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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- Little public opposition to Assembly's passage of budget, unlike two years ago June 19, 2013What a difference two years makes.
- Progressive Dane says Soglin's attempt to reveal political spending didn't go far enough June 19, 2013More disclosures would help ensure that the political process isn't being corrupted by entities with a financial stake in the outcome, said Matt Kozlowski, treasurer of the local progressive p…
- Controversial report says UW-Madison does not prepare teachers to teach June 19, 2013An advocacy group in Washington D.C. reviewed the syllabi and textbooks for UW education courses and determined aspiring teachers aren't learning enough.
- Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice June 19, 2013Lawmakers and the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association are outraged that the UW System has picked WiscNet as its Internet provider.
- State Debate: Gun zealot assemblyman needs a civics lesson, notes his hometown paper June 19, 2013A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
- Morning briefing: Soglin's plan rejected, UW education schools report, Catholic sex abuse crisis June 19, 2013Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- As construction booms in Madison, skilled workers are in short supply June 19, 2013The housing boom reflects a welcome reality after the long recession: There are nearly no vacant apartments in downtown Madison.
- Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 19, 2013The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
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- Family IDs body pulled from lake as missing student June 19, 2013A body pulled from Lake Michigan was identified by relatives as a University of Chicago student who had been missing since last week, officials said.
- Hawks' Hossa 'expected' to play June 19, 2013Though Marian Hossa missed the morning skate today, the explosive winger should return to the lineup at a critical point of the Stanley Cup Final tonight.
- Lawmakers take steps to tackle pension reform June 19, 2013The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform.
- OfficeMax seeks incentives to keep HQ in Illinois June 19, 2013OfficeMax executives are seeking economic incentives to maintain their Illinois corporate headquarters once the Naperville-based office supply retailer completes its merger with rival Office Depot.
- Lawmakers likely to punt on pension reform June 19, 2013Any compromise reached by panel of 10 legislators would still need approval from both chambersLawmakers return to the Capitol today to consider fixes for Illinois' pension system, but the likely outcome is a committee to seek a compromise.
- Chief Keef's legal woes mount with Florida warrant June 19, 2013As if things aren't bad enough for Keith Cozart, better known as rapper Chief Keef, an arrest warrant is waiting for him in Florida. On Monday, he was both sentenced for driving 110 MPH and arrested for criminal trespass.
- CTU chief: 'Racism and inequality' hurting Chicago schools June 19, 2013In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two Rs of her education reform effort: racism and revenue.
- Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure June 19, 2013House Speaker Michael Madigan dismissed any concern that Gov. Pat Quinn may veto the concealed weapons legislation passed last month.
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- F.B.I. Hunt for Hoffa’s Remains Ends June 19, 2013The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader James R. Hoffa, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
- F.B.I. Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program June 19, 2013Robert Mueller III told the Senate Judiciary Committee that investigators would be slowed in seeking to prevent terrorist attacks.
- Michael Hastings, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies at 33 June 19, 2013Mr. Hastings, an intrepid war zone reporter in Afghanistan and Iraq, won a Polk Award in 2010 for his Rolling Stone magazine cover story, “The Runaway General.”
- Europe Fines Drug Companies for Delaying Generics June 19, 2013Antitrust regulators levied a total of $195.5 million in penalties for what they said were companies’ attempts to block a less expensive generic version of a popular antidepressant.
- HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers’ Infection Rate June 19, 2013The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus, a principal cause of cervical cancer, has dropped by half in the last decade, officials say.
- Obama Preparing Big Effort to Curb Climate Change June 19, 2013Officials said President Obama would announce new policy initiatives in the coming weeks, including the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants.
- Merkel Challenges Obama on Surveillance June 19, 2013Speaking Wednesday in Berlin, President Obama said that German terrorist threats were among those foiled by American surveillance programs, which the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, seemed to confirm.
- Dissent Festers in States That Obama Forgot June 19, 2013In a country splintered by partisanship and race, President Obama’s near-complete absence from more than 25 percent of states may have consequences.
The San Francisco Chronicle
- Google balloons to make Net truly globalGoogle balloons to make Net truly global Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:29 am, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households […]
- Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to batteryNude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery The naked acrobat filmed last month accosting passengers in a San Francisco BART station pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment and battery Tuesday while his worried friends looked on and said he needed psychiatric attention. Yeiner Perez Garizabalo, 24, who goes by the shortened Yeiner Perez, barely spo […]
- Conservation group helps save Skunk TrainConservation group helps save Skunk Train The world-famous Skunk Train, stopped in its tracks earlier this year by a tunnel collapse, was given a new lease on life Tuesday after San Francisco's Save the Redwoods League stepped up with fix-it money. The nonprofit conservation group purchased a $300,000 option to establish an easement protecting redwoods […]
- San Jose sues MLB over A's blocked moveSan Jose sues MLB over A's blocked move The city of San Jose sued Major League Baseball on Tuesday in an effort to move the Oakland Athletics to the South Bay, a lawsuit that challenges the Giants' claim to the region and MLB's monopoly over the business of professional baseball. The lawsuit claims Major League Baseball and its commissioner, B […]
- Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEOJudith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast c […]
- High court rejects Arizona voting lawHigh court rejects Arizona voting law McClatchy News Copyright 2013 McClatchy News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. […]
- Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaksEx-contractor vows more surveillance leaks Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as "nakedly, aggressively criminal." Snowden unmasked himself on June 9 as the source for n […]
- Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting himChinese dissident says NYU is evicting him Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The relationship between New York University and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng - whose flight from his homeland last year ca […]
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- San Jose: Glen Arnold Earnest ID'd as victim in SUV deadly hit-and-run; driver sought June 19, 2013Glen Arnold Earnest, 55, was riding his bike along the Taylor Street overcrossing near Highway 87 on Monday when police said he was hit from behind by an eastbound SUV whose driver fled. Detectives are seeking the public's help in finding the driver and vehicle, described as a late-1990s or early 2000s model Dodge Durango or Dodge Dakota, with the color […]
- BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting June 19, 2013Patrick Oliver, consultant who recommended BART changes in 2010, returns to check on progress
- Origin of fetid brew bubbling up in Oakland A's clubhouse showers identified June 19, 2013Three locker rooms should be ready to go for next game
- San Jose police arrest 3 people suspected in gang-motivated homicide June 19, 2013SAN JOSE -- Police on Saturday arrested three people, including a 17-year-old boy, suspected in the gang-motivated stabbing death of a 56-year-old man on the city's East Side.
- San Jose: Four arrested in deadly January stabbing, deemed gang related June 19, 2013San Jose detectives say they have solved a deadly January stabbing and are calling the victim an innocent man who had the bad luck of crossing the paths of four gang members looking to rob someone at random.
- Review: It's 'World War Zzzzz' June 19, 2013Not even Brad Pitt and fast zombies can save 'World War Z.'
- Wall Street slides after Fed announcement June 19, 2013Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and end it by the middle of 2014.
- Walnut Creek Yacht Club wins 'Best Martini' contest June 19, 2013The Walnut Creek Yacht Club's spicy pink martini won this year's 'Best Martini in the East Bay' contest held June 17 at the Lafayette Park Hotel.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Landrieu administration ignored blight warnings months before Kerlerec house burned down, neighbors say June 19, 2013After what they said were months of frustrating and unsuccessful calls to the city asking that something be done about a number of blighted properties in their 7th Ward neighborhood, Jacques Morial and Pat O'Brien took it upon themselves to...
- Rev. Zebadee Bridges Sr., longtime church and community leader, dies at 87 June 19, 2013The Rev. Zebadee Bridges Sr., a force in local pulpits and politics for more than 40 years, died Monday (June 17) at his New Orleans home. He was 87.The pastor of The Asia Baptist Church from 1961 until he retired...
- 13 parish presidents lobby Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter on flood insurance amendment June 19, 2013Thirteen South Louisiana parish presidents are urging Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter to support a measure approved by the House that would block major flood insurance rate increases for many Louisiana property owners
- St. Tammany hires private law firm to counter coroner's lawsuit June 19, 2013A private law firm has been hired to represent St. Tammany Parish in a suit filed by Coroner Peter Galvan seeking to block a new law that gives control of the coroner's finances to parish government. The lawsuit, filed Monday...
- Former St. Tammany school bus driver fired over drug arrests June 19, 2013After a contentious hearing held in a rare public session, the St. Tammany Parish School Board late Tuesday night upheld schools Superintendent Trey Folse's recommendation to fire a bus driver who did not promptly alert his supervisors of two drug-related...
- Interim President William Jenkins retires from LSU June 19, 2013After 35 years of service to the higher education community, William “Bill” Jenkins has retired for a second time. Jenkins, who retired in 2007, came out of retirement in 2012 to serve Louisiana State University as its interim system president...
- BESE approves new funding source for online course program June 19, 2013The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a new funding source Wednesday for a pilot program to provide students online access to courses not offered at their schools. The move that will re-route about $1 million that would otherwise...
- David Vitter immigration amendment on crimes against women draws surprising opposition June 19, 2013WASHINGTON - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is proposing that the Senate immigration bill be amended so illegal immigrants convicted of crimes under the Violence Against Women Act not be eligible for the temporary legal status the legislation establishes.Ironically, his amendment...
The Guardian, UK
- Brazil leaders urged: be on right side of history June 19, 2013Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravagance• Guardian world news commenters: we want to hear from youAs demonstrations continued in Brazil for another night, President Dilma Rousseff attempted to co-ordinate a government response among senior officials who have been stunned […]
- Karzai suspends US-Afghan security talks June 19, 2013President accuses Washington of 'inconsistent statements and actions' with regard to peace talks with TalibanAfghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has suspended talks on a long-term security deal to keep US troops in his country after Nato leaves in 2014, accusing Washington of duplicity in its efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban.Th […]
- Putin may allow removal of Assad June 18, 2013British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's re […]
- New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking June 19, 2013Vote would put state in line with federal regulations meant to protect sexually exploited teenagers from criminal prosecutionLawmakers in New York state, where cases of human trafficking are among the worst in the nation, are expected to vote on a bill this week that would bring it into line with federal law to protect sexually exploited minors from prosecut […]
- FBI admits to using surveillance drones over US soil June 19, 2013Robert Mueller tells Congress bureau uses drones in a 'very, very minimal way' as senators describe 'burgeoning concern'The FBI has admitted it sometimes uses aerial surveillance drones over US soil, and suggested further political debate and legislation to govern their domestic use may be necessary.Speaking in a hearing mainly about tele […]
- Bernanke predicts tapering this year, as Cyprus denies seeking bailout changes - as it happened June 19, 2013Fed chair says asset purchases will slow later this year, if his forecasts are right, as Cyprus's government denies trying to get its bailout obligations overhauledGraeme Wearden
- Taliban peace talk plans lead Afghan women to fear loss of rights June 19, 2013Afghanistan's women fear Taliban's return to power would 'wipe away' hard-won achievements of past 11 yearsEven the dimmest prospect of peace would be welcome in most countries that have endured more than three decades of conflict, but news this week that the Taliban planned to sit down for peace talks with the US was met with trepidation […]
- George Osborne ready to sell taxpayers' stake in Lloyds Banking Group June 19, 2013Chancellor tells bankers in Mansion House speech time is right to sell bailed-out bank back to private sectorGeorge Osborne has signalled he is ready to start the sell-off of the taxpayer's stake in Lloyds Banking Group, but said he is to consider whether to break up the Royal Bank of Scotland, in a move that could delay the bailed out bank's retur […]
The BBC
- Violent protests mar Brazil match June 19, 2013Protesters clash with police in Brazil's city of Fortaleza ahead of a football match against Mexico, as public discontent over poor public services widens.
- Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts June 19, 2013Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
- Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension June 19, 2013The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.
- Deadly attack on Somalia UN office June 19, 2013At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a minister says.
- FBI uses surveillance drones in US June 19, 2013The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells the US Senate.
- Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive June 19, 2013A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.
- North Korea 'willing to join talks' June 19, 2013The government in North Korea is willing to restart talks over its nuclear programme which broke down five years ago, according to Chinese officials.
- Protests flare over Egypt governor June 19, 2013Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor.
The Independent, UK
- 'Climate change is the threat of our time': President Obama pledges new arms pact with Russia and a greener world June 19, 2013In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate that instantly invited comparisons with visits to the same spot by some of his predecessors, President Barack Obama sought to make a historic imprint of his own, pledging to forge a new pact with Russia to further cut nuclear arsenals and to step up the fight against global warming.
- FBI digs for bodies at home of late gangster James Burke - the man who inspired Goodfellas June 19, 2013FBI agents have begun a search of a New York City home that was once occupied by James Burke, the infamous mobster who inspired Robert De Niro’s character in the 1990 movie Goodfellas.
- ‘The last couple of years have been a bit bumpy,’ admits Johnny Depp after break-up with partner Vanessa Paradis June 19, 2013Johnny Depp has spoken publicly for the first time about his break-up with partner, the French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis.
- Brazil World Cup protests: National security force deployed to ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted June 19, 2013A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil’s major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the country.
- Brazil deploys national security force to quell unrest and ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted June 19, 2013A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil’s major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the country.
- 'Climate change is the threat of our time': Obama renews calls to reduce US-Russia nuclear weapons and to confront global warming June 19, 2013In an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, president Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called “the global threat of our time.”
- Award-winning war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash June 19, 2013The award-winning American war correspondent Michael Hastings, 33, died in a car crash in Los Angeles. Described as a "fearless journalist", the news of his death was announced by his employer Buzzfeed.
- Barack Obama to renew calls to reduce US-Russia nuclear weapons June 19, 2013President Barack Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House said.
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