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88 Arab Homes to be Destroyed in Jerusalem

February 25, 2009 John Demolition, Eviction, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian

Israel has plans to demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem to make way for a tourist site. Activists say it’s a demographic play that amounts to ethnic cleansing.

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Gotta Love Chuck Schumer

February 24, 2009February 25, 2009 John Bobby Jindal, Chuck Schumer, Economic Stimulus Package, Haley Barbour, Obama, republicans

Chuck Schumer is calling bullshit on these Republican Governors who are grandstanding on the stimulus bill. According to Talking Points Memo Schumer has written a letter to the White House saying the stimulus bill does not include any provision allowing Governors to pick and choose which parts of the stimulus money they want to take. Schumer is telling the Administration to tell the governors that it’s all-or-nothing.

Gay Issues Politics Religion Right Wingnuts Society The Courts

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Anti-Gay Student’s Case

February 24, 2009February 25, 2009 John Anti-Harassment Training, Boyd County School District, Kentucky

The Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a Kentucky High School student who wants to sue the school district for barring him from expressing opposition to homosexuality. Morrison, a senior at Boyd County High School, sued the Boyd County school district over a policy that required students to undergo anti-harassment training. He claimed the policy threatened him with punishment for expressing religious beliefs in opposition to homosexuality.

Constitution Crime Politics Presidency Society The Courts

Finally-A Judge Who Understands the Constitution

February 24, 2009February 25, 2009 John ATT, Attorney General, Bush, Chenney, Eric Holder, Immunity, Judge Vaughn Walker, NSA, Obama, Wire-Tapping

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that a Federal Judge is questioning the constitutionality of the law designed to give the telecommunications companies blanket immunity for their illegal wiretaps. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has asked President Obama’s Justice Department to present its views by Wednesday on whether the law gives the attorney general too much power to decide whether a company is immune from lawsuits.

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Ex-Atlanta Cops Sorry for Killing 92 Year Old

February 24, 2009February 25, 2009 John Atlanta, Murder, Narcotics Detectives, No-Knock Warrants, Police, Public Servants

You might remember the story of the Atlanta Police Departments execution of 92 year-old Kathryn Johnston a couple of years ago. Three of the detectives involved in the killing and subsequent cover-up are now in court for sentencing. The account in the Atlanta Journal Constitution refers to the three as “tearful” as they stood before the judge.