| Death of Reform, Birth of Reform: Clinton Democrats Face the Obama ...
Obama is poised to win eight straight primaries in the week since Super Tuesday, with only Virginia a bit uncertain at this point. In their staggering spin, the Clinton forces are denying that these eight states matter in comparison with California and New York. This spin will be challenged when and if Obama wins Wisconsin and Hawaii on the 19th, for ten victories in a row. Coming out of Super Tuesday ahead in 14 states to Clinton's eight (some are still counting), that would mean Obama finishes February with 24 states to eight against the former First Lady and a former president popular with Democrats. The delegate totals in those 24 states are more than Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania combined, and even if the Clintons win in those three big states they still stand to lose in the 14 states remaining.
Indexes End Mixed, But Up For The Week
Nasdaq volume slipped 10% below Thursday's level. For the week, the NYSE ended 1.7% higher, while the Nasdaq added 0.7%. Declining stocks led advancers on Friday by about 3-to-2 on both exchanges. Priceline PCLN ran ahead of the pack with a 21.63 gain to 123.86 after reporting Thursday that Q4 earnings jumped 66%. The 22% spike sent the online travel firm's shares to new highs, after it cleared a low handle. Kraft Foods KFT jumped 2.02, or 7%, to 31.33 on more than twice normal volume. Regulatory filings showed Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK A) had established a minority, $4.4 billion stake in Kraft common shares as of Dec. 31. The stock has been consolidating since June. Wal-Mart WMT weighed on the Dow with a slip of 0.53 to 49.44 on above-average volume after a drop in January sales.
Sleepy Hollow Police Brutality Alleged
The FBI is investigating accusations of police brutality and misconduct in the historic village of Sleepy Hollow after officers used stun guns on a 16-year-old boy and another man on separate occasions, the mayor said Wednesday. The FBI notified the village about a month ago that it would investigate, Mayor Philip Zegarelli said. The bureau will have the village's "full cooperation," he said. Resident Mario Gomez said a detective who he believed was romantically involved with his 22-year-old daughter beat and shocked him with a stun gun during an argument in October 2006. Gomez, who was arrested and later released, has filed a federal lawsuit against the detective, the village and police officials, claiming his civil rights were violated. Police used a stun gun on Duanny Lara Mota, 16, in August after he cursed officers and ran from them after they ordered Mota to accompany them to police headquarters.
Going Against The Curve
It's one thing to argue the culture has been "Dianified," to use John O'Sullivan's phrase, when Virginia Tech students choose to seek cover rather than rushing an armed madman. That's a lot to ask. But it's not a lot to avoid this sort of undignified, self-centered public display. ... 11:05 A.M. Monday, April 30, 2007 Does Hillary want Al Gore in the race? That's the thought that sprang to mind when her husband gratuitously told Larry King "you have got the prospect that Vice President Gore might run." Hillary cadre James Carville followed up by declaring that Gore would run. ... Normally you don't advertise to potential donors and operatives that they might want to save their money and time for some other candidate who's not yet in the race, right? But when you think about it, a Gore entry might be good for Hillary--it would dilute the field opposing her, allowing her to maybe squeak by with a plurality victory.
Thriving in music in Westwood
Our intent was not to do a full shop," said Stetson, who owns the business and the historic Westwood building that houses it. But news travels fast in the world of bass musicians - a smaller group than the more visible violin or cello players - and the pair's workload ballooned. .
VU professor has been trailblazer for women in law profession
I still have a box of her briefs down there," said the lawyer with a whiff of amusement. At 59, Levinson, a Gary-bred civil rights counsel, has lived an intriguing life. "I've had a very exciting career; I've been really fortunate," said Levinson, who was VU's first female law professor. She clarified her standing as a pioneering woman of law. "I was the first one in the 20th century," she explained. "They actually had a woman in the 19th century who taught a course in elocution at the law school." Nevertheless, Levinson has blazed her own distinctive trail when it comes to strides for women in the legal profession. She's lectured nationally on the subject of sexual harassment and argued civil rights cases before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Her regional impact was recognized late last year when she received the Athena Award at the annual Merrillville Town Ball.
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