┏(-_-)┛┗(-_-)┛┏(-_-)┓ IN OTHER NEWS ┏(-_-)┓┗(-_-)┛┗(-_- ) ┓ . . . . 1. This is absolutely ridiculous . . . Deputy Solicitor General Ian Gershengorn is basically arguing that agents (government employees) should be free from legal liability (being held accountable) when they violate the Constitutional rights of the citizenry. I don’t buy what Gershengorn is trying to sell. . . COURT SEEMS LIKELY TO BLOCK SECRET SERVICE CASE: The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to block a group of protesters from bringing free-speech claims against two Secret Service agents who were guarding President George W. Bush during a 2004 visit to Oregon. Several justices said there was not enough evidence that the agents violated the protesters First Amendment rights by moving them farther away from the president while allowing a separate group of pro-Bush demonstrators to stay a bit closer. The protesters claim they were moved for loudly expressing their opinions while Bush was having dinner at an outdoor patio and not for any genuine security reasons.” . abcnews.go/Politics/wireStory/supreme-court-hears-case-secret-service-23065718 . . . ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ . . . . 2. This really makes me angry. The politicians didn’t take bribes because of their race (or their party affiliation for that matter). They took bribes because of the content of their character. However, the democrats in Pennsylvania are being stupid, offensive and acting contrary to the words of Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. Attorney General Kane should be forced to resign. Her actions and statements ARE, in-fact, racist. . . “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” –M.L.K. Jr. . . “Attorney General Kane inherited the investigation when she took office in January 2013. She told the Inquirer that she stopped it without filing any charges because it was ‘poorly conceived, badly managed, and tainted by racism.’ She quoted Claude Thomas, the chief investigator in the case, as saying he had been ordered to target ‘only members of the General Assembly’s Black Caucus’ and to ignore ‘potentially illegal acts by white members.’ In response, Williams issued an angry statement and penned an op-ed in Sunday’s Inquirer. The notion that they would target anyone based on race is ridiculous,’ Williams said in a statement. ‘I am confident they are not racist, and it is regrettable that the attorney general would casually throw around such an explosive accusation.’ Thomas, who is also African American, now works for Williams and denies he ever made such a statement.” . nationalreview/article/374003/philly-da-blows-whistle-pennsylvanias-state-ag-john-fund . . . ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ . . . . 3. Did the color of Mr. Cannons skin make him accept bribes . . . Did Mr. Cannon commit a crime because hes a black man? No, Mr. Cannon committed a crime because of the content of his character. In other words, Mr. Cannons lack of character led him to choose to commit a crime. The color of his skin (or his skin in general) has nothing to do with it. . CHARLOTTE, NC, MAYOR FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES: “CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested and accused Wednesday of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from FBI agents posing as real estate developers who wanted to do business with North Carolinas largest city. Mayor Patrick Cannon, a 47-year-old Democrat, faces theft and bribery charges, U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said. Cannon was accused of soliciting and accepting more than $48,000 in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room and the use of a luxury apartment as bribes.” wral/charlotte-mayor-facing-corruption-charges/13514290/ . . . . ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ IN OTHER-OTHER NEWS ₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪₪ . . . . • OBAMA WARNS NATO ABOUT CUTTING DEFENSE SPENDING: “’The situation in Ukraine reminds us that our freedom isnt free and weve got to be willing to pay for the assets, the personnel, the training thats required to make sure that we have a credible . . . force and an effective deterrent force,’ said Obama.” washingtonexaminer/obama-warns-nato-about-cutting-defense-spending/article/2546300 . . • U.S., EU PRESENT UNIFIED FRONT AGAINST RUSSIA: “The leaders also expressed confidence they would complete a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that seeks to remove trade barriers between the 28-nation bloc and the U.S. Obama noted the deal arrangement would have a Ukraine connection because it could provide a counterweight to Russian energy leverage in Europe . . . ‘I have had some concerns about a diminished level of defence spending by some of our partners in NATO,’ Obama said. ‘The situation in Ukraine reminds us that our freedom isn’t free.’” theglobeandmail/news/world/us-eu-present-unified-front-against-russia/article17678024/ . . • CRIMEAN TARTARS ARE CONSIDERING THEIR OWN REFERENDUM ABOUT BEING PART OF RUSSIA: “SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Crimeas indigenous Tatars are considering their own referendum on whether to be part of Ukraine or Russia, the leader of the Muslim minority said on Tuesday, in a challenge to Moscow that could further destabilize the region.” businessinsider/crimean-tartars-considering-own-referendum-2014-3 . . • UN DECLARES RUSIAN ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA ILLEGAL: “In a sweeping rebuke of Moscow, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly affirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and deemed the referendum that led to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula illegal.” theglobeandmail/news/world/un-general-assembly-affirms-russian-annexation-of-crimea-was-illegal/article17698647/ . . • CAPITAL-GOODS ORDERS SIGNAL COOLING INVESTMENT IN U.S.: ECONOMY: “American factories received fewer orders for machinery, communications gear and computers in February, signaling business investment is slowing after an unusually harsh winter put a damper on sales.” bloomberg/news/2014-03-26/orders-for-u-s-capital-goods-drop-in-sign-of-spending-slowdown.html . . • THE US ECONOMY GROWS, BUT JOBS DON’T: “The U.S. economy seems to suffer from a bout of schizophrenia, as it cannot decide whether it’s doing well or not. There has been stable, albeit not spectacular, growth in the post-crisis phase, but analysts point to many headwinds. The bubble word is back, this time in the stock markets, and above all else increasing employment seems stubbornly resilient to macromanagement.” theepochtimes/n3/581179-the-us-economy-grows-but-jobs-dont/ . . • PAKISTAN OFFICIALS, TALIBAN HOLD DIRECT TALKS: “ISLAMABAD—Pakistani government representatives and the Pakistani Taliban Wednesday met in the volatile tribal areas for their first direct talks, five weeks after preliminary contacts were suspended over continued violence.”online.wsj/news/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579463272225417440?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304418404579463272225417440.html . . • TRADE PANEL SIDES WITH U.S. IN DISPUTE OVER CHINA’S RARE EARTHS: “The World Trade Organization backed the U.S. in determining that China’s limits on exports of minerals known as rare earths used to make hybrid car batteries and wind turbines violate international trade rules, U.S. Trade Ambassador Michael Froman said.”businessweek/news/2014-03-26/trade-panel-sides-with-u-dot-s-dot-in-dispute-over-china-s-rare-earths . . • STATE SEN. LELAND YEE DETAINED AMID SERIES OF RAIDS IN BAY AREA: “State Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco has been detained after a series of raids by FBI and gang task force officials Wednesday, according to various media reports. FBI agents searched Yee’s state Senate office Wednesday morning but declined to comment to The Times on the nature of their investigation. News photos showed Yee, a Democrat who is also running to be Californias secretary of state, in the backseat of a patrol car as he arrived at a federal courthouse in downtown San Francisco.” latimes/local/lanow/la-me-ln-state-sen-leland-yee-detained-20140326,0,1886696.story#axzz2x6CHBIyF . . • EVEN CHINA INVESTMENT BANKS TURNING SOUR ON CHINESE ECONOMY: “As GDP growth is no longer China’s top priority, the government will not adopt full-scale monetary easing policies. Concerns over a deteriorating credit profile in the financial sector is also a cause for the Central Bank. Making money easier is not necessarily in their best interest, even though lending rates in China are generally in the low single digits. Beijing’s determination to rein in financial risk will impact investment this year, CICC said, with the negative effects already emerging.” forbes/sites/kenrapoza/2014/03/26/even-china-investment-banks-turning-sour-on-chinese-economy/ . . • NORTH KOREA FIRES 2 MISSLES AS ITS RIVALS MEET: “SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant challenge to a rare three-way summit of its rivals Seoul, Tokyo and Washington that focused on the Norths security threat.”businessweek/ap/2014-03-26/north-korea-fires-2-missiles-as-its-rivals-meet
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