LOCAL ENVIRONMENT NUGGET!!
Pennsylvania's GOP Governor Lets Gas Industry Have Its Way With Public Parks from The Nation
"Last October, outgoing Democratic Governor Ed Rendell sought to slow the pace of the natural gas industry's scramble for Marcellus riches -- and address growing concerns about the environmental and public health impacts of drilling -- by signing an Executive Order prohibiting the issuance of any new drilling leases on public lands. But newly elected Republican Governor Tom Corbett has pledged to overturn Rendell's moratorium. Since taking office in January, Corbett has rolled back environmental oversight of natural gas drilling on public lands."
U.S., Europeans Step Up Efforts to Aid Libyan Rebels (Karen DeYoung) from the Washington Post
"The United States and its allies have entered a new stage of involvement in Libya, sending assistance and advisers directly to opposition military forces, which have been unable to break Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s stranglehold over much of the country despite help from NATO airstrikes."
From Twitter to Tura Prison (Aluf Benn) from Al Haaretz [of Israel in English]
"From Twitter to Tura prison: the Arab revolution now resembles the breaking up of Yugoslavia rather than the 'velvet' revolutions of Eastern Europe."
The American World Turned Upside Down (Dominique Moisi) from Project Syndicate
"While Americans are relieved by France’s display of determination, they cannot refrain from expressing a sense of bemusement: Do the French really know what they are up against? What has happened to them? We know what war means, but they seem to have forgotten!"
‘The Shining’ — National Debt Edition (Matt Miller) from the Washington Post
"“The House Republican budget adds $6 trillion to the debt in the next decade yet the GOP is balking at raising the debt limit. The House Republican budget adds $6 trillion to the debt in the next decade yet the GOP is balking at raising the debt limit.” I thought about making this week’s column that one sentence printed over and over 30 times. It would have been the opinion page equivalent of a Dada-esque protest against the inanity of the debate — and a cry for every news outlet to focus on this simple, clarifying fact."
‘Three Cups of Tea,’ Spilled (Nicholas Kristof) from the New York Times
"I’ve visited some of Greg’s schools in Afghanistan, and what I saw worked. Girls in his schools were thrilled to be getting an education. Women were learning vocational skills, such as sewing. Those schools felt like some of the happiest places in Afghanistan. I also believe that Greg was profoundly right about some big things."
Our ON-THE-MONEY pundit of the day! I continue admire Mortenson quite a bit for EXACTLY the reasons Kristof lays out here!
Doyle McManus: GOP Wannabes (Doyle McManus) from the Los Angeles Times
"Less politely, it means that none of the potential candidates now testing the waters — Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, to name the most prominent — has caught fire yet. ... So the GOP race is becoming more open, not less."
Trump Candidacy for White House Gaining Ground from the Wall Street Journal
"Dismissed just days ago as an exercise in self-promotion, Donald Trump's flirtation with a White House run appears to be picking up steam as the real-estate magnate moves toward establishing the rudiments of a campaign."
Donald Trump: The President We Deserve (Andrew Leonard) from Salon
"He's got Reagan's blarney, Clinton's libido and plenty of experience with massive debt and bankruptcy. Perfect!"
Trumped: The GOP Establishment’s Futile Battle Against Donald Trump (Ed Kilgore) from the New Republic
"During the last few days Karl Rove, George Will, and the Club for Growth have all trashed Trump very aggressively. But a closer look at the PPP findings should reveal the weakness of this elite strategy. What they show is not a desire to support the faux tycoon per se, but a raging right-wing, anti-establishment fever that has only gotten stronger in recent months."
Donald Trump Gets the Palin Treatment: Heightened Scrutiny (Jonathan Capehart) from the Washington Post
Capehart takes us down the Trump-Palin memory lane.
"NBC Nightly News aired a report from Michael Isikoff in which he did the kind of reporting and interview with Trump that the real estate mogul better get used to. Trump was called to account for his business dealings, his numerous bankruptcies, the multiple lawsuits against him and his net worth."
Donald Trump's Media Moment (Jonathan Martin) from Politico
"A latter-day P.T. Barnum with an insatiable appetite for attention and a knack for getting it,Trump has capitalized on two defining and interrelated features of the political-media landscape in the Obama era — the symbiosis between political provocateurs and traffic-conscious news organizations and the rise of a conservative constituency that hungers for voices that will attack President Obama in sharp and unapologetic terms."
BINGO!! People on the hard right have been enduring a 3 year slow burn over the praise Obama has received from other quarters. They want SOMEONE of stature to agree with them!!
Only 26% of Iowa Republicans Believe Obama Born in US from Americablog
"I will say one thing. This is a testament to the power of a good message, and message unity. If the Republicans can sell this, then Democrats truly need to rethink why it is their messages don't filter out as well as the GOP's."
Citizens Group Files Petition To Recall Power-Hungry Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder from Think Progress
"Now, one group of Michigan citizens that is standing up to Snyder and his radical remaking of his state is filing a petition to recall the governor. ... The group has set up a countdown clock to July 1 — the date that Snyder can legally face a recall election — on a website called FireRickSnyder.org."
OBAMA FAMILY NUGGET!!
Obama’s Young Mother Abroad (Janny Scott) from the New York Times Sunday Magazine
A lengthy, long-overdue profile of Obama's mother.
"To describe Dunham as a white woman from Kansas turns out to be about as illuminating as describing her son as a politician who likes golf."
RELIGIOUS HISTORY NUGGET!!
Bones of Christian Martyrs May Have Been Identified from the Archeology News Network
"The skeletons of two married, early-Christian saints—said to have been buried alive nearly 2,000 years ago—may have been identified in Italy, scientists announced Thursday. "
ROBOT NUGGET!!
Human-like Robot Built for Assembly Line from Discovery News
"The Swiss firm, ABB, unveiled its robot, Frida, and offered a glimpse of the future of factory robots."
http://news.discovery.com/tech/human-like-robot-built-for-assembly-lines-110421.html
WHALE NUGGET!!
Friendliest Whales in the World (VIDEO) from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"The whales love a pat on the head and a rub on their smooth and sometimes barnacle-covered 45foot-long bodies. Groups of tourists travel from all over the world to play with the families of grey whales, who live in San Ignacio lagoon, on the west coast of Baja California, Mexico, where they migrate to each year to breed and give birth"
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