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- Gingrich?s Inflated Gasoline Claim PermaLink Newt Gingrich exaggerates when he says the Environmental Protection Agency has a proposal “that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon.” Gingrich’s cost estimate comes from an oil industry study of “clean gasoline” recommendations made by U.S. automakers. The EPA has yet to issue a proposal, …
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- CBO Offers Its Two Cents on Federal Pay PermaLink Federal workers overall get just 2 percent higher wages than private-sector employees holding similar jobs, but they receive 16 percent more in total compensation because of generous benefits. There are, however, great differences in wages and benefits depending on education levels; less-educated federal workers receive higher wages and benefits compared …
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- Dueling Debt Deceptions PermaLink Q: How much has the federal debt gone up under Obama? A: During his first three years in office, it rose $4.7 trillion, an increase of 45 percent. Partisan graphics circulating via email and Facebook are both incorrect. FULL ANSWER Both sides are circulating deceptions about the federal debt, judging …
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- FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Jan. 24-30 PermaLink This week, readers sent us comments about our analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union address. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length. The State of Your Facts I have used …
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- McCain?s Erroneous Earmark Attack PermaLink Sen. John McCain incorrectly claimed that earmarks nearly doubled from $7.8 billion to $14.5 billion in Newt Gingrich’s first two years as House speaker. Actually, the increase was about half that. Furthermore, earmarks first peaked, then declined under Gingrich. By the final year of his speakership, earmarked spending was 20 …
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- The Gingrich Counterattack in Florida PermaLink Now comes the counterattack. After weeks of taking it on the chin in Florida without throwing a punch, the Gingrich side has finally begun to fight back with TV attack ads of its own. Among the new ads is one from a pro-Gingrich super PAC that takes the personal attacks …
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- Jan. 23: Health Care, Damon Corp., Regulations PermaLink
- More Florida Fouls PermaLink Newt Gingrich falsely claimed he never favored a federal mandate requiring individuals to have health insurance. Romney repeated a false accusation that President Obama failed to denounce Hamas rocket attacks in a speech to the United Nations. And Santorum insisted that Muslim terrorists are seeking missile bases in Cuba — …
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- FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Jan 17-23 PermaLink This week, readers sent us comments about emergency contraception pills, and causation and correlation. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length. ‘Pious Baloney’ Leftovers Thanks for the fact check on the South …
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- Florida Ad War: Mitt Pounds Newt PermaLink The air wars in a pivotal Florida Republican primary race have so far been a decidedly one-sided affair, with Mitt Romney and a pro-Romney super PAC saturating the airwaves for weeks with a slew of attack ads aimed chiefly at Newt Gingrich. ...
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- Critique the Press's front page: Feb. 8 PermaLink What do you think of the Asbury Park Press front page today? Please tell us in the comments section on this article what you like, don't like and would have done differently. We're interested in your views about headlines, story selection, story placement, images ? the works. Click on the image below to get a detailed look at today's front page in a PDF version that you can zoom in on.
- WEATHER: Chance of rain, snow tonight PermaLink There is a chance of rain developing this afternoon and that could turn to snow as temperatures begin to fall later in the day, but the total daytime snow accumulation should be less than a half inch, under cloudy skies with a high near 41 and an easterly
- Snow possible in parts of NJ Wednesday PermaLink TRENTON ? Light snow could slow the ride home for commuters in New Jersey Wednesday afternoon. Forecasters are predicting light rain will move into the region from the west between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Surprise! Local property taxes up again this year. PermaLink New Jersey's highest-in-the-nation property taxes continued to rise in 2011, although at a slower rate than in previous years, according to figures released by the state Department of Community Affairs.
- Manalapan committeeman's farm deal on hold again PermaLink MANALAPAN ? A former mayor's questions delay approval of the $1.15 million farmland preservation application by Andrew Lucas.
- Critique the Press's front page: Feb. 7 PermaLink What do you think of the Asbury Park Press front page today? Please tell us in the comments section on this article what you like, don't like and would have done differently. We're interested in your views about headlines, story selection, story placement, images ? the works. Click on the image below to get a detailed look at today's front page in a PDF version that you can zoom in on.
- Help in appealing insurance coverage denials on the way PermaLink NEPTUNE ? By mid-summer, hospitals and doctors' offices across the state will provide information on how insurance company coverage denials can be appealed. A bill requiring such disclosure was signed into law last month by Gov.
- In Canyon of Giants, a Big Blue party PermaLink NEW YORK ? Hoarse, happy and full of Big Blue pride was how the Carmen and Reitsma families were after enjoying a front-row spot for the Giants victory parade up Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes Tuesday. They weren't alone in that feeling, being among the thousands of Giants fans that filled the sidewalks along Broadway.
- Freehold Regional schools district
joins boards moving elections to Nov. PermaLink ENGLISHTOWN ? The Freehold Regional High School District on Monday joined other area school boards that have moved their elections to November in recent weeks. The board's decision follows Gov. Chris Christie's Jan.
- Man exposes himself to two juveniles in Wall PermaLink WALL ? Police are looking for a man they say exposed himself to a pair of juveniles after driving up to them as they rode their bikes in the west Belmar section of the township, according to Police Chief Robert L. Brice.
- Orchids put on display PermaLink HOLMDEL ? Thousands of brillantly colored orchids from regional growers along the East Coast and from as far away as Hawaii will be on display at the Deep Cut Orchid Society's 15th annual Orchid Show, to be held Thursday through Sunday at Dearborn Market.
- Howell police: Pair had drugs, defaced handgun PermaLink HOWELL ? A township man and his live-in girlfriend were arrested Saturday after drugs and a defaced handgun were discovered inside their North American Drive residence, according to a Monmouth County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
- Middletown may have to sell swim club PermaLink MIDDLETOWN ? Saying they see no other viable alternative, township officials are considering placing the municipal swim club on the auction block.
- Cops say Asbury Park man drove drunk, injured 22-month-old sister in crash PermaLink OCEAN TOWNSHIP ? An intoxicated 18-year-old crashed into a utility pole near the Asbury Park traffic circle early Sunday morning, injuring his 22-month-old sister, who was sitting unbuckled in her mother's lap, the police said.
- 34 indicted for roles in reputed NJ drug ring PermaLink PATERSON ? Thirty-four people have been indicted for their alleged roles in a Paterson-based drug ring that had ties to a local street gang.
- Paterson teen charged in series of shootings PermaLink PATERSON ? A 17-year-old Paterson boy will be tried as an adult on numerous charges stemming from a series of shootings in the northern New Jersey city last summer.
- Middletown library chief resigns over selling his own books to library PermaLink MIDDLETOWN ? Under pressure for signing the invoices of $778.45 worth of books he wrote and sold to the township's library, Randall Gabrielan has resigned from the facility's Board of Trustees, where he was president.
- Lacey Board of Education moves school election from April to November saving close to $20,000 PermaLink LACEY ? As with several other school districts in Ocean County, the township school board is moving its election to the first Tuesday in November. Board members met Monday night and unanimously approved the measure.
- Point Pleasant cops say Jewish man threatened in antisemtic tirade PermaLink POINT PLEASANT ? A Toms River man went on a violent, epithet-laced tirade against the police and a Jewish man here last week, according to the authorities.
- Brick cops investigate car break-ins PermaLink BRICK ? Officers are investigating a handful of weekend car break-ins on the north side of town.
- Zoning board member resigns, citing seniors dominate panel PermaLink BARNEGAT ? The former chairman of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment has resigned after criticizing the makeup of the panel.
- FoodBank announces new executive director PermaLink NEPTUNE ? The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has announced that it has appointed Carlos M. Rodriguez as the organization's new executive director. He will take over for Susan Kelly, who left last June.
- Cops look for Lakewood robber PermaLink LAKEWOOD ? Detectives are looking for a man who committed a gunpoint robbery outside a home near Forest Avenue Monday night. The 10:34 p.m. crime occurred outside the home following a delivery, Capt. Paul Daly said.
- Middletown moves school elections to November PermaLink MIDDLETOWN ? The township is the latest municipality to postpone its school board elections from April to November.
- Asbury-Neptune NAACP plans dinner dance PermaLink TINTON FALLS ? The annual Freedom Fund Dinner Dance of the Asbury Park-Neptune NAACP will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Doubletree Hotel, Tinton Falls.
- Asbury Park city hall features Black History Month portraits by students PermaLink ASBURY PARK ? The annual Black History Month Portraits project by Asbury Park High School students is on exhibit throughout February in the city hall lobby on Main Street.
- Friends of Forsythe refuge offer birding tours in Galloway PermaLink GALLOWAY ? Public "snowbirding" tours are being offered by the Friends of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge aboard a jitney bus along the refuge's wildlife drive on two upcoming Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 31, at 1 p.m.
- Neptune man possessed stolen rifle, hollow-nosed bullets, drugs complaints say PermaLink NEPTUNE ? A township man was found in possession of a rifle reported stolen in North Carolina, hollow-nosed bullets and drugs, according to the criminal complaints signed against him. Travis M.
- 2 firefighters, 1 resident hurt in NJ house fire PermaLink MANTUA ? Authorities say two firefighters and a resident sustained injuries in house fire in Gloucester County Tuesday. The fire began sometime before 10 a.m. in a home in Mantua Township.
- NJ wants to upgrade charge in Rutgers webcam spying case PermaLink NEW BRUNSWICK ? Authorities want to upgrade one of the charges against a former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.
- Little Silver OKs cameras at train station PermaLink LITTLE SILVER ? Commuters will feel a little safer after the Borough Council approved the purchase and installation of security cameras at the borough's train station.
- WEATHER: Sunny skies today, chance of snow Wednesday PermaLink We are in for a sunshine-filled Tuesday with a high near 50 and a northwesterly wind between 9 and 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Giants to celebrate Super Bowl win at stadium PermaLink EAST RUTHERFORD ? There will be a Super Bowl party in the swamps of Jersey after the Giants celebrate their victory at a ticket-tape parade in New York's "Canyon of Heroes." Gates at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford will open at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
- Pertussis cases are confirmed PermaLink CHERRY HILL ? With two cases of pertussis confirmed in students at Joyce Kilmer and Stockton elementary schools on Friday and two more cases that may also turn out to be the highly contagious disease, the Cherry Hill School District is advising parents and staffers to
- Majority supports Christie, but sees his focus as being on political future PermaLink TRENTON ? A majority of New Jersey adults approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job performance, according to the latest Monmouth University/NJ Press Media Poll, though nearly half think he is more concerned with his own political future than running the state.
- Win in 'Cupcake Wars' boosts NJ woman's wares PermaLink ROCKAWAY ? Years before Michelle R. Spell's recipes won her $10,000 on the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," she was baking treats for her sons to take to school on their birthdays. Naturally, the elementary school kids loved them and so did their parents.
- School board moves election PermaLink ASBURY PARK ? The city's nine-member Board of Education is one of 220 school boards in the state so far that is moving its annual board elections from April to coincide with the general election in November. The change is coming under a new law signed by Gov.
- Tinton Falls council votes on school elections date PermaLink TINTON FALLS ? Board of Education elections could be moved to November under a resolution scheduled to be voted on tonight by the Borough Council.
- Bishop decries health care plan PermaLink CAMDEN ? Bishop Joseph Galante has joined with Catholic leaders across the country, including in Monmouth and Ocean counties, in rallying against a health care plan by the Obama administration that would require nearly all employers to offer health coverage that i
- Eagleswood boat ramp project downsized due to economy PermaLink EAGLESWOOD ? The township's half-million-dollar boat ramp improvement project at the end of Dock Road has to be downsized and rebid.
- Manasquan OKs 5 percent municipal dock slip increase PermaLink MANASQUAN ? The Borough Council unanimously approved a 5 percent increase to the rental fees for its municipal dock slips at Monday night's meeting.
- Fake ID scam investigation nets 1 arrest PermaLink OCEAN TOWNSHIP ? An Aldrin Road man was arrested Friday in a joint investigation of a fake ID scam, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.
- New audit rips Port Authority spending PermaLink NEW YORK ? An interim auditor's report, ordered by the governors of New Jersey and New York after the August toll and fare hikes, said the Port Authority needs a "top-to-bottom overhaul of its management structure" and ripped the agency for lack of cost controls and transparency blamed for billions of dollars in extra spending.
- Champions rejoice with faithful PermaLink NEW YORK ? Thousands of New Yorkers on the Lower West Side of Manhattan waited patiently Tuesday as swarms of Giants fans dressed in blue made the morning commute a hellish one. No one seemed to mind, though.
- N.J. education commissioner likes tenure reform bill, wants pay changes PermaLink TRENTON ? New Jersey's top education official said Tuesday there is much he likes about a Democratic-sponsored teacher tenure reform bill, although he stopped short of endorsing the measure.
- Coordinator of The Center, Asbury HIV/AIDS group, honored for her work PermaLink FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP ? The Monmouth County Human Relations Commission honored Colleen Volpe, the volunteer coordinator for The Center in Asbury Park, with the second annual Earl T. Teasley Humanitarian Award.
- West meets East at Brookdale Chinese New Year celebration PermaLink MIDDLETOWN ? Sometimes it takes a dragon to catch the attention of a college student thumbing a text message. By the time members of Brookdale Community College's Asia Society finished guiding the creature through the hallways of the Warner Student Life Center, dozens of students had heeded its call and were waiting for the school's annual Chinese New Year celebration to begin.
- Little Egg Harbor police chief's assistant retires with more than $121,000 in unused time PermaLink LITTLE EGG HARBOR - ? Carl R. Dillon, confidential assistant to Police Chief Richard Buzby, will receive a more than $121,000 payout for unused sick, vacation, compensation and personal time when he retires.
- Driver says Jahmell Crockam confessed to killing Lakewood cop Christopher Matlosz PermaLink TOMS RIVER ? The man on trial for the murder of Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz confessed to shooting and killing a cop while he was making his getaway to Camden after the crime, the driver of the getaway car testified Tuesday.
- Crockam's brother jailed; cops say he threatened to shoot up Lakewood High School PermaLink LAKEWOOD ? The brother of the man standing trial for the murder of township police officer Christopher Matlosz is behind bars after allegedly making threats to shoot up the high school if his brother is convicted, police said.
- Seniors at Seabrook's Renaissance Gardens send care packages to The Center in Asbury Park PermaLink TINTON FALLS ? They are people chock full of knowledge and wisdom who still have something to contribute to the community.
- Thousands of fans roar as Giants parade in NYC PermaLink NEW YORK ? Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float today during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple.''
- Nature photography contest open to youths in Ocean County PermaLink GALLOWAY ? Young photographers are invited to enter Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge's 2012 Digital Nature Photography Contest, a program open to anyone ages 7 to 18 living in Atlantic, Ocean or Burlington counties.
- Giants' Justin Tuck was 'Brick Strong' for Super Bowl in Middletown teen's memory PermaLink MIDDLETOWN ? Before he was diagnosed with the acute lymphoblastic leukemia that would eventually kill him, Evan Sullivano's dream was to make it to the Super Bowl. It wasn't beyond the realm of possibilities.
- Witness in Crockam trial says woman handed defendant what looked like a gun PermaLink TOMS RIVER ? Minutes before Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz was fatally gunned down last year, a woman handed something that looked like a gun to the man accused of killing Matlosz and told him to get out of her apartment, a teenager told a jury Monday.
- Audit of N.J. congressman's spending sought PermaLink A watchdog group called Monday for an audit of campaign spending by Rep. Rob Andrews after an election agency indicated the congressmen spent more than $11,000 in political contributions on a West Coast trip with his daughter.
- Life-size chess game at Lacey school is teaching tool PermaLink LACEY ? Boards and pieces of various sizes, shapes and themes showcased "Family Chess Night" at Forked River Elementary School last week.
- Pine Beach woman ready to run up Empire State Building PermaLink Sally Kalksma, a Pine Beach resident and mother of three, is battling multiple myeloma. Since November, she has been training for the Empire State Building Run-Up, a race that raises money to fight cancer.
- Critique the Press's front page: Feb. 6 PermaLink What do you think of the Asbury Park Press front page today? Please tell us in the comments section on this article what you like, don't like and would have done differently. We're interested in your views about headlines, story selection, story placement, images ? the works. Click on the image below to get a detailed look at today's front page in a PDF version that you can zoom in on.
- Extra trains, buses and ferries will take Giants fans to NYC parade PermaLink NEW YORK ? Extra trains and buses are being mobilized to get Giants fans to the Big Blue parade up the Canyon of Heroes this morning. However, those going to the 3 p.m. rally planned at MetLife stadium in the afternoon have fewer public transportation options.
- Chinese state TV to air in U.S. PermaLink Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is launching its American service this week as part of a major overseas expansion aimed at boosting China?s international influence.
- Romney condoms riffing on wealth, flip-flop accusations on sale day after Mo., Minn., Colo., losses PermaLink This is probably not a product endorsement Mitt Romney would want to believe in.
A New York-based condom company launched a new line of rubbers on Wednesday ? a day after Romney suffered embarrassing losses in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado ? poking fun at the Republican presidential candidate.
- New pictures, video of Casey Anthony surface PermaLink New photos of Casey Anthony have surfaced, showing the Florida woman making faces at a digital camera, while wearing a tight white tank top and a denim jacket in some and a green t-shirt in others, according to RadarOnline.
- Red Egg is the new 'it' spot for Fashion Week PermaLink A belligerent man is roaring outside the downtown hotspot Red Egg.
?What, you let Fred Flinstone in,? he yells, ?but not us??
He and his two female friends watched a man wearing a sleeveless geometric-printed shirt stumble outside the venue?s front door.
- Reduce risk to lower the threat of coronary disease PermaLink Of the numerous types of heart diseases, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common. More than 15 million Americans suffer from CAD, and doctors believe that many more remain undiagnosed.
- ?Comic Book Men? brings reality to Red Bank, N.J. PermaLink Kevin Smith remembers growing up watching shows like ?Dallas? filled with impossibly pretty people who looked nothing like him and his friends. That?s about to change, big time.
- Ben Harper, Laura Dern reconciling? PermaLink The singer and his estranged wife were spotted spending time together in Beverly Hills Monday, more than one year after Harper filed from divorce from the ?Enlightened? actress.
- Roger Toussaint gets lift in union car to re-training PermaLink Former transit union chief Roger Toussaint is already causing trouble. Days after he asked for his old subway job back, Toussaint showed up at an MTA training center on Tuesday driving a car that was allegedly loaned to him by a rule-breaking union official.
- Free & Cheap in New York: Wed., Feb. 8 PermaLink THE TIFFANI NETWORK. Tiffani Thiessen and Tim DeKay, TV stars of USA?s ?White Collar,? will help spread the message of fighting hate and discrimination in its ?Characters Unite? promotion. Visitors can make their own custom T-shirts with a message displaying what ?I Won?t Stand For.? 1 p.m.
- Bronx residents, activists to weigh in Thursday on public benefits for new Fresh Direct headquarters PermaLink Fresh Direct is Bronx-bound, it announced Tuesday. But the public has yet to weigh in.
Bronx residents and activists are gearing up for a public hearing Thursday on proposed benefits for the online grocer, with some opposing the deal over traffic, labor and policy issues.
- Andy Cohen takes the stage with ?Celebrity? read PermaLink Andy Cohen is set to make his NYC stage debut on Feb. 15. The Bravo exec and host of ?Watch What Happens Live? will be among the performers at a benefit reading of ?Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter? at the Triad on the upper West Side.
- City voters trust teachers union more than mayor: poll PermaLink City voters trust the teachers union more than the mayor to protect public school kids? interests, according to a poll released Wednesday.
- Beyoncé is Jay-Z after-party?s latest thing PermaLink Did baby worries cause B eyoncé to skip husband Jay-Z ?s Carnegie Hall concert? An insider tells us the booty-licious mama skipped Hova?s historic show because their infant daughter, Blue Ivy Carter , wasn?t feeling well.
- Give school districts a strict deadline PermaLink Daly and Haycock: Two years ago, New York State?s legislators passed a law requiring districts and teachers unions to replace outdated evaluations that rate nearly all teachers ?satisfactory? and fail to provide the feedback and support educators deserve.
- Obama against the Catholics PermaLink Cupp: In an election year dominated by economic anxieties, religion is nonetheless taking center stage. For the moment, anyway.
- Greg Kelly will not be charged with rape PermaLink The Manhattan prosecutors have decided not to charge Greg Kelly with rape, the Daily News has learned. "The Good Day New York? anchor and the son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had been accused of raping a 28-year-old paralegal after a boozy night of drinking in October.
- Get truth on 9/11 cancer PermaLink One of the critical unresolved issues stemming from the toppling of the World Trade Center on 9/11 is whether service at Ground Zero exposed rescue and recovery workers to toxins that are now producing cancers.
- Feb. 8: New York's working docks and the Giants PermaLink Manhattan: Growing up in the 1950s, I remember looking out at what was once the greatest harbor in the world, with ships and piers lining the perimeter of Manhattan. What we have now are grassy knolls and girlie men in tights Rollerblading and riding bikes. To Mayor Bloomberg and city planners: Rebuild the piers and bring back the ships and the thousands of jobs lost. This is New York City, not your fantasy park and recreation playground. We need commerce, not Hudson and East River esplanades. Steve Passaro
- Bad teacher PermaLink You would think a teacher who openly expresses loathing for her students even to the point of wishing them dead is unfit for the classroom.
- Midwood vet headed home after injury in Iraq, and long limbo awaiting discharge PermaLink A Midwood Army veteran is finally coming home Wednesday after a long battle to recover from massive injuries suffered in an explosion in Iraq - and get the military to grant him a discharge.
- Chinese state TV to air in U.S. PermaLink Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is launching its American service this week as part of a major overseas expansion aimed at boosting China?s international influence.

 
- Romney condoms riffing on wealth, flip-flop accusations on sale day after Mo., Minn., Colo., losses PermaLink This is probably not a product endorsement Mitt Romney would want to believe in. A New York-based condom company launched a new line of rubbers on Wednesday ? a day after Romney suffered embarrassing losses in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado ? poking fun at the Republican presidential candidate.

 
- New pictures, video of Casey Anthony surface PermaLink New photos of Casey Anthony have surfaced, showing the Florida woman making faces at a digital camera, while wearing a tight white tank top and a denim jacket in some and a green t-shirt in others, according to RadarOnline.

 
- Roger Toussaint gets lift in union car to re-training PermaLink Former transit union chief Roger Toussaint is already causing trouble. Days after he asked for his old subway job back, Toussaint showed up at an MTA training center on Tuesday driving a car that was allegedly loaned to him by a rule-breaking union official.

 
- City voters trust teachers union more than mayor: poll But voters still support Bloomberg education plans PermaLink City voters trust the teachers union more than the mayor to protect public school kids? interests, according to a poll released Wednesday. However, voters strongly support the mayor?s plans to pay bonuses to good teachers and get rid of bad ones more quickly, the Quinnipiac University poll finds.

 
- Greg Kelly will not be charged with rape PermaLink The Manhattan prosecutors have decided not to charge Greg Kelly with rape, the Daily News has learned. "The Good Day New York? anchor and the son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had been accused of raping a 28-year-old paralegal after a boozy night of drinking in October.

 
- Midwood vet headed home after injury in Iraq, and long limbo awaiting discharge PermaLink A Midwood Army veteran is finally coming home Wednesday after a long battle to recover from massive injuries suffered in an explosion in Iraq - and get the military to grant him a discharge.
 
- Grads sue Brooklyn Law School, charging school fudged employment stats PermaLink Brooklyn Law School grads charge in a lawsuit that the school fudged post-graduate employment stats and misled them into sinking cash into expensive degrees.
 
- Mitt can only beat himself in GOP race PermaLink WASHINGTON ? With rare exceptions, elections are often over long before they end mathematically. So it is for Mitt Romney, who barring a spectacular reversal in the months ahead will be anointed as the Republican nominee.
 
- Santorum pulls off hat trick in primaries PermaLink Rick Santorum had a night of here-to-stay success Tuesday, romping to victory in Minnesota and Missouri and winning a nail-biter in Colorado to pull off the hat trick.

 
- 13 file orders of protection vs. alleged Cashman stalker PermaLink Buxom blond Louise Meanwell walked handcuffed into Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday, and you could see how a smart guy like Yankees general manager Brian Cashman might have been fooled by her. For a little while.

 
- Court meltdown for ?Mob? ex-wife PermaLink "Mob Wives" reality show star Renee Graziano cried a river in federal court Tuesday for her wiseguy father, who was secretly recorded by his scheming former son-in-law.

 
- Teacher?s aide made pornographic video inside school: FBI PermaLink A teacher's aide charged last month with possession of kiddie porn was re-arrested when FBI agents made a disturbing discovery -- two of the videos were shot inside a Brooklyn elementary school, authorities said.

 
- Cop impersonator demanded free sex from hookers PermaLink A cop impersonator who threatened to arrest hookers who refused to give him freebies has been arrested, police said. Warren D.
 
- Church groups face evictions from school buildings PermaLink ALBANY ? City officials are moving ahead with plans to evict dozens of church groups from school buildings Sunday despite desperate pleas from state lawmakers for a temporary reprieve. ?The chancellor made his position clear,? Bloomberg administration spokesman Mark Botnick said, referring to city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, who lobbied against Albany intervention Monday.
 
- Skydiver aims to go faster than speed of sound PermaLink Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner aims to become the first person to go faster than the speed of sound when he jumps from a balloon at 120,000 feet later this year.
 
- Russian deal to end uprising in Syria keep Assad in power PermaLink Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.

 
- SEE IT: Fishermen reel in 40-foot shark PermaLink Fishermen in Pakistan reeled in a massive 40-foot whale shark Tuesday and sold it for a tidy $18,750, The Express Tribune newspaper reports.

 
- School's out for Giants PermaLink Tons of city kids came down with Big Blue flu yesterday.

 
- Iron Mike watches Giants spectacle PermaLink Maybe he was in Manhattan filming ?The Hangover: Part III.? Who knew former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was a Giants fan?
 
- City had faith Giants would win PermaLink The city bet $10,400 that the Giants would win the Super Bowl ? long before the team secured a spot in the game.

 
- Obama calls to praise Coughlin and Giants PermaLink President Obama, who?s looking for a repeat of his own unlikely 2008 victory, called Giants coach Tom Coughlin with congratulations for doing it first.

 
- Suspected hubby: Kids' money is safe PermaLink A MAN suspected of strangling his estranged wife in her upper West Side bathtub a year ago filed papers in a Westchester court Tuesday to prove that he has not spent a nickel of their children?s inheritance, but the court returned them as ?technically deficient.?

 
- Susan Powell case called ?murder' PermaLink Utah authorities have for at least six months investigated the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder case. But without a body, they publicly held out hope that she would be found alive.

 
- Gov pension reform plan ripped in ad PermaLink ALBANY ? New York?s unions are striking back against Gov. Cuomo?s push for pension reform with a new radio ad blitz that dubs the plan an attack on the middle class.

 
- "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Guevara's Death PermaLink
 Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith are the co-authors of a new book about the U.S. role in the killing of Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Born in Argentina in 1928, Che rose to international prominence as one of the key leaders of the 1959 Cuban Revolution that overthrew U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. After a period in the new Cuban government leadership, Che aimed to spark revolutionary activity internationally. On October 8, 1967, he was captured by Bolivian troops working with the CIA. He was executed one day later. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. "The line of the [U.S.] government was that the Bolivians did it, we couldn’t do anything about it. That’s not true," Smith said. "This whole operation was organized out of the White House by Walt Whitman Rostow. And the CIA, by this time, had become a paramilitary organization." On Che’s significance, Ratner says Che became "a symbol for revolutionary change... He still remains, of course, that today. If you go to Occupy Wall Street, if you go to Tahrir Square, you will see people who are wearing Che T-shirts, because they understand that their obligation, their necessity, is to take on the 1 percent. And that’s what Che was about. And that’s why I think he remains such a hero for people in the streets today." [includes rush transcript]
- U.S. Maintains Embargo of Cuba After 50 Years, Despite International Condemnation PermaLink
 There are no commemorations planned in Washington, D.C., but today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. embargo against Cuba — the longest-running embargo in the world. On February 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy formally expanded the harsh regime of commercial and financial sanctions against Cuba that have continued to the present day. The embargo has been solidly bipartisan, notably intensifying under the Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. The United States has targeted Cuba in defiance of widespread international condemnation. "That’s been the longest-enduring embargo we have had in the world. And the question is, why is it still there? What good has it done? Of course, it has squeezed the Cuban people," said Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, who has been involved in efforts to challenge the U.S. embargo against Cuba for many years. [includes rush transcript]
- A Struggle for Regional Supremacy: Syria Conflict Escalates as World Powers Debate Assad's Future PermaLink
 Syria is seeing some of the worst violence of the 11-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad amid an ongoing international standoff over how to respond. Assad’s forces have launched what appears to be one of their fiercest assaults on the flashpoint city of Homs to date. Both the United States and Britain have closed their embassies in the Syrian capital of Damascus and withdrawn diplomatic personnel, citing safety fears. As the crisis escalates, Russia and China are facing criticism for blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution backed by the United States and Arab League calling for a political transition in Syria. To discuss the situation in Syria, we’re joined by Patrick Seale, a leading British writer on the Middle East and author of "Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East." "It’s at least a two- or possibly a three-stage crisis. Internally in Syria, the situation is getting worse by the day," Seale says. "At a higher level, there is a struggle between the United States, on the one hand, and its allies, and its opponents like Russia and China... Then there’s a third level, possibly, of Arab Gulf states like Qatar, for example, even Saudi Arabia behind it, who are obsessed and worried by Iran, and they think that Iran might stir up Shia communities in the region." [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for February 7, 2012 PermaLink
- West Memphis 3: Freed Death Row Prisoner Makes Film about 18-Year Battle to Prove His Innocence PermaLink
 We turn now to the case of the West Memphis Three, the young men in West Memphis, Arkansas, who were imprisoned for the 1993 slayings of three eight-year-old boys after an investigation largely fueled by unsubstantiated rumors of a Satanic ritual. The new documentary, "West of Memphis," was co-produced by none other than one of the convicted youths at the heart of the story, Damien Echols. Echols and his two co-defendants were released last August after spending nearly two decades in prison, all the while proclaiming their innocence. Recent DNA tests did not link the men to the scene and showed the presence of others who have never been identified. The film alleges Terry Hobbs, stepfather of one of the victims, may have been responsible for the murders. And the new documentary suggests the three young boys were never mutilated, but preyed on post-mortem by snapping turtles commonly found in the Arkansas-Tennessee border town. Democracy Now! recently spoke with Echols in a rare extended interview at the Sundance Film Festival. "I didn’t have any faith in the justice system, because I had seen how corrupt it was, all the way to the core, from the inside. And that completely took away any faith I had in the system whatsoever," Echols said. ?What I did have faith in was all the people that came to our aid, you know, the supporters and the investigators and everybody that rallied around us. That’s what I had faith in, and that’s why I believed I would eventually get out." We also spoke to Echols’s wife, Lorri Davis, and the film’s director, Amy Berg. [includes rush transcript]
- U.S. Accused of Using Drones to Target Rescue Workers and Funerals in Pakistan PermaLink
 The CIA’s drone campaign targeting suspected militants in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to rescue victims or were attending funerals. So concludes a new report by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism. It found that since President Obama took office three years ago, as many as 535 civilians have been killed, including more than 60 children. The investigation also revealed that at least 50 civilians were killed in follow-up strikes when they had gone to help victims. More than 20 civilians have also been attacked in deliberate strikes on funerals and mourners. We speak to Chris Woods, award-winning reporter with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. "We noted that there were repeated reports at the time, contemporaneous reports in publications like New York Times, news agencies like Reuters, by CNN, that there were these strikes on rescuers, that there were reports that there had been an initial strike and then, some minutes later, as people had come forward to help and pull out the dead and injured, that drones had returned to the scene and had attacked rescuers," Woods says. "We’ve been able to name just over 50 civilians that we understand have been killed in those attacks. In total, we think that more than 75 civilians have been killed, specifically in these attacks on rescuers and on mourners, on funeral-goers." [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for February 6, 2012 PermaLink
- ICE Enabled East Haven Police's Racial Profiling By Detaining, Deporting Targeted Immigrants PermaLink
 A new investigation by Colorlines Magazine has revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued to detain and deport individuals rounded up by the East Haven, Connecticut police, even after the Department of Justice launched its investigation into racial profiling. Four East Haven police officers have been arrested for targeting Latino immigrants with false arrests, false reports and harassment, prompting the East Haven police chief to resign. We’re joined by Seth Freed Wessler, a senior research associate at the Applied Research Center and an investigative reporter for Colorlines.com. "East Haven, Connecticut has a long history of profiling people of color," Freed Wessler says. "Folks of color in the greater New Haven area know not to drive through East Haven, Connecticut: you’re going to get pulled over if you’re black or Latino." [Includes rush transcript]
- Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana's New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport's Biggest Spectacle PermaLink
 Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are gearing up to use the media spotlight on Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI to rally for union rights outside the statehouse. Earlier this week, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a so-called "right to work" measure into law that critics say will result in lower wages and diminished collective bargaining rights. Indiana workers have received the backing of the National Football League Players Association, which has called "right to work" "a political ploy designed to destroy basic workers? rights." We’re joined from Indiana by Tithi Bhattacharya, an associate professor of South Asian History at Purdue University and a protester who is taking part in Occupy the Super Bowl. "It is absolutely shameful that the legislature passed a law that condemns unions and is now using the city to showcase Indianapolis while ordinary people in Indiana are completely opposed to this law," Bhattacharya says. [Includes rush transcript]
- NYPD Muslim Spy Scandal Grows with Newly Revealed Plan to Target Shiite Mosques PermaLink
 New revelations have emerged about the New York City Police Department’s secret program to spy on Muslim communities. The Associated Press has just uncovered a confidential NYPD plan from 2006 to engage in targeted surveillance of Shiite mosques following increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran, the latest revelation on its secret intelligence operations focused on Muslim neighborhoods. On Thursday, a coalition of Muslim and civil rights organizations reiterated their call for the immediate resignation of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. We’re joined by reporter Matt Apuzzo, who has helped break the NYPD spying story for the Associated Press, and Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid, spiritual leader at the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood and president of the Islamic Leadership Council of New York. [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for February 3, 2012 PermaLink
- After Right-Wing Campaign, Leading Breast Cancer Charity Komen Drops Funding for Planned Parenthood PermaLink
 The nation’s leading breast cancer charity is under intense scrutiny for its decision to cut off funding for breast cancer screening programs run by Planned Parenthood. Susan G. Komen for the Cure has confirmed it is withdrawing support for 19 of Planned Parenthood’s 83 affiliates, citing a new policy barring funding for any groups under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Planned Parenthood’s finances are currently the subject of a probe led by anti-abortion Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida. "If you look at all the government reports which have already been done on Planned Parenthood, they’re completely cleared of any of the charges that Cliff Stearns claims he’s looking for. So this is a witch hunt," says Jodi Jacobson, the editor-in-chief of RH Reality Check, who recently wrote the article, "The Cancerous Politics and Ideology of the Susan G. Komen Foundation." We also speak with Patrick Hurd, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia and a recipient of a 2010 grant from Komen, and his wife, Betsi Hurd, who has participated in several Komen fundraising events and is currently battling breast cancer. "This isn’t about fundraising," says Patrick Hurd. "This is about making sure that we provide access to women, that we continue to provide education to women, that we continue to serve the women in the communities where Planned Parenthoods are located." [includes rush transcript]
- Obama's Support for Natural Gas Drilling "A Painful Moment" for Communities Exposed to Fracking PermaLink
 Last week, President Obama called the United States "the Saudi Arabia of natural gas" in a speech about boosting domestic energy production. That concerns Wyoming farmer John Fenton, who already has more than two dozen gas wells on his property. The Environmental Protection Agency ruled in December that water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, was a result natural gas extraction and the controversial technique known as fracking. "Things changed pretty rapidly," Fenton says, after fracking took place on his land near Pavillion, and he now has to ship in water for drinking. "It didn’t take long to notice significant impacts to the water, the change to smell like diesel fuel. Methane was bubbling in the water. We had neighbors that actually had livestock die from drinking the water. And we also saw really huge impacts to our way of life. The farm fields are full of wellheads now that we have to work around. We have people coming and going off our property 24 hours a day. And we’ve seen over a 50 percent devaluation in the value of our land." We also speak with filmmaker Josh Fox, who was arrested for attempting to record a congressional hearing over the EPA report on Pavillion. Fox is producing a sequel to his award-winning film, "Gasland," about the impact of fracking across the United States. [includes rush transcript]
- "Gasland" Director Josh Fox Arrested at Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking PermaLink
 The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox was handcuffed and arrested Wednesday as he attempted to film a congressional hearing on the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as fracking, which the Environmental Protection Agency recently reported caused water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming. Fox directed the award-winning film, "Gasland," which documents the impact of fracking on communities across the United States, and is now working on a sequel. Fox says he was arrested after Republicans refused to allow him to film because he did not have the proper credentials. "We wanted to report on what happened [at the hearing]. I was not interested in disrupting that hearing. It was not a protest action," says Fox. "I was simply trying to do my job as a journalist and go in there and show to the American people what was transpiring in that hearing, so that down the line, as we know there will be a lot of challenges mounted to that [Pavillion, Wyoming] EPA report?and frankly, to the people in Pavillion, who have been sticking up for themselves and demanding an investigation into the groundwater contamination?and to make sure that people could view that in a larger forum than usually happens." [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for February 2, 2012 PermaLink
- Is Former Haitian Dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier Off the Hook for Human Rights Crimes? PermaLink
 A Haitian judge announced Monday former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for corruption, but will not face any charges for the murders, disappearances, torture and other human rights abuses committed during his 15-year rule because the statute of limitations has expired. "Unless this ruling is overturned on appeal, it’s just going to be another confirmation to people in Haiti that the justice system is always on the side of the rich and the powerful and doesn’t serve even to punish the worst atrocities," says Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch. "For Jean-Claude Duvalier to come back to Haiti and not be prosecuted is a slap in the face to the thousands of people who were killed and tortured under his rule." [includes rush transcript]
- Baltasar Garzón, Trailblazing Judge Who Pursued War Criminals, Faces Trial of His Own in Spain PermaLink
 Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón is known for ordering the arrest of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and seeking to indict members of the George W. Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners. Now Garzón is facing trial himself, in Madrid, after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón has used the doctrine of universal jurisdiction to investigate war crimes and torture across national lines. "The irony here, of course, is that he is being prosecuted in Spain for trying to apply the very principles that he so successfully promoted internationally," says Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch, who has been in the courtroom observing Garzón’s trial. [includes rush transcript]
- Exploring Mitt Romney's Shifting Stances from "Moderate" Governor to GOP Front-Runner PermaLink
 As Mitt Romney surges in his bid for the Republican nomination, we take an in-depth look at his career and political record with reporter David Bernstein of the Boston Phoenix, who has covered Romney for many years. Bernstein details Romney’s shifting stances over the years on a number of key political issues to appease Republican voters in his bid for the party’s nomination. "The basic [Obamacare] system is entirely taken from what he did" with healthcare reform as Massachusetts governor, says Bernstein. Regarding Romney?s Mormon faith, Bernstein says, "Last time, in the 2008 election, he really was trying to win over ... Christian conservatives, down in the South and in Iowa. And he tried to talk to them about his Mormonism and tried to convince them that it wasn’t that different from their religion. It really didn’t take." [includes rush transcript]
- Romney Gains Momentum with Florida Win, But Gingrich Vows Prolonged Fight PermaLink
 Mitt Romney beat Newt Gingrich by 14 percent last night in the Florida primary, but he has yet to win a majority of votes in any state contest so far, and Gingrich has vowed to continue his fight. The Florida vote was the first contest of the year where only registered Republicans could participate, with independents and crossover Democrats restricted from casting ballots in the primary. "The Florida primary is a very big one for Mitt Romney," says David Bernstein, political writer for the Boston Phoenix who has covered Romney for years. "They knew that he was not likely to win a lot of states in the South, some of the conservative Midwest, so Florida was really the one place where they thought they had to win. And with Florida, they feel like the rest of the states really add up in their favor from this point." [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for February 1, 2012 PermaLink
- "The House I Live In": New Documentary Exposes Economic, Moral Failure of U.S. War on Drugs PermaLink
 This weekend the top documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival went to "The House I Live In," which questions why the United States has spent more than $1 trillion on drug arrests in the past 40 years, and yet drugs are cheaper, purer and more available today than ever. The film examines the economic, as well as the moral and practical, failures of the so-called "war on drugs" and calls on the United States to approach drug abuse not as a "war," but as a matter of public health. We need "a very changed dialogue in this country that understands drugs as a public health concern and not a criminal justice concern," says the film’s director, Eugene Jarecki. "That means the system has to say, 'We were wrong.'" We also speak with Nannie Jeter, who helped raise Jarecki as her own son succumbed to drug addiction and is highlighted in the film. We air clips from the film, featuring Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow"; Canadian physician and bestselling author, Gabor Maté; and David Simon, creator of "The Wire." [includes rush transcript]
- Ex-Marine Reoccupies His Own Foreclosed Home in Fight Against Freddie Mac, JPMorgan Chase PermaLink
 As Freddie Mac comes under scrutiny for betting billions on investments that profit if homeowners they issued loans to are locked into high-interest mortgages, we speak with Arturo de los Santos, a U.S. Marine veteran who was evicted last year in Riverside, California, after Freddie Mac and JPMorgan Chase foreclosed on his house last June. "We were trying to get the bank’s attention to review our case again. We couldn’t believe that after they had evicted us, they modified our loan," de los Santos says. "I called, and I told them, 'I thought we were doing the loan modification.' And they go, 'Well, we have a loan modification department and a foreclosure department, and the foreclosure department decided to sell the house.' So they sold the house." De los Santos and his family reoccupied their home in December with help from the Occupy movement, but face eviction again this week. [includes rush transcript]
- Taxpayer-Funded Freddie Mac Caught Betting Billions Against Struggling American Homeowners PermaLink
 As homeowners across the nation struggle to keep up with mortgage payments?and in the worse cases face foreclosure?a new investigation reveals that taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, Freddie Mac, made multi-billion-dollar investments that profited if borrowers stayed stuck in high-interest mortgages. Freddie Mac began increasing these investments dramatically in late 2010, at the same time it was making it harder for homeowners to get out of such mortgages. Several U.S. lawmakers and prominent economists are now calling for Congress and the White House to end this financial conflict of interest. This comes just one week after President Obama promised "no more red tape" for homeowners looking to refinance. We speak with Jesse Eisinger, a Pulitzer Prize-winning senior reporter at ProPublica, who co-authored the investigative report with NPR news. [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for January 31, 2012 PermaLink
- Syrian Activist Speaks from Hiding: The Bloodshed is Continuing Despite International Criticism PermaLink
 Street battles are raging at the gates of the Syrian capital of Damascus, and activists say at least 62 people were killed nationwide on Sunday. This comes as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Syrian leadership, particularly President Bashar al-Assad, to end the violence against the demonstrators immediately, and plans to take up a draft resolution this week calling on him to step down and transfer power. "They are just watching the bloodshed in Syria and keep talking and talking without doing anything," says Razan Zaitouneh, a lawyer and human rights activist, who joins us from Damascus. We also speak with Karam Nachar, a U.S.-based cyber-activist who is working with Syrian protesters via social media platforms. [includes rush transcript]
- National Park Service Threatens to Evict Occupy D.C. Encampments at Two Parks Near White House PermaLink
 The National Park Service says it will begin enforcing a ban today on Occupy protesters camping overnight in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, two parks near the White House where they have been living since October. Members of the Occupy encampment say they will resist eviction. "We are going to do our best to make sure that they’re protected from what is effectively a criminalization of poverty and a criminalization of homelessness. By choosing to evict the people who have no place else to sleep, they’re effectively criminalizing those among us who are disenfranchised," says Justin Jacoby Smith, a member of the Occupy D.C. media team, who joins us live from McPherson Square. [includes rush transcript]
- Occupy Oakland: Over 400 Arrested as Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades at Protesters PermaLink
 Police have arrested more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters, as well as a number of journalists, in one of the largest mass arrests since the nationwide Occupy protests began last year. When protesters attempted to convert a vacant building into a community center on Saturday, witnesses say police used tear gas, bean bag projectiles and flash grenades. Several hours later, police said some of the protesters broke into City Hall. However, demonstrators claim they found the door to City Hall already ajar. We play a video report from Oakland filed by John Hamilton of KPFA. We get a response from Occupy Oakland member, Maria Lewis, to Oakland City Council Member Ignacio De La Fuente’s accusation that the Occupy movement is engaging in "domestic terrorism." "They are more interested in protecting abandoned private property than they are the people. And the idea that opening up a social center is terrorism is very telling of the narrative of the police state," Lewis says. [includes rush transcript]
- The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military PermaLink
 On the heels of a new military survey that the number of reported violent sex crimes jumped 30 percent in 2011, with active-duty female soldiers ages 18 to 21 accounting for more than half of the of the victims, we speak with Trina McDonald and Kori Cioca, two subjects of "The Invisible War,? a new documentary that examines the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, which won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. "Not only was I astounded by the numbers, but when I started talking to the women and men who had experienced this, I was just so devastated by their stories," says the film’s Academy Award-nominated director, Kirby Dick. "These are women and men who are very idealistic. They joined the military because they wanted to serve their country. They were incredible soldiers. And then, when they were assaulted, they had the courage to come forward, even though many people advised them not to," Dick says. [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for January 30, 2012 PermaLink
- GOPers Claim Softened Immigration Stance in Bid to Win Florida Latino Vote, But Key Issues Ignored PermaLink
 Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been trying to court Florida’s Latino voters ahead of next week’s primary. Romney has launched Spanish-language ads highlighting Gingrich’s remarks in a 2007 speech in which he suggested Spanish was a "language of the ghetto." Meanwhile, Gingrich has released an ad accusing Romney of being the most anti-immigrant candidate in the Republican field. We’re joined by Marcos Restrepo, a reporter with the Florida Independent. "The rhetoric that’s been coming out about immigrants only worried about immigration, that it’s the only issue that really hits home with Latinos and Latino voters, that’s not true," Restrepo says. "I live here in South Florida, and we’re having a hard time with issues like jobs, unemployment, education and housing." Restrepo says the candidates should also address the DREAM Act and the free trade agreements with Central and South American nations. [includes rush transcript]
- Gingrich's Extremist Anti-Palestinian Stance Follows Millions from Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
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 Many analysts say Newt Gingrich’s recent rise in the Republican contest would have been impossible without the backing of one man: multi-billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Adelson and his wife have donated $10 million to the pro-Gingrich super PAC, Winning Our Future, which has run a series of ads attacking Gingrich’s opponent Mitt Romney. Gingrich has openly admitted Adelson’s support came down to a single issue: Israel. Gingrich has adopted the most extremist anti-Palestinian stance of the Republican presidential field, calling the Palestinians themselves an "invented" people. We speak with Gal Beckerman of the Jewish Daily Forward and Linda Sarsour of the Arab American Association of New York. [includes rush transcript]
- NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary PermaLink
 Representatives from the New York City Muslim community, together with local ethnic and interfaith groups, gathered at City Hall Thursday calling for the resignation of New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly and police spokesperson Paul Browne after it was revealed an anti-Muslim film, "The Third Jihad," was screened to nearly 1,500 officers during training. After initial denials, the NYPD admitted the officers were shown the film in training and that Kelly gave the filmmakers a 90-minute interview. Kelly has now apologized. The controversy comes at a time when relations between the police and the Muslim community are already strained due to recent revelations that the police department has operated a secret surveillance program targeting Muslim neighborhoods. We speak with Arab-American activist Linda Sarsour, who was honored last month at the White House as a "Champion of Change." [includes rush transcript]
- Despite Salary Caps, Treasury Approved Lucrative Exec Payouts at Dozens of Bailed-Out Firms PermaLink
 New York Daily News columnist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez reports the Treasury Department has approved payouts exceeding $5 million for 49 executives at firms that most benefited from the Wall Street bailout. The executives’ pay came despite the $500,000 salary cap established under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for January 27, 2012 PermaLink
- Glock: As Giffords Exits, a Look at the Gun Used in Tucson Rampage and Other U.S. Mass Shootings PermaLink
 Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resigned her seat this week, roughly a year after she was shot through the head during a meeting with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. The attack left six people dead and 12 others injured. As Giffords steps down, we look at the iconic semi-automatic Glock pistol used in her attack and a number of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Gun-control advocates have had little success calling for restrictions on Glocks or the large-capacity ammunition magazines they can accommodate. We speak with Paul Barrett, who wrote the landmark book about the infamous weapon, "Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun." [includes rush transcript]
- Iraqis Voice Outrage as Haditha Massacre Trial Ends in No Jail Time for Accused U.S. Marines PermaLink
 The last of the U.S. marines charged in the 2005 Haditha massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians, Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, received no jail time after he pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty and avoiding charges of involuntary manslaughter. Under his sentencing, Wuterich now faces a maximum penalty of a demotion to the rank of private. The victims, including women and children, were killed when the marines burst into their homes and shot them dead in their nightclothes. Wuterich allegedly led the Haditha massacre and was the last defendant to face charges. Six other marines have had their charges dropped or dismissed, while another soldier was acquitted. "[Iraqi] outrage is perfectly understandable," says Tim McGirk, the Time magazine reporter who broke the story on the Haditha massacre. "Here is a case where so many Iraqis were killed, women and children, old men, and yet, what’s happened? Most of the charges have been dismissed, and Wuterich was basically given a slap on the wrist." [includes rush transcript]
- Headlines for January 26, 2012 PermaLink
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