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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist ran afoul of the state Constitution when he refused to fill an appeals court seat because all of the picks submitted to him were white, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled. The high court also ruled Thursday that Crist must make a judicial selection from the all-white list of six names for the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach. Crist, complaining Dec. 1 that none of "three well-qualified African-Americans" made the cut, asked the nominating commission to send him more names; but the commission refused. In a written statement Thursday, Crist said he was "disappointed" with the ruling, but he will comply with it. "I remain committed to ensuring that the diversity of the people of Florida is represented in our judiciary," said Crist. The court said the Constitution couldn't be... [read full story]
By Evelyn Ring and Donal Hickey Wednesday, November 25, 2009 CONTINGENCY plans by the Health Service Executive to deal with yesterday’s industrial action by the public sector trade unions worked well, the health authority...
To strengthen the levees against the rising tide of debt and the "hurricane of unemployment," the president must both spend down the debt with a bigger fiscal stimulus, and also get a grip on monetary policy -- regulating...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will demand next month's Copenhagen climate summit culminates in a real deal, Xinhua news agency quoted a Chinese negotiator as saying, but appears to have accepted that a legally binding agreement...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The United States' security commitments will not allow it join an international effort to a ban land mines, the State Department said. "This administration undertook a policy review and we decided...
