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Newspaper Roundup for Tuesday, March 22, 2011
March 22, 2011
Politico:
Liberal Democrat Kucinich: Obama's Libya action 'impeachable'
Politico:
Karl Rove: 'God bless' Clinton on Libya
Arizona Republic:
Teacher's letter about Hispanic students spurs controversy
Teacher complained about students' disregard and hatred for America
Los Angeles Times:
Benedict Canyon neighbors unite against mystery landowner's planned 'megamansion'
Say 85,000-square-foot family compound pushes the bounds of common sense and decency
Baltimore Sun:
Violence highlights lax gun sentencing, city police commissioner says
Wants tougher penalties for gun offenders, after 18 people shot over weekend
Fox News:
As Ban Ki-moon calls for belt-tightening, confidential documents show he’s been on hiring binge
Increased the size of his own Secretariat by 38 percent,
Politico:
HBO plans miniseries on Dick Cheney
Series to focus on 'Cheney’s single-minded pursuit of enhanced power for the Presidency'
Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court unanimously restores the conviction of a California rapist
Rebuked 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for an 'inexplicable" opinion, "dismissive" in tone
Fox News:
Plan to charge entry fees for travel to U.S. gets cold shoulder from Canada
Los Angeles Times:
Judge places California's global warming program on hold
Said state did not adequately evaluate alternatives to its cap-and-trade program
Fox News:
Influential lawmakers want congressional involvement in Libya
Call for Obama to address the nation
Politico:
Reid: Rider on Planned Parenthood won't be included in budget deal
Politico:
Key Dem: Attacks on Libya 'because of oil'
Politico:
Palin's take on Israel: Too apologetic
Baltimore Sun:
Md. lawmakers want to limit credit checks on job seekers
USA Today:
VFW bartenders could help counsel troubled vets, researchers say
Researchers seek to tap bartenders at VFW canteens
Fox News:
Democratic Senator reveals nearly $300,000 in unpaid property taxes
More trouble for McCaskill, up for reelection in 2012
Los Angeles Times:
El Salvador becomes drug traffickers' 'little pathway'
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate passes bill to deter some abortions
Washington Post:
D.C. residents urged to take advantage of free colon cancer screenings
Boston Globe:
Boston public schools nutrition director ousted over dated food
280 cases of out-of-date food in 40 cafeterias
Washington Times:
In turnaround, Obama backs Iranian dissidents on Persian New Year
Fox News:
Auto union looks to recover concessions from Ford during contract talks
Washington Post:
NFL players begin to pay their own training expenses
New Jersey Star-Ledger:
Six N.J. nonprofit agencies to produce, sell medical marijuana
Boston Globe:
NRC OK’s 20-year extension for Vt. nuclear plant
Denver Post:
Prostitution bill would allow $10,000 fines for customers, pimps
Boston Globe:
N.H. sewage water disks are washing up in Mass.
New Hampshire Union-Leader:
Cost of sewage disk cleanup mounts
Washington Post:
U.S. may strengthen identity verification system for workers
Washington Times:
Obama sees Latin America as global example
Calls for nations to commit to fair elections, free press
Palm Beach Post:
Florida leads the nation in fraudulent tax returns filed by state prisoners
Providence Journal:
Service providers in R.I. fear proposed taxes would hurt business
Washington Times:
Lobbyist hosts gala for politician who is critical of lobbying
Ohio’s Rep. Sutton, a Democrat, feted at fundraiser
Providence Journal:
ACLU criticizes Providence's new lobbying ordinance
Individuals who want to meet with city officials on behalf of a group must register as lobbyists
New Jersey Star-Ledger:
Tyler Clementi's parents want roommate prosecuted, not severely punished
Palm Beach Post:
Fla. deportations misguided? Critics says most deportees are not criminals
Palm Beach Post:
Tree-sitting protestors charged with trespassing
Los Angeles Times:
USC football: 14-year-old quarterback David Sills looking forward to spring practice
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
NOAA urges Americans 'to take the threat of tsunamis seriously'
Says US coastal areas are vulnerable
Politico:
Vice President Biden will release a “College Completion Tool Kit” Tuesday
Offers governors ideas on how to boost college graduation rates
Politico:
Pawlenty dogged by his support for climate change policies while governing Minnesota
Washington Times:
As Oxycontin abuse spreads, pharmacy robberies rising
Epidemic hits some states notably harder
Boston Globe:
Harvard Law School fellow poised to become Tibet's prime minister in exile
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Accused of stabbing great-grandmother, 8-year-old boy gets mental-health evaluation
Baltimore Sun:
Statue of Mary at Immaculate Conception Church is knocked off pedestal
Damage to Mary sculpture seen as 'isolated incident'
