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Botched Abortion Injures Woman at Boston Planned Parenthood
A woman has been victimized by an apparent botched Abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion facility in Boston, Massachusetts. Two ambulances and a fire truck arrived around mid-morning at the Planned Parenthood center on Friday, according to pro-life advocates who were outside the center offering Abortion alternatives help to women. Pro-lifers on the scene said they saw one woman wheeled out the front door on a gurney and loaded into one of the awaiting ambulances. Bill Kotter of Operation Res...

Report: Obama Regime Considering $6 Billion Bailout for Puerto Rico
Just what we need. (Daily Caller)- The Obama Administration is eying a secretive tax deal critics charge is an indirect Bailout for Puerto Rico to the tune of billions of Taxpayer Dollars. The U.S. territory, desperate for revenues in the midst of the Recession, surprised industry with a $6 billion tax on foreign firms - including a significant bloc of U.S. pharmaceutical firms - late October in a rare weekend legislative session without any public debate in advance. But now U.S. tax...

Report: British seafood claims misleading
LONDON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A British environmental group said several Grocery Stores are misleading consumers by posting confusing claims on products such as canned and farmed fish. A ClientEarth report said claims on Supermarket Seafood -- such as statements that the product is "sustainably sourced," "protects the marine environment" and "responsibly farmed" -- were misleading or unverified on 32 of the 100 products examined, the environmental law organization said. ClientEarth says 22 of the cla...

just a taste of the violent rhetoric
rush limbaugh: "i tell people don't kill all the liberals. leave enough so we can have two on every campus - living fossils - so we will never forget what these people stood for." rep. James Hansen on Bill Clinton: get rid of the guy. impreach him, censure him, assassinate him." ann coulter: "we need to execute people like john walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too." Bill O'Reilly: "if those clowns over at the liberal r...

At Blizzard Response Hearing, Quinn, James Pledge to Avoid Political Witchhunt
The Politicker is live at the temporary headquarters of the City Council—at the Emigrant Savings Bank across the street—along with nearly the entire City Council and a host of Bloomberg administration officials to watch the Council's first inquiry into the botched blizzard response last month. After a moment of silence for Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Speaker Christine Quinn—making a rare appearance at a council hearing—noted that few legislative bodies in ...

Warren effort to create districts runs into delays
"Right now, we're kind of in limbo," said City Councilman Robert Boccomino, who is in favor of creating districts in Michigan's third-largest city. "We've got to run on this." In November, voters said yes to a proposal that would reduce the council from nine to seven members, with five elected from newly drawn districts and two elected at-large. The districting commission was to submit a plan for drawing districts within 60 days of the election per the...

Leonard Zeskind: Could Voter Identification Lead to Disenfranchisement in Mississippi?
Yes, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour apologized (barely) for his Racist rendition of the segregationist-era Citizens Councils in his Yazoo City hometown. And at year's end, the governor did finally pardon and release Jamie and Gladys Scott, two African American sisters sentenced in 1994 to Life Imprisonment for their (minimal) role in an $11 Robbery. More, the record has been set straight about the Citizens' Councils' efforts to suppress the NAACP's Voter Registration efforts in Yazoo City ...

NY City Council to grill Bloomberg over blizzard response...
Expect a flurry of criticism today as the City Council grills Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration in detail for the first time about its admittedly poor response to the post-Christmas blizzard. The council will interrogate members of Bloomberg's emergency command, the fire and sanitation departments and other officials about their reaction to the behemoth blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow on parts of the city. For example, who was in charge of coordinating the response? Was ...

City Council To Grill Bloomberg Administration Over Slow Snow Response
City Council Members will pepper Bloomberg administration officials over the city's sluggish response to last month's crippling snow storm. At the center of an Oversight hearing today will be inquiries about why the city did not declare a State of Emergency during the blizzard, an action which would have given the city greater power to clear roads of parked cars and clear the way for snow plows. Part of the hearings will focus on the Sanitation Department's response to the storm, and whether ...

Lopez files signatures, gets endorsement for at-large race
Joshua Lopez, who worked as a political aide to former mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), said he has filed enough signatures to be a Candidate in the April 26 Special Election for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council. Lopez, who worked as Fenty's Ward 4 coordinator and also headed up the write-in Fenty campaign in the fall, said he and his supporters collected and turned in more than 3,000 signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. "I am honored by the swift gathering of over 3,000 petitio...

Samaritan wants city land for long-term care facility
Samaritan Medical center officials want to purchase about 4.5 to five acres off outer Washington Street from the city that would be used for its $46.6 million long-term care facility. Samaritan officials met for about an hour Monday night with the Watertown City Council and other City Officials to talk about the potential land deal that would give the medical center more space to develop the 288-bed assisted-living and skilled-nursing facility. They wanted to see if the city would be willing ...

Developers ask Norfolk for financial safety net
NORFOLK The City Council will decide tonight whether to provide more financial guarantees that a developer says are needed to build an Office Building in a low-income community that officials believe is desperate for new life. Tivest Development of Chesapeake agreed last year to build the six-story Midtown Office Tower on city property at the corner of Tidewater Drive and Virginia Beach Boulevard. Now, Tivest officials want the city to guarantee 65 percent of rent payments for space the Southeas...

Council to hold retreat at resort outside county
Source: Washington Examiner The Prince George's County Council is spending $10,000 to $15,000 for a two-night retreat on the Eastern Shore this week. Ingrid Turner, chairwoman of the County Council, said she chose to spend more money on this year's retreat, even as the county faces a $77 million shortfall next Fiscal Year, to help Council Members avoid distractions. Read more: https://washingtonexaminer.com/local/Maryland/2011/01/co... Seems like a waste of money to me. ...

Trio wants city to pay their legal bills
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- In Bell, Calif., three current and former city Council Members charged with Corruption say they want the city to pay some of their legal bills. The Los Angeles Times said lawyers for Mayor Oscar Hernandez, Councilwoman Teresa Jacobo and former Councilman George Cole argue in court filings the city should cover their expenses in a Lawsuit filed last year by the California Attorney General's office. Jacobo and Cole also want the city to pay their bills in an LA County...

Sensible Talk on Parking From Council Mems in Seattle and D.C.
After the City Council yanked a 25-cent Parking Meter increase out of the city Budget last week, reading the explanation in the Daily News from transportation committee chair James Vacca (”This was just not fair.”) was enough to make transportation reformers despair. NYC meter rates are so low right now that curbs are constantly packed, generating lots of traffic and making drivers more susceptible to big fines for double parking or blocking bus stops. A more rational policy would al...

Bloomberg Officials Admit To Communication Breakdown
Under tough questioning from members of the City Council, members of the Bloomberg administration admitted that there was a failure of communication during last month's storm, one exacerbated by the fact that a number of high-level officials were out of town for the Christmas holiday. Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith deflected questions about who was in charge of the day-to-day operations of the city since Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris and Goldsmith himself were away for the Chri...

Morgantowns Vote By Mail Program a Go
By Steven Allen Adams [email protected] A new, easier way to vote in Morgantown has raised a few eyebrows, but experts say it could increase Voter Turnout and save money for the city. Morgantown City Council voted 4-3 on Jan. 4 for a vote-by-mail pilot program for their municipal Elections. According to WBOY the program was questioned by citizens and some on council. “Some people say it’s progressive, or historic, why do we do stuff just for that? We really need to have the i...

Alexandria council member considers Va. Senate run
Rob Krupicka, an Alexandria City Council Member, will run for the Virginia Senate if Sen. Patricia S. Ticer (D-Alexandria) decides to retire. "If Senator Ticer decides to retire, I plan to run for the 30th State Senate District and I'd like to ask for your help and support," Krupicka said in a blog post. He invited folks interested in being on a new "Team Krupicka" to his home later this month for an organizational meeting. "I believe greatly in this community and in the issues and work that ...

As Another Snowstorm Heads for NYC, City Council Flogs City Hall on Blizzard Response
​Another blizzard is expected to hit New York this week as the city continues to reel from the post-Christmas Snowpocalypse. City Council Members and agency officials spent several hours in hearings this afternoon, while the mayor's office published its first preliminary report on the clean-up disaster. Details on this week's storm and the City Council's snowy inquisition after the jump. ...

D.C. government observes moment of silence for Ariz. victims
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Council Members led D.C. government employees in a moment of silence in observance of the Arizona tragedy. Gray (D) also used the 11 a.m. event to address Gun Control and Mental Health. In the atrium of the John A. Wilson Building, Gray recalled that city leaders refused to give up its Gun Control laws in return for a potential vote in Congress. "There are those who would have us strip away Gun Control laws in the District of Columbia," Gray said. "Here we see the conse...

Georgia plan would raise taxes initially
Georgians could pay more in taxes this year if lawmakers adopt new recommendations to rewrite the state’s tax code, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of the proposal. Ga. Politics news, helpful links PolitiFact Georgia » Ray McBerry: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. That’s because an increase in sales taxes on everything from groceries to w...

Officials To Talk Snow Response With City Council
NEW YORK (CBS 2) - On the eve of yet another potentially hazardous winter storm, the Bloomberg Administration Monday will be asked to explain how it handled the devastating blizzard two weeks ago, Jay Dow reports. Facing angry City Council Members are New York City Deputy mayor Stephen Goldsmith, OEM Commissioner Joseph Bruno, and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty. As CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer first learned, the officials already have the Council’s 12-page list of questions, whi...

New plan would raise taxes initially
Georgians could pay more in taxes this year if lawmakers adopt new recommendations to rewrite the state’s tax code, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of the proposal. Ga. legislative issues to watch Ga. Politics news, helpful links PolitiFact Georgia » Ray McBerry: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. That’s because an increase in sales taxes ...

PG Countys Baker Looking to Close Pay to Play Loopholes
As an obvious attempt to distance himself from former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson, who now faces Corruption charges linked to his possible involvement in a “pay to play” land deal in the county, current County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, has submitted ethics Legislation in the Maryland General Assembly to stop the flow of funds between developers and elected officials. Johnson and his wife Leslie were arrested November 13, 2010 after Johnson allegedly ord...

County council to hold pricey retreat -- while it faces $77 MILLION shortfall...
The Prince George's County Council is spending $10,000 to $15,000 for a two-night retreat on the Eastern Shore this week. Ingrid Turner, chairwoman of the County Council, said she chose to spend more money on this year's retreat, even as the county faces a $77 million shortfall next Fiscal Year, to help Council Members avoid distractions. "We wanted to be able to focus," she explained, "and if you get far enough away where you're not getting the day-to-day calls, you can really focus and concen...