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Stimulus Funds ‘Erectile Dysfunction’ Study

Steve — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:35:01 +0000

From the San Francisco NBC affiliate, KNBC: Stimulus Dollars Fund Studies into Sexual History and Erectile Dysfunction By Tony Kovaleski, Liza Meak, and Felipe Escamilla Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The NBC Investigative Unit has raised questions about two grants totaling nearly $1.5 million dollars distributed to the University of California San Francisco. The money was [...]

States Diverting Mortgage Aid To Pay Unions

Steve — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:50:02 +0000

From the New York Times: Needy States Use Housing Aid Cash to Plug Budgets By SHAILA DEWAN May 15, 2012 Hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide a little relief to the nation’s struggling homeowners is being diverted to plug state budget gaps. In a budget proposed this week, California joined more than a [...]

Obama Inserts Himself Into Presidents’ Bios

Steve — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:01 +0000

From Commentary Magazine Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies Seth Mandel | 05.15.2012 … The Heritage Foundation’s Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan’s official biography on www.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan’s tax reform advocacy with his “Buffett Rule” gimmick… [...]

Catholic University Drops Health Insurance

Steve — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:51:20 +0000

From Reuters: Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate By Stephanie Simon May 15, 2012 DENVER (Reuters) – A small Catholic college in Ohio said Tuesday it was dropping health insurance coverage for students rather than comply with a federal mandate that the plan provide free birth control. The Franciscan University of Steubenville "will [...]

Autopsy: Trayvon Martin Had Skinned Knuckles

Steve — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:31 +0000

We are discovering a number of things from the ‘discovery’ face of the Zimmerman case. First from ABC News: Zimmerman Medical Report Shows Broken Nose, Lacerations After Trayvon Martin Shooting By MATT GUTMAN and SENI TIENABESO May 15, 2012 A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and [...]

NYT Blames Biden For Obama’s Drop In Polls

Steve — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:49 +0000

From the instant revisionists at the New York Times: Obama’s Switch on Same-Sex Marriage Stirs Skepticism By PETER BAKER and DALIA SUSSMAN May 14, 2012 WASHINGTON — Most Americans suspect that President Obama was motivated by politics, not policy, when he declared his support for same-sex marriage, according to a new poll released on Monday, [...]

Hollande’s Modest Assets Include Riviera Villa

Steve — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:04 +0000

From a very selective Agence France-Presse: France’s ‘President Normal’ declares modest assets May 11, 2012 PARIS — France’s president-elect Francois Hollande — who campaigned as a “Mr Normal” figure — declared a very modest collection of assets as he prepared for his swearing-in ceremony next Tuesday. The AFP manages to use the word “modest” twice [...]

Boilermakers Union Bosses’ Lavish Pay, Perks

Steve — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:35 +0000

From the Kansas City Star: Boilermakers union leaders receive lofty pay, benefits By JUDY L. THOMAS May 13, 2012 A prime suite at Kansas Speedway. First-class travel. Six-figure salaries for half the staffers. Plenty of plum jobs for family members. Life is good at the top of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, [...]

The Hive – Please Talk Among Yourselves

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:02:22 +0000

Here is our usual weekend discussion thread, where comments on the general topics of the day are welcome. But please remember to post and comment on specific news items in the ‘News Selected By Our Correspondents’ thread below or via the link found in the sidebar.

Selected News For The Week May 12 – May 18

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:59:12 +0000

This thread is for the busy bees of S&L to post news articles that might not warrant their own thread. Posting Guidelines To make the articles as readable as possible, please: Only post news from established news media outlets. Avoid editorials or opinion pieces unless they are truly newsworthy. Avoid items that most people most [...]

Romney ‘Prank’ Family Angry At — The Media

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:44:17 +0000

From the New York Times: Bullying Story Spurs Apology From Romney By ASHLEY PARKER and JODI KANTOR May 10, 2012 The day after President Obama endorsed gay marriage, Mitt Romney found himself responding to allegations that as a teenager he harassed a prep school classmate who later came out as gay. The account put Mr. [...]

2nd Law School Listed Warren As A Minority

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:25:51 +0000

From The Hill: Warren found listed as a minority professor at second law school By Josh Lederman – 05/10/12 Elizabeth Warren was listed as a minority professor by a second law school in a report detailing the school’s progress in creating a diverse faculty. In addition to Harvard University, where Warren is on faculty, the [...]

Official: Fisker Karma Caused TX House Fire

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:23:05 +0000

From Autoweek: Official claims Fisker Karma to blame in Texas house fire By: David Arnouts May 9, 2012 Last week, a fire badly damaged the home of a new Fisker Karma owner, and authorities are saying that the electric car was the source of the blaze. According to Fort Bend County, Texas, chief fire investigator [...]

Gay Obama Fundraisers Forced His Decision

Steve — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:15:49 +0000

This piece from the Washington Post is an updated version of an article originally published two days before Obama’s historic announcement. The original Post article seems to have been scrubbed from the internet: The Influence Industry: Same-sex marriage issue shows importance of gay fundraisers By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post Published: May 9, 2012 President [...]

Obama May Suffer In Hick/Holy Roller States

Steve — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:32:04 +0000

From the Politico: Barack Obama’s seven states of grief over gay marriage By: Charles Mahtesian May 10, 2012 If there’s been one constant over the course of President Barack Obama’s evolution on gay marriage, it’s this: The White House’s keen awareness of the radioactive politics of the issue. Naturally, the moral rightness or wrongness of [...]

The NY Times Obsession With ‘Gay Marriage’

Steve — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:35:29 +0000

From the relentless gay militants at the New York Times: Support for Gay Marriage Outweighs Opposition in Polls By NATE SILVER May 9, 2012 President Obama’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage undoubtedly entails some political risk, but recent polls suggest that public opinion is increasingly on his side. According to surveys included in the PollingReport.com [...]