| Clinton to Obama: 'Shame on you'
In late January, leading up to Super Tuesday contests on February 5, the Clinton camp said Obama mailings distributed in Connecticut took Clinton's statement about her Iraq war vote out of context. The Obama flier said the New York senator had admitted voting in favor of the war even though she had not read an intelligence report that cast doubt on claims that Saddam Hussein's government possessed weapons of mass destruction. The Clinton campaign called the mailer misleading, saying only "a handful of senators" had read the report itself -- and that most, like Clinton, had instead opted for a briefing by the report's authors. Obama has accused both Clinton and her husband of engaging in unfair attacks. .
Day-Lewis, Europeans Sweep Acting Oscars
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Rejoicing Over Rebate
President Bush is proposing a temporary tax rebate to put more cash in people's pockets to get them spending and stimulate the economy. Word on capitol hill is that the president favors $800 rebates for individuals and $16-hundred for married couples. The checks haven't even been mailed out yet, but already people are planning on how to spend the extra cash. News of a tax rebate got some shoppers at the Empire Mall a little stir crazy. "I would go shopping and spend it in the mall all in one day, it wouldn't be too hard to do," said Brook Petersen. While how much of a rebate taxpayers would get hasn't been decided yet, Crazy Days shoppers say any amount would help. But most of the people we spoke with wouldn't go on any big shopping sprees, but rather would spend money on necessities or even save it. "I think it's a good idea as hard as some people work," said Sarah Bentley. Sarah Bentley has three children and says $16 hundred dollars wouldn't last long in today's economy. "I would buy groceries, because groceries are so high, grocery and gas, that's the main thing, grocery and gas," said Bentley. Ali Adamson is planning to get married soon, so the money would not be spent on any luxury items. " $800 dollars, I'd like to say I' d put it in the bank, which I would probably do with a wedding coming up," said Adamson. Others would save it to cover future expenses. "Probably save it for my kids for school or college," said Caron Wipf. "We would save it for a house, we are planning on buying a house or building one in the next few years and after that save it go on vacation," said Sharon Hofer.
Local College Weekly Honors
Jessica Carbin, La Salle, Atlantic Ten Conference women's swimming and diving co-rookie of the week. Trenton Davidheiser, Chestnut Hill, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball co-rookie of the week. Jack Eggleston, Penn, Ivy League men's basketball rookie of the week. Frank Iwanicki, Rutgers-Camden, New Jersey Athletic Conference men's indoor track and field athlete of the week. Hillary Klimowicz, the College of New Jersey, NJAC women's basketball player of the week. Meredith Malloy, Richard Stockton, NJAC women's indoor track athlete of the week. Gabriela Marginean, Drexel, Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball player of the week. Derahn Patrick, Neumann, Pennsylvania Athletic Conference men's basketball player of the week.
The family courts and why Paul McCartney should reveal all
Family courts in the UK are shrouded in secrecy, with many decisions taken behind closed doors. The rationale behind such decisions is rarely made public. But given that transparency breeds accountability, organisations resistant to transparency effectively place themselves in the firing line. In light of this, tentative proposals are being considered to make family courts more open. But would this really be a positive move?There have been two judicial reviews of the family court system in the past two years. The first concluded in May 2006, with the then constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman declaring: "In this day and age, it is hard for people to value what they cannot see. It is hard for people to have confidence in something that is closed. It is impossible to defend a system from accusations of bias and discrimination if it operates behind closed doors." Judicial goings on are filtered to the public via the press and the initial media response to this was positive.
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