally's bill reverses that decision.   read more
  • New Labor Dept. Rule Requires Employers to Identify Paid Anti-Union “Persuaders”

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    Consultants' techniques to discourage workers from forming unions have become more sophisticated — more akin to modern political campaigns than workplace discussions. “Decisions that workers make about whether to choose to stand together are often influenced by paid consultants, or persuaders, who are hired by employers to craft the management message being delivered to workers,” said Labor Secretary Perez. “About 75% of employers hire such persuaders, and too often, workers do not know.”   read more
  • GOP Presidential Contest Viewed as an Embarrassment by Most Republicans

    Wednesday, March 23, 2016
    Anxieties run higher among Republicans in large part because of the ferocious and at times juvenile nature of the insult-laden campaign, which has featured taunts over character and even manhood. About six in 10 Republican primary voters say the overall tone of their party’s nomination fight has been more negative than in past campaigns. And 60% of Republican primary voters said the campaign had made them feel mostly embarrassed about their party.   read more
  • Judge Rejects CIA Claim that FOIA Request for Mandela Records is “Burdensome”

    Wednesday, March 23, 2016
    Doctoral candidate Ryan Shapiro sent Freedom of Information Act requests to the CIA, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency and the FBI looking for records mentioning former South African President Nelson Mandela, hoping to learn if the U.S. had a role in Mandela's 1962 arrest and imprisonment. The CIA and NSA blocked his requests, with the CIA claiming the search would be "unreasonably burdensome" and the NSA refusing to confirm or deny the existence of Mandela-related records.   read more
  • 40 New York Millionaires Want Taxes Raised on Wealthy

    Wednesday, March 23, 2016
    More than 40 millionaires in New York state have written to Gov. Cuomo and top lawmakers calling on them to consider raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents to help address poverty and rebuild failing infrastructure. "(W)e have both the ability and the responsibility to pay our fair share," the letter states. "We can well afford to pay our current taxes, and we can afford to pay even more." Those signing the letter include Abigail Disney, Leo Hindery and Steven C. Rockefeller.   read more
  • Health Care Law Successes Pose Problem for Republicans Who Denounce It

    Wednesday, March 23, 2016
    Republican presidential candidates denounce "Obamacare" for a litany of woes. But some prominent conservative experts recognize that the law has increased coverage. The prospect of taking away health care coverage from millions of people could trigger a backlash if the eventual GOP nominee's plan to replace it is seen as coming up short. "Repealing the law without a plausible plan for replacing it would be a mistake," said a policy paper from 10 leading GOP health policy experts.   read more
  • U.S. Expands Tougher “Dolphin Safe” Tuna Labeling Rules around World

    Wednesday, March 23, 2016
    The dolphin-safe labels are supposed to ensure that canned, dried and frozen tuna has been caught without endangering dolphins. Schools of tuna tend to gather and swim with some species of dolphins. Fishermen often have located tuna by tracking dolphins with speedboats and helicopters, then circling them with nets to get at tuna underneath. To earn a 'dolphin-safe' label, tuna must have been caught on a fishing trip that did not involve harming, trapping or killing dolphins.   read more
  • Judge Weighs Releasing Sealed Court Records on Convicted Felon Hired as Trump Senior Advisor

    Tuesday, March 22, 2016
    Trump business associate Felix Sater pleaded guilty in a major Mafia-linked stock fraud scheme in the late 1990s. Even after learning about Sater's background, Trump tapped Sater for a business development role in 2010 that included the title of senior adviser to Trump, and had an office in the Trump headquarters. Sater's criminal past drew attention because of his ties to Trump. But legal disputes over Sater's efforts to cooperate with the government also raises questions about court secrecy.   read more
  • Justice Roberts Criticized Politicization of Confirmation Process 10 Days before Scalia’s Death

    Tuesday, March 22, 2016
    Roberts couldn't have known how timely his comments would be. They now amount to a stern rebuke to Republican senators who refuse to hold hearings on Obama’s nomination of Judge Garland. “Look at my more recent colleagues, all extremely well qualified for the court,” Roberts said, “and the votes were, I think, strictly on party lines...and that doesn’t make any sense. That suggests to me that the process is being used for something other than ensuring the qualifications of the nominees.”   read more
  • FDA Proposes Ban on Most Powdered Surgical Gloves, 18 Years after Being Alerted to their Dangers

    Tuesday, March 22, 2016
    The FDA said Monday that the powder added to some latex gloves can cause breathing problems, wound inflammation, and scar tissue on internal organs when used during surgery. Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to ban powdered gloves in 1998, citing allergic reactions in most brands. "The fact that it took the FDA 18 years to propose banning powdered surgical gloves from the market highlights how recklessly negligent the agency is," said Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen.   read more
  • Lawsuit Wants Candy Companies’ Alleged Dependence on Child Slave Labor Disclosed on Product Packaging

    Tuesday, March 22, 2016
    Two federal class actions claim the chocolate companies "turn a blind eye" to human rights abuses by cocoa suppliers in West Africa while falsely portraying themselves as socially and ethically responsible. Attorney Green told the judge that "we're dealing with very severe conditions on the Ivory Coast," where "something like 70% of the children who work on those cocoa farms are between the ages of five and eleven." He said if that information is not on the wrapper, "people won't see it."   read more
  • Djibouti’s Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Mohamed Siad Doualeh?

    Tuesday, March 22, 2016
    Before joining the Foreign Ministry, he was a journalist at the newspaper La Nation in Djibouti. Doualeh was made ambassador to Switzerland, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations agencies based in Geneva in 2006, posts he held until coming to Washington. A music enthusiast, Doualeh is a founding member of the cultural association ADAC, longtime organizer of "The Fest'horn," the largest music festival dedicated to peace in the Horn of Africa.   read more
  • Don’t Like Clinton or Trump? Just Shut Up and Watch TV

    Monday, March 21, 2016
    . On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders has a favorability rating of +7, while Hillary Clinton has a rating of -13. On the Republican side, John Kasich has a favorability rating of +19, while Donald Trump has a rating of -39. Guess who are the frontrunners to win their party’s nominations?   read more
  • Does Banks’ Withdrawal from Coal Financing Mean Industry’s End is near?

    Monday, March 21, 2016
    JPMorgan Chase announced two weeks ago that it would no longer finance new coal-fired power plants. The retreat follows similar announcements by Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley that they are backing away from coal. Wall Street’s broad retreat is an ominous sign for the industry. “There are always going to be periods of boom and bust,” said Chiza Vitta, a metals and mining analyst. “But what is happening in coal is a downward shift that is permanent.”   read more
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