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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

    Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

    President Obama signs legislation to avert the fiscal cliff; Hillary Clinton is discharged from the hospital; Sandy Hook students return to class; and the 113th congress will be sworn in tonight. Meanwhile, a Senate panel will investigate CIA communications with “Zero Dark Thirty” filmmakers; a script on Hillary Clinton’s life is creating buzz in Hollywood; and Al Jazeera buys Current TV.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Father of Indian gang rape victim calls for hanging of guilty, http://bit.ly/VxeZ0f
    The father of a woman who was gang raped and fatally beaten on a bus in New Dehli is demanding his daughter’s attackers be hanged. Five adult males and a teenager have been arrested in connection with the 23-year-old woman’s rape and death. The victim was a medical student whose boyfriend also sustained injuries in the attack. The young woman died in a Singapore hospital last week.

    Obama signs bill to avert fiscal cliff, via autopen, http://politi.co/W4Qrdh
    President Obama signed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff Wednesday. The deal, which was approved by the Senate and the House, will increase taxes on households that make $450,000 or more a year. Obama signed the legislation via autopen as he has since rejoined his family on vacation in Hawaii.

    Clinton Out of Hospital After Treatment for Clot, http://nyti.ms/136eCyj
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was discharged from New York-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital Wednesday night after being admitted for a blood clot in her head Sunday. Clinton sustained the blood clot after fainting and suffering a concussion. The State Department has said that Clinton’s “medical team advised her that she is making good progress on all fronts, and they are confident she will make a full recovery.” Chelsea Clinton also tweeted about her mom’s recovery: “Grateful my Mom discharged from the hospital & is heading home. Even more grateful her medical team confident she’ll make a full recovery.”

    Pakistan militant Mullah Nazir ‘killed in drone attack’, http://bbc.in/1304Fn4
    Pakistani officials said Thursday that Pakistani militant Mullah Nazir was killed in a U.S. drone strike. Nazir was the leader of one of four major militant groups in Pakistan and was integral in sending fighters to help the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pakistan considered Nazir an important figure for keeping peace in the country. As a result, his death could strain relations even more between the U.S. and Pakistan.

    A Desire for Normalcy as Sandy Hook Students Return to Class, http://nyti.ms/UIyJzQ
    Elementary school classes in Newtown, CT will resume for the first time today since Adam Lanza, 20, killed 20 students and 7 adults in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Students will be attending class in Newtown’s former Chalk Hill middle school, which has been converted into an elementary school. Parents were able to tour the new school Wednesday. While classes will try to resume as normally as possible, there will still be police cars parked at Newtown schools. Retired principal Donna Page will replace Dawn Hopsprung, who died trying to protect students from Lanza.

    New Congress takes office Thursday, will tackle old Congress’ leftovers, http://bit.ly/130qrXO
    The 113th congress will be sworn in on Thursday. Once they are confirmed, they will vote on $9 billion in immediate aid to Hurricane Sandy victims. The vote was delayed until the new congress was sworn in; the congress will vote on a remaining $51 billion in aid by January 15th. It will also face votes on the sequester, which are huge spending cuts coming up in February.

    100 billion alien planets fill our galaxy: study, http://nbcnews.to/Uq7ngB
    NASA released a new study Thursday that suggests our Milky Way galaxy holds at least 100 billion alien planets or one planet per star. Researchers came to the conclusion after studying a five-planet system called Kepler-32. “I usually try not call things ‘Rosetta stones,’ but this is as close to a Rosetta stone as anything I’ve seen,” says John Johnson, one of the study’s authors. “It’s like unlocking a language that we’re trying to understand—the language of planet formation.”

    CULTURAL:

    Senate panel to examine CIA contacts with “Zero Dark Thirty” filmmakers, http://yhoo.it/W3HLns

    Hillary Clinton script has Hollywood buzzing, http://politi.co/TIS9n8

    Justin Bieber calls for paparazzi crackdown, http://lat.ms/YVnPps

    Julianne Hough: I was abused ‘mentally, physically’ as a child while training in England, http://nydn.us/Vl19hJ

    Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore’s Current TV, http://aol.it/Vl6hT5

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Tuesday, December 13, 2011

    Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

    Jerry Sandusky pleads not guilty to all charges; Putin’s party rally is “sparse;” the FDIC settles with WaMu executives; at least 2 are dead in a deadly Belgium grenade attack; and West Coast Occupy protestors have tried to shut down cities’ ports. Meanwhile, the “Men in Black 3″ trailer hits the web, and Chelsea Clinton makes her debut on “Rock Center.”

    Caitlin + Coral

    CRUCIAL:

    Sandusky waives hearing, vows to fight charges, http://apne.ws/u8GNyo
    Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has waived his right to a pretrial hearing to determine if there is enough evidence against him. He is being charged with more than 50 criminal counts relating to the sexual assault of 10 boys over 15 years. Sandusky has pled not guilty to all of the charges, and his lawyer has said that Sandusky is “looking forward” to facing his accusers.

    WaMu Ex-Officials Settle FDIC Lawsuit, http://on.wsj.com/umlEnH
    Washington Mutual’s 2008 collapse was the biggest bank implosion in U.S. history. The FDIC has charged three of the bank’s executives with gross negligence in a civil lawsuit; however, it’s now willing to settle with the executives for less than 10% of the $900 million originally pursued. The money will not be paid from the executives’ pockets and instead, will come from Washington Mutual’s insurers and estates. Even though some consider this a failure by the FDIC, it is still one of the largest settlements since the financial crisis began.

    Deadly attack rocks central Liege in Belgium, http://bbc.in/ujdaHm
    At least 2 people have died and 25 are injured after a man in his 40s threw grenades at a bus stop in Place Saint Lambert in Belgium. Early reports say that the attacker is among the dead. At least one person is suspected in the attacks, but a motive is not yet known.

    Occupy protesters try to disrupt ports; police make arrests, http://bit.ly/tHf8S4
    Occupy protestors in Oakland shut down the city’s port last night, forcing it to cancel all overnight shifts. Protestors along the West Coast tried to shut down ports in order to send a message to Goldman Sachs, which owns a stake in the largest cargo-terminal operator. “What has this accomplished? This is disrupting the 99 percent,” Oakland port spokesman Isaac Kos-Read told CNN. Oakland’s Mayor Jean Quan agreed with the Kos-Read noting, “They are saying … they have to get the attention of the ruling class. I think the ruling class is probably laughing and people in this city will be crying this Christmas.”

    Few at Putin Party’s Rally, and Even Fewer Willingly, http://nyti.ms/vDwBs8
    Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party held an unsuccessful rally in Moscow yesterday. Attendance at the rally was “sparse,” and the number of participants did not even fill the reserved space. Some of the demonstrators admitted that they were forced to attend the rally in order to make Putin look better, especially after 40,000 people participated in the anti-Kremlin protests.

    Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocol, http://reut.rs/t5mOt6
    Canada is the first country to remove itself from the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty that vowed to end global warming. At the time, the Liberal government accepted the agreement; however, Conservatives have never utilized it. Canada (along with Russia and Japan) has also refused the details of the new Kyoto agreement, claiming that the terms are impossible and would lead them to incur $14 billion in fines.

    Mitt Romney steps up attacks on Newt Gingrich, http://wapo.st/v5Uep3
    In a television interview Monday, Mitt Romney called on Newt Gingrich to return the $1.6 million he received from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Gingrich said he’d give the money back only “if Governor Romney would like to give back all the money he’s earned bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years [at Bain Capital].” Romney responded that there is a difference between working in the private economy and working as a lobbyist. The former Governor is also having his wife, Ann, make stops on his campaign. Romney’s wife has said during these stops that “He is steadfast … He won’t abandon you in the hardest times.” She has insisted that this line is not a jab at Gingrich’s three marriages.

    CULTURAL:

    Chelsea Clinton Makes Her Low-Key Debut on NBC’s ‘Rock Center,’ http://bit.ly/vVVViJ

    War on hurty ‘Rock,’ http://nyp.st/uqDWMt

    Russell Simmons Trying to Buy Ad Time During ‘All-American Muslim,’ http://reut.rs/vK6QfM

    Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” Oscar returns to auction, http://reut.rs/uTDQ1p

    Men in Black 3 Trailer in the Wild, http://eonli.ne/t8bzRQ

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: coral@rockthevote.com

    NEWS ROUND-UP: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011

    Monday, November 14th, 2011

    In today’s news, the judge who set bail for Jerry Sandusky has been involved in his charity; Herman Cain’s wife sticks by him; and ‘Obamacare’ is going to the Supreme Court. In entertainment news, Lady Gaga splits with her long-time creative director, and Justin Timberlake attends the Marine Corps. ball.

    Coral + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL

    (via Associated Press) Obama calls waterboarding ‘torture’: ‘President Barack Obama says the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torturing, disputing Republican presidential candidates who say they would reinstate the practice. Obama called waterboarding “torture” and said it was “contrary to America’s traditions” during a news conference at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.’ http://bit.ly/tpLEs2

    Portland police arrest over 50 as protest camps cleared, http://reut.rs/ruc32s
    On Sunday, Portland police arrested more than 50 members of the Occupy movement as they cleared out and blocked off encampments after an eviction notice was issued. Portland’s mayor Sam Adams said that the encampments have been linked to increased crime and drug use, and while he supports the Occupy movements and what they stand for, they need to move beyond encampments to achieve their goals.

    Judge Who Freed Sandusky on Bail Reportedly Volunteered at His Charity, http://fxn.ws/vhrOoe
    Judge Leslie Dutchcot, who ordered former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky to be freed on $100,000 unsecured bail, is said to have volunteered for Sandusky’s charity, the Second Mile. Dutchcot gave the Second Mile between $500 and $1,000 and lists volunteering for the organization as one of her career achievements. Prosecutors originally asked that Sandusky’s bail to be set at $500,000 and that he be required to wear an ankle monitor. Dutchcot set the bail for $100,000.

    A Disturbing New Dimension of Far-Right Terror, http://bit.ly/u29JgE
    Police in Germany have busted a neo-Nazi ring that may have carried out at least 10 murders over the past 10 years. Police hunted down two members of the ring, Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Böhnhardt, who had recently robbed a bank. The two men took their own lives, but police found the weapons of two officers that were murdered in 2007. When police went to search the apartment where the men had been living, another member of their group blew up the residence before they arrived. Still, police recovered a murder weapon, propaganda videos, and other evidence and have made two arrests.

    Chelsea Clinton to Report for NBC, http://nyti.ms/rKbCz9
    On Monday morning, NBC is announcing that they have hired Chelsea Clinton as a full-time special correspondent. Clinton is supposed to start work promptly on Monday and will report within the “Making a Difference” series, which runs on “NBC Nightly News.” The segment highlights people who make a difference in their communities.

    What Would Gabby Do? http://bit.ly/vTjSbI
    Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returns to the public eye this week, as she and her husband sit down for an interview with ABC News and publish a memoir. She may be doing better than people would have expected, but she is not as well as the media has led people to believe. Apparently, Giffords does not speak as much in the ABC interview as ads suggest. Instead she says just a few words, and the feature is more based on managing Gifford’s image.

    Jordan’s king urges Syria’s Assad to step down, http://apne.ws/evjTAr
    Jordan’s King Abdullah has publicly urged President Bashar al-Assad to step down, making him the first Arab-ruler to issue a statement over the violent handling of the 8-month uprising. Syrian regime supporters reacted to the ouster with violence, storming regional embassies. Meanwhile, the U.N. estimates that 3,500 civilians have died since the beginning of the crackdown. Over the weekend, one activist was shot down in front of his 9-year old son.

    Judge: Norway terror suspect is not insane, http://bit.ly/vJE5tx
    On Monday, District Court Judge Torkjel Nesheim said Norway mass murderer, Anders Behring Breivik is not insane. Breivik confessed to a bombing and a shooting that killed 77 people in Norway this summer. Nesheim said there was no evidence Breivik had any accomplices and ordered his custody be extended for another 12 weeks. The courtroom was packed with over 500 people including survivors of the shootings and family of the victims.

    Court sets 5 1/2-hour hearing on health care, http://bit.ly/vTRfwd
    The Supreme Court is set to review ‘Obamacare.’ On Monday, the justices announced that they will see three cases arguing how constitutionally sound the health care reform is. The court will hold oral arguments sometime in the spring, most likely in March. It is expected to issue a decision by the end of its current term, which is normally in late June.

    College students will be allowed to use stickers on IDs to vote,     http://bit.ly/vsBMZI
    A Wisconsin law passed in the spring said that students may use college IDs at the polls, but they must expire in two years; however, most IDs issued by Wisconsin schools expire in 4 to 5 years. In response, a law has been passed allowing colleges to issue stickers to validate IDs. The IDs will be required for the February 2012 primary.

    Gloria Cain speaks out about sexual harassment allegations,     http://wapo.st/vHnqqO
    In her first ever television interview, Gloria Cain disputes the sexual harassment claims made against her husband. She said that Cain would have to posses a split personality to be capable of the acts the five women are accusing him of committing. “To hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman and I know that’s not the person he is,” she said. Herman Cain had previously said that his wife supported him during the allegations, and that she knew he would not do anything as silly as what the women claim.

    (via Politico) Herman Cain’s poll numbers slide in POLITICO poll: ‘Among likely Republican voters surveyed Sunday, Nov. 6, Cain led the field with 40 percent. On Monday, he was third with 22 percent. By Wednesday, just 19 percent of those surveyed said they supported Cain for the nomination.’ http://politi.co/t8MAsb

    (via NY Times) Google’s Lab of Wildest Dreams: ‘It’s a place where your refrigerator could be connected to the Internet, so it could order groceries when they ran low. Your dinner plate could post to a social network what you’re eating. Your robot could go to the office while you stay home in your pajamas. And you could, perhaps, take an elevator to outer space.’ http://nyti.ms/sXPpD5

    CULTURAL

    Peter J. Boyer describes “The Wonk Who Slays Washington” http://bit.ly/sn00e5

    Ben Keller on “How Romney Could Win” http://nyti.ms/uOnqDa

    Lady Gaga Splits From Longtime Creative Director Laurieann Gibson, Rep Confirms, http://bit.ly/uEHjNK

    Reality TV’s Instant Stars Populate a Magazine, http://nyti.ms/sYi7Vt

    ‘Hunger Games’ Full Trailer Debuts, http://on.mtv.com/swUMiL

    Justin Timberlake Attends Marine Corps Ball, http://on.mtv.com/sJQ2rb

    coral@rockthevote.com
    Bio: Coral is the Marketing Intern at Rock the Vote

    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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