- Obama and Libya: War Powers End Run a Missed Opportunity | The Root
- Even if it was more imperative to get U.N. and Arab League backing at the outset, how can it still be a good idea to shrug off Congress now? It’s another example — like Guantánamo Bay and the “ground zero mosque” — of the administration’s poor instincts when it comes to sorting out which congressional fights it should take on and which ones it should leave alone. …
Obama’s core argument for NATO’s involvement assumes that America has a role to play as a superpower — and that we can’t expect British, French and Canadian troops to fight and die alongside Americans in Afghanistan if we aren’t willing to back them up on the Libya mission.
- Russell Simmons’ Prepaid RushCard Investigated Over Hidden Fees – BV on Money
- … scrutiny from the Florida Attorney General’s Office, claiming the card may be forcing consumers to pay hidden fees each time they make a purchase. …
The complaints also state that the companies servicing prepaid debit cards often fail to disclose numerous fees in their advertising. …
To Simmons’ credit, the advertising for his RushCard is very transparent in its messaging.
- World Refugee Day: Poor Countries Bearing the Burden – The Root
- A new United Nations report released yesterday on World Refugee Day has found that a huge proportion of the world’s refugee population is currently found in poorer countries, despite misconceptions that industrialized countries are home to the most displaced people.
The report said that poor countries host 80 percent of the world’s refugees. With 1.9 million people, Pakistan has the largest refugee population, followed by Iran and Syria …
…the report also revealed that the number of people forced to flee their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest level in 15 years.
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- Morgan Freeman and Bob Johnson: Fundraising Team
- …to support a disaster-preparedness program through an online auction. The Bahamas Hurricane Prep website they’re raising money for will assist the island community with preparedness for the hurricane season.
The site will provide vital information about hurricanes and how they affect those on the islands, and make available information about preparing emergency kits, lists of emergency shelters and links to relevant authorities and outlets where they can find up-to-date information.
The effort is timely. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast 12 to 18 named storms in the Atlantic during the 2011 hurricane season. Three to six of those are expected to become major hurricanes.
- Deshon Marman Tells His Side of Sagging-Pants Arrest – The Root
- …Again, we ask where is the dress code posted, and who is in charge of enforcing it? In the future, can we make citizen’s arrests of passengers with poor hygiene, who wear see-through clothing without underwear or who walk around in foul-smelling socks?
- Wal-Mart: Too Big to Discriminate? | The Root
- …there were warning signs that the Dukes plaintiffs would not fare well with the Supreme Court. It has long been understood that the court is wary of nationwide class actions. In addition, the plaintiffs in this case had sought to have their class of women employees seeking back pay certified under the class action device — Rule 23(b)(2) — reserved for plaintiffs seeking to stop defendants from engaging in discrimination, rather than wanting monetary relief as the victims of discrimination.
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