Jewish group sues Amazon over ‘Nazi’ books
SEEKS SUPPRESSION OF SPEECH IN GERMANY Jewish group sues Amazon Germany over ‘Nazi’ books AFP Friday, 24 July 2009 NEW YORK — The …
SEEKS SUPPRESSION OF SPEECH IN GERMANY Jewish group sues Amazon Germany over ‘Nazi’ books AFP Friday, 24 July 2009 NEW YORK — The …
“For these defendants, corruption was a way of life,” Ralph J. Marra Jr., the acting United States attorney in New Jersey, said at a news conference. “They existed in an ethics-free zone.”
Mr. Marra said that average citizens “don’t have a chance” against the culture of influence peddling the investigation had unearthed. (Excerpt from NY TImes account)

The 44 arrests Thursday were a remarkable number even for New Jersey, where more than 130 public officials have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of corruption since 2001.
“New Jersey’s corruption problem is one of the worst, if not the worst, in the nation,” said Ed Kahrer, who heads the FBI’s white-collar and public corruption division. “Corruption is a cancer that is destroying the core values of this state.”
Gov. Jon Corzine said: “The scale of corruption we’re seeing as this unfolds is simply outrageous and cannot be tolerated.”

The Associated Press Thursday, 9 July 2009
BERLIN — Germany’s Justice Minister on Thursday called for foreign
Internet service providers to remove neo-Nazi images, texts and
other content that can be viewed inside the country in violation
of laws forbidding any Nazi symbols.



By ANNE BARKER
ABC News Monday, 6 July 2009
JERUSALEM — ABC’s Middle East correspondent Anne Barker became
caught in violent street protests involving ultra-Orthodox Jews in
Jerusalem at the weekend. This is her graphic account of her ordeal.

“In all likelihood something similar could appear and it could be held in your hand and used as a means of payment,” Medvedev told reporters. “This is the international currency.”
