Saturday, September 21, 2013
Obamacare government shutdown | The Colbert Report
19 Sept 2013
Republicans threaten to shut down the federal government if Democrats don't vote to defund Obamacare.
Republicans threaten to shut down the federal government if Democrats don't vote to defund Obamacare.
Robert Reich on 'Inequality For All' | Bill Moyers
20 Sept 2013 | BillMoyers.com
This
week marks both the fifth anniversary of the fiscal meltdown that
almost tanked the world economy and the second anniversary of Occupy
Wall Street, the movement that sparked heightened public awareness of
income inequality. Yet the crisis is worse than ever – in the first
three years of the recovery, 95 percent of the economic gains have gone
only to the top one percent of Americans. And the share of working
people in the U.S. who define themselves as lower class is at its
highest level in four decades.More and more are fighting back. According to Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor: “The core principle is that we want an economy that works for everyone, not just for a small elite. We want equal opportunity, not equality of outcome. We want to make sure that there’s upward mobility again, in our society and in our economy.”
This week, Reich joins Moyers & Company to discuss a new documentary film, Inequality for All, opening next week in theaters across the country. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, the film aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality. Reich, who Time magazine called one of the best cabinet secretaries of the 20th century, stars in this dynamic, witty and entertaining documentary.
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Ex-U.S. House leader Tom DeLay's conviction overturned
19 Sept 2013 | Associated Press
AUSTIN, TX -- A Texas appeals court tossed the criminal conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying there was insufficient evidence for a jury in 2010 to have found him guilty of illegally funneling money to Republican candidates.
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The Travis County District Attorney's office issued the following statement: "Today, two judges sitting on the Third Court of Appeals reversed and acquitted former United States House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who was convicted of felony offenses by a jury in November of 2010.
We strongly disagree with the opinion of Judges Goodwin and Gaultney that the evidence was insufficient. We are concerned and disappointed that two judges substituted their assessment of the facts for that of 12 jurors who personally heard the testimony of over 40 witnesses over the course of several weeks and found that the evidence was sufficient and proved DeLay's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
We are preparing a response to this opinion and will ask the full Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to review the ruling."
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AUSTIN, TX -- A Texas appeals court tossed the criminal conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying there was insufficient evidence for a jury in 2010 to have found him guilty of illegally funneling money to Republican candidates.
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The Travis County District Attorney's office issued the following statement: "Today, two judges sitting on the Third Court of Appeals reversed and acquitted former United States House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who was convicted of felony offenses by a jury in November of 2010.
We strongly disagree with the opinion of Judges Goodwin and Gaultney that the evidence was insufficient. We are concerned and disappointed that two judges substituted their assessment of the facts for that of 12 jurors who personally heard the testimony of over 40 witnesses over the course of several weeks and found that the evidence was sufficient and proved DeLay's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
We are preparing a response to this opinion and will ask the full Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to review the ruling."
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