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Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani published an article on the official Kurdistan Presidency website, Saturday July 28th, in which he talks about the current political situation and what he describes as 'distressing national crises' in Iraq.
Below is the English translation of the text, conducted by the Kurdish Globe.
I would like to present the writing below to explain to our beloved nation the facts and the core of the tensions between Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, as well as reminding on the factors behind the problems.
The Kurds are a main component of Iraq and after the liberation process, they have had an effective participation in the establishment of the new Iraq. The new constitution of Iraq and its implementation is the sole guarantee for the co-existence of the Iraqis. We have tried to exercise our rights and duties within the framework of this constitution, but there are people who, after strengthening their bases, are hiding from following this constitution and try to monopolize power more and more.
Sometimes, this tension is being discussed inside Kurdistan in a way that as if it is a personal tension between me and Maliki. I have no personal issues with Mr. Maliki or any other persons inside the tensions. Maliki has lived several years in Kurdistan and has showed himself as a friend of the Kurds. He has also been a close friend of mine and we have continuously been in contact and I have tried to solve problems with him on the basis of mutual understanding, but he has not kept any promises and has acted unilaterally.
I lost hope in Maliki when, in 2008, he deployed the Iraqi Army with tanks and other heavy weapons to Khanaqin to fight the Peshmargas.
We have problem with this mentality, that instead of dialogue, he believes in the language of arms. My concern is not for now; it is for the coming years. If this mentality is allowed to grow this way while he has power, he will create great problems for Kurdistan and Iraq.
According to the constitutional authority and responsibility that I have (as KRG president), I did not create new problems when I broke the silence about this (authoritarian) mentality (in Baghdad) this year, although some people see it that way.
Rather, I only brought issues on the table that have existed for years now but have not been addressed seriously.
Many years have passed since the promise was made to solve the pending issues (between Kurdistan Region and Bagdad) without taking serious steps in that direction. No serious steps have been taken for Article 140, or the issue of the budget and the (financial) needs of the Peshmarga, nor has the draft for oil and gas been passed. Moreover, Kurdish officers and officials are sidelined and alienated inside the Iraqi Army.
After the Erbil Agreement they always hid themselves from implementing the articles of the agreement, so, the real power-sharing term has almost faded away and what has been felt is only monopolization and a return to the dictatorship mentality.
They ignored all the promises in regard to the internal procedures of the ministerial council, and only Maliki's unlimited authority could be seen there in all administrative, security, military and economic aspects, which is breaching the constitutional definition of the government type of Iraq, since according to the constitution the head of the government is the head of the council of ministers and not a prime minister. There is a large difference between these two terms, since the head of the council of ministers will follow and execute the internal policies and procedures of the council and cannot act on his own.
Peshmarga budget has been approved a few years ago but it is prevented from arriving to the Region, and this is clearly taking over the region's share in the national wealth. This is because this budget is cut from Kurdistan's share as part of the federal expenditures. Kurdistan and Baghdad had agreed, in the presence of the Americans, that Peshmarga would be part of the Iraqi defense system and all its needs will be provided and supported from the Iraqi defense system budget. And the arms and equipment were supplied to Peshmarga on this basis, but all the arms and equipment have been held in the Taji military warehouses and has not been given to the Peshmarga forces.
With regards to dealing with the oil contracts, it has been discussed both on the regional and national levels for a long time now. It is important that all parties know that we have been asking for a few years now that a specialized and independent committee review all the documents about oil in the Region and Iraq and identify all their shortcomings and constitutional breaches, but they are hiding from this issue. They announce every time that they have established a committee and then they don't do anything. Why this hiding?
Why all the fuss about the Kurdish oil? This is the question. We really wonder if Bagdad does this just to distract focus on the conduct of the Iraqi Oil Ministry in Baghdad.
We have been very patient and have always asked the Iraqi groups to solve the issues through dialogue and abiding by the constitution. We have always been waiting for an Iraqi solution and have not closed negotiation doors with any party who believes in dialogue.
But if there is no Iraqi solution, and we realize that the constitution is not followed, then we will resort to a Kurdistan solution and go back to the opinion and determination of Kurdistan's people. My message in this year's Nawroz was only this.
Then the meeting of the Iraqi groups was conducted aiming at solving the problems, and the National Alliance Bloc was specifically asked to force Maliki to respect and follow the constitution and the agreements signed among all the parties inside the political process.
The issue of withdrawing support from Maliki was discussed a lot among different opinions. Some claim that it was my project. But in fact it is not like that, it was the project of other people rather than mine. I had other suggestions for changing this style of Maliki. I suggested that radical reforms be made in Iraq's governing system and the principles of democracy and tolerance be strengthened, because this is the core of the problem. But after the political groups met in the presence of the Iraqi President, the issue of withdrawing support became the demand of the attendants and I supported the idea and did not object, because in fact the past experiences in ignoring the agreements and lack of respect for the constitution had closed the doors of hope with Maliki.
I do not regret this decision and I am performing my duties.
Unfortunately this sensitive issue is mixed with personal issues and conflicts inside Kurdistan, and this was also unfair towards the rights and demands of our nation; and it has negative impact on Kurdistan and its status in Iraq. I thought I need to express these ideas and warn that what is currently being done in Baghdad will create a big threat to everyone in the near future. I raised this issue so that everybody performs his duty.
And if now anyone thinks that he can solve the pending issues with Maliki, the door is open and I am ready to give all the assistance needed. Whoever can come and put the democratic and governance system of Iraq on the right path and end the monopoly, let him come and take a step.
In short, I wanted to fight for the constitutional rights of Kurds and at the same time defend the democratic system in Iraq. I have tried to say that if the situation continues this way, in a few years it will pose a big threat on the rights of the Kurds and the entire political process in Iraq.
Everybody should know that the issue is not only related to the Region. The issue is the situation of the whole Iraq. We have participated in building the new Iraq and have sacrificed for it. We want happiness and welfare for all Iraqis. Our wish is a decent life for all the components of Iraq. But decision-makers in Baghdad have ignored the demands of the Iraqi people and are always creating tensions to cover their shortcomings.
According to all standards, the government in Baghdad has failed in serving the citizens. The Iraq government has had more than half a trillion US Dollars in the past few years. What happened to all this wealth? Let the Iraqis ask what happened to the reconstruction process? Where are services? More than USD 20 billion has been allocated only for electricity, so where is the result? Let the Iraqi government work on serving its citizens rather than continuously creating problems for the Kurdistan Region and political groups.
In this wealthy country the citizens deserve a better life and more services. But yet the government in Baghdad has failed in providing minimum services. But, instead of hurrying to improve the public services, a new wave of armament has been underway, purchasing guns just to impose themselves on the country.
Here I want to tell the people who have such a mentality, that the era has passed when they were bringing their military and security forces and imposed themselves on our nation. We will not let Iraq go back and the interests of the Kurdish nation and other nations in Iraq be sacrificed for a regional agenda or narrow personal interests.
The region has witnessed great transformations and further changes are on the way. While supporting the success of the nations in the region, we reiterate our call for keeping the unity of the Kurds in this sensitive juncture.
Let all parties put the higher national interests above the narrow interests. The tensions that exist in Iraq and the region are not tools for political games or for using against one another, any such act will be dangerous for the future of Kurds and Kurdistan in the region. This situation has put a big historical responsibility on the shoulders of everybody.
I feel responsible towards protecting the interests of Kurdistan, Iraq and the democratic process. And I feel responsible for protecting the freedom and integrity of the Kurdistan citizens and I am proud of this duty and hope that all of us use our energy and power to take our nation to peace, stability, liberty and a better and a more decent life.


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The first Martinsville race was in late March right after Bristol. So teams are in a definite short track frame of mind. In late October, things are different. Teams run Charlotte, then Richmond, then Talladega. It's tough to find a more robust transition for teams on the schedule all year.
The Paper Clip is different from Bristol and Dover in two ways. For starters, the track really is shaped like a paper clip. Drivers will have two reasonably long straightaways with zero banking, then hit two tight corners. Since it's a 500-lap race, you don't have to be a math major to realize how tested the brakes will be. Martinsville also has asphalt on the straightaways and concrete along the turns. Drivers rarely love their ride all the way around the track.
Qualifying here is huge. The pits are tight, so getting a good stall is a legit bonus. Plus, there's a 1/4 lap difference between first and last on a double file restart. It's easy to get caught in traffic or lapped, even if you have a good car.
Now some other random facts from the track's website to impress the friends as you're staring a 1-6 record on your fantasy football team on Sunday: Oh yeah, ESPN has race coverage with their normal 1:00 EDT starting time.
- Martinsville opened in 1947. It is the only track to host a race in NASCAR's top series every year since 1949.
- The banking is twelve degrees in the corner. There is no banking on the straightaways, which are 55 feet wide and 800 feet long.
- Winners receive a grandfather clock instead of a trophy.
- Ryan Newman won the first Martinsville race this year.
- Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart won at Martinsville last year.
- Stunner of all stunners, Jimmie Johnson has the highest average finish at Martinsville. He has six wins at the track.
- Denny Hamlin swept the races in 2010 and has four wins in thirteen career starts.
- From the no surprise department, Hamlin has the second best average finish at the track
- Jeff Gordon has the most career wins at Martinsville, with seven. He has the third best average finish.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart have the fourth and fifth best average finishes at Martinsville.
- Stewart and Martin have each won here twice. There are no other multiple race winners.
- No driver has qualified with a speed over 100 MPH.
- Fireworks and strollers are not allowed at the track.
- What dork launches fireworks in October?
- Several sites suggest the hot dogs at Martinsville are really good.
- Martinsville won't reveal the recipe that makes their hot dogs so great.
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11:06am Tuesday 24th June 2014 in Winchester
PRIOR to the Hampshire County World War One Centenary service in Winchester Cathedral on Sunday (June 22) the bells pealed specially to mark the sombre anniversary.
The Guild Memorial to 56 ringers from 36 churches across the old (1914) Winchester Diocese who died in World War One, stands in the corner of the cathedral belfry and a team of ringers from across Hampshire and beyond rang a quarter peal of 1,342 changes of Grandsire Cinques conducted by Steven Noyes of Brighstone, Isle of Wight.
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BALTIMORE -- Eric Wedge isn't one to lose his temper often with umpires, but the Mariners skipper wound up with the first ejection of the season after a controversial call at first base that led to the winning run for the Orioles in the 14th inning of an 8-7 ballgame on Tuesday.
Wedge raced out to challenge Brian Knight after the first-base umpire ruled Mike Carp had pulled his foot while doing the splits as he stretched for a throw from second baseman Dustin Ackley following a grounder up the middle by leadoff hitter Omar Quintanilla.
Quintanilla wound up scoring the winning run on a one-out, bases-loaded single by Adam Jones, but only after Wedge was sent packing following a brief argument.
Wedge was still simmering after the 10-minute cooling-down period before reporters were allowed in the clubhouse.
"It's the big leagues," Wedge said. "Games shouldn't end like that in the 14th inning. Our guys are fighting their asses off out there to compete and win. For an umpire to get involved like that is just ridiculous."
Wedge said the play changed the entire complexion of the final inning.
"He was out," Wedge said. "It was clear that Carp was on the bag, and Ackley made a great play. It's a shame the umpire has to get involved in that way. When you talk about first baseman coming off the bag, it's been in the game for 100-plus years. But he didn't even come close to coming off the bag.
"It was evident he was on there, and noticeably so. It's just a shame he has to make the call right there and cost us the ballgame.
"Leadoff [hitter] getting on in an extra-inning ballgame on the road -- it's everything. It's unfortunate, and you just can't do that right there."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Uh-oh! Did anyone ask Julia Pardini from Alamo about this merger?! I think she may object!
on Oct 17, 2013 at 9:27 am
perhaps julia should comment. alamo's elite chamber which really never was a chamber name only just one question which julia may overlook what business in alamo is the so called spokes person running and what is the location? just anoter step for danville to encrouch on alamo [see hap mcgee park]
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Yes, I object .. it is just another ploy for power grab by Danville businesses.
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A case of shoplifting has a woman in big trouble again, this time accused of stabbing a Walmart employee who tried to stop her.
Police arrested Denise Colon, 27, on Saturday after the alleged incident at the Walmart on Nolensville Pike.
According to investigators, Colon stabbed the Walmart employee with a screwdriver as she tried to escape with about $100 worth of merchandise.
Once in the parking lot, police said, Colon backed her car into another employee.
This kind of crime has had Colon in trouble before, as her criminal record includes plenty of shoplifting charges.
Last year, she was arrested after surveillance video appeared to show her ditching a baby at a Target store on Charlotte Pike. The baby was not hers, and the mother later told Channel 4 News she had nothing to do with it.
Now, Colon yet again faces charges, including theft and aggravated assault.
The Walmart employee injured in the attack was treated at an area hospital and should be fine.
Colon will be in court on Thursday.
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While fans of the books may be disappointed that Ridley is not the blond punk princess described in the original material, Rossum is confident they'll love the more glamorous version on screen. She spoke to Moviefone about playing a villain for the first time, how she drew inspiration from an ancient goddess for the role and one key scene in the movie that wasn't in the book (and that she couldn't help practicing over and over in her hotel room).
Moviefone: It looks like you had a lot of fun playing a Siren. Emmy Rossum: I did! It's probably too much fun. I can't believe they paid me to do it. It was a role that I fought for and auditioned for and really wanted. I like the idea of her special brand of evil, which is infused with happiness and joy at doing these kinds of things. She's very self-assured and into herself, almost comically so. So I had a lot of fun with it. It's the first time I've played a villain.
Were you surprised by the way the movie differs from the books? I felt that [director] Richard [LaGravenese] did an amazing job as a screenwriter of adapting this world that is so complex. I loved how my character had the same spirit but was just kind of more sophisticated and worldly because, in theory, if she had traveled all over the world, she might have a certain sense of glamour and fashion and I really liked that aspect of his ideas.
Did knowing what happens to your character in other books affect how you played her? No, I tried to compartmentalize and just play it as the director wrote it.
If the sequels happen, will you be back for those? If we do them, yeah, absolutely.
Did you ever meet the authors to talk to them about the character? I did, secretly. I kind of wanted to pick their brain about their feelings about the character. I don't think even Richard knows this. I got ahold of Kami on Twitter and started asking her questions on direct message after I got the part. We started brainstorming about what we thought Ridley's life had been, and then I took some of that information and incorporated it into the overall story that I wrote myself about the character.
You wrote a whole biography of your character? Yeah, I just have a whole bulletin board of ideas and visualizations and different ways that I try to find my "in" into this character and kind of humanize her. To keep it larger than life, one of the ways I found was, I based her kind of on a Norse goddess named Freya. She's kind of the all-powerful woman, very sensual, very encouraging of bad antics. So I kept pictures of her in my trailer.
Does that mean you want to be part of the "Thor" universe? Only if I can be her.
What was the reaction among fans when you got cast? "Why isn't she blond?" That was the first thing. But then a lot of people were skeptical because you envision the character one way. I think that people have really embraced -- at least I hope the people who have seen it so far -- my interpretation of her. I think I tried very, very hard to capture the spirit of who she is in the book, her way of walking and thinking and feeling -- although the physical look of the character is different than she's described in the book. She's kind of more like a Harajuku punk princess in the book and we're showing her as more of an Old Hollywood Siren. So it's definitely different, but I think it has the same, fun-loving, kind of sexy, outlandish boisterous quality that the book had.
The scene where Ridley is claimed isn't even in the book, but it's a pivotal scene in the movie. Richard took it from one sentence in the book and dramatized it and created a whole flashback. It's very telling for my character. It was almost the most interesting scene to play -- a completely nonverbal scene -- because you get to see the simultaneous agony and ecstasy that comes with the actual claiming. I think that's something teenagers are wrestling with emotionally at that time. Playing that scene, which is so key to who she is, was a challenge and really fun for me. You have no idea how many times in my hotel room I was practicing my claiming in the bathroom mirror. The hotel maid would come in to try to clean the room and I would be like [gasping] in the bathroom, and she would think I was having a seizure in there.
The bulletin board you mentioned: Do you do that for every role? Yeah. It looks like "Homeland." It's everything from images to quotes to ideas for scenes. It's basically brain vomit.
What do you do with it when the movie is over? It usually gets thrown away -- and whatever's left is on the screen.
I imagine some fans might like to get ahold of that. Somebody would like it. A lot of it's very personal ideas and sense memories of things that happened to me will get tacked next to that scene number. It wouldn't necessarily mean anything to anyone else.
What do you say to the movie's inevitable comparisons to "Twilight?" The similarities are that we're both based on young adult novels and are supernatural love stories and that's where it ends. Our movie has a ton of humor, and I think our movie's really fun. And the woman is the one with all the power. It's narrated by a man who's lusting after this woman who's the most powerful woman in the whole world, so it's definitely a role reversal from that film. And it's steeped in a lot of Southern Gothic wicca and voodoo that's very specific to our film and our storytelling.


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LSC President Provides National Perspective
All nine justices of the Texas Supreme Court convened in the state capital on Dec. 10, for the court's third public hearing since 2000 on civil legal services for the poor. While many state courts have become actively involved in improving access to justice in recent years, the Texas court led the way by holding some of the first statewide hearings on the issue and by appointing one of the country's first access to justice commissions-a broad-based group dedicated to expanding the availability of civil legal services.
LSC President Helaine M. Barnett, who was invited to testify at the hearing, provided the court with a national perspective on the delivery of civil legal services. She began her testimony by recognizing the court for the example it has set for other judicial bodies around the country. "LSC appreciates your leadership, which has put Texas in the vanguard of the nationwide effort to provide civil legal assistance to the poor," she said. "Your efforts have benefited low-income Texans who need civil legal assistance as well as legal service providers, including the LSC-funded grantees in this state." In particular, she thanked Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson for his recent efforts to increase funding from Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts, and Justice Harriet O'Neill for her longstanding and ongoing support for civil legal services for the poor.
Justice O'Neill serves as the high court's representative on the Texas Access to Justice Commission and was praised throughout the hearing for her work to support the group. "Since she agreed to head up that effort," said Chief Justice Jefferson, "the relationships that we have, not only here in Texas but in the United States Congress, are stronger. The resources are greater, and it is largely because of her steadfast dedication to this effort that we are where we are today."
After the hearing, the San Antonio Express-News published an op-ed by O'Neill in which she dramatically highlighted the importance of legal aid with the story of a grandmother who fell into a months-long coma after being injured by gunfire during her daughter's violent murder at the hands of an ex-boyfriend. The grandmother said the free legal help she received over a two-year period from a local organization saved her life.
"In a society founded on the rule of law, access to justice should never depend on someone's ability to pay for a lawyer," said O'Neill in the article. "We need to help ensure that the legal aid delivery system is adequately funded so that it can provide basic civil legal services to those desperately in need. Legal aid is a lifesaver."
The hearing provided the Texas Access to Justice Commission with an opportunity to present the court with its status report on the delivery of civil legal services. The report discusses the commission's wide-ranging initiatives to improve access, including its work to engage corporate legal departments for fundraising and pro bono projects, the formation of a committee of law school deans to explore ways to introduce aspiring lawyers to legal aid, its efforts to improve the technological capacities of legal aid programs, and the implementation of a training program on trial advocacy techniques. The report also discusses funding issues, the state's increasing poverty population, and challenges to the delivery system posed by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Dolly.
James B. Sales, Chairman of the Access to Justice Commission, thanked the court and the state bar association, which has also been an important partner, for their efforts. "Without the unwavering support of the Texas judiciary and the State Bar of Texas, thousands of Texans undoubtedly would go without desperately needed legal services," Sales said. "Any denial of access to the justice system because someone cannot afford legal representation violates our most primitive sense of fairness, decency and just plain basic justice."
Other witnesses at the hearing included the executive directors of two LSC-funded programs-David Hall of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Paul Furrh of Lone Star Legal Aid-Bill Whitehurst, the immediate-past chairman of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, representatives of the state bar and access to justice foundation, and clients of legal aid programs.
Click here to watch a webcast of the hearing.
By LSC President Helaine M. Barnett
Note: This is an excerpt from an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman on Dec. 12, following Barnett's appearance before the Supreme Court of Texas at its hearing on civil legal services for the poor.
I have worked in legal aid for 42 years and when I reflect on what motivated me to be a legal aid lawyer, it is my belief that providing civil legal services to the poor is central to fundamental fairness, due process and equal protection under law. It is also central to the use of the law to correct inequities and abuses, and it is our responsibility to help others-to secure and protect the rights of the disenfranchised and vulnerable among us.
In his first inaugural address, our third president, Thomas Jefferson, listed the "essential principles of our government"-first among them was "equal and exact justice to all." But the fact is that the majority of most poor Americans do not have access to justice. It requires all of us-in community organizations, in the legal community, and in state and local governments-to keep working to make the promise of equal justice a reality.
Click here for the full article.
LSC has awarded a grant to an interim legal services provider in Wyoming to ensure the delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families across the state, LSC announced on Dec. 19.
LSC awarded month-to-month funding to Legal Aid of Wyoming Inc., doing business as Interim Legal Services Provider. Leda M. Pojman of Cheyenne, Wyo., serves as board chairman for the nonprofit legal aid organization and Raymond D. Macchia of Lander, Wyo., is the organization's executive director. The interim provider may be reached at this toll-free number, 1-877-432-9955.
Under the award, the interim provider will initially be responsible for existing cases that were handled by the former LSC-funded program, which relinquished its grant in October. For new cases, the interim provider will initially make referrals. LSC is holding a grant competition designed to select a full-service provider for comprehensive civil legal assistance in the state.
Prior to LSC's selection of the new provider, the Wyoming State Bar announced that the Wyoming Supreme Court has established an Access to Justice Commission that will develop a long-term plan to provide civil legal services in the state.
"This ability to continue to provide civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families would not be possible without the support of the Wyoming State Bar, the Wyoming courts and others in the state. LSC hopes to partner with the state bar, courts and others to ensure those eligible for legal services receive high-quality assistance," LSC President Helaine M. Barnett said.
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LSC is pleased to announce that Charles "Chuck" Greenfield, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, will join LSC's Office of Program Performance (OPP) as a Program Counsel, effective January 21. He will join his new colleagues in OPP as they work to ensure that LSC-funded programs provide the highest quality legal services to their clients.
Greenfield has no lack of experience in this area, as the program he has led since 2006 is the premier legal aid organization in the state, and has been at the forefront of successful efforts to draw an ever-increasing amount of attention to the unmet civil legal needs of Hawaii's poor.
As a member of the Access to Justice Hui, Greenfield worked with other members of the group-including representatives from the courts, the state bar association, law schools and other legal aid programs-to issue a report in November 2007 showing that nearly 80 percent of the legal needs of low-income Hawaiians go unmet every year. Partly as a result of the group's work, the Hawaii Supreme Court established a formal Access to Justice Commission six months later.
Prior to joining Hawaii's legal aid society, Greenfield worked at Legal Services of Northern Virginia, the Micronesian Legal Services Corporation, and the Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County in California.
The Boards of Directors of Dakota Plains Legal Services, of South Dakota, and Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota have adopted resolutions aimed at increasing the involvement of private attorneys in the delivery of legal services to their clients, bringing to 99 the total number of programs who have adopted such resolutions.
LSC is encouraging all program Boards of Directors to adopt pro bono resolutions modeled after one adopted by LSC's Board in April 2007. Urging programs to adopt local resolutions is a key element of LSC's private attorney involvement action plan, entitled "Help Close the Justice Gap, Unleash the Power of Pro Bono."
Click here for the full list of LSC-funded programs who have adopted pro bono resolutions.
News Outlets Around the Country Highlight the Issue
The latest news in legal aid is the same old story with a new twist. Funding crises are hardly a novelty for legal aid programs, which constantly struggle to serve their clients with skeletal budgets, but the recent free fall in revenue from Interest on Lawyers Trust Account programs is a particularly crushing blow-one that was largely unexpected.
Since the early 1980's, when the first IOLTA programs were established, funding from the programs has steadily grown to become the second single largest source of revenue for legal aid organizations nationwide. In the last few years, the future of the funding source was looking brighter and brighter, as efforts were made to mandate participation in the programs and to increase interest rates on the accounts. But then the nation's economy began to crumble, dragging IOLTA down with it. When the subprime mortgage crisis struck, people stopped buying houses, which meant lawyers stopped making real estate transactions-the largest contributors to IOLTA accounts. Then the Federal Reserve started slashing the federal fund rate, which is linked to the rates for IOLTA accounts, making the situation even grimmer.
The result is that legal aid programs across the country are laying off attorneys and closing offices, but this crisis is not about lawyers losing their jobs, it's about more poor Americans being unable to avail themselves of the crucial legal services they need to escape from domestic violence, prevent homelessness from eviction or foreclosure, and access life-saving public benefits to which they are legally entitled.
News outlets around the country are taking notice of the problem, and everyone from the New York Times to the Wisconsin Law Journal is highlighting the issue.
The editorial boards of some major papers are urging state governments-many of which are going through tough financial times of their own-to step in and staunch the bleeding with an infusion of state funds.
For more information on IOLTA programs, visit www.iolta.org, a joint project of the National Association of IOLTA Programs and the American Bar Association's Commission on IOLTA.
For some good news on the IOLTA front, the Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that all lawyers in the state must now participate in the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account program, a move which should increase revenue for the state's legal services organizations. Previously, lawyers could opt-out of the program, a route that about 35 percent of attorneys chose to take. The court also ruled that lawyers are required to keep their IOLTA accounts in banks that offer interest rates comparable to accounts of similar size, another move designed to increase the strength of the program. The Rhode Island Bar Foundation, which distributes IOLTA funding, made a total of $1.6 million in grants to legal services programs in 2008, including the LSC-funded Rhode Island Legal Services.
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As the ability of the state's legal aid programs to adequately serve their clients becomes increasingly threatened by plummeting revenue from the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account program, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed in a near-unanimous vote to create an access to justice commission that would work to improve the availability of civil legal services to the state's poor. Wisconsin's Journal Sentinel reports that the court voted 6-0, with one Justice abstaining, to direct court staff to collaborate with the state bar association to draft an order authorizing the new group. Though the court agreed on the need for such an organization, there was no consensus on how the program would be funded or staffed, or who would serve on its board of directors. Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson predicted that an impending $5 billion two-year budget deficit will make it unlikely that state funding will be forthcoming.
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When a woman in Wichita, Kansas, wanted to file for divorce, she dialed directory assistance and asked for "legal aid," expecting to be transferred to the LSC-funded Kansas Legal Services, which provides free legal assistance to low-income residents throughout the state. Instead she was sent to an out-of-state company that took $450 from her without providing any assistance. The local ABC News affiliate in Wichita reports that when Angie Alvey, who works two jobs and is on a tight budget, first contacted the so-called legal aid program, they e-mailed her some paperwork and asked her to pay a $449 fee, but was told that the company's credit card machine was broken, and that mailing or dropping off a check would not work either. She was asked to wire the money, which she did, and then never heard from "legal aid" again. Marilyn Harp, executive director of Kansas Legal Services, is upset that her program's name and reputation are being used to exploit the very people they are trying to help. According to the news report, Colorado's Attorney General filed suit against the fraudulent company in 2008, and is actively working to shut down the organization wherever it operates.
Click here for more information.
The National Association for Law Placement has launched an enhanced version of its Public Service Law Network at www.pslawnet.org, a website where legal aid programs, government organizations and other public interest legal groups can post job openings and easily manage their recruitment efforts-completely free of charge. Over 90 percent of the country's ABA-accredited law schools subscribe to the site, giving their students and alumni-nearly 100,000 registered users-free access to employer profiles and job listings. New PSLawNet features allow employers to accept applications directly through the site, allow multiple users at an employer organization to manage job listings, and let users browse other employer profiles and job listings. For more information, contact NALP at email@example.com or (202) 296-0076.
Click here to visit the Public Service Law Network.
West Virginia Record – December 17, 2008
No good deed goes...unrewarded.
The West Virginia Legal Assistance to Victims Partnership, a joint effort of Legal Aid of West Virginia and the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, has been selected as the 2008 "Celebrating Solutions Award" recipient by the Mary Byron Foundation of Louisville, Ky.
Along with the recognition of receiving the award, the Partnership will receive a $10,000 cash prize for their pioneering efforts.
The Mary Byron "Celebrating Solutions Award" recognizes institutions that demonstrate an innovative approach to confronting the root causes of domestic violence and developing solutions to break the cycle.
The West Virginia Legal Assistance to Victims Partnership provides comprehensive court based advocacy and legal representation to victims of domestic violence.
The Mary Byron 'Celebrating Solutions Award' was named for Mary Byron, who on her 21st birthday, was killed by her ex-boyfriend after he was released on bail for violent crimes committed against her. Mary's murder was a catalyst for change in her home state of Kentucky, where the first automated system was developed to notify crime victims when their offender is released from custody.
Click here for the full article.
The LSC Resource Information (LRI) is an online clearinghouse of best practices, model projects, and other resources for LSC-funded programs.
Utah Legal Services has made its 1,600-page Domestic Law Manual available as a Wiki, a shared web space where different contributors can collaborate to expand or improve a document or body of knowledge. The manual covers all aspects of family law handled by the program, including adoption, guardianship, domestic violence, divorce and child custody. The Wiki also includes links to short training videos on different aspects of family law. Utah Legal Services hopes that making the manual available as a Wiki will improve access to it and will also help recruit and train pro bono attorneys, while still retaining control of who can contribute to the project. Legal services staff, members of the state bar's family law section, and law students work together to update the manual.
Click here for more information.
Legal aid is about helping ordinary people with real-life problems. Client stories illustrate the day-to-day struggles-and victories-of poor Americans seeking justice under law.
Suzanne Gladney, an immigration attorney for Legal Aid of Western Missouri, first met "Ernesto" in 1999 when he was behind bars awaiting deportation to his native Mexico. She last saw him at his final deportation hearing in 2008, where he was granted permanent residency status in the U.S. as a result of an astounding display of good citizenship.
Ernesto had been living illegally in the U.S. with his wife and daughter-U.S. citizens-while eagerly awaiting the outcome of a petition his wife had filed to change his citizenship status. He was sharing the house of a 76-year-old woman who had emigrated from Poland following World War Two. The two had immediately bonded following a chance encounter at a restaurant, where they discussed their shared experiences coming to America to find a better life.
One day in 1999, Ernesto arrived home to find his friend and housemate stabbed to death, with the assailant still on the premises. He chased the killer for over a mile before catching him, suffering stab wounds to the chest and face during the ordeal. A passing motorist witnessed the scuffle and called the police, who arrested the suspect-a person also wanted for a string of local burglaries.
Though he knew that coming forward as a witness could jeopardize his ability to stay in the country, Ernesto wanted justice for his friend. He approached authorities and told them what had happened. Eventually, the publicity surrounding the case caught the attention of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which arrested Ernesto and initiated deportation proceedings.
While he was in the Kansas City immigration detention center waiting to learn his fate, Ernesto met Gladney, who was conducting a routine "know-your-rights" session for the detainees. After hearing his incredible story-and learning that LSC regulations allowed her to represent him-Gladney immediately called the prosecutor in the murder case and told him that his star witness was about to be deported. At the request of the prosecutor, Ernesto was released from jail and was allowed to remain in the country while the murder trial proceeded.
In 2002, thanks to Ernesto's testimony, his friend's killer was sentenced to life in prison with no parole. Over the next six years, Gladney worked tirelessly to help Ernesto adjust his status. During his final deportation hearing in 2008, Gladney said in her closing statement, "Our urban communities don't have many people willing to risk their own life to chase down a murderer because it's the right thing to do. His wife and daughter need Ernesto to stay; his community needs Ernesto; our urban communities need more people like Ernesto." The judge agreed, and Ernesto was granted permanent residency status.
Click here for more information on Legal Aid of Western Missouri.


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Foley Hoag Represented Boston Municipal Jurist for Free in Judicial Independence Case
Posted Jan 8, 2013 2:34 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
Updated: Last year, a Boston municipal judge fended off an ethics complaint spearheaded by the Suffolk County district attorney's office, which complained that he was biased in favor of criminal defendants, with the help of one of the city's most prominent law firms.
Now the Boston Globe (sub. req.). is reporting that Foley Hoag provided Judge Raymond G. Dougan with at least $85,000 worth of free legal services. The Boston Business Journal and the Global Legal Post have recaps.
Partner Michael Keating, who chairs the litigation department of Foley Hoag and formerly headed the Boston Bar Association, says the law firm did nothing wrong, noting that he and two other lawyers who did work for the judge have not appeared in cases before Dougan.
"As a private lawyer, I decide how much to charge my clients. Over the years, I have done a great deal of legal work pro bono or at reduced rates," Keating told the Globe, pointing out that he has also worked without compensation for the Judicial Conduct Commission, which oversees legal ethics investigations of judges.
"I have often represented individuals, without regard for ability to pay, when I believed that a lawyer could make a difference in vindicating important principles," Keating continued. In Dougan's case, he said, "that principle is judicial independence."
The Foley firm's nearly two-year representation of Dougan resulted in a landmark ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts that recognized a "judicial deliberative privilege" precluding the JCC from obtaining Dougan's trial notes in the ethics case launched by the Suffolk DA's office.
However, two observers with knowledge of how the Judicial Conduct Commission operates questioned whether it is appropriate for a law firm to represent an individual judge for free. And the Globe points out that state ethics law in Massachusetts prohibits officials from accepting a number of gifts, which could well include free legal services.
Dougan reportedly has declined comment, but Keating pointed out to the newspaper that the judge disclosed the free legal services in ethics reports to both the state supreme court and the state ethics commission and said neither raised any question about the donation.
Relying on information from unidentified "observers," the Globe estimates that the full value of the legal services provided by Foley Hoag to Dougan could be as much as $250,000, including work done in 2012 for which no disclosure reports have yet been filed.
The JCC complaint against Dougan was dismissed Nov. 30, as another Boston Globe article that was published last month details.
In a written statement (PDF) provided to the ABA Journal on Tuesday afternoon, Foley Hoag said the Globe's story "inaccurately" portrays the law firm's pro bono work for Dougan and said the firm applauds Keating for his handling of the case and is proud of having helped win a supreme court ruling on the judge's behalf that vindicates important principles of judicial independence.
"This case concerned an issue vital to the effective functioning of the judiciary: ensuring that judges are able to make decisions free from the threat of excessive intrusion," the firm wrote. "In addition, offering pro bono services to judges before whom Foley Hoag does not appear is not a violation of any ethical rule."
Foley Hoag said no attorney at the firm has appeared in any case before Dougan since Foley Hoag took on the JCC matter in 2010. Meanwhile, its lawyers rarely appear in municipal court at all, except when representing women and children, pro bono, in domestic violence cases.
"Foley Hoag's representation of Judge Dougan reflects the firm's long-standing commitment to pro bono service in matters of public importance," the firm said, noting that lawyers at the firm racked up 27,000 hours of pro bono time on various matters last year.
Last updated Jan. 11 to correctly state that Judge Dougan was accused of being biased in favor of criminal defendants.
Additional coverage:
ABA Journal: "Mind Reading: Judges Can Keep Deliberations to Themselves, Mass. Court Says"
ABAJournal.com: "Prosecutor Wants Lenient Judge Ousted From All Criminal Cases"
ABAJournal.com: "Mass. Judge Under Ethics Probe for Alleged Bias Questions Agency's Power"
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What's this? A zombie invasion of Wembley? Oh, no, it's just Adam Johnson coming in for Gareth Barry. As you were, gentlemen. Manchester City will be switching formations as a result, but it's not entirely clear where Mario Balotelli and Carlos Tevez will play.
Not that Manchester City fans will care though - after a melee in the Stoke City box Yaya Toure has given Roberto Mancini's side the lead! It wasn't a pretty goal by any means but Stoke defence was unable to clear and eventually paid the price as Toure lashed an unstoppable shot home past Thomas Sorensen after pouncing on a loose ball. All too easy for City, there, and they only have to hold out for fifteen more minutes to tear down that banner at the Streford end of Old Trafford.
Stoke, understandably, aren't thoroughly pleased with having conceded, and they don't look like getting one back here. Rough on Tony Pulis' team.


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