About U.S. Politics: Current Events
U.S. Politics: Current Events
On three prior occasions, the US Supreme Court has refused to let itself be drawn into the Terri Schiavo case. About eight hours after the 11th Circuit Court turned down their appeal to reverse the ruling removing her feeding tube,...
Can someone with bucks please send CNN a set of Edward Tufte books and a complimentary registration to his next conference? Talk about using an image to distort poll data (Tufte's favorite "chartjunk" moniker) -- this one sets a...
Abstract Appeal reports that the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Judge Whittemore's ruling not to reinsert Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. Court Decision (pdf) Added at 7 pm: Acting on a second appeal, later in the day the full court ruled 10-2 against...
Amended 23 March. NewsMax reports that Dr. William Hammesfahr "believes that Terri Schiavo can recover with proper treatment." NewsMax -- along with FOX, MSNBC, the National Review and Dr. Hammesfahr's website -- indicates that he was nominated for the Nobel...
The media frenzy and political theatre associated with the Congressional Palm Sunday sessions have overshadowed news that EPA may have cooked the books, so to speak, when estimating benefits of mercury emission levels. EPA released a new rule last week,...
AP reports that the Vatican has expressly criticized Judge Whittemore's decision not to issue a stay in the Terri Schiavo case: In a front-page editorial, the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano criticized U.S. District Judge James Whittemore's refusal to order the...
Courtesy of the Seattle Times and AP: "Plaintiffs offer no authority for their contention that Judge Greer (Florida Circuit Judge George Greer) compromised the fairness of the proceeding or immortality of the court by following Florida law and fulfilling his...
Several groups supporting Terri Schiavo's family are highlighting an except from a Larry King Live interview from 18 March (emphasis retained): On Larry King Live Friday night Michael made a Freudian slip. When asked if he knew how the Schindlers...
From Associated Press via Seattle Times (no registration required) TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge today refused to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, denying an emergency request from the brain-damaged woman's parents. The parents' lawyer quickly filed...
Some newspapers, like the Washington Post, had editorialized against Congressional intervention in a state judicial matter long before Palm Sunday. Others joined the chorus after the fat lady sang. The rhetoric -- from red states, not just blue states --...
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