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Selections from the New York Times - April 11-13, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com, April 11-13, 2009.

Showdown Seen Between Banks and Regulators
By STEPHEN LABATON and EDMUND L. ANDREWS
"Industry executives are bracing for fights with the government over repayment of bailout money and forced sales of bad mortgages."

Cities Turn to Fees to Fill Budget Gaps
By DAVID SEGAL
"With budgets under strain, municipalities are imposing or raising a host of fees to raise revenue; some charge for things like responding to auto accidents."

 Obama to Appeal Detainee Ruling
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
"The court ruling granted some military prisoners in Afghanistan the right to file lawsuits seeking their release."

 After Occupation Ends, Tensions Flare Again
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ and AL BAKER
"After the police arrested demonstrators in a New School building, protesters rallied in Union Square and called for Bob Kerrey, the school?s embattled president, to resign."

States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable
By ERIK ECKHOLM
"A large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets, often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time. "

Binghamton Killer Kept His Fury Private
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and NATE SCHWEBER
"Those familiar with Jiverly A. Wong, the gunman who killed 13 people in Binghamton, N.Y., say that he was intensely private, keeping even his marriage from his family. "

Life of Crime, and Time Behind Bars, Inspire a Drug Dealer to Turn Author
By PETER DUFFY
"Under the pen name Joe Black, Joe Reddick wrote several novels while serving 15 years in federal prison for a drug conviction. "

In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates
By ROBERT D. MCFADDEN and SCOTT SHANE
"President Obama had authorized the use of force if Capt. Richard Phillips was believed to be in danger, so U.S. snipers fired when the pirates aimed an automatic rifle at their hostage."

Formerly Joyous, Black Voters Waver on Support for Paterson
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
"Gov. David A. Paterson of New York, whose ascension last year set off joy in black communities, now faces growing doubts from black leaders and voters."

Houses, Decked Out for a Sale, Are Robbed
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
"Thefts of luxury furnishings in unoccupied homes on the market in Piedmont, Calif., are testing the forced cheerfulness of real estate agents who are already reeling. "

?Hyperlocal? Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE
"Just as some cities? newspapers sputter, a handful of Web sites emerge to cull local content from government data, blogs and news media."

 Should Online Scofflaws Be Denied Web Access?
By ERIC PFANNER
"Policy makers are trying to bring Internet access to the masses while seeking to curb illegal copying of digital music, movies and video games."

Even a Print Advocate Turns to the Web
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
"The Magazine Publishers of America is for the first time allowing consumers to vote for their favorite magazine ad ? online. "

EDITORIAL:

Addiction Behind Bars
"The United States must do more to curb the spread of diseases like AIDS and hepatitis C in prison, where infection rates are high and diseases are easily spread."

OP-ED:

When to Retire a Justice
By PAUL D. CARRINGTON
"The Constitution seems to imply that federal judges do not enjoy 'life tenure,' but have a duty to retire when they are no longer fit to work full time."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).