enlarge Rebekah Brooks with Sara Payne – appears to be no bottom – just a series of trap doors. Click here to view this media It was only a matter of days before some new and harrowing discovery was made with connection to the News Of The World/Newscorp/News International/Rupert Murdoch debacle. And here it is. It was just reported (as of 9:00 am PDT) that Police made a discovery that the phone of Sara Payne had been hacked, or was on a list alleged to have been hacked, by News Of The World. In case the name rings no bells, Sara Payne is the mother of Sarah Payne, the 8-year old girl abducted and murdered by convicted pedophile Roy Whiting in 2000. The murder was so heinous and caused such outrage that it prompted adoption of a new law making it public the whereabouts of convicted pedophiles to serve as a warning for parents with children living within a given area of the pedophile. The campaign to get this law on the books was News Of the World, championed by then-editor Rebekah Brooks. The law was eventually enacted and became known as Sarah’s Law in honor of the slain girl. Sara Payne became quite close, not only with Rebekah Brooks but with The News Of The World and they maintained close personal ties over the years. The discovery today that the very same News Of The World was in fact hacking Sara Payne’s phone brought a wave of freshly harvested revulsion throughout the UK today. Payne is in a state of horrified shock and reaction has been swift and dismayed. Brooks has vehemently denied the charges and many former colleagues have come to her defense. At first it was reported the phone in question was a personal gift from Brooks, but it has been retracted and said to have been a gift of News Of The World, not Brooks personally. In all due likelihood it would seem Brooks may be telling the truth. With such a close personal relationship with Payne, why would she need to hack into her phone? But it doesn’t dismiss the notion that this sort of thing was a standard operating procedure for many years at News Of the World (and Newscorp) and the climate was such that it wasn’t given much thought to raise an eyebrow. That, I think is the real issue here. Your complacency is your defacto complicity. Does Brooks warrant every accusation thrown at her? I don’t think so. Why? Remember she was brought into the organization very young (read: malleable). Learning your trade as an apprentice by the side of the master will often introduce you to methods and techniques you may question early on. But after twenty years those gut-level questions cease being relevant. I’m still of the opinion the fish rots from the head. Just saying. Here is the breaking news via BBC Radio 4′s PM with Eddie Mair and an update from The Six O’Clock news that followed right after. As is everything connected with this story, the game changes almost hourly.
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enlarge Rebekah Brooks with Sara Payne – appears to be no bottom – just a series of trap doors. Click here to view this media It was only a matter of days before some new and harrowing discovery was made with connection to the News Of The World/Newscorp/News International/Rupert Murdoch debacle. And here it is. It was just reported (as of 9:00 am PDT) that Police made a discovery that the phone of Sara Payne had been hacked, or was on a list alleged to have been hacked, by News Of The World. In case the name rings no bells, Sara Payne is the mother of Sarah Payne, the 8-year old girl abducted and murdered by convicted pedophile Roy Whiting in 2000. The murder was so heinous and caused such outrage that it prompted adoption of a new law making it public the whereabouts of convicted pedophiles to serve as a warning for parents with children living within a given area of the pedophile. The campaign to get this law on the books was News Of the World, championed by then-editor Rebekah Brooks. The law was eventually enacted and became known as Sarah’s Law in honor of the slain girl. Sara Payne became quite close, not only with Rebekah Brooks but with The News Of The World and they maintained close personal ties over the years. The discovery today that the very same News Of The World was in fact hacking Sara Payne’s phone brought a wave of freshly harvested revulsion throughout the UK today. Payne is in a state of horrified shock and reaction has been swift and dismayed. Brooks has vehemently denied the charges and many former colleagues have come to her defense. At first it was reported the phone in question was a personal gift from Brooks, but it has been retracted and said to have been a gift of News Of The World, not Brooks personally. In all due likelihood it would seem Brooks may be telling the truth. With such a close personal relationship with Payne, why would she need to hack into her phone? But it doesn’t dismiss the notion that this sort of thing was a standard operating procedure for many years at News Of the World (and Newscorp) and the climate was such that it wasn’t given much thought to raise an eyebrow. That, I think is the real issue here. Your complacency is your defacto complicity. Does Brooks warrant every accusation thrown at her? I don’t think so. Why? Remember she was brought into the organization very young (read: malleable). Learning your trade as an apprentice by the side of the master will often introduce you to methods and techniques you may question early on. But after twenty years those gut-level questions cease being relevant. I’m still of the opinion the fish rots from the head. Just saying. Here is the breaking news via BBC Radio 4′s PM with Eddie Mair and an update from The Six O’Clock news that followed right after. As is everything connected with this story, the game changes almost hourly.
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enlarge Rebekah Brooks with Sara Payne – appears to be no bottom – just a series of trap doors. Click here to view this media It was only a matter of days before some new and harrowing discovery was made with connection to the News Of The World/Newscorp/News International/Rupert Murdoch debacle. And here it is. It was just reported (as of 9:00 am PDT) that Police made a discovery that the phone of Sara Payne had been hacked, or was on a list alleged to have been hacked, by News Of The World. In case the name rings no bells, Sara Payne is the mother of Sarah Payne, the 8-year old girl abducted and murdered by convicted pedophile Roy Whiting in 2000. The murder was so heinous and caused such outrage that it prompted adoption of a new law making it public the whereabouts of convicted pedophiles to serve as a warning for parents with children living within a given area of the pedophile. The campaign to get this law on the books was News Of the World, championed by then-editor Rebekah Brooks. The law was eventually enacted and became known as Sarah’s Law in honor of the slain girl. Sara Payne became quite close, not only with Rebekah Brooks but with The News Of The World and they maintained close personal ties over the years. The discovery today that the very same News Of The World was in fact hacking Sara Payne’s phone brought a wave of freshly harvested revulsion throughout the UK today. Payne is in a state of horrified shock and reaction has been swift and dismayed. Brooks has vehemently denied the charges and many former colleagues have come to her defense. At first it was reported the phone in question was a personal gift from Brooks, but it has been retracted and said to have been a gift of News Of The World, not Brooks personally. In all due likelihood it would seem Brooks may be telling the truth. With such a close personal relationship with Payne, why would she need to hack into her phone? But it doesn’t dismiss the notion that this sort of thing was a standard operating procedure for many years at News Of the World (and Newscorp) and the climate was such that it wasn’t given much thought to raise an eyebrow. That, I think is the real issue here. Your complacency is your defacto complicity. Does Brooks warrant every accusation thrown at her? I don’t think so. Why? Remember she was brought into the organization very young (read: malleable). Learning your trade as an apprentice by the side of the master will often introduce you to methods and techniques you may question early on. But after twenty years those gut-level questions cease being relevant. I’m still of the opinion the fish rots from the head. Just saying. Here is the breaking news via BBC Radio 4′s PM with Eddie Mair and an update from The Six O’Clock news that followed right after. As is everything connected with this story, the game changes almost hourly.
Continue reading …The Politico is reporting that voting on Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Bill called the ‘Budget Control Act’ has been delayed. No more news has come out so far… Chuck Todd tweets : They ACTUALLY are now moving to the business of naming post offices. You can’t make it up The Politico has more: House Republican leaders delayed a vote on Speaker John Boehner ’s debt limit bill Thursday evening, sparking a series of emergency meetings and arm twisting as the fate of a trillion dollar deficit package hung in limbo . House Majority Leader Eric Cantor ’s (R-Va.) office says the vote will still be held Thursday night, but the delay is an indication the votes aren’t totally locked down for passage. For hours, Boehner has been engaged in intense one-on-one meetings with Republicans in an effort to win today’s fight. Still lacking the votes at 9 p.m., Republicans were considering sending their bill back to the Rules Committee for minor tweaks to win more votes. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a conservative Texas Republican, emerged from Boehner’s suite of offices Thursday evening — which include Cantor’s space — and said he is a “bloody, beaten-down no.”
Continue reading …The Politico is reporting that voting on Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Bill called the ‘Budget Control Act’ has been delayed. No more news has come out so far… Chuck Todd tweets : They ACTUALLY are now moving to the business of naming post offices. You can’t make it up The Politico has more: House Republican leaders delayed a vote on Speaker John Boehner ’s debt limit bill Thursday evening, sparking a series of emergency meetings and arm twisting as the fate of a trillion dollar deficit package hung in limbo . House Majority Leader Eric Cantor ’s (R-Va.) office says the vote will still be held Thursday night, but the delay is an indication the votes aren’t totally locked down for passage. For hours, Boehner has been engaged in intense one-on-one meetings with Republicans in an effort to win today’s fight. Still lacking the votes at 9 p.m., Republicans were considering sending their bill back to the Rules Committee for minor tweaks to win more votes. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a conservative Texas Republican, emerged from Boehner’s suite of offices Thursday evening — which include Cantor’s space — and said he is a “bloody, beaten-down no.”
Continue reading …The Politico is reporting that voting on Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Bill called the ‘Budget Control Act’ has been delayed. No more news has come out so far… Chuck Todd tweets : They ACTUALLY are now moving to the business of naming post offices. You can’t make it up The Politico has more: House Republican leaders delayed a vote on Speaker John Boehner ’s debt limit bill Thursday evening, sparking a series of emergency meetings and arm twisting as the fate of a trillion dollar deficit package hung in limbo . House Majority Leader Eric Cantor ’s (R-Va.) office says the vote will still be held Thursday night, but the delay is an indication the votes aren’t totally locked down for passage. For hours, Boehner has been engaged in intense one-on-one meetings with Republicans in an effort to win today’s fight. Still lacking the votes at 9 p.m., Republicans were considering sending their bill back to the Rules Committee for minor tweaks to win more votes. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a conservative Texas Republican, emerged from Boehner’s suite of offices Thursday evening — which include Cantor’s space — and said he is a “bloody, beaten-down no.”
Continue reading …David Wu Resigns: Oregon Congressman Resigning Amid Sex Scandal Allegations (PHOTOS)
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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid political fallout from an 18-year-old woman’s allegations she had an unwanted sexual encounter with him. Within days of the allegation, Democratic leaders requested a House Ethics Committee investigation of his conduct. Wu had said Monday he would not seek re-election, but had come under increasing pressure to step down. “The wellbeing of my children must come before anything else,” Wu said in a statement. “With great sadness, I therefore intend to resign effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis. This is the right decision for my family, the institution of the House, and my colleagues.” Wu is the second House Democrat in the last six weeks to be forced to resign as a result of a sex scandal. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York resigned after sending lewd photos of himself through Twitter. Scroll down for a slideshow of notable political sex scandals: Wu, who separated from his wife more than a year ago, was first elected to Congress in 1998 as the first Chinese-American to serve in the House. He’s maintained a centrist voting record but has been a leading voice on human rights abuses in China. He angered the high-tech firms in his district when he voted against normalizing trade relations with China. Wu’s hometown newspaper, the Oregonian, reported that a California woman had called Wu’s office in Portland and reported an unwanted sexual encounter with him. The paper also reported that Wu told senior aides the sexual encounter was consensual. The newspaper said the woman decided not to press charges because there were no witnesses and it would have been her word against Wu’s. Democratic primary challengers immediately called for Wu’s resignation. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be a United States Congressman,” Wu said in his resignation announcement. “Rare is the nation in which an immigrant child can become a national political figure. I thank God and my parents for the privilege of being an American.” Wu went on to say that the resignation was the only correct decision to avoid distraction from the important work taking place in Washington. Below is a roundup of notable political sex scandals in recent years:
Continue reading …David Wu Resigns: Oregon Congressman Resigning Amid Sex Scandal Allegations (PHOTOS)
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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid political fallout from an 18-year-old woman’s allegations she had an unwanted sexual encounter with him. Within days of the allegation, Democratic leaders requested a House Ethics Committee investigation of his conduct. Wu had said Monday he would not seek re-election, but had come under increasing pressure to step down. “The wellbeing of my children must come before anything else,” Wu said in a statement. “With great sadness, I therefore intend to resign effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis. This is the right decision for my family, the institution of the House, and my colleagues.” Wu is the second House Democrat in the last six weeks to be forced to resign as a result of a sex scandal. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York resigned after sending lewd photos of himself through Twitter. Scroll down for a slideshow of notable political sex scandals: Wu, who separated from his wife more than a year ago, was first elected to Congress in 1998 as the first Chinese-American to serve in the House. He’s maintained a centrist voting record but has been a leading voice on human rights abuses in China. He angered the high-tech firms in his district when he voted against normalizing trade relations with China. Wu’s hometown newspaper, the Oregonian, reported that a California woman had called Wu’s office in Portland and reported an unwanted sexual encounter with him. The paper also reported that Wu told senior aides the sexual encounter was consensual. The newspaper said the woman decided not to press charges because there were no witnesses and it would have been her word against Wu’s. Democratic primary challengers immediately called for Wu’s resignation. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be a United States Congressman,” Wu said in his resignation announcement. “Rare is the nation in which an immigrant child can become a national political figure. I thank God and my parents for the privilege of being an American.” Wu went on to say that the resignation was the only correct decision to avoid distraction from the important work taking place in Washington. Below is a roundup of notable political sex scandals in recent years:
Continue reading …David Wu Resigns: Oregon Congressman Resigning Amid Sex Scandal Allegations (PHOTOS)
July 28, 2011 No CommentWASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid political fallout from an 18-year-old woman’s allegations she had an unwanted sexual encounter with him. Within days of the allegation, Democratic leaders requested a House Ethics Committee investigation of his conduct. Wu had said Monday he would not seek re-election, but had come under increasing pressure to step down. “The wellbeing of my children must come before anything else,” Wu said in a statement. “With great sadness, I therefore intend to resign effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis. This is the right decision for my family, the institution of the House, and my colleagues.” Wu is the second House Democrat in the last six weeks to be forced to resign as a result of a sex scandal. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York resigned after sending lewd photos of himself through Twitter. Scroll down for a slideshow of notable political sex scandals: Wu, who separated from his wife more than a year ago, was first elected to Congress in 1998 as the first Chinese-American to serve in the House. He’s maintained a centrist voting record but has been a leading voice on human rights abuses in China. He angered the high-tech firms in his district when he voted against normalizing trade relations with China. Wu’s hometown newspaper, the Oregonian, reported that a California woman had called Wu’s office in Portland and reported an unwanted sexual encounter with him. The paper also reported that Wu told senior aides the sexual encounter was consensual. The newspaper said the woman decided not to press charges because there were no witnesses and it would have been her word against Wu’s. Democratic primary challengers immediately called for Wu’s resignation. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be a United States Congressman,” Wu said in his resignation announcement. “Rare is the nation in which an immigrant child can become a national political figure. I thank God and my parents for the privilege of being an American.” Wu went on to say that the resignation was the only correct decision to avoid distraction from the important work taking place in Washington. Below is a roundup of notable political sex scandals in recent years:
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By now, you should be familiar with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. We’ve done countless hands-ons with the super-svelte Honeycomb slate, and even reviewed it … twice ! Now it’s back, again, and this time its packing an LTE radio tuned to the frequencies of a little company known as Verizon. Outside of a few tiny cosmetic changes — the brushed, gray plastic back and the rumored Micro SIM slot up top, nothing else has changed. We won’t waste too much time rehashing what you already know, but we figured it was worth firing up the latest version, which officially went on sale day, and putting that 4G antenna to the test. You know the routine, keep on keepin’ on after the break. Gallery: Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon hands-on Continue reading Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon, hands-on with the new 4G speed king Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon, hands-on with the new 4G speed king originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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