From NOEBIE.net
First, from yesterday’s New York Times:
Next, from today’s Wall Street Journal:
When you dig into the details, both reports seem “factual.” The question is whether or not these stories represent competing points of view, or competing agendas.
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In 1920 these suffragettes from the National Woman’s Party unfurled a banner at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
The banner displays a quote from Susan B. Anthony. “No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party that ignores her sex.”
On this International Women’s Day 2012, perhaps it’s appropriate to reflect on what progress, if any, has been made over the past century.
Whistleblower says BofA defrauded HAMP. [Reuters] – Bank of America NA prevented homeowners from receiving mortgage-loan modifications under a federal program in order to avoid millions of dollars in losses while benefitting from financial incentives for participating in the program, according to a complaint unsealed in federal court Wednesday.
Though many believe that HR347 was enacted specifically to quell the growing tide of protest, some think it simply gives legal weight to policies long in practice.
Inside that new anti-Occupy bill. [Salon.com] – HR 347 makes it a prosecutable offense to knowingly, and without lawful authority, enter “(1) the White House or its grounds or the Vice President’s official residence or its grounds, (2) a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting, or (3) a building or grounds so restricted due to a special event of national significance.”
Judge declares Illinois’ eavesdropping law unconstitutional. [ChicagoTribune.com] – A Cook County judge on Friday declared the state’s controversial eavesdropping law unconstitutional, securing an important victory for activists who want to videotape the police in public but muddying the legal waters as the city gears up for potentially thousands of demonstrators for the NATO summit in May.
When the US Government Can Kill You, Explained. [Mother Jones] – On Monday, the Obama administration explained when it’s allowed to kill you.
G-8 summit to be held at Camp David, not Chicago. [ChicagoTribune.com] – President Obama is moving one of two major world summits from Chicago to the presidential retreat near Washington, with an aide saying the president has decided he wants a more “intimate” setting than his hometown for the May gathering.
The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May.
Camp David will more closely approximate the remote settings in which the G8 leaders prefer to gather. Summits in large cities typically see clamorous protests, while those in the countryside are calmer and more sedate.
Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.
– Dorothy Parker
Keystone Oil Pipeline May Raise U.S. Gas Prices. [Bloomberg] – TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project backers including Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum say will create cheaper U.S. gasoline, instead risks raising prices as much as 20 cents a gallon in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Another reason I won’t be voting for Obama in 2012:
White House gives blessing to partial Keystone XL pipeline construction. [The Hill’s E2-Wire] – The White House backed TransCanada Corp.’s bid to build a major portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline Monday, a move that could shield President Obama from growing GOP attacks over the project.