Pope Springs Eternal: Begs forgiveness, promises action on abusehttp://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1260882&srvc=rssDuring a Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness from clerical abuse victims and promised to “do everything possible” to ensure priests don’t rape and molest children ever again. This mass marks the end of the “Vatican’s Year of the Priest,” a yearlong celebration…

State officials plan to seek order blocking 12,000 nurses from strikinghttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/state-officials-plan-to-seek-order-to-block-12000-nurses-from-striking-thursday.htmlDon’t get sick in California. State officials are planning to seek an order to block 12,000 nurses from striking at all five university hospitals. Nurses are striking because of the universities’ “unwillingness to provide adequate staffing that puts patients at risk.” In preparation for the…

Clap On, Clap Off: Fight ahead for Obama’s intelligence chief choice Clapperhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h4nK1trBYCh1w2fGuJ9JSpKZ4jvgD9G5BATG0President Obama is going to have to fight for his intelligence chief. Tell us something we don’t know. James R. Clapper, the man whom President Obama calls “eminently qualified,” is under attack by Republicans for being the right man for the wrong job. Huh?…

Well, well, well. It seems that the nonverbal communication tool of radio silence is not enough for a police officer to determine if a suspect wants to remain silent. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one…

Malawi President Pardons Gay Couple http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/world/africa/30malawi.html?ref=world Hope springs eternal after all. A gay couple sentenced to 14 years in a Malawian prison for “unnatural acts” was pardoned shortly after Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations met Malawi’s president. In a press conference, President Bingu wa Mutharika stated, “These boys committed a crime against…

Self-Sabotage: Obama claims responsibility for oil crisis http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_15 We’ll have two eggs, coffee and a side of self-sabotage please. Clearly President Barack Obama is not reading the Root.com. We’re not sure why he’s coming out now to claim responsibility for the BP Oil disaster – you know the one that dwarfs the amount of damage…

Audacious, Duplicitous and Partisan: Obama gets smashed by GOP Senators http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_republicans Earth to President Obama: please stop playing yourself by trying to work with people that do not want to work with you. We were a little perplexed when we learned that President Obama was hosting a luncheon for GOP senators to try and bridge…

Palin accuses Obama of being in bed with Big Oil From the pot calling the kettle black file, pundit/pundit Sarah Palin is accusing President Obama of not responding to the BP Oil debacle sooner because of donations made to the Democratic Party. The former governor of Alaska, who has championed more off-shore drilling, which by…