| Mississippi to become only state without abortion clinic? Jun 30th 2012, 22:20 June 27, 2012: In this photograph, anti-abortion advocates stand outside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, singing and praying for their patients, and "counseling" them to reject abortion.AP2012 JACKSON, Mississippi – Mississippi soon could become the only U.S. state without an abortion clinic as a new law takes effect this weekend. Critics say it would force women in one of the country's poorest states to drive hours to obtain a constitutionally protected procedure or carry unwanted pregnancies to term. Top officials say limiting abortions is exactly what they have in mind. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant... | | Exclusive: Saudi dissident set to come off U.N. al Qaeda blacklist Jun 30th 2012, 22:17 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council committee is set to remove Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih from the United Nations' al Qaeda sanctions list this weekend if no council member demands that the 15-nation body intervene, U.N. diplomats said on Saturday. The London-based Faqih was added to the U.N. al Qaeda sanctions list in December 2004, days after the U.S. Treasury Department hit him with U.S. sanctions for suspected links to the late Osama bin Laden's militant network, which was responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. "Unless someone calls for the Security Council to take up the issue, Saad al-Faqih will be de-listed tomorrow at 5:30 p.m (2130... | | Egypt Holds Its Breath Jun 30th 2012, 22:12 CAIRO – "You are the authority, above any other authority. You are the protectors, whoever seeks protection away from you is a fool...and the army and the police are hearing me," said Egypt's president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, to hundreds of thousands in Tahrir Square. A man imprisoned following the "Friday of Rage" (January 28, 2011) took the presidential oath in Tahrir on a "Friday of Power Transfer" (June 29, 2011). But he almost did not. Ten days earlier, on June 19, I was with a group of former Egyptian MPs in Tahrir Square. One received a phone call informing him that a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader was coming to announce that the group was being blackmailed: either accept the... | | Obama's fundraising pitches sounding more poor mouth that powerful Jun 30th 2012, 21:47 Saturday, June, 30, 2012: President Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House as he prepares to board Marine One to Camp David, Md.AP President Obama, the most prolific fundraiser in U.S. presidential campaign history, returned Saturday to a fundraising strategy that increasingly appears more like tin cup rattling. Since... | | David Cameron 'prepared to consider EU referendum' Jun 30th 2012, 21:41 David Cameron is prepared to consider a referendum on the UK's EU relationship, but only when the time is right, he has written in the Sunday Telegraph. In the article, the prime minister said he wanted a "real choice" for voters but said that an immediate in/out referendum was not what most wanted. BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said Mr Cameron was "opening the door" to a... | | Florida GOP candidate Byron Donalds on Obamacare: 'We have a country to save' Jun 30th 2012, 21:37 Byron Donalds, a conservative Republican running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 14th District, reacted to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare by saying conservatives must work to save the country from a ruling class that is out of touch with average Americans. "We have a country to save," he told Examiner Thursday night. The way to do that, he says, is to elect citizen legislators to Washington, D.C., instead of career politicians. "The average Republican voter is tired of hearing what political people think," he added, explaining that the political class is part of the problem. Calling the decision to uphold President Obama's signature law a "terrible" ruling,... | | David Cameron 'prepared to hold referendum on EU' Jun 30th 2012, 21:26 David Cameron is prepared to hold a referendum on the UK's EU relationship, but only when the time is right, he has written in the Sunday Telegraph. In the article, the prime minister said he wanted a "real choice" for voters but said that an immediate in/out referendum was not what... | | Bankers fear reviews into interest-rate fixing scandal will be 'witch-hunt' Jun 30th 2012, 21:18 David Cameron has ordered two urgent reviews into the conduct of bankers in the wake of the Barclays interest-rate fixing scandal. David Cameron: Barclays bosses have questions to answer tag --> By Robert Watts, Deputy Political Editor 9:00PM BST 30 Jun 2012 Comments An initial inquiry into the setting of Libor, the standard rate banks use to lend to each another, will report within weeks and may push for criminal sanctions against anyone who manipulates the rate in the future. There will also be a second review into the professional standards and qualifications of bankers, currently overseen by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog. Downing Street is also now... | | 9th District's boundaries are new, not candidates Jun 30th 2012, 21:14 Despite winning election to Congress eight times, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith is treading new ground in his defense of Washington’s 9th Congressional District seat this year. The incumbent Democrat faces radically altered home terrain – both physically and politically. Redrawn boundaries now make the 9th the state’s first minority-majority congressional district, shifting to the north what traditionally had been an area that traversed parts of south King, west Pierce and north Thurston Counties. Smith also faces four primary challengers whose ideologies span a wide political spectrum: LaRouche Democrat Dave Christie; progressive Democrat Tom Cramer, libertarian Republican John... | | Morsi swears in as prez‚ vows change Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Added At: 2012-06-30 9:46 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:46 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | Quinn budget scraps funds for prisons to close Jun 30th 2012, 21:09 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a $33.7 billion state budget Saturday that blocks the spending of millions of dollars the legislature had allocated for prisons and mental health facilities that he is intent on shutting down to reduce costs. The action sets the stage for another fight between the governor and lawmakers later this fall on how to spend the $57 million Quinn blocked. The governor made it clear he would... | | Chicago needs a conservative radio station Jun 30th 2012, 21:08 Chicago's leading conservative radio station is WLS-AM – an ABC affiliate. While the station is praised for its morning drive and afternoon drive hosts and for having the syndicated Rush Limbaugh program mid-days, the rest of the day has severe problems of which Chicagoans are subjected to if they want to listen to conservative radio. The day starts with Don Wade and Roma, a super-conservative show which often-gags a person with conservative views and causes him to reach for the radio dial and go elsewhere. Mid-day, Rush Limbaugh does his controversial yet entertaining talk show. As much as he's over the edge, he is entertaining most of the time. Of course, Sandra Fluke would beg to differ.... | | Vince Cable tells shareholders: throw out bank cheats Jun 30th 2012, 21:03 Bosses preside over 'moral quagmire', says business secretary, as Barclays chief Bob Diamond is summoned to face MPs Vince Cable wants to purge corrupt executives, who he says have allowed 'systemic abuse' to take root in the banking system. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features... | | What Colin Powell is Reading Jun 30th 2012, 20:59 Former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells the New York Times he's reading The Summer of 1787 by David O. Stewart. "As I... | | Deadline hours away, Pa. lawmakers work overtime Jun 30th 2012, 20:24 HARRISBURG, Pa. - With a deadline only hours away, the Legislature held a rare weekend session Saturday to approve bills integral to the state budget and crucial to Gov. Tom Corbett's agenda, but the issue of publicly funded, privately run charter schools was the source of at least two disagreements.... | | Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in U.S. West Jun 30th 2012, 20:11 SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Millions of birds have died and millions more are in danger from an obscure but widespread hazard in 12 Western states - uncapped plastic pipes used to mark many of the 3.4 million mining claims on public lands, wildlife advocates say. Migratory birds from western meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds to screech owls and woodpeckers are mistaking the open ends of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipes for natural hollows suitable for nesting, roosting or congregating to generate body heat. Doomed birds enter the PVC pipes, which average 4 inches in diameter and stand about 4 feet high, but become trapped as they fail to gain traction on the smooth interior surfaces and... | | Mississippi Abortion Clinic Law Set To Take Effect Jun 30th 2012, 20:08 In this June 27, 2012 photograph, anti-abortion advocates stand outside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, singing and praying for their patients, and "counseling" them to reject abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi could soon become the only state without an abortion clinic because of a new law taking effect this weekend. Critics say the law would force women to drive hours across the state line to obtain a constitutionally protected procedure, or could even force some to carry unwanted pregnancies to term. Top officials, including the governor, say limiting the number of abortions is exactly what they have in mind. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant frequently says... | | Levi Johnston Refused To Meet With Bristol Palin Because Of Reality Show, Sunny Oglesby Says Jun 30th 2012, 20:08 Levi Johnston's refusal to take ex-girlfriend Bristol Palin's calls or meet with her in person was recently played out on Palin's new Lifetime show, "Life's A Tripp." But according to his new girlfriend, Johnston had good reason to be so elusive. According to Sunny Oglesby, who's currently pregnant with Johnston's second child, Johnston refused to answer Palin's calls in order to avoid becoming big a focus of her reality show, RumorFix reports. Oglesby said Johnston's manager warned him not to answer when Palin called, because "she just wants to argue and fight on camera for her reality show." Johnston and Palin have had a tumultuous relationship since breaking up in July 2010. At that time,... | | Supreme Court ruling results in 'colorful' responses from Democrats and Republicans Jun 30th 2012, 20:05 June 28, 2012: President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation.AP2012 The Supreme Court decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act resulted immediately in serious discussions about taxes, mandates and the presidential campaigns. But it also brought a flurry of responses from Democrats and Republican using dicey language. "Let's win the damn election," Jim... | | GOP backer, casino mogul Adelson reportedly gave $10 M to Koch brothers' efforts Jun 30th 2012, 20:05 FILE: April 12, 2012: Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands CEO and financial backer for GOP candidates.AP Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has donated $10 million to the Koch brothers' efforts to elect Republicans and ouster President Obama and other Democrats -- forging perhaps the most powerful, well-financed political fundraising machine of... | | Obama lauds coordinated response to Colorado fires Jun 30th 2012, 19:59 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is praising the coordinated government response to wildfires in Colorado, saying times of tragedy and emergency bring Americans together. Obama traveled to Colorado Friday to witness the damage caused by the fires after declaring a "major disaster" in the state and promising federal aid. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history. "One of the things that happens here in America is when we see our fellow citizens in trouble and having difficulty, we come together as one American family,... | | Issa quietly drops major bombshell into the record Jun 30th 2012, 19:53 During the Thursday afternoon debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on the resolution to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., quietly dropped a major bombshell into the official record. The bombshell was a letter containing information about the Fast and Furious scandal, and who knew about it and approved it, as detailed in a series of secret wiretap applications submitted to the Justice Department in March of 2010, fully a year before Holder or anyone else at Justice claimed they knew about the Fast and Furious operation. Reporter Mike Vanderboegh transcribed the letter from the Congressional Record and published it at his blog,... | | You Could Earn $0 Working for the White House Jun 30th 2012, 19:52 At the White House, David M. Kaden is a senior policy advisor, and Andrew Parker is a special assistant. Neither receive an official pay check signed by the President. They make $0 per annum. You could do it too! RELATED: Obama Geeks Out Over His Medal of Freedom Recipients The White... | | For Attorneys General, Long Shot Brings Payoffs Jun 30th 2012, 19:31 WASHINGTON — Few handicappers gave a band of Republican attorneys general much chance of success when they filed a constitutional challenge to President Obama’s health care law just minutes after it was signed on March 23, 2010. Some mocked them, while others largely ignored them. Multimedia Document The Supreme Court Decision on the 2010 Health Care Law The Election 2012 App A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. Download for iPhone Download for Android But by the time the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling to uphold the law on Thursday, the litigation hatched by... | | How Obama, Romney are spinning court's health-care ruling Jun 30th 2012, 19:16 Ever since the US Supreme Court issued its startling decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Thursday morning, the presidential campaigns of both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been spinning the ruling like crazy. Just some of the issues with wildly different political interpretations include: Defining the details and impact of what the court says plainly is a form of taxation – the basis, in fact, of the constitutionality of what critics call "Obamacare." What the outcome would be for Medicare. The number of already-insured Americans who would have to scramble to find new health care coverage. Whether or not the ACA is a "job-killer." Whether or not the deficit would go up or down as a... | | Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled Jun 30th 2012, 19:12 WASHINGTON - Victory at the Supreme Court for President Barack Obama and Democrats on health care is reopening political divisions within the party over the unpopular law. Four months to an election with control of Congress in the balance, the court's affirmation of the law left several Democrats insisting that the issue was settled and it's time to focus on helping the sluggish economy. Other Democrats saw the newfound attention as a chance to reset the debate and make a fresh case for the law's more popular elements, especially as 12.8 million people start getting health insurance rebate checks in the coming months. The most vulnerable Democratic incumbents and challengers , Montana Sen.... | | Many Children To Vote In This Year's Election - Report Jun 30th 2012, 19:10 Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV) an NGO has revealed that a number of minors are likely to exercise their franchise during the December polls in three constituencies in the Upper West Region. According to the NGO the minors took advantage of the Biometric Voters' Registration (BVR) exercise and in the Sissala West Constituency, eight registration... | | I Pledge My Health Insurance Refund to President Obama's Re-Election. Will You Join Me? Jun 30th 2012, 19:08 Come August, and thanks to President Obama and the Democratic House and Senate, I expect to receive a nice little refund check from my health insurance carrier. So will many of you. In fact, together we will receive over $1 billion in refunds only because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, aka, "Obamacare." This check will not come from the government, and will not add a penny to the deficit, but it will arrive because of the "patient protection" part of Obamacare. You see, under our new healthcare insurance system, the insurers have to spend at least 80 percent of the premiums they collect from us on actual healthcare. Before, they would just pocket it, and provide... | | S.C. agency chief: State should opt out of Medicaid expansion Jun 30th 2012, 19:02 COLUMBIA When President Barack Obama met with the nation’s governors in February 2011, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley asked him to allow states to opt out of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday, South Carolina no longer has to ask for permission on one provision. State leaders can simply refuse to take part in the law’s expansion of Medicaid benefits in 2014. The director of the state Health and Human Services agency said Friday his department would favor opting out if it comes down to that. “As it’s described now in the Affordable Care Act, the administration is not interested at all in pursuing that expansion,”... | | Quinn cuts $57 million from state budget Jun 30th 2012, 19:02 Gov. Pat Quinn cut $57 million from the $33.7 billion state budget Saturday, savings that he strongly suggested he'd like to see restored to the... | | Australia: More illegal boats bring June total to 1781 Jun 30th 2012, 18:58 A further two boats carrying 108 people have been intercepted in Australian waters, bringing the total number of illegal boat arrivals for June to 1781 people. That is a record number of arrivals in a single month, says coalition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison. One boat carrying 41 people was picked... | | World powers agree on Syria unity government Jun 30th 2012, 18:58 GENEVA (Reuters) - International powers agreed on Saturday that a national unity government should be set up in Syria to resolve the conflict between President Bashar... | | Maine Race Complicates Struggle for the Senate Jun 30th 2012, 18:58 BRUNSWICK, Me. — Angus King is the prohibitive favorite to win the open Senate seat in Maine this year, and it is easy to see why. Enlarge This Image Craig Dilger for The New York Times Former Gov. Angus King, right, at a campaign event last month in Brunswick, Me. Mr. King, an independent, leads in polls. The Election 2012 App A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. Download for iPhone Download for Android Enlarge This Image Robert F Bukaty/Associated Press Senator Olympia J. Snowe, who announced this year that she would not seek re-election, complicating Republicans' plans. Enlarge This... | | Georgian president names new PM as elections loom Jun 30th 2012, 18:58 TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili named his close ally, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, as the new prime minister on Saturday ahead of parliamentary elections due in October. Saakashvili, who faces rising competition from a newly-created opposition group ahead of the... | | Ghanaians Would Return NDC To Power - Vice President Jun 30th 2012, 18:52 Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday gave the assurance that Ghanaians would in December this year return the NDC government to power due mainly to the numerous development projects executed in its first four years. He said the elimination of schools under trees, provision of school uniform and exercise books to school children and the expansion of the school feeding programmes were some of... | | Analysis: Frustration driving out NY lawmakers Jun 30th 2012, 18:41 ALBANY, N.Y. -- ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) For about 30 New York state legislators, the drawbacks that include being away from home, constant criticism, little individual... | | Gas under graveyards raises moral, money questions Jun 30th 2012, 18:38 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Loved ones aren't the only thing buried in the 122-year-old Lowellville Cemetery in eastern Ohio. Deep underground, locked in ancient shale formations, are lucrative quantities of natural gas. Whether to drill for that gas is causing soul-searching as cemeteries — including veterans' final resting places in Colorado and Mississippi — join parks, playgrounds, churches and residential backyards among the ranks of places targeted in the nation's shale drilling boom. Opponents say cemeteries are hallowed ground that shouldn't be sullied by drilling activity they worry will be noisy, smelly and unsightly. Defenders say the drilling is so deep that it doesn't disturb the cemetery... | | NYC budget uncertainty could lead to cuts later Jun 30th 2012, 18:38 NEW YORK - New York City officials have concluded their annual budget dance with an agreement that preserves child care, classrooms and other threatened programs, but uncertainty surrounding parts of the plan could lead to more than $600 million in cuts midway through the year. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sealed their deal with a handshake Monday, and by the time the council formally approved the $68.5 billion budget on Thursday, advocates and legislators were crowing about the city services that had been saved. Low-income child care programs were restored, as was money to keep... | | Health law battle enters round 2 Jun 30th 2012, 18:34 June 27, 2012: Patient Luis Gutierrez talks with Dr. Javier Hiriart at Camillus Health Concern, in Miami.AP A new front has opened in efforts to reshape how the federal government implements President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul now that the Supreme Court has ruled to keep the law in place. Employers, insurers,... | | Missouri legislative leaders saying no to Medicaid expansion Jun 30th 2012, 18:30 JEFFERSON CITY • If conservative Republicans who control the Missouri Legislature follow through on plans to reject an expansion of the Medicaid health care program for the poor, they will be turning down an estimated $8.4 billion windfall from the federal government. The problem, Republican leaders say, is that to get that money, the state would have to pony up $431 million of its own — money they say Missouri doesn't have. "I just don't see any way we will be expanding Medicaid at the expense of things like education and public safety," said House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City. Political observers say mounting pressure for Republicans to distance themselves from... | |
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