Friday, May 27, 2011

White House Dilemma: What to Do With Elizabeth Warren

White House Dilemma: What to Do With Elizabeth Warren
- She's become a threat to corporate interests. Question is whether the administration will abandon her like they've done with labor.

Blagojevich Tells Jury Casino Bill Wasn’t Tied to $100,000 Contribution

Obama Uses Autopen to Sign Patriot Act Extension

In diplomatic shift, Russia calls for Gadhafi to step down

Sarah Palin to Launch 'One Nation' Bus Tour

Illinois Treasurer Sounds 'Alarm,' Warns Against Lending State More Money

Puppy with broken legs crawls home after surviving tornado

Sarkozy backs Lagarde for IMF, China urges open race

Sarkozy backs Lagarde for IMF, China urges open race
- Only a matter of time before the Chinese start dictating terms.

Consumers hold back growth, rebound seen muted

Teen girl shoots dad in head with arrow for taking away her cell phone

High court sustains Ariz. employer sanctions law

Bowing To Koch Pressure, Chris Christie Announces Plan To Withdraw From Successful Climate Initiative

Cain To GOP Field: Admit Ryan Medicare Plan Is A Voucher System

The Truth: Medicare is Bankrupting Ameria

The Truth: Medicare is Bankrupting Ameria

Syrian security forces fire on protest, killing 4

Syrian security forces fire on protest, killing 4 (AP)

California Teacher in Chloroform Case Arrested Again on Explosives Rap

ABC:

A popular California teacher, accused earlier this week of helping students inhale chloroform, was arrested again when explosive material was found inside her chemistry classroom.

A bomb squad detonated a small vial of the highly explosive compound nitroglycerin after it was discovered at Livingston High School, south of Stockton.

Rights group says extrajudicial killings by Venezuela’s police officers escalating

Ortega called the rise in the number of killings part of “a progressive disappearance of institutional conduct” within Venezuela’s municipal, state and federal police forces.

Venezuelans are generally distrustful of police. The government of President Hugo Chavez recently dissolved the Metropolitan Police in the capital of Caracas due to rampant corruption, violent crime by officers and widespread rights abuses.

The government created a new city police force — the National Bolivarian Police — last year as part of an effort to regain the trust of citizens and it plans to expand the force, establishing precincts in other cities.

Ortega’s group is closely examining 81 cases of extrajudicial killings between 2000 and 2009, but rights activists say many more such killings were committed during that period. Provea, another Venezuelan rights group, counted 199 extrajudicial killings between October 2009 and September 2010.

Cofavic’s study said few police officers responsible for unwarranted killings faced prosecution, which Ortega said has spurred an increase in such slayings.

“Less than 4 percent of the cases go to trial in Venezuela and that obviously creates a situation of institutional break down,” Ortega said.

Police responsible for killings frequently threaten or attack the relatives of victims seeking to intimidate them into not reporting the slayings to government authorities, Ortega said.

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Australian doctor accused of infecting nearly 50 patients with hepatitis C

Australian doctor accused of infecting nearly 50 patients with hepatitis C