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Scandals put presidential credibility on the line
When the storm of administration scandals first hit President Barack Obama, he offered a good impersonation of Claude Raines in "Casablanca," expressing shock that gambling was going on in Rick's saloon. His verbal outrage at the snooping of the IRS and...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Jay Carney, Politics, John Boehner, Benghazi
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Some students to receive new MEAP math scores
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. Students in grades 4, 7 and 8, as well as special education students in grades 3-8, can expect...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Education, Politics, The Detroit News
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A federal 'shield' for reporters
President Obama may be engaging in political damage control in proposing that Congress resurrect legislation to protect the confidentiality of journalists' sources. But his call for action on a federal shield law is welcome even if it is inspired by a...
Tags: FBI, WikiLeaks, Government, Politics, Human Interest
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Letters: Free press has responsibilities
Re "Spying on the AP," Editorial, May 15 I believe in freedom of the press; I also believe the media have responsibilities. In these times, exercising restraint in reporting information that could harm our country is crucial. In the aftermath of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Politics
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Letters: Missed chances to stop Kermit Gosnell
Re "The Kermit Gosnell verdict," Editorial, May 15 The Times is correct: Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell's operation was clearly outside the bell curve of normal abortion clinic procedures. Nevertheless, it does make one wonder why the state of...Tags: Abortion, Kermit Gosnell, Politics
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Letters: Abercrombie and the rest of us
Re "Abercrombie's pitiful pitch," Perspective, May 14 Robin Abcarian is right that Abercrombie & Fitch's refusal to make clothes for women who aren't skinny smacks of elitism. However, should we embrace the figures — 5 feet 4 inches and 162...
Tags: Weight, Politics, Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Letters: Why student behavior matters
Re "Rule on defiant students revised," May 15 The Los Angeles Unified School District's ban on student suspensions for "willful defiance" reminded me of when I was observing class as a requirement for my teaching credential roughly 40 years ago. The...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Students, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Friday, May 17, 2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Santa Barbara County Fires (2008), Queens of the Stone Age (music group), CSI (tv program), Radio, Adele (music artist)
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The Sun loves the First Amendment but not the Second
Now comes the Baltimore Sun editorial staff that just recently blasted the Second Amendment rights to gun ownership ("Ban assault weapons," March 22) raising the roof that the press' First Amendment Rights have been trumped on because of the gathering...Tags: Havre de Grace, Politics
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Dropping the f-bomb
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWe hear it from celebrities, athletes, even politicians such Vice President Joe Biden, the f-word is everywhere. "Every word that comes out of their mouth, 'f this, f that," Wichita resident Johnny Smith said. - Click here to see where Kansas ranks...Tags: Entertainment Events, David Letterman, Television Industry, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Abercrombie CEO tries to stem backlash
After days of silence during which long-held resentment toward Abercrombie & Fitch Co. began to boil over, Chief Executive Michael S. Jeffries tried to stem a backlash against the teen-focused retailer. Jeffries, in a statement Thursday, discussed...
Tags: Minority Groups, Target, Politics, Consumers
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Government is trampling upon our right to freedom
In a democracy, the first rule of power is to know when not to use it. The sad results produced by leaders lacking this restraint are written far and wide across the yellowed pages of world history. That’s why we are greatly disturbed by news...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Taxation, Justice System
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