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15 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Giuliani Associates Face Trial in Campaign Finance Scheme Yahoo News – Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister (Associated Press) | Published: 10/11/2021 Lev Parnas, a Soviet-born businessperson, and a co-defendant, Ukraine-born investor Andrey Kukushkin, are accused of making illegal campaign contributions to American politicians to further their business interests. [read post]
27 Aug 2011, 4:34 am
Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago manage the system in a manner that will allow carp to move into the Great Lakes, in violation of the federal common law of public nuisance. [read post]
22 Apr 2012, 7:34 am by Mandelman
  Recognizing that a diversion was going to be needed, I simply waited a minute before knocking my water glass over and in the flurry of apologies and confusion, fed my bird’s nest soup to the oriental carpet. [read post]
22 Jan 2011, 7:50 am by Mandelman
Last week, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled against two banks, Wells Fargo and US Bancorp, who had each foreclosed on homes and were now asking a judge to declare that they held clear title to the properties in fee simple. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Texas Republican, condemned by opponents for objecting to November’s presidential election results even after rioters besieged the Capitol, fled his frozen home state for the Mexican resort city while Texans reeled from winter storms that have left millions without electricity and running water. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 9:15 am by Mandelman
  I’d like your opinion on the following purely hypothetical scenario…   If a small group of individuals working within a nation’s government made a series of decisions that destroyed the economic security of tens of millions of the country’s citizens… decisions that literally cost thousands of lives, and in all likelihood shortened the life expectancies of hundreds of thousands more… failed to such a degree that it would be more than a decade before… [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At U.S.A.I.D., Juggling Political Priorities and Pandemic Response New York Times – Laura Jakes and Pransu Verma | Published: 9/13/2020 Political intervention has roiled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency that prides itself as leading the humanitarian response to disasters, conflict, and other emergencies around the world. [read post]
30 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Barr Books Trump’s Hotel for $30,000 Holiday Party MSN – Jonathan O’Connell and David Fahrenthold (Washington Post) | Published: 8/27/2019 Attorney General William Barr will hold a family holiday party for 200 people at Trump International Hotel in December that is likely to cost $30,000. [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal America’s Governors Get Tested for a Virus That Is Testing Them New York Times – Manny Fernandez, Rick Rojas, Shawn Huber, and Mike Baker | Published: 7/13/2020 Governors have always been judged on their disaster responses, but the coronavirus wreaking havoc across the country these days does not recede like floodwaters and cannot be tamed by calling out the National Guard. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 1:27 pm
Mike Dawson, "Judge to consider whether Cynthia Baldwin represented Penn State or Graham Spanier in Sandusky case," Centre Daily Times, Dec. 18, 2013.Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2013/12/18/3948448/judge-to-consider-whether-cynthia.html#storylink=cpy(Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2013)A particularly interesting issue arises when the underlying ownership of the autonomous enterprise passes from one group to another, resulting in changes in management. [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 8:06 am
(Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2015)The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, has delivered his Report to the Human Rights Council on the activities of his office. [read post]
10 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Pro-Trump Group Organizing a DC Rally for Jan. 6 Defendants Lost Its Tax-Exempt Status – but Is Still Claiming Donations Are Tax-Deductible Yahoo News – Charles Davis (Business Insider) | Published: 9/8/2021 A group founded by a former Trump campaign staffer that is organizing a rally on behalf of January 6 defendants is soliciting “tax-deductible” contributions despite losing its tax-exempt status last year. [read post]
7 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bureau of Prisons Director to Resign After Scandal-Plagued Tenure During Pandemic MSN – Brian Pietsch and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) | Published: 1/6/2022 Michael Carvajal, the director of the U.S. [read post]
28 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Giuliani Coordinated Plan for Trump Electoral Votes in States Biden Won, Some Electors Balked MSN – Beth Reinhard, Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey, Emma Brown, and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) | Published: 1/20/2022 On December 14, 2020, the day of the electoral college vote, Republican electors convened in the capitals of five states that Joe Biden had won. [read post]
23 Apr 2010, 8:24 am
Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook make up the Big Three of social media, as Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish once made up the Big Three of the Boston Celtics. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Aides Weigh Resignations, Removal Options as Trump Rages Against Perceived Betrayals MSN – Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris, and Ashley Parker (Washington Post) | Published: 1/7/2021 President Trump was ensconced in the White House residence, raging about perceived betrayals, as an array of top aides weighed resigning and some senior administration officials began conversations about invoking the 25th Amendment – an extraordinary measure that would remove… [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Government Ethics Office Refused to Approve Kanye West’s Financial Disclosures from His Failed Presidential Campaign MSN – Grace Panetta (Business Insider) | Published: 4/19/2021 The Office of Government Ethics refused to sign off on Kanye West’s financial disclosure forms from his failed 2020 presidential campaign. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
At least a dozen states have considered bills to limit how gas, water, and electric utilities can spend customers’ money. [read post]