Yoo Besmirches Legacy of Jefferson (Middle East Online)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:29:43 GMT
Yoo propounded theories that elevated Bush beyond the bounds of federal or international law. As Yoo has acknowledged, his opinions could allow the President to crush a child’s testicles to get his father to talk or to willfully annihilate a village of civilians, notes Ray McGovern .
3 certified against Maryland man (The Staunton News Leader)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:54:14 GMT
STAUNTON — A Maryland man accused of impersonating a police officer in October at the Central Shenandoah Valley Criminal Justice Training Academy in Weyers Cave had three felony charges certified to the grand jury Tuesday in Augusta County General District Court.
Student-teacher sex bill in D.C.; Murder charge in Arlington (Washington Post)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT
D.C. Council member Kwame Brown (D-At Large) has proposed emergency legislation that would require the District public school system to fire any teacher who is found to have engaged in a sex act with a student, regardless of the student's age.
Yoo Besmirches Legacy of Jefferson (consortiumnews.com)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:13:56 GMT
Initially I was shocked at the thought of the University of Virginia welcoming former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo to the “Academical Village” founded by Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, which denounced tyrannical acts by King George III, including ones that fell far short of waterboarding.
D.M. Slane, former state police superintendent, dies at 85 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:18:18 GMT
Col. Denny Meade Slane presided over the Virginia State Police during a time of substantial change. He oversaw construction of new division headquarters buildings in Fairfax County, Richmond and Wytheville, the addition of a new division incorporating Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, the reorganization of the Division of Investigation, which became the Bureau of Criminal ...
Retired State Police Superintendent Dies (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:39 GMT
The Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of 85-year-old retired Col. Denny Meade Slane who passed away Thursday in Harrisonburg.
Security execs express surprise over CISO's firing following RSA talk (Network World)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:14:17 GMT
Several security executives today expressed surprise over the firing of Pennsylvanias chief information security officer, apparently for publicly speaking about a security incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system without getting the required approvals first.
Security execs express surprise over CISO's firing following RSA talk (Computerworld)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:57:34 GMT
Computerworld - Several security executives today expressed surprise over the firing of Pennsylvania's chief information security officer (CISO) , apparently for publicly speaking about a security incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system without getting the required approvals first.
Perspective is needed on school budget-cut fears (Washington Post)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
You saw the big headline on the front of our Metro section recently: "Deep budget cuts approved for Prince George's schools." The news from Northern Virginia was much the same: "Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts" and "Proposed Arlington schools budget cuts back in many ar...
Perspective is needed on school budget-cut fears (Washington Post)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
You saw the big headline on the front of our Metro section recently: "Deep budget cuts approved for Prince George's schools." The news from Northern Virginia was much the same: "Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts" and "Proposed Arlington schools budget cuts back in many areas."
