Massey pushes balanced tort reform to curb frivolous lawsuits
South Carolina Senator Shane Massey promotes two bills aimed at tightening tort laws to curb phantom damages and outside counsel costs while extending non economic damage caps. The measures seek a balance between protecting business competitiveness and preserving avenues for legitimate injury claims, echoing 2011 reforms supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Governor Haley. The debate centers on rational limits without blocking valid litigation and preserving the state’s favorable business climate.
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S.C
Shane Massey
Edgefield
Massey
General Assembly
Nikki Haley
Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
Morality Is Moral Only When It Is Voluntary
A concise quotation attributed to Lincoln Steffens emphasizes that true morality relies on voluntary action rather than external compulsion or coercion. The remark reflects his viewpoint on ethical autonomy and civic virtue.
Lavish first class travel costs exposed at HHS
The Washington Examiner obtained federal travel records showing the Department of Health and Human Services spent about $31 million on 7,000 first class and business class trips from 2009 to 2013. About half the upgrades were claimed for medical or job related reasons, totaling roughly $14 million. The report highlights a Charlotte to Charleston trip at $1,000 one way and questions the value of taxpayer time and travel choices.
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Washington Examiner
Department of Health and Human Services
Department
The
Examiner
HHS
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMAS
Charlotte
N.C
Charleston
The Secret Knowledge and the Web of Vaccination Doubt
Leonard Pitts Jr. laments the rise of designer facts and the secrecy trade in the Internet Age. He argues that anti vaccination rhetoric, fueled by a few online voices, undermines public health and trust in authoritative sources like the CDC. He singles out political figures who advocate parental vaccine choice as pandering and harmful.
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King
Kennedys
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Jenny McCarthy
Barack Obama
Kenya
Trayvon Martin
University of Google
Google University
Chris Christie
Rand Paul
Letter praising Abdullah II as wartime leader echoes Churchill
A reader lauds Jordan's King Abdullah II quoting warlike resolve and vows to persist until enemies are defeated. The letter contrasts Abdullah with Barack Obama and criticizes U S policy on terrorism, syria, and foreign conflict citing Churchill Roosevelt and wartime rhetoric. It ends with approval of Abdullah and Roosevelt.
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Abdullah II
Winston Churchill
Abdullah
Barack Obama
Neville Chamberlain
U.S
Winston
Franklin Roosevelt
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