T.J. Grant says Anthony Pettis? attempt to take the lightweight title shot was ?disrespectful?

No cuts, no butts, no coconuts. It's something we were taught as we lined up for dismissal in grade school. It's a lesson we live with when in line at the grocery store or the ATM. It's an idea heavily enforced as we board planes by specific groups.

With that in mind, you can see why T.J. Grant was miffed when he heard Anthony Pettis trying to take his title shot with Benson Henderson at UFC 164. After an injury to Pettis forced him out of his featherweight title bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 163, Pettis said he wanted to fight later that month.

?I can be 100-percent ready to fight Benson Henderson in [at UFC 164] Milwaukee. With all due respect to TJ Grant, Milwaukee is my town and the fight with Ben is the fight everyone has wanted for years,? read a statement that Pettis released to Fuel TV. ?If it works out, great; if not, I will get my shot very soon. But I think we all know which fight the fans want to see and the entire city of Milwaukee!?

Pettis' pleas to fight at UFC 164 didn't matter as his injury required he sit out for six weeks. Grant was still unhappy that Pettis tried to take the shot.

?I wish it was handled a little differently. Him of all people, I think it was disrespectful, to do that against someone who has earned the right to fight is not right,? Grant said to ESPN. ?Unfortunately he got hurt but it was low class, I thought. I didn?t want to get into the whole talking thing. I got here legitimately and earned it. Ultimately, what he was saying was that he wanted my title-shot which was incredibly disrespectful. It was pretty dirty.?

On two different occasions, Pettis had and then lost title shots. First, the draw between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard put Pettis back in line, and then the injury. You can see why Grant was upset when Pettis tried to do to him what has happened to Pettis before.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/t-j-grant-says-anthony-pettis-attempt-lightweight-145006043.html

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David Cameron tribute to ?extraordinary? military on Armed Forces Day

David Cameron has paid tribute to the ?extraordinary men and women? of the military as more than 60,000 people across the UK prepares to celebrate Armed Forces Day.

The prime minister urged members of the public to show their support ahead of hundreds of events taking place up and down the country.

It comes as police warned English Defence League members could be arrested if they gather today at the site where soldier Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered.

Show you support: David Cameron with military personnel (Picture: PA)

The group previously announced plans to walk across east London via the East London Mosque and assemble outside Woolwich barracks.

In pre-recorded message, Cameron said the UK have not been ?good at expressing pride? for Armed Forces in the past.

?That?s what this day is all about, pride and gratitude, celebrating what our armed forces do and above all saying thank you,? he said.

?If we?re honest, for a long time in this country we were not very good at that.?

Members of the English Defence League have planned a march (Picture: Getty)

He added: ?Armed Forces Day is about reminding the British people that everyday there are extraordinary men and women all over the world who risk their lives for our safety and security.

?Let us show everyone in our Armed Forces just how proud we are of everything that they do.?

Nottingham will lead today?s celebrations which will include an aerial display featuring the Red Arrows and a parachute team.

More than 340 civic and community events have been registered with the official Armed Forces Day organisers.

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/29/david-cameron-tribute-to-extraordinary-military-on-armed-forces-day-3861565/

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Republicans Answer Obama With Drilling Bill

Just one day after President Obama unveiled his plan to bypass Congress and combat climate change using executive-branch regulations, House Republican leaders touted their proposal to vote Friday on legislation to expand offshore oil and natural-gas drilling.

The bill, sponsored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., would require the Obama administration to implement a five-year leasing plan that moves forward with oil and gas drilling off the coasts of California, the Eastern states, and the Gulf of Mexico.

The bill is dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and the White House has threatened a veto. But the move is one more piece of evidence of the great distance between Obama and Republican leaders on combating climate change.

As long as both sides are talking past each other and pushing radically different policies, a bipartisan solution to climate change will remain elusive.

?Contrast [the bill] with the president?s policies,? Hastings said in the briefing Wednesday. ?Yesterday he made it pretty clear his energy policy essentially is a tax on energy.?

When asked about Obama?s climate-change plan, congressional Republicans focus almost exclusively on what they say would be its detrimental economic effects, and they ignore the scientific consensus that finds that human consumption of fossil fuels causes the Earth?s temperature to rise.

?Our argument with the president right now is, he?s picking winners and losers,? said House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who refused to even use the word ?science? when asked whether Republicans think the science of climate change is settled.

In his speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, Obama argued that the science behind global warming compels urgent action. ?I don?t have much patience for anyone who denies that this challenge is real,? Obama said. ?We don?t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society. Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it?s not going to protect you from the coming storm.?

Asked whether he thinks climate-change science is as convincing as Obama says it is, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., retorted: ?He talked about the Flat Earth Society. We have a very flat economy.?

?You used the word compelling,? Barrasso told a reporter. ?And I don?t think so. I think you have to focus on the American economy. The costs of the regulations are real. And the benefits are unknown.?

Meanwhile, some advocates of climate change are encouraging a focus on science and the health effects over economics. A talking-points memo sent Monday night ahead of Obama?s speech told the president?s supporters to downplay economic arguments and words like ?regulations.?

The memo includes a ?do?s and don?t?s? list of phrases to use when advocating for action on climate change. ?Do discuss modernizing and retooling power plants and innovation that will create green jobs,? reads one part of the 14-page memo. ?Don?t try to suggest net job increases.?

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-answer-obama-drilling-bill-215902075.html

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Michael Jackson's nephew testifies singer was humble family man

By Dana Feldman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's nephew and co-guardian to his three children testified on Thursday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the late pop star's family that the "Thriller" singer was a humble family man who supported his family in times of need.

T.J. Jackson, 34, the son of Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson, offered a view into the private life of the King of Pop, who died at age 50 in Los Angeles in 2009 from an overdose of surgical anesthetic propofol ahead of a run of London concerts.

T.J. told jurors in a Los Angeles courtroom that Jackson supported and comforted him after his mother was murdered when he was 16.

"He kept me inspired and ambitious. He was just there for me," T.J., breaking down in tears, said.

Jackson's 83-year-old mother, Katherine, is suing privately held AEG Live, which was promoting Jackson's "This Is It" comeback concert series in London, for negligence in hiring Dr. Conrad Murray as his personal physician.

Murray was caring for the singer as he prepared for the shows and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for administering the propofol that killed Jackson.

T.J. is the second Jackson family member to testify in the trial. He followed Jackson's eldest son, 16-year-old Prince, who took the stand on Wednesday, four years and one day after the pop singer's death.

In morning testimony, T.J., who also serves as a co-guardian with Katherine of the singer's three children, said the pop star was so humble he never knew that Jackson was a global icon until adulthood.

"He was just extremely humble about being so famous," T.J said. "It was amazing to see the contrast of (how) the world outside (treated him)."

AEG Live has said that Jackson had prescription drug and addiction problems for years before entering into any agreement with the company and that the singer chose Murray as his physician even though they paid for Murray.

AEG Live also has said they could not have foreseen that Murray posed a danger to Jackson.

T.J. echoed Prince's testimony that Jackson's death has been hardest felt by the singer's 15-year-old daughter, Paris, who earlier this month was rushed to a hospital following an apparent suicide attempt.

"The loss of my uncle has hit her at a different level," T.J. said. "She was daddy's girl; my uncle was her world."

Jackson family attorney Brian Panish has said Paris may be called as a witness in the trial, but Jackson's youngest son, 11-year-old Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket, will not be summoned during the trial, which began in late April.

Testimony over the past two days have focused on Jackson's relationship with his children, with the family's attorneys showing home videos and photos of the pop star with his kids.

T.J. is a singer in the R&B group 3T, with two of his brothers. The story was corrected to insert dropped article "a" in the first paragraph

(Writing by Eric Kelsey, Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Sandra Maler)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-nephew-testifies-singer-humble-family-man-213358319.html

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Apple details iOS 7's improved business credentials - Engadget

While iOS already has a place in the corporate world, that spot isn't guaranteed when there's competition with both a renewed BlackBerry and Samsung's Knox. Accordingly, Apple isn't leaving anything to chance: it just posted a page explaining the business-friendly iOS 7 features that it teased at WWDC. The biggest improvements for end users may be enterprise single sign-on and per app VPN, both of which will save hassles when launching work apps. IT managers should have it easier as well -- iOS devices can join Mobile Device Management as soon as they're activated, and a company can assign apps to individual users without losing control. There's considerably more features than we can list here, but it's clear from a cursory glimpse that Apple likes its foothold in the enterprise.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/apple-details-ios-7-improved-business-credentials/

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Young female Muay Thai fighter takes out boy (Video)

This kiddie Muay Thai bout comes to us from Thailand, and it features a mixed-gender match-up. It appears the young man -- and the crowd -- thinks he's going to get an easy win. What he -- and the crowd -- did not count on was this young lady coming ready for a fight. After she gets in several punches, taking the fight as seriously as anyone should take a fight, he retires.

Kudos to the young lady. She worked hard, went about her business, and got the win. It's a safe bet this is the last time the young man doesn't take a fight seriously -- no matter the opponent.

Thanks, Deadspin.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/young-muay-thai-female-fighter-takes-male-opponent-233439136.html

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Man who sold the lost iPhone 4 prototype answers... anything

Brian Hogan -- the man who found a prototype iPhone 4 at a bar and ultimately sold it to Gizmodo -- participated in an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit. Here's how it begins:

When I was 21 I was at a bar pretty late at night with 2 friends. After the last call both of my friends went to the bathroom, as they left a random drunk guy came out, walked up to me, picked up the phone on the bar stool next to me, and said don't forget your phone! I told him it wasn't mine and I didn't know who it belonged to. Random drunk guy hands me the phone and tasks me with finding its owner. I ask around and cant figure out who it belongs to, and after my friends returned we left and walked home having intentions of figuring out who the phone belonged to and giving it back.

And how does it end? Now well, not for anybody. But if you're curious to find out more on Hogan's perspective, check it out the AMA and then let me know your take. It's quite possibly the craziest incident in modern Apple media history, what would you have done with that phone, in that bar?

Source: Reddit via The Next Web

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/u5DFJ_3U_GU/story01.htm

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People prefer 'carrots' to 'sticks' when it comes to healthcare incentives

June 26, 2013 ? To keep costs low, companies often incentivize healthy lifestyles. Now, new research suggests that how these incentives are framed -- as benefits for healthy-weight people or penalties for overweight people -- makes a big difference.

The research, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that policies that carry higher premiums for overweight individuals are perceived as punishing and stigmatizing.

Researcher David Tannenbaum of the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles wanted to investigate how framing healthcare incentives might influence people's attitudes toward the incentives.

"Two frames that are logically equivalent can communicate qualitatively different messages," Tannenbaum explains.

In the first study, 126 participants read about a fictional company grappling with managing their employee health-care policy. They were told that the company was facing rising healthcare costs, due in part to an increasing percentage of overweight employees, and were shown one of four final policy decisions.

The "carrot" plan gave a $500 premium reduction to healthy-weight people, while the "stick" plan increased premiums for overweight people by $500. The two plans were functionally equivalent, structured such that healthy-weight employees always paid $2000 per year in healthcare costs, and overweight employees always paid $2500 per year in healthcare costs.

There were also two additional "stick" plans that resulted in a $2400 premium for overweight people.

Participants were more likely to see the "stick" plans as punishment for being overweight and were less likely to endorse them.

But they didn't appear to differentiate between the three "stick" plans despite the $100 premium difference. Instead, they seemed to evaluate the plans on moral grounds, deciding that punishing someone for being overweight was wrong regardless of the potential savings to be had.

The data showed that framing incentives in terms of penalties may have particular psychological consequences for affected individuals: People with higher body mass index (BMI) scores reported that they would feel particularly stigmatized and dissatisfied with their employer under the three "stick" plans.

Another study placed participants in the decision maker's seat to see if "stick" and "carrot" plans actually reflected different underlying attitudes. Participants who showed high levels of bias against overweight people were more likely to choose the "stick" plan, but provided different justification depending on whether their bias was explicit or implicit:

"Participants who explicitly disliked overweight people were forthcoming about their decision, admitting that they chose a 'stick' policy on the basis of personal attitudes," noted Tannenbaum. "Participants who implicitly disliked overweight people, in contrast, justified their decisions based on the most economical course of action."

Ironically, if they were truly focused on economic concerns they should have opted for the "carrot" plan, since it would save the company $100 per employee. Instead, these participants tended to choose the strategy that effectively punished overweight people, even in instances when the "stick" policy implied a financial cost to the company.

Tannenbaum concludes that these framing effects may have important consequences across many different real-world domains:

"In a broad sense, our research affects policymakers at large," says Tannenbaum. "Logically equivalent policies in various domains -- such as setting a default option for organ donation or retirement savings -- can communicate very different messages, and understanding the nature of these messages could help policymakers craft more effective policy."

Co-authors on this research include Chad Valasek of the University of California, San Diego; Eric Knowles of New York University; and Peter Ditto of the University of California, Irvine.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/NltV_68swwU/130626143118.htm

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Precious Metals Drop: Blood In The Streets - Seeking Alpha

Investors in gold, silver, and the precious metals ETFs (GLD and SLV) are reeling from months of losses even as stock markets gain - a vicious combination. Sentiment is decidedly negative and investment banks are rushing to drop gold price forecasts. Nouriel Roubini predicts gold dropping under $1000 and investors who have never owned an ounce of gold and silver are jumping to short as many as much as they can.

Is the precious metals bull market done? Is it time for investors to abandon ship and hope to find some poor sap to relieve them of their nightmarish gold and silver investments?

It is absolutely not the time to sell. In fact, we think quite the opposite and that the current ongoing smack down is the best time to buy for a number of reasons.

1. Physical Demand is Still Very Strong - Even as mining shares and paper gold prices drop, physical demand is surging. U.S. investor demand for bullion coins is on pace for its best year ever in both gold and silver. While India's central bank continues its war on gold, buyers are flocking to buy on any downturn and even today's drop (6/26/13) was met by demand that outstripped supply in India. "We are unable to give supplies though there is demand we give deliveries after 2-3 days," said Harshad Ajmera, proprietor of wholesaler JJ Gold House in Kolkata.

COMEX warehouse inventories and ETF gold holdings have been dropping as gold is removed and moves elsewhere (possibly to satisfy Asian gold demand), which means that if paper investors change sentiment and turn bullish on gold - they may not find physical gold anywhere close to current prices to fill back these inventory at these institutions.

Additionally, according to the latest U.S. census report, U.S. net exports of gold have risen dramatically and are close to 50 tonnes a month. This number is net of imports, which means that every month a net 50 tonnes of physical gold leaves U.S. shores. We will address and analyze this issue in a future article, but this is clearly institutional selling of investment gold vehicles that is being sent to meet international gold demand. If there was weak physical demand, we would not expect such a large spike in gold exports, but instead this confirms that international investors are demanding physical gold to such an extreme that it is sucking U.S. gold resources to foreign shores.

2. Spot Prices for Gold and Silver are Significantly Below Miner All-in costs - We have documented this in prior pieces, but as a reminder, gold all-in costs for 2012 were close to $1300 per ounce and were rising as of Q1FY12. Silver production costs were even higher as a percentage of current spot, with Q1FY12 all-in costs well above $20 per ounce. This situation is just not sustainable long-term - supplies of precious metals will plummet if prices stay anywhere near current levels. Even Fresnillo, the largest primary silver producer in the world, cannot produce silver profitably at current prices without significantly cutting supply.

Finally, gold production of the miners we analyzed, which incorporates 30% of annual world gold supply, actually dropped in 2012 from 2011 - even as gold prices averaged close to $1700 per ounce. With prices 25% lower than in 2012, we expect gold production to drop significantly, and since mine production satisfies more than 50% of annual world physical demand, this will be a major supply cut for buyers of physical gold.

3. Monetary Bases of Central Banks Continue to Grow - Central banks continue to print money at astonishing rates. The Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, and even the European Central Bank are all increasing their monetary bases at rates that dwarf anything done in history. The Fed continues to pump $85 billion per month into the financial system - which is 50% of annual gold mine supply (around $110 billion per year at current prices) and more than 500% of annual silver mine supply (around $15 billion per year at current prices). That means that in the span of two months the Federal Reserve adds enough dollars to the monetary supply to purchase every single newly mined ounce of gold and silver.

Simply put, dollars are being created much faster than metals are being mined and eventually the laws of economics will force the price of commodities and precious metals higher. This doesn't even include the actions of the other central banks.

4. The Dollar Based System is Gradually Being Replaced - Central banks have continued to buy gold at an increasing rate even as prices fall. This is a sign that central banks feel that they want more of their reserves in gold and less in fiat currencies - which is something investors need to pay attention to because these are the ones who manage our financial systems. Why would central banks buy gold, and asset that generates no returns, unless they believed it provided a better option than currencies, bonds, and the dollar?

Not only are they buying gold, but they are also increasing U.S. Treasury sales and the latest data indicates that in April they sold the most treasuries since 2008 - not quite the display of confidence in the dollar that a recovering economy would suggest. Gold and silver would benefit greatly from any change in the structure of the financial system, especially if the dollar starts to lose its status as the world's reserve currency.

5. The Correlation with Other Asset Classes is Dropping - Gold and silver's correlation with other assets has dropped significantly. This is a classic sign that an asset is either very overbought or very oversold, depending on recent directions. Whether stock and bond markets rise or fall, gold and silver have shown significant weakness - which at this point means investors are looking at gold as a sure bet to fall and have been making significant money doing so. But as the strategy starts to fail, this lack of correlation can quickly become a very bullish factor because it can also lead precious metals to rise regardless of the performance of other asset classes - which may provide powerful reason for investors to diversify into gold and silver.

The fact is that there are plenty of fundamentals that still support precious metals prices. But investors and hedge funds have been selling and shorting precious metals to the point that they are way oversold, but since the trade has worked they continue to do it and only the strongest hands are really left in the gold market. As the factors above drive the physical gold world into accumulating more gold, this bearish sentiment will turn as shorts and buyers find fewer sellers willing to be relieved of their gold and silver at current prices.

Conclusion for Investors

Investors should take this drop in precious metals as a huge buying opportunity to acquire out-of-favor assets that have strong fundamentals. I realize it is tough to buy when prices do nothing but drop, but this is precisely the best time to buy. Gold and silver have risen over the last decade for reasons that have not changed - these reasons still exist and are more relevant than ever. Physical gold and silver should be accumulated as part of any long-term wealth management strategy, and the ETFs (GLD, SLV, PSLV, CEF, and PHYS) can also be used as a liquid part of portfolio diversification.

The financial world is very bearish on precious metals and are all on one side of the boat on this trade. Savvy investors should consider taking a contrarian position here remembering that boats always tip on the side with the most people. Soon enough shorts and gold buyers will not be able to find sellers of physical gold to meet demand.

That change in market psyche will cause quite a large rally as shorts are forced to cover on an asset they thought was a sure loser, while precious metals and investors will find that the bull market is still quite alive.

Disclosure: I am long PSLV, SIVR, SGOL. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. (More...)

Source: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1522032-precious-metals-drop-blood-in-the-streets?source=feed

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Rumored Plot Details Leak for Jurassic Park 4

Posted 5:45 PM June 22nd, 2013 by Binh Ngo

The last three Jurassic Park movies featured land-bound and flying dinosaurs, but the fourth movie will have aquatic ones if the report by Joblo.com is to be believed. And yes, we'll be returning to Isla Nublar, the island where it all began.

In the forthcoming sequel, the theme park envisioned by John Hammond in the first movie is fully operational and is a popular tourist destination. Of course, we know it's only a matter of time before things go very wrong, and it does.

A new dinosaur that is smarter than originally thought will break free of its captivity and will run amok in the park. To contain this new dino, those troublesome velociraptors in the previous movies and the T-Rex (possibly) will side with the humans so it's not just humans running away from the dinos anymore.

That's supposedly the gist of the fourth Jurassic Park, but we don't know at this point if any characters from the previous movies will return. From previous reports, the fourth movie will kick off a new trilogy, so if it does will, more will be on the way.

Safety Not Guaranteed's Colin Trevorrow is directing the movie, which is aiming for a (summer?) 2015 release.

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1927725/news/1927725/

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Ford's Wireless Brake Lights Warn Other Drivers There's Traffic Ahead

In an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of accidents on the world's curviest roads, Ford has developed an experimental brake light that lets vehicles behind you know there's slow traffic ahead, even if they can't see your lights.

The enhanced brake lights include a wireless transmitter that sends a signal to following vehicles which activates a light on their dashboard indicating there's slow traffic ahead. It's less useful on straight stretches of road where you can see an upcoming traffic jam well before you have to slow down, but when visibility's limited due to bad weather, or on twisty roads where there could be stopped traffic just around the next bend, it gives drivers ample time to ease off the accelerator instead of having to suddenly slam on the brakes.

Ford hasn't said if or when it plans to implement the new technology in upcoming models, but it's a step towards vehicle-to-vehicle communications which will assist in everything from improved traffic and weather reports, to new forms of anonymous road rage. Exciting times. [Ford via PSFK]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/fords-wireless-brake-lights-warn-other-drivers-theres-576409649

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Yawning at the Supermajority

House Speaker John Boehner

Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Last night, in the runup to a final vote on immigration reform, the Senate passed a Republican-led amendment that would add new border security measures and fund 20,000 more border guards, four times the number proposed in previous Republican amendments. Bill supporters believe that the amendment makes it more likely the final bill will win 70 votes, and that in turn would put pressure on the House to pass it, too.

Three days earlier, I?d asked Rep. Luis Gutierrez about this plan. The buoyant would-be dealmaker was talking to activists at the annual lefty Netroots Nation convention. Was he on board with the Senate scheme? No, he wasn?t.

?Their bill is going to pass with more than 70 votes,? said Gutierrez. ?It?s going to pass at a huge price. Look: Diversity visas went. Siblings went. I didn?t get to negotiate any of that with my Republican counterparts?they looked at me and they said, you already gave that up! What am I supposed to tell them, I?ll give them 20,000 more border guards? There was very little room to negotiate, and there was no pressure on the House of Representatives.?

The problem with the theory is that there really isn?t any pressure on House Republicans. Late last year, the Gang of Eight senators gathered in a Senate TV studio and promised to craft some sort of immigration bill. These were heady times, with pundits predicting as many as 90 Senate votes for an immigration bill, because of course Republicans had to win back Hispanic voters and of course this was the way to do it. By June, the Gang members were saying that ?70 votes??probably every Democrat and 15 Republicans?would have to vote for their bill to give it a zipline into the House.

Democrats are finally starting to ask whether that?s true. Why would any House Republican care about a vote total in the Senate? From time to time, yes, a Senate supermajority will act first on a compromise bill, but that?s almost always one forced upon the Congress by duress, disappointing everyone. The fiscal cliff deal, the debt limit deal, the tax limit deal, all of these followed the ?supermajority trickle-down? theory.

What?s the difference between those bills and an immigration bill? Crisis. Immigration reform moves through the House only if Republicans fear the consequences of stalling it. In November, after Barack Obama managed to beat them again, conservatives really did fear what would happen if they didn?t cut into the nonwhite vote. That fear is ebbing.

You can see the signs if you watch Sen. Marco Rubio. In the first months of 2013, Rubio started calling into conservative talk shows to make a talking point?heavy pitch for immigration reform. The hosts went along with it. ?You are recognizing reality,? nodded Rush Limbaugh. I followed Rubio around a talk radio convention and watched him humble half a dozen second-rate hosts. They didn?t know how to attack the bill.

They do now. Yesterday, as they fought against an amendment slopping even more border security onto the immigration bill, Senate Republicans made two arguments. One: They?d only had ?a weekend? to read the 110-page amendment. ?They're triple spaced pages!? insisted Sen. Bob Corker, one of the authors. ?Any middle school student in Tennessee or Alabama could read this amendment in 20 minutes.? But Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz reminded each other of the vote on the Affordable Care Act, another time they were asked to push something through in a hurry, without gaming out all the provisions. ?The majority rushed through a complex bill so no one would know what's in it!? drawled Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Two: They don?t think this bill will ?secure the border,? and neither does their base. The new amendment was quickly nicknamed the ?border surge,? which Republicans subjected to a series of eye rolls. ?When I say [we?ll achieve] ?90 percent control of the border,? people in Oklahoma look askance,? said Sen. Tom Coburn. ?They say, that means 10 percent are still coming. And that 10 percent is the worst.?

And this was how Republicans talked after Democrats made all their available concessions. House Republicans are not impressed. They?ve already signaled that a bill that passes the Senate quickly will be suspect because it passed so quickly. ?An opportunity to fix it does not mean, ?oh, we gotta meet some artificial deadline to keep up with the Senate,? ? said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, in a chat with National Review. ?Especially if the Senate produces a bill that?s had few hearings and gets done on a schedule that suggests they haven?t spent as much time looking at the details.?

Democrats always expected the House to take that skeptical approach. All they need is for the House to pass a bill, really any bill. It could even be something called ?immigration reform? that doesn?t stop deportations or include any path to citizenship. ?We need to get to conference,? said Rep. Gutierrez, meaning the Senate and the House need to meet after two bills have been passed, and then hopefully pass something Democrats can tolerate.

So today?s amendment, based on language by Corker and Sen. John Hoeven, was supposed to prove that there were 70 votes for a tough-enough bill. There were 67 votes in the room, maybe 69 had two Georgia senators not been socked in at the Atlanta airport. After he voted ?aye,? Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker walked into a crowd of reporters and admitted that he leaned ?no? on the full bill. What could win him over? Oh, more amendments. According to Corker, senators might craft a deal and vote on 20 more amendments?10 from each side?in the hopes of climbing to 70 votes. They keep talking as if their comrades in the House would notice.

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/06/immigration_reform_bill_will_the_house_even_care_if_it_gets_70_senate_votes.html

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Texas Senate GOP passes restrictive abortion bill

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, reacts after she was called for a rules violation during her filibusters of an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Davis was given a second warning for breaking filibuster rules. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, reacts after she was called for a rules violation during her filibusters of an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Davis was given a second warning for breaking filibuster rules. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Hundreds line up to enter the Senate Chamber spills into multiple levels of the rotunda as Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, filibusters in an effort to kill an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and force many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities and be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, left, votes against a motion to call for a rules violation during her filibusters of an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Davis was given a second warning for breaking filibuster rules by receiving help from Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, with a back brace. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Sen. Tommy Williams holds up a finger to vote yes for giving Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, a rules violation during her filibusters of an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Davis was given a second warning for breaking filibuster rules by receiving help from Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, with a back brace. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, filibusters in an effort to kill an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and force many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities and be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Amid the deafening roar of abortion rights supporters, Texas Republicans huddled around the Senate podium to pass new abortion restrictions, but whether the vote was cast before or after midnight is in dispute.

Hundreds of protesters cheered, clapped and shouted for the last 15 minutes of the special legislative session in an attempt to run out the clock before senators could vote on the bill that is expected to close almost every abortion clinic in the nation's second most populous state.

While Democrats as well as assembled reporters watched clocks on their mobile phones tick past midnight, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said the voting began just before. The bill now goes to Gov. Rick Perry, who directed that the legislation be taken up in the special session and is expected to sign it into law.

Democrats immediately predicted a legal challenge.

"It's questionable to vote when no one can hear to even know if a vote is taken," said Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin.

One of the state's most conservative lawmakers, Houston Republican Sen. Dan Patrick, insisted the vote was valid.

"Had that not happened, everyone would have known what was happening," he said.

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, spent most of the day staging an old-fashioned filibuster, attracting wide support, including a mention from President Barack Obama's campaign Twitter account. Her Twitter following went from 1,200 in the morning to more than 20,000 by Tuesday night.

Davis' mission, however, was cut short.

Rules stipulated she remain standing, not lean on her desk or take any breaks ? even for meals or to use the bathroom. But she also was required to stay on topic, and Republicans pointed out a mistake and later protested again when another lawmaker helped her with a back brace.

Republican Sen. Donna Campbell called the third point of order because of her remarks about a previous law concerning sonograms. Under the rules, lawmakers can vote to end a filibuster after three sustained points of order.

After much back and forth, the GOP voted to end the filibuster minutes before midnight, sparking the raucous response from protesters.

If signed into law, the measures would close almost every abortion clinic in Texas, a state 773 miles wide and 790 miles long with 26 million people. A woman living along the Mexico border or in West Texas would have to drive hundreds of miles to obtain an abortion if the law passes. The law's provision that abortions be performed at surgical centers means only five of Texas' 42 abortion clinics are currently designated to remain in operation.

In her opening remarks, Davis said she was "rising on the floor today to humbly give voice to thousands of Texans" and called Republican efforts to pass the bill a "raw abuse of power."

Democrats chose Davis, of Fort Worth, to lead the effort because of her background as a woman who had her first child as a teenager and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School.

In the hallway outside the Senate chamber, hundreds of women stood in line, waiting for someone to relinquish a gallery seat. Women's rights supporters wore orange T-shirts to show their support for Davis.

The filibuster took down other measures. A proposal to fund major transportation projects as well as a bill to have Texas more closely conform with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision banning mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for offenders younger than 18 did not get votes. Current state law only allows a life sentence without parole for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder.

Twice in the first six hours, anti-abortion lawmakers questioned Davis about the bill, presenting their arguments that it would protect women or that abortions were wrong. Davis answered their questions but did not give up control of the floor.

"This is really about women's health," said Sen. Bob Deuell, who introduced a requirement that all abortions take place in surgical centers. "Sometimes bad things can happen."

Davis questioned then why vasectomies and colonoscopies aren't also required to take place in such clinics. "Because I've been unable to have a simple question answered to help me understand how this would lead to better care for women, I must question the underlying motive for doing so," she said.

Davis read testimony from women and doctors who would be impacted by the changes, but who were denied the opportunity to speak in a Republican-controlled committee. During one heart-wrenching story describing a woman's difficult pregnancy, Davis choked up several times and wiped away tears.

The bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and force many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities and be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. Also, doctors would be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles ? a tall order in rural communities.

"If this passes, abortion would be virtually banned in the state of Texas, and many women could be forced to resort to dangerous and unsafe measures," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund and daughter of the late former Texas governor Ann Richards.

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Paula Deen Is America?s Racist Grandma

If we want to have a Nation Conversation About Race, we shouldn't sweep Paula Deen?or her racism?under the rug the way we always do.

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There was this Thanksgiving dinner once, at my aunt?s house in Houston. That morning we?d read an op-ed in the local paper about a school that still used corporal punishment. A white teacher had paddled a black student. People were up in arms about the obvious racial overtones, and my grandmother, my sweet little 70-year-old Nanny, offered that she, too, didn?t think the white teacher should have paddled that black student, because she ?wouldn?t want no niggers beatin? on her kids, neither.? This occasioned lots of eye-rolling from the grandchildren and some gentle rebukes from our parents. Then someone passed the gravy.

As a typical Southern white family, we didn?t talk much about race. But whenever the older generation hauled it indelicately to the surface, it was an opportunity for us grandkids to see the ugliness our country would rather forget. For our parents it was a teachable moment, a chance to show us just how ugly prejudice is. In this way it was useful, instructive even, to have an old racist grandma at the dinner table.

Which brings us to Paula Deen. By now Deen?s crimes are well known. Among other offenses, she?s confessed to saying she wanted ?a bunch of little niggers? to dress up in antebellum finery for an Old South-style wedding feast she was throwing. As punishment, she has been stripped of her Food Network show and her endorsement deal with Smithfield Ham. In other words, polite society has tried to sweep her ugliness under the carpet where we can safely ignore it.

That?s exactly the wrong thing to do. Whether it?s Ross Perot?s ?you people? or Don Imus? ?nappy-headed hos,? our reaction is always to ostracize the offender. But as perverse as it may seem, you cannot have a National Conversation About Race and not invite racists to be a part of that conversation. Paula Deen represents a sizable constituency in this discussion. Witness the support for her among Southern whites, which has been unapologetic and loud. The morning after the Food Network dumped her, the line outside her Georgia restaurant snaked around the block. The ?We Support Paula Deen? Facebook page has 376,558 likes counting. Deen has the kind of mind that can look back on America?s Holocaust and see nothing but cotillions and hoop skirts. There?s little use in pretending that mentality doesn?t exist. All we do is push it back into the shadows where it waits to spill out again.

Paula Deen is America?s racist grandma, and we should treat her as such. Racist Grandma may be racist, but she?s also your grandma. You can?t just disown her.

And, contrary to what some might think, having a racist grandma isn?t entirely bad. No doubt there are many white families where racism is passed down generation to generation like some cancerous gene. But for others, seeing that gene and knowing you?re predisposed to it is a warning sign, a nagging reminder to take preventive measures for yourself. I say let?s push racist Grandma back to center stage and let her keep talking.

The counterargument to keeping Deen on the air is that someone with her repugnant views shouldn?t be rewarded with a lucrative television contract, and that?s fair as far as it goes. But Paula Deen is already a millionaire. She will remain a millionaire whether her TV show exists or not. And had the Food Network kept her on, Deen would hardly be the only racist in America with a decent job. Deen has a platform. That has value. It can be used for good or ill, but eliminating that platform helps no one. Should she be punished for her actions? Of course. Our racist grandmas may get a pass, but as a public figure, Deen has responsibilities. Which is precisely why she should be forced to remain on television.

Because here?s the thing about white people: They hate dealing with race?are incapable of dealing with it, in large part. Have you ever seen a white CEO stand in front of a black audience and tell them how much he ?cares about diversity?? I have. It?s excruciating. What better penance could there be than to have Deen wake up on Monday morning and stand in front of a camera and open her mouth and do her job? Because she?s become far more than just a TV chef. She has set herself up as a voice for all that is good about the South. And despite its sins, one thing the South can rightly be proud of is its food. Southern food is a big bucket of deep-fried awesome. Who doesn?t crave a heaping helping of biscuits and gravy or shrimp and grits? Southern food also perfectly captures the complexities and contradictions of how race is lived in that part of the country. When you find moments of genuine interracial community in the South, it?s usually over a plate of red beans and rice or a huge slab of ribs, people sharing favorite recipes or swapping stories about whose grandfather liked to cook this or that; food may be the thing poor Southern whites and poor Southern blacks have most in common. But Southern cuisine also gives fuel to some of our worst racial stereotypes. Fried chicken and watermelon and all the rest of it. And the politics of food, of who serves what to whom, the very thing that got Deen in trouble with her antebellum dinner party, is ever present. Whether it?s whites refusing to serve blacks at the lunch counter or blacks in dinner jackets serving the soup course to whites, you could write a whole book on the power dynamics of putting a plate on a table below the Mason-Dixon Line.

Food and race and the South?it?s a minefield. And I would love to see Paula Deen walk through it on national television. She knows exactly where she screwed up and why, and to have to face that with the whole country watching? Just imagine it: with no pause for ?reflection,? with the eyes of a multiracial nation upon her and ?the N-word? like a yoke around her neck, Paula Deen standing in front of a big Sunday spread of buttermilk fried chicken, barbecue brisket, collard greens, corn bread, fried okra, pigs? feet, and sweet potato pie. Let her stand there and explain where all that good food came from and how her mama?s housekeeper used to make the best green bean casserole and see if she can learn how to do it without putting her racist foot in her mouth. Then, when she screws up, make her go back and do it again. That would be a punishment that fits the crime. It would make her a better person. It would make our National Conversation About Race a conversation worth having. And it would also make fantastic television.

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/06/paula_deen_she_s_america_s_racist_grandma.html

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Robo-pets may contribute to quality of life for those with dementia

June 24, 2013 ? Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new research.

A study has found that interacting with a therapeutic robot companion made people with mid- to late-stage dementia less anxious and also had a positive influence on their quality of life.

The pilot study, a collaboration led by Professor Wendy Moyle from Griffith University, Australia and involving Northumbria University's Professor Glenda Cook and researchers from institutions in Germany, investigated the effect of interacting with PARO -- a robotic harp seal -- compared with participation in a reading group. The study built on Professor Cook's previous ethnographic work carried out in care homes in North East England.

PARO is fitted with artificial intelligence software and tactile sensors that allow it to respond to touch and sound. It can show emotions such as surprise, happiness and anger, can learn its own name and learns to respond to words that its owner uses frequently.

Eighteen participants, living in a residential aged care facility in Queensland, Australia, took part in activities with PARO for five weeks and also participated in a control reading group activity for the same period. Following both trial periods the impact was assessed, using recognised clinical dementia measurements, for how the activities had influenced the participants' quality of life, tendency to wander, level of apathy, levels of depression and anxiety ratings.

The findings indicated that the robots had a positive, clinically meaningful influence on quality of life, increased levels of pleasure and also reduced displays of anxiety.

Research has already shown that interaction with animals can have a beneficial effect on older adults, increasing their social behaviour and verbal interaction and decreasing feelings of loneliness. However, the presence of animals in residential care home settings can place residents at risk of infection or injury and create additional duties for nursing staff.

This latest study suggests that PARO companions elicit a similar response and could potentially be used in residential settings to help reduce some of the symptoms -- such as agitation, aggression, isolation and loneliness -- of dementia.

Prof Cook, Professor of Nursing at Northumbria University, said: "Our study provides important preliminary support for the idea that robots may present a supplement to activities currently in use and could enhance the life of older adults as therapeutic companions and, in particular, for those with moderate or severe cognitive impairment.

"There is a need for further research, with a larger sample size, and an argument for investing in interventions such as PARO robots which may reduce dementia-related behaviours that make the provision of care challenging as well as costly due to increased use of staff resources and pharmaceutical treatment."

The researchers of the pilot study have identified the need to undertake a larger trial in order to increase the data available. Future studies will also compare the effect of the robot companions with live animals.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/jFB6Ff3OGnY/130624075748.htm

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'70s Show' star parks on freeway, is arrested

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Lisa Robin Kelly is shown in the mug shot from her November 2012 assault arrest.

Sometimes cars must stand still on the freeway -- but only when traffic forces the issue. In the case of former "That '70s Show" star Lisa Robin Kelly, it was purposeful parking in a lane of Interstate 5 near Burbank, Calif., that caused problems.

The actress, who played Eric's older sister, Laurie, on the sitcom, was arrested after apparently parking on the freeway Saturday night, E! has confirmed.

The California Highway Patrol responded to calls about Kelly's car blocking the lane. She reportedly failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence.

Kelly, 43, has been in trouble with the law several times recently. She pled guilty to DUI in 2010 in North Carolina. In March of 2012, she was arrested on a felony charge of corporal injury upon a spouse and released on bail. The L.A. County district attorney declined to file charges in that case.

In November 2012, Kelly and her husband were both arrested for assault after a disturbance at their North Carolina home. They were later released on bond.

After the 2010 DUI arrest, which included the release of a wild-haired mug shot of Kelly, the actress said she was embarrassed, but was not abusing drugs or alcohol at the time. "My poor mother has to look at that picture of me," she told ABC News in 2012. "That doesn't look like me. That's not me."

Kelly left her regular role on the sitcom in 2003, made a few appearances later, and was eventually replaced. She told ABC News that she lost a baby during her time on the show and as a result, " I lost everything and I was abusing alcohol."

She also said she hoped for an acting comeback.

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/70s-show-star-arrested-after-parking-l-freeway-6C10424016

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Power plant limits at center of Obama climate plan

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Taking climate change efforts into his own hands, President Barack Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on federal property.

Obama, in a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, was to announce he's issuing a presidential memorandum to launch the first-ever federal regulations on carbon dioxide emitted by existing power plants, moving to curb the gases blamed for global warming despite adamant opposition from Republicans and some energy producers.

The far-reaching plan marks Obama's most prominent effort yet to deliver on a major priority he laid out in his first presidential campaign and recommitted to at the start of his second term: to fight climate change in the U.S. and abroad and prepare American communities for its effects. Environmental activists have been irked that Obama's high-minded goals never materialized into a comprehensive plan.

By expanding permitting on public lands, Obama hopes to generate enough electricity from renewable energy projects such as wind and solar to power the equivalent of 6 million homes by 2020, effectively doubling the electric capacity federal lands now produce, senior administration officials said. He'll also set a goal to install 100 megawatts of energy-producing capacity at federal housing projects by the end of the decade.

Obama also was to announce $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to spur investment in technologies that can keep carbon dioxide produced by power plants from being released into the atmosphere.

"While no single step can reverse the effects of climate change, we have a moral obligation to act on behalf of future generations," the White House said in a statement, arguing that climate change is no longer a distant threat ? the 12 hottest years on record all occurred in the past 15 years.

The linchpin of Obama's plan involves new and existing power plants. Forty percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, and one-third of greenhouse gases overall, come from electric power plants, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. The Obama administration already has proposed controls on new plants, but those controls have been delayed and not yet finalized. Tuesday's announcement would be the first public confirmation that Obama plans to extend carbon controls to existing plants.

"The country is facing a threat; the president is facing facts," said Dan Lashof of the Natural Resources Defense Council, praising Obama for taking aim at power plants. "Reducing that pollution is the most important step we can take as a nation to stand up to climate change."

A spokesman for major power companies said the industry long has understood the importance of addressing climate change and has been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for two decades. The industry will consider whether new climate change policies and regulations "mesh" with its ongoing transition to a cleaner generating fleet and an enhanced electric grid, said Tom Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute, a group that represents power companies.

Even before Obama spoke, reaction from Republicans was swift and dismissive, reflecting the opposition to climate legislation on Capitol Hill that prompted a frustrated Obama to sidestep lawmakers and take action himself. Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said imposing carbon rules on power plants amounts to a national energy tax.

"Will the president explain the massive costs to American jobs? Will the president explain how low-income Americans would pay for their new, higher utility bills?" Stewart said.

Senior administration officials, who weren't authorized to comment by name and requested anonymity, said Obama will set a timeline for putting new power plant controls in place. But he won't issue detailed emission targets or specifics. Instead, the president will launch a process in which the Environmental Protection Agency will work with states to develop specific plans to rein in carbon emissions, with flexibility for each state's circumstances.

Obama also will announce more aggressive steps to increase efficiency for appliances such as refrigerators and lamps, the White House said, adding that stricter standards could reduce carbon pollution by more than 3 billion tons between now and 2030 ? the equivalent of a half-year's worth of carbon pollution from power plants. Another component of Obama's proposal will involve ramping up hydropower production from existing dams.

Obama raised climate change as a key second-term issue in his inaugural address in January, but has offered few details since. In his February State of the Union, he issued an ultimatum to lawmakers: "If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will."

"His view reflects reality," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday. "We've seen Congress attempt to deal with this issue, and fail to."

Framing Obama's efforts as part of a broader, global movement, the White House said the U.S. can play a leading role in persuading other nations to join in efforts to slow the warming of the planet.

Obama is calling for an end to U.S. support for public financing for new coal-fired plants overseas, officials said, but will exempt plants in the poorest nations as long as the cleanest technology available in those countries is being used. He's also pledging to work with major polluting countries like China and India to curb emissions, building on an agreement Obama struck recently with China's leader to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases used in air conditions and refrigerators.

Another of Obama's goals ? to prepare communities for the inevitable effects of climate change ? appears to be more aspiration than concrete plan. Community leaders and environmental activists say that what cities and states need to prepare for flooding and higher temperatures is money ? something Obama is hard-pressed to provide without Congress' go-ahead.

Sidestepping Congress by using executive action doesn't guarantee Obama smooth sailing. Lawmakers could introduce legislation to thwart Obama's efforts. And the rules for existing power plants will almost certainly face legal challenges in court.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/power-plant-limits-center-obama-climate-plan-100209230.html

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EXCLUSIVE: Snowden Sought Booz Allen Job To Gather Evidence On NSA Surveillance | South China Morning Post

A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong Sunday, June 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edward Snowden tells the Post he took a job at NSA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to collect proof of surveillance programme.

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