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Scranton, Pennsylvania cuts cops pay by 70 percent
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Public workers in the hard-up US city of Scranton, Pennsylvania have had their pay slashed to minimum wage-levels as a budget fight between the mayor and city council comes to a head. About 400 municipal workers in the city — including police officers, firefighters and construction workers…
Prosecutors: Kim Dotcom has no right to see evidence against him
A New Zealand prosecutor working with U.S. authorities hoping to extradite MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday that a judge and defense attorneys do not have the right to see the prosecution’s evidence against Dotcom because he’s not facing trial in the country. Instead, Dotcom’s attorneys will be given a…
Conan O’Brien floats awful new campaign slogans for Joe Biden
On Thursday’s broadcast of Conan on TBS, the late night host spliced together some video of a recent speech by Vice President Joe Biden, pitching several of his quotes as potential new campaign slogans. Slogans like: “We can’t do it,” “Forget about your fu*king dignity,” “I don’t quite get this”…
Stewart: Obama’s changes on marriage equality isn’t ‘social policy,’ it’s ‘Zen Koan’
In a similar reaction to his buddy Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart also had fun Tuesday evening looking over Vice President Joe Biden admitting that the sitcom Will & Grace shaped his view on marriage equality. “Fictitious gays, fictitious gays, everybody loves fictitious gays,” a delighted Daily Show said. Stewart, however,…
Education Secretary Arne Duncan endorses marriage equality
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan became the latest person in the Obama administration to support same-sex marriage Monday morning, one day after Vice President Joe Biden made his announcement. Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Duncan was asked by Time magazine reporter Mark Halperin about whether he shared the same position…
U.S. ready to expedite Chinese activist’s visa: Biden
WASHINGTON — The United States will grant Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng a visa as soon as he applies for one, and expects Beijing to stand by its promises, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday. Biden told NBC television that Washington wanted to help Chen take up the offer of a…
Obama leads service efforts for King birthday
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their wives on Monday participated in community service projects to mark the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King. “Today, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And we should honor that legacy by…
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