CNN's firing of Octavia Nasr protested

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CNN’s firing of Senior Middle East News Editor Octavia Nasr has prompted an outcry from Arab-Americans, angry about what they see as a double standard when it comes to coverage of the Middle East in the American media. Nasr’s 20-year career at CNN ended Wednesday after a tweet mourning the death of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a Lebanese Shiite cleric whom she called “one of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” Facing a rash of criticism, she explained her tweet in a blog post, saying her respect was based on Fadlallah’s advocacy for women’s rights.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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Fired Florida Ass't. State Attorney updates situation

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KrisAnne Hall will join me on Sunday afternoon at 3p ET for a special edition of my radio show. KrisAnne, former Florida Assistant State Attorney, will talk about why she was fired for speaking at a local Tea Party rally. Both Florida's attorney general and Lt. Governor supported KrisAnne and condemned the firing. KrisAnne has asked a federal judge for a ruling that would allow her to keep speaking and prevent her boss -- a Democrat -- from firing her. You might also have seen Kris Anne's appearance on Fox News explaining what happened. On Sunday at 3p, she'll join...

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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Utah man makes last appeal to avoid firing squad

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DRAPER, Utah (AP) - After two days of testimony about a condemned Utah man's journey from a life of violence to reformation, his lawyer said Friday that fairness should compel a state parole board to stop his execution by firing squad. "He came from a family that exuded criminality and violence, and that is what he was," Ronnie Lee Gardner's lawyer, Andrew Parnes, told the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole. "He's changed, he's overcome that." Gardner wants the board to reduce his death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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McDonald's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice

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A McDonald's restaurant was wrong to fire a worker for giving a colleague an extra piece of cheese on a hamburger, a Dutch court ruled on Tuesday. The dismissal was too severe a measure," the district court in Leeuwarden, in the north of the Netherlands, said in a written judgment. "It is just a slice of cheese." A written warning would have been a more appropriate punishment, said the court, which ordered the fast-food chain to pay the worker the salary for the remaining five months of her contract - a total of 4,265.47 euros (£3,660).

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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Republicans make new accusations in Walpin firing

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Congressional Republicans raised new concerns this week about the Obama administration's firing of Gerald Walpin, who served as inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service. GOP lawmakers said White House visitors logs contradict statements made by the former chairman of CNCS, the agency that oversees AmeriCorps.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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The ‘Domino Theory’ in the IG Scandal (a probe that could topple the Democrats’ agenda)

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White House officials who fired whistleblower Gerald Walpin last week have sparked a series of investigations that pose both political and policy threats to the Obama administration. Describing the probe into the dismissal of the AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin, one Capitol Hill source on Thursday compared Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s demand for facts in the case to a row of dominoes ready to tip over. Grassley is asking questions, a team of Senate investigators is poring over documents in the case, and where the investigation proceeds now “depends on what dominoes fall next,” explained the source, who spoke on...

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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Investigate Firing of Inspector General: Sign Petition

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PETITION Senate and House to Investigate the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Sign the Petition at:gopetition.com/online/28746.html Americorp Inspector General Gerald Walpin was fired by President Obama after Walpin, through an investigation by his office, alleged that Americorp funds had been wrongfully spent by a friend and supporter of the President. The firing of Inspector General Walpin appears to be a clear violation of the 2008 Inspectors General Reform Act which President Obama supported while he was a Senator. The Act requires the President to give 30 days notice and an explanation of cause prior to firing an Inspector General....

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:43:19 PM

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