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”Bank of America online banking problems persist”

Bank of America, the Chicago market’s No. 2 bank, acknowledged Tuesday that “some customers may experience slowness” if they try to bank online, “but are able to bank online,” BofA spokeswoman Tara Murphy Burke said.
Access to the bank’s online site has been sluggish since Monday, when a spokeswoman indicated the bank was not the victim of a cyber Read more…

Obama says Gadhafi Should leave “Now”

Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately.
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Obama declares defense of marriage act unconstitutional

In a major reversal, the Obama administration has notified Congress that it will no longer defend the federal law that says marriage can exist only between a man and a woman.

Attorney General Eric Holder says he has recommended, and the president has agreed, that the law unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples Read more…

Obama Refuses To Defend(DOMA) Act

For two years, some of us have been criticizing President Obama for his Administration’s opposition to same-sex marriage and the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy in federal courts. The Justice Department has now announced that it has decided to reverse its position and refuse to further defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Read more…

is president s day a federal holiday

”Presidents Day: A Time to Remember the Greats”

President’s Day is observed on the third Monday of February, honoring all past United States Presidents.
Whatever the case, on this federal holiday in Old Greenbelt, it would seem remiss not to ponder one Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president whose New Deal policies helped shape and create the city in the 1930s.
Presidents Day should be a chance for Americans to reconnect with the past both distant and near and the giants of the office who transformed the country. There’s certainly no shortage of men and Read more…

Planned Parenthood provides valuable service to women

”Reaction from Planned Parenthood”
For sexually active people, regular and consistent latex condom use is an essential element to helping prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, and unintended pregnancies. Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio is sharing this important health care message during National Condom Week.
House Republicans voted on Friday to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, cutting money for contraceptives, HIV tests, cancer screenings and reproductive health services as part of an attempt to weaken the abortion provider.
Money is fungible, said Rep. John Fleming, R-Minden. “Money goes in one end and then into another account and then on elsewhere. So Read more…

collective bargaining rights

”Large Rally in Wisconsin Against Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees”
Now, two takes on the fallout from budget pressures on state governments. First, a huge battle in Wisconsin between the governor and public sector workers.
Democrats who fled Wisconsin to block a vote on a
sweeping anti-union bill could stay in hiding for days or even
weeks.
President Barack Obama has even waded into the issue, told a television station in Wisconsin that while “everybody it must make some adjustments to the new fiscal reality” the Republican budget proposal Read more…

presidents day

”Presidents Day closings and notices”
While Presidents Day has come to be best known for car and mattress sales, not to mention a day off from school, how much do your kids know about the actual historical significance of the day?
Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, first president of the United States. It is also known as Presidents Day (sometimes spelled Presidents’ Day or President’s Day).
The supercar event helps kick off the first anniversary celebration of Read more…

ricky lee kalichun

”Evansville man arrested after alleged sword attack”
Ricky Lee Kalichun, a 45-year-old Indiana man was jailed Last month after he allegedly scribbled a sharpie marker mask on his face before attacking another man with a sword.
According to his former roommate, Kalichun was drunk and needed help so he invited him into his apartment on SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Police said they found Kalichun on the fourth floor with a camouflage coat and black marker markings on his face and immediately arrested Read more…

auburn tree poisoning

”Headlinin – Auburn attorney won’t defend accused tree-killer, and other tree-poisoning fallout”
The Auburn tree poisoning has brought down the party on campus. Before the Auburn tree poisoning, Tiger fans were still rejoicing over their national championship season.
Harvey Almorn Updyke, charged with the poisoning] is representative of a fringe element of fans right now who are angry about a lot of things,” sports talk show host Paul Finebaum told the Birmingham News.
Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson said Harvey Almorn Updyke Jr., 62, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of first-degree Read more…