Anchor Baby Policy Failure: Police say sexual abuse suspect met victim on Instagram

03/28/2014

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An Alamo teenager is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities learned he was involved in a sexual relationship with an underage girl he met on Instagram.

Edinburg police police booked 18-year-old Juan Francisco Huerta into the Hidalgo County Jail on three counts of sexual assault of a child on Wednesday.

Investigators told Action 4 News that Huerta met a 14-year-old Edinburg girl on Instagram and began having a sexual relationship with her.

An Edinburg homeowner called 911 to report a sexual assault that occurred in their home just after 11 p.m. Saturday.

An investigation by the police department's Special Investigations Unit revealed 18-year-old Huerta had sex with the underage girl at least three times inside the Edinburg home.

Police said Huerta met the girl on the social media network Instagram.

Huerta appeared before an Edinburg Municipal Court judge where he was issued $75,000 dollars in bonds.

According to Net Nanny, Instagram has become a commonplace to meet teens and set-up face-to-face meetings. 

Police are asking parents to monitor their children's cell phones and social media accounts.

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Filled Negro Says That It Is A "Right-Wing Lie From Hell" To Say That The Violence Problems Among Select School-Aged Students In Philadelphia Starts With Their Parents And Not National Or Global Injustice

03/28/2014

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Keith Jackson, former S.F. education official, accused of murder-for-hire

03/27/2014

A 1997 file photo of former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson. Photo: Lowell High School

Keith Jackson, accused by the FBI on Wednesday of being involved in a murder-for-hire scheme and a gun- and drug-trafficking conspiracy, was San Francisco's top elected educator during the late 1990s.

Jackson, 49, is a former president of the San Francisco Board of Education, having run for the board in 1994 on a pro-family slate.

But his tenure on the board was not trouble-free.

In 1997, The Chronicle revealed that Jackson owed more than $5,000 in child-support payments and that the courts were garnisheeing his wages. In an odd twist, Jackson blamed his child-support troubles on being fired from a job he'd held for just four days - as an investigator tracking down deadbeat dads for the San Francisco district attorney.

One of Jackson's sons, Brandon Jamell Jackson, 28, is also accused in the FBI complaint of conspiracies to commit murder for hire and trafficking in guns and drugs.

As an elected official in the 1990s, Keith Jackson declined to discuss his money problems with The Chronicle. The problems included five federal and state liens totaling $4,369 for tax debts between 1989 and 1994, and a missed payment to the University of Phoenix in San Jose that a court ordered him to pay up with interest.

Jackson called the inquiry a racially motivated attack. Jackson is black.

Today, Jackson runs the Jackson Consultancy business, according to the federal complaint, and he has been helping raise money for state Sen. Leland Yee's election campaigns since 2011. Yee was also arrested in the FBI sweep on Wednesday.

Jackson last made news in 2009 while working as a representative of Lennar Corp., which some in the black community have accused of exposing children to toxic dust during its development of the Hunters Point Shipyard.

Jackson took out a restraining order against one of his harshest critics, a Nation of Islam minister who barred him from leaving a community meeting, Jackson told SF Weekly at the time. He said the minister called him an "Uncle Tom" for representing the developers and asked how he could "kill the babies."

The Lennar job was one of many he'd had as a consultant over the years that hovered on the fringe of city politics.

Jackson resigned from the school board in 1998, but not before drawing national attention for co-authoring a resolution requiring students to read a certain number of books by nonwhite and transgender authors. (The board eliminated the quota and approved an amended resolution to diversify the high school reading list.)

Jackson then took a job with the city, working as a commercial recycling coordinator for the city's solid-waste program.

He has since worked at various jobs, including as a consultant for Sam Singer, the well-known spokesman for public officials in crisis.

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English Only For PA Government Publications

03/27/2014

HARRISBURG – Legislation has been introduced to establish English as the official language of Pennsylvania. Butler County Rep. Daryl Metcalfe proposed House Bill 2132. He said, “Pennsylvania taxpayers simply cannot afford, and should not continue to be required, to foot the bill for government translating and printing infinite amounts of forms, documents and publications in many languages other than English.” While absolutely no one would be restricted from learning or conversing in a foreign language under House Bill 2132, Metcalfe’s legislation would require all official acts of state and local governments, including the printing of government documents, to be communicated in English. House Bill 2132 would also prohibit any level of government from enacting a preference, or the appropriation of taxpayer funding, for any language other than English with the following exceptions: promotion of international commerce and tourism; when public health, safety, and justice requires usage of another language; and instruction in foreign language courses or for English as a second language for students. 31 states have passed similar legislation.

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Poll: Ukraine crisis hurting Obama at home

03/27/2014

President Barack Obama speaks in Orlando, Fla. on March 20. Foreign policy used to stand out as a not-so-bleak spot in the public’s waning assessment of Barack Obama. Not anymore. He’s getting low marks for handling Russia’s swoop into Ukraine, and more Americans than ever disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job, according to a new poll. Close to 9 out of 10 Americans support sanctions as a response to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. They are divided over whether the U.S. sanctions so far are about right or not strong enough, the Associated Press-GfK poll found.

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WASHINGTON — Foreign policy used to stand out as a not-so-bleak spot in the public's waning assessment of Barack Obama. Not anymore. He's getting low marks for handling Russia's swoop into Ukraine, and more Americans than ever disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job, according to a new AP-GfK poll.

Despite the poor performance reviews, Obama's primary tactic so far -- imposing economic sanctions on key Russians -- has strong backing.

Close to 9 out of 10 Americans support sanctions as a response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the poll indicates. About half of that group says the U.S. sanctions so far are about right, while the other half wants to see them strengthened, the Associated Press-GfK poll found.

Most Democrats say the sanctions are OK, while a majority of Republicans finds them too weak.

"We're supposed to be a country that helps smaller countries in need," said Christopher Ashby, 29, a Republican in Albemarle, N.C., who wants a more powerful response. "Ukraine at this time is definitely in need."

Ashby, a stay-at-home dad caring for three young daughters, said, "When I look at Obama, I see my 5-year-old daughter looking at something that just happened and saying 'What do I do?'"

Overall disapproval of the job Obama is doing ticked up to 59 percent -- a record high for his presidency -- in the poll released Wednesday. His 41 percent approval rating is a sobering number for fellow Democrats running in this fall's House and Senate elections.

Americans are now divided over which party they would rather see in control of Congress. Democrats held a slight edge over Republicans in the January AP-GfK poll.

Obama gets lowest marks for his handling of the federal budget, immigration and the economy. Support for Obama's education policies, which had been a strong point, dipped into negative territory this month, too.

Republicans have long criticized the president as too weak in asserting American power abroad. Yet until now, foreign policy hasn't been a drag on Obama's second term: Americans were about as likely to endorse his actions as to disapprove.

Now he's hit a new low on international relations -- just 40 percent approval.

Majorities say they dislike Obama's handling of the Ukraine situation (57 percent) and his interactions with Russia (54 percent).

Almost half of those polled say they support imposing tougher sanctions if Russia pushes into new regions or other countries; only 14 percent are opposed. That backs up threats from Obama and Western allies to target Russia's economy with damaging sanctions if President Vladimir Putin goes further.

About a third of those surveyed said they oppose giving monetary aid to nations targeted by Russia. Only about 20 percent approve of financial support, while the biggest share is neutral. This week Congress is considering $1 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine sought by Obama.

The idea of lending any type of military support to Ukraine is unpopular, the poll says. Obama has said there are no plans to use military force to dislodge Russia from the Crimean Peninsula.

Richard Johnson, a politically independent retiree in Redmond, Wash., said the United States shouldn't have gotten involved at all, especially since many Crimean residents favor Russia.

"They're protesting in both directions, right?" Johnson said. "So I just feel like we've got enough problems here at home, why are we looking for more trouble?"

Johnson, pausing from wiring work on his do-it-yourself kitchen remodel, said he still supports Obama nevertheless.

"He's trying to do what he believes is best," said Johnson, 62.

The AP-GfK Poll was conducted March 20-24, 2014 using KnowledgePanel, GfK's probability-based online panel designed to be representative of the U.S. population. It involved online interviews with 1,012 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points for all respondents.

Respondents were first selected randomly using phone or mail survey methods and were later interviewed online. People selected for KnowledgePanel who didn't otherwise have access to the Internet were provided with the ability to access the Internet at no cost to them.

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Obama vacation to Hawaii, Africa cost taxpayers nearly $16 million

03/27/2014

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BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — U.S. taxpayers spent nearly $16 million to fly the Obamas to, from and around Hawaii and Africa, Air Force records, obtained by Judicial Watch, show.

"The Obama family 2013-2014 vacation to Honolulu cost $210,877 per hour for travel alone; at 36.9 total hours, the cost to taxpayers for the vacation's flight expense was $7,781,361.30," Judicial Watch said in a statement, noting an increase of $3,695,006.10 from flight expenses for the Obamas' 2012-13 Hawaii Christmas vacation.

Michelle Obama extended her Hawaiian vacation, traveling separately back to Washington after spending time with family friend Oprah Winfrey on Maui. President Obama said the trip to Maui was a gift for his wife in advance of her 50th birthday.

Judicial Watch also obtained the cost of the Obamas' trip— June 27 to July 3 — to three countries in Africa — Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

Transportation costs for flights to, from and around Africa was $228,288 an hour for 35.5 hours; the flight expense alone was $8,104,224, according to Air Force records..

The total for the Africa and Honolulu vacations cost taxpayers some $15,885,585.30 for flight expenses alone, Judicial Watch said.

The Washington Post reported the total cost to taxpayers for the Africa trip was about $100 million.

Watchdog.org and Hawaii Reporter each year do a cost analysis of the first family’s two-week vacation in Hawaii. The Obamas have been making the trip since 2008.

The White House annually refuses to disclose the cost of several things, citing security, such as:

• An entire floor of an office building in Kailua on the canal during the president’s stay.
• Security upgrades, such as bulletproof glass and additional phone lines added to private homes; existing security systems are disabled.
• Rental cars and fuel for staff and security, as well as additional costs for Secret Service and White House staff traveling ahead of the president.

The U.S. Marine Corps provides the presidential helicopter, along with pilots and support crews for test flights, which travel on another C-17. That costs at least $258,000, not including per diem and hotel for the four- to six-member crew.

Judicial Watch in February said the Obamas incurred $1,164,268.60 in flight expenses for an August vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where the family spent eight days at the home of David Schulte, founder of private equity firm Chilmark Partners.

“The costs to taxpayers of President Obama’s travel, especially his luxury vacation travel, are beyond the pale,” said Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton. “And the secrecy surrounding these costs shows that Obama’s vows of transparency are rubbish.”

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Possible offspring of democrats Bill Clinton and Janet Reno disputes ‘War on Coal’ phrase

03/27/2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal EPA administrator Gina McCarthy told members of a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday the agency is seeking more than $1 billion in the next federal budget for climate change and air quality efforts.

McCarthy said $199.5 million would be specifically for climate change work. The administrator told members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works there’s proof the atmosphere is warming and that is having an impact on the health of Americans.

“What the science tells us is when the temperature gets warmer it increases the level of ozone and that ozone pollution actually has an impact on respiratory health, as well as cardiac health,” she said.

Some of the questioning by committee members focused on recent clean air rules aimed at reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, asked McCarthy about coal.

“We hear about the war on coal and you hear about that is well. Is there a war on coal?”

“Senator, I don’t think that’s fair to say,” McCarthy answered. “What we’re trying to do is our job to protect public health by reducing pollution from some of the largest sources.”

McCarthy’s work at EPA was applauded by some committee members including committee chair Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California. She said some Republicans are opposed to everything the EPA does.

“People are not with the Republicans on this,” Boxer said. “Seventy-five percent of Americans say the U.S. should take action on climate change even if other nations do not. Because they’re smart. We don’t wait on China to decide how to treat our people, or our economy, or human rights.”

McCarthy did pledge the EPA plans to further work with utilities and individual states on clean air issues.

McCarthy is scheduled to go before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Thursday with the agency’s budget plans.

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Hardly Believable: Jackass lefty appologizes for "the obscenity part" of his anti-gun rant

03/27/2014

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Sen. Joshua Miller in a 2012 photo.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sen. Joshua Miller’s videotaped suggestion to a persistent gun-rights advocate that the advocate perform an anatomically unlikely feat upon himself has gone viral, as they say, and Miller has been bombarded with Internet threats.

The incident, involving Dan Bidondi of Truthradio.com, took place March 18 in the rotunda of the State House and involved a hearing on a gun bill during which, Miller said Tuesday, the police removed Bidondi for being disorderly.

“He was testifying and he wouldn’t stop after being told to stop, and accusing legislators of not understanding the Constitution and so forth,” the Cranston Democrat said.

Bidondi posted the video on YouTube Tuesday. The video, narrated by Bidondi, tells the viewers that “gun-grabbin’ Rhode Island state Senator Josh Miller” had been conducting a hearing on “several unconstitutional, draconian gun bills.”

The video shows Miller and others chatting at a news conference in the rotunda. Bidondi is seen approaching Miller with a microphone and declaring, “The Second Amendment shall not be infringed, you people need to understand that.”

It was then that Miller, smiling broadly, offered his thoughts as to what Bidondi should do, to which Bidondi responded, “Good comment, sir. Thank you.”

The YouTube video has been “looped,” so that Miller is seen repeating his advice several times.

Miller on Tuesday issued a public apology.

“At the end of a press conference in which I participated, an individual representing a website notorious for conspiracy theories started berating members of the coalition and intimidating elderly veterans, members of the clergy and victims of violence,” Miller said.

“It quickly became a highly charged atmosphere, which required the presence of the Capitol Police. The individual in question is not new to the State House and is known for his aggressive and intimidating manner. He also was interrupting legitimate members of the media who were attempting to conduct interviews.

“After watching him antagonize an elderly veteran, he swung his camera my way, which produced a very human and guttural reaction. I respect both the Second Amendment and the First Amendment. It is important to note that the individual in question was physically removed from a committee room by the Capitol Police later that evening.

“Regardless of the emotions and atmosphere of the moment, it does not justify the language I used that day. Out of respect for the decorum of the State House and the constituents I represent, I offer my apologies.”

Miller described the bills being considered as “sensible gun legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons, ban the sale of high-capacity magazines, ban weapons on school grounds and deny firearm access to individuals who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors.”

In a Providence Journal interview Tuesday, Miller said, “The same guy got kicked out of a governors’ conference last year. Last year he confronted onlookers at a press conference on the Boston Marathon about his conspiracy theories on the bombings. He’s not a confirmed member of the press. Just because you have a camera and a microphone doesn’t make you an accredited member of the press.”

Reached Tuesday night, Bidondi complained that Miller was “calling me a conspiracy theorist instead of getting to the point of the constitutional issue here.”

Miller said he has received “thousands” of threats as a result of the video.

Bidondi at one point described Miller as “foul-mouthed,” but the senator said that wasn’t true. “I’ve just never had a public opportunity to say something like that,” he said.

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