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Is the Justice Department the single most corrupt agency on the Washington horizon?
True, when it comes to the pettiest forms of corruption, such as the corruptly influenced award of contracts, it would appeared to be edged out by Housing and Urban Development, whose secretary, Alphonso Jackson, tendered his resignation yesterday. In a farewell message, his longtime friend and supporter, President George W. Bush, said that Jackson was "a good man" and "a great American success story." It is hard to challenge Bush's second point, after all, what other cabinet officer in recent memory has done so much for the businesses of his close associates as Jackson? Today's Dallas Morning News collects the corruption charges, and the rap sheet runs much deeper than I knew. Not of course that any of this would interest Mukasey's Justice Department. After all, Jackson is a member of the "home team."
And no other agency has the funds and resources to misallocate that the Department of Defense has. Still, when it comes to brazen politicization (which Attorney General Mukasey, to his credit, acknowledged was a form of corruption in a recent speech in San Francisco) and the use of its assets and powers to benefit the governing political party, the Justice Department may well emerge as the public corruption poster child. When Inspector General Glenn Fine issues his eagerly awaited probe into what really went on with the U.S. attorneys' firings, we'll have a better glimpse into the inner dealings at Justice—for the moment, the agency that Mukasey heads is adamant about shielding all its inner dealings with at-times-comical invocations of privilege designed to cloak it from the probing eyes of Congress.
And, speaking of children, the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is right up there in the fray. Youth Today's Patrick Boyle reports on the curious conduct of J. Robert Flores, the man President Bush put in charge of OJJ in 2002. Mr. Flores, it appears, is a man right after the heart of former Housing Secretary Jackson: he knows who is worthy of receiving millions in federal contracts and doesn't think much of the idea of competitive bidding.
A Congressional probe has been launched by Henry Waxman's House Oversight Committee into how Flores "bypassed the top-scoring bidders for National Juvenile Justice program grants, giving money instead to bidders that its staff ranked far lower," Youth Today reports.
The probe was requested by Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), who was approached by administrators at Winona State University after the Youth Today story was published. The university's proposal for its National Child Protection Training Center was ranked fourth by OJJDP staff, with an average score of 96.5, but it didn't win a grant. The university is in Walz's district, and he helped get the center $1.2 million in earmarks in the 2008 Justice Department budget, including $446,000 from OJJDP.
So the highly qualified, well-scored contenders didn't get the grants. But who did? The Juvienation blog reports:
Meanwhile, Flores handed the bulk of the cash to lower-scoring organizations he deemed his favorites. Word has gotten out among organizations that scored high but didn't win; some of them are furious and want OJJDP or Congress to explain the process. "We all play by the rules," said Earl Dunlap, CEO of the National Partnership for Juvenile Services, whose losing bid ranked second out of 129. "The rules for Flores are pretty much whatever he decides when he gets out of bed in the morning."
Flores, Boyle wrote, "has repeatedly pushed to get agency money to organizations that fit his priorities, which include faith-based programs and those that combat child sexual victimization." Thus the low-scoring Best Friends Foundation (79.5), headed by the wife of right-wing moral crusader (and gambling addict!) Bill Bennett, won more than $1 million for its abstinence-only/anti-drug curriculum. Enough Is Enough, which combats sexual predation online–admittedly a worthy cause, but not quite in line with the historical mission of the OJJDP–took $750,000. The faith-based Victory Outreach Special Services got a windfall of $1.2 million but had to turn down the grant because, Boyle noted, "it doesn't have the organizational capacity to carry it out."
One surprise: I don't see any awards to former Attorney General Ashcroft, a staple of DOJ competition-free contractual largesse, in this group.
The Flores contract awards help us understand once more exactly how the Justice Department defines "public integrity." Doling out public funds to your political retainers and friends and circumventing a legally mandated public competition system is how the Republican Party and its minions understand the political game is to be played. It would be "corrupt" if Democrats played by these rules, of course, but the rules are suspended for the G.O.P. And what better venue to use to dole out contracts to political friends and retainers than the Department of Justice itself?
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) May 27 on implementation of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act.
The CALM Act, enacted into law Dec. 15, 2010, addresses the problem of variations between program and commercial loudness and loudness from channel to channel, which have been exacerbated by the DTV transition and the expanded aural dynamic range, which can make variations in perceived loudness more noticeable.
The NPRM addresses the scope of the new law and identifies the entities responsible under the law to prevent transmission of loud commercial. Additionally, it addresses how stations and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) can show they comply with ATSC A/85 RP, which is specified in the law as the standard to be employed.
It also proposes a consumer-driven complaint process to enforce the regulations, and how to implement waivers and challenges that stations and MVPDs face in fulfilling their new obligation.
Regarding the scope of the law, the NPRM points out that the "language (of the law) not only requires us to incorporate by reference and make mandatory the ATSC A/85 RP, but it expressly limits our authority in that regard." As a result, the agency has tentatively concluded it is not allowed to "modify the technical standard or adopt other actions" inconsistent with the limitations of the new law; thus, it proposes incorporating the ATSC A/85 RP into its rules.
The NPRM seeks comment on a recently adopted successor document to A/86 RP, which adds Appendix J — "Requirements for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness of Commercial Advertising in Digital Television." It addresses action necessary to perform effective loudness control for DTV commercials.
In the NPRM, the commission says it has tentatively concluded that stations and MVPDs are responsible under the new law for the loudness of all commercials transmitted by them, "including commercials inserted by stations/MVPDs, as well as those commercials that are in the programming that stations/MVPDs receive from content providers and transmit (or retransmit) to viewers." While the agency says it believes it is required to make this interpretation by the language of the CALM Act, it is inviting comments on its analysis.
One area where the language of the statute is more open to interpretation relates to what actually defines "commercial advertisements." The commission wants comments on how to define the term for the purposes of the CALM Act. The NPRM asks whether, for example, political ads by legally qualified candidates are commercial advertisement as well as if TV promos and MVPD promos should be considered as "commercial advertisements."
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Robert W. Carpick has been appointed Penn Director of the Nanotechnology Institute. Carpick is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Carpick replaces former Penn faculty member David Luzzi, founding investigator of the Institute and now dean of engineering at Northeastern University. Carpick will serve as principal investigator and coordinate Penn's engagement with the Nanotechnology Institute going forward, according to vice provost for research Steven J. Fluharty and Penn Engineering Dean Eduardo Glandt.
The Nanotechnology Institute is a regional academic research and technology commercialization collaboration made possible by support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Institute was founded in 2001 by Penn, Drexel and the Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
"Dean Glandt and I are greatly pleased that we were able to recruit Rob Carpick for the post of Penn Director," Fluharty said. "Rob has a highly relevant academic background for the position, working at the intersection of mechanics, materials, and physics to conduct research into nanotribology and nanostructured materials. Rob is very involved with Penn investigators engaged in nanotechnology-related research projects and programs and is a natural fit to help lead the Nanotechnology Institute on the Universitys behalf. We look forward to working with him and our partner institutions as a new agenda for the Institute begins to unfold."
Carpick received his undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Toronto in 1991, and his MA and PhD in physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Tribology Letters and serves as a Board Member of the Solid Lubricants Division of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Carpick was the recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation in 2001, and was named Outstanding New Mechanics Educator by the American Society for Engineering Education in 2003. Carpick is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications and principal investigator for 4 submitted patents.
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Abu Hamza's wife given the boot from her £1m five-bedroom council house (But guess what? She can appeal)
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Najat Hamza, Abu Hamza's wife, pictured, has been asked to leave her taxpayer-funded council house
Hate preacher Abu Hamza's wife has been asked by her local authority to move out of the five-bedroom council house she lives in.
Moroccan-born Najat Mostafa is believed to live at the large Shepherd's Bush property in west London with only two of the couple's eight children after reportedly moving there in 1995.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council says that in recent weeks it has corresponded with Mrs Mostafa and asked her to move to a 'more appropriate property'.
But the radical cleric's Hamza's second wife is entitled to refuse the council's request, as there is no time limit on her tenancy agreement.
News of the council's request comes after Mrs Mostafa's husband was extradited to the US on Friday after years of legal wrangling to face terrorism charges.
The 55-year-old will appear in court in New York today for a plea hearing.
A spokesman for Hammersmith and Fulham Council said: 'I can confirm that we have corresponded with Mrs Mostafa with regards to her tenancy.
'We believe this home is too big for the number of family members who currently live there and, with over 10,000 people languishing on the borough's housing waiting list, she should move to a more appropriate property.'
Their demand comes after Greg Hands, the Conservative MP for Fulham and Chelsea, told The Daily Telegraph: 'I would strongly welcome any move by the council to take a look at Hamza's wife's status and the large council house in one of London's wealthiest neighbourhoods to see whether something might be done to move Hamza's family on.'
This is the West London home where Abu Hamza's wife is reported to live with two of her their children
Not guilty plea: Defence lawyer Jeremy Schneider (left) and Abu Hamza (centre) in court in New York City
The spokesman could not confirm the exact value of the property, but said house prices in Hammersmith and Fulham are among the most expensive in Britain.
Abu Hamza pleaded not guilty today to charges that he conspired with U.S. men to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon state.
He entered the plea shortly before U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest set an August 26 trial date for him.
Hamza is also accused of helping abduct 16 hostages, two of them American tourists, in Yemen in 1998.
Hamza, who is missing boths hands and an eye, never officially lived in the Shepherd's Bush house but was often seen there by neighbours before his arrest in August 2004 for incitement to murder and racial hatred.
In 2006 he was jailed for seven years. His wife moved into it in 1995 after claiming they had separated.
Police raided his council-owned house in 2004 and found thousands of extremist video and audio tapes ready for distribution.
In 2006 it emerged he had bought a four-bedroom semi in Greenford for £220,000 cash while in prison.
At the same time the Islamist extremist was running up a legal aid bill which had then cost the taxpayer £250,000, and the property was later seized to claw back some of the cash.
Hook-handed Hamza first faced an extradition request from the Americans in 2004 and was jailed in the UK in 2006 for seven years for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred.
Charges: Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri, pictured addressing his followers near Finsbury Park mosque, north London, in March 2004, now faces terror charges in America
The convoy of terror suspects in armoured police vans on their way to the American air base on Saturday
The former firebrand imam of Finsbury Park mosque has been charged with 11 counts of criminal conduct related to the taking of 16 hostages in Yemen in 1998, advocating violent jihad in Afghanistan in 2001, and conspiring to establish a jihad training camp in Bly, Oregon, between June 2000 and December 2001.
Last week Hammersmith and Fulham council announced it is ending lifelong council houses tenancies and from April 2013 will only offer fixed-term tenancy agreements of two years or five years.
New tenants will have to show that they have made a contribution to the community and demonstrate a five-year connection to the borough.
The new measures will not affect existing tenants such as Mrs Mostafa.
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Plymouth Church is a vibrant, caring, active, thinking – and even questioning! – congregation in the heart of Des Moines, Iowa where all are welcome! During every worship service you'll hear us say: "No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are always welcome here." We say it over and over again because we live it...not just in worship, but through hundreds of rewarding and enriching activities that happen in and around Plymouth all week and all year.Learn More About Us
Worship at Plymouth Church nourishes your mind as well as your soul. Whether you opt for casual Saturday night worship or traditional Sunday services...or a combination of both!...you'll experience extravagant welcome, choirs and musicians that lift your spirit, and an overarching theme of Growing in Love of God and Neighbor.
Casual Service with the Saturday Night Band
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Please join us! ALL are welcome!Learn More About Us
Plymouth preachers can PREACH. But these sermons aren't performances. They might not even make it on TV. There's no light show, no video screens, no praise band behind them. It's just a Plymouth minister, bearing his or her beliefs about scripture in a way that will touch your soul. Each week, you'll find that Plymouth ministers will leave you with a message that you'll ponder for days to come. And isn't that what sermons are all about?
Whether you're a potential visitor and want to sample a sermon from our Saturday night or Sunday morning worship service, catch a sermon you missed while traveling, or relive a sermon you thoroughly enjoyed, just click below. Manuscripts are available for most Sunday sermons and some Saturday sermons. And because every minister doesn't always follow a manuscript and preaches more extemporaneously, you'll also find a link to Plymouth's podcast of a portion of the Sunday morning service, including the scripture reading, anthem and sermon. Click this button, check out the resources in the left column and click on the option you'd like.Podcasts and sermons
Have an hour or two to volunteer every Friday? We are looking for additional volunteers to help collate bulletins and materials for Saturday and Sunday worship. The volunteers meet at 9 a.m. every Friday for about one to two hours. If you'd be interested helping every week or on a fill-in basis, contact Jeri Tracy... Read More
A year of service can change your life. It can ignite a lifelong passion for justice, break your heart open, and ruin you for the world as it is. AmeriCorps VISTA sites in the Plymouth network are seeking the next team of volunteers to begin service in August of 2016. Each of our sites is... Read More
It's time to start thinking about summer and fall church school! If you are interested in teaching in a classroom, let me know! Teacher positions are not limited to parents only. ... Read MoreRead More News


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GOP lawmaker: Abrahamson campaign uses public resources to solicit workers
Madison -- State Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) today accused the re-election campaign of Chief Supreme Justice Shirley Abrahamson of improperly using a UW Law School newsletter to solicit "interns" to work on her campaign.
The invitation to work on Abrahamson's campaign was posted on the Career Services/Student Services Newsletter of the Law School.
Abrahamson, who has been on the court for 32 years, is being challenged in the April election by Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick, a judge since 1999.
In a statement, Nass accused Abrahamson of "using her influence and office to solicit campaign workers through the UW-Madison Law School." He called the solicitation of fund-raising, calling and get-out-the-vote campaign volunteers "unseemly, unethical and possibly illegal."
But Jane Heymann, assistant dean for Career Services for the Law School, said the announcement had been cleared with campus lawyers before it was posted.
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But Scot Ross, director of the One Wisconsin Now group, later today asked Nass to "explain to taxpayers why he's using his taxpayer-funded office to attack a candidate for office when he failed to attack the Republican Party of Wisconsin for the exact same behavior."
In August, before the November elections, the state Republican Party asked UW-Madison students in the Political Science Department to volunteer to help its candidates, Ross said.
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