Thursday, March 23, 2017

@10:00, 3/24/17

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U.S.

Search for Secret Service Leader Intensifies as White House Security Is Tested

A leader may be picked from outside the agency, which has been under scrutiny for a series of embarrassing lapses.

The Whitehouse has been a home.
It is now a pallace.
The keepers are becoming a palace guard.

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U.S.

In Case Testing Police Liability in Shootings, Supreme Court Shows Divide

The justices seemed to sharply disagree on the relevance of the Los Angeles County police’s lack of a warrant in the civil suit of a man wounded in a raid.

It was not an "hot Pusuuit".
The police did not get a warrant.
The police were home invaders.
They used firearms in the course of a burgulary.
The police are civilly and criminally liable.

Pay the man.


U.S.

Nunes Puts Credibility of House Panel He Leads in Doubt

Democrats fiercely criticized Representative Devin Nunes for going straight to the White House with new intelligence information on Wednesday.

Yes.
Nunes is guilty of conspiracy after the fact.

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Times Insider

The Swallowed Cigarette Butt and Other Legends of President Duterte

In uncovering the real backstory of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, the truth is hard to pin down.

The Philippines are a sovereign nation.


Opinion

A ‘Stand Your Ground’ Expansion That Expands Inequality

The legal boundaries of civilian self-defense have been expanding, but for only some of us.

Proving a negative is known to be impossible.
The extension of "stand your ground" places an "open season" on strangers.

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U.S.

Alexander Acosta, Labor Nominee, Dismisses Concerns Over Political Pressure

The president’s second pick to lead the Labor Department told senators he would not allow partisan considerations to influence his decisions.

Alexander Acosta has either lied to the senators or he has quit.  He will serve "at the pleasure of the president".

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The Upshot

Is the G.O.P. Better Off Politically if the Health Bill Doesn’t Pass?

Passing the plan could endanger President Trump’s hold on white-working class voters in areas like the Rust Belt.

Heads will explode.

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N.Y. / Region

Suspect in Manhattan Killing Harbored Hatred of Black Men

James Harris Jackson, 28, a military veteran from Baltimore was arrested in the murder of a black man on Wednesday, the police say.

Standing "his" ground.

Another crazy.

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Health

New Vaccine Could Slow Disease That Kills 600 Children a Day

A lower-cost vaccine provides strong protection against rotavirus, a diarrheal disease, and could be particularly useful in poorer countries, researchers said.

Another killer reduced.
Famine is closer.

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U.S.

Of Horse v. Duck, Mutton Busting and Other Confirmation Diversions

Republicans have elevated the practice of gentle questioning of a preferred Supreme Court nominee to high art — even when confirmation appears assured.

Running out the clock.

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