When Chris Matthews files for divorce from Barack Obama, you know the world is upside down. … Read More
Nigeria steps up fight against Boko Haram
http://www.youtube.com/v/SxVywzRQ2D8?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Link: Nigeria steps up fight against Boko Haram
Nigeria – Charges dropped against Leadership journalists
Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Abuja’s federal high court withdrew all charges yesterday against journalists Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzor Ukaibe in connection with an article published in the independent Leadership newspaper. The two men were detained for two days in early April and were charged on 16 April. 10.04.2013 – Newspaper reporters released conditionally after two days Leadership newspaper reporters Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzor Ukaibe were released at around 5 (…) … Read More
Why conservatives should support immigration equality
A majority of Americans now support marriage equality, and a (slowly) growing number of Republicans have recently come around to the idea, too. Despite this, the opposition to the inclusion of gay binational couples and their families in immigration reform remains strong. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), of “Gang of Eight” fame, told the New York Times on Wednesday that “there’s a reason this language wasn’t included in the Gang of Eight’s bill: It’s a deal-breaker for most Republicans… Finding consensus on immigration legislation is tough enough without opening the bill up to social issues [like gay marriage].”On Thursday in the Daily Beast, writer Jonathan Rauch called Flake’s “deal-breaker” misguided — and a GOP “suicide mission” (emphasis mine):Continue Reading… … Read More
iOS 7: "dramatic" e-mail and calendar revamp causes delay
Rumors earlier this month suggested Apple's iOS 7 may be running behind schedule. Sources in contact with Bloomberg indicate this delay stems from a impending overhaul of iOS' user interface and “dramatic” changes to Apple's e-mail and calendar apps. These arguably much-needed enhancements come at the behest of Jonathan Ive… … Read More
Los Angeles County now targeting low-income, uninsured residents with ‘free’ vaccine jabs
A media-induced panic has apparently set in across Los Angeles following the recent death of a West Hollywood lawyer due to bacterial meningitis. … Read More
Man accused of murdering Democratic strategist may have been embezzling
Jonathan Broyhill, the 31-year-old Raleigh, North Carolina man accused of stabbing 29-year-old Jamie Kirk Hahn to death in an attack that took place April 22 was formally charged with murder on Tuesday. According to the Raleigh News-Observer, Broyhill, who was wheeled into court in wheelchair and…
