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Chairman Hastings: Documents Raise Serious Questions
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Chairman Hastings: Documents Raise Serious Questions about Thoroughness and Independence of Inspector General’s Investigation into Drilling Moratorium Report Hastings sends letter to IG and releases documents received by Committee to date WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Department of the Interior’s Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall expressing deep concern with the thoroughness of the Office of Inspector General’s (IG) investigation into whether an Obama Administration report that recommended a six-month drilling moratorium was intentionally edited to incorrectly state the views of peer reviewers, and with the IG’s...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Alcee Hastings Ranks No.1 In Nepotism
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A Florida congressman impeached as a federal judge and currently under House Ethics Committee scrutiny has earned yet another recognition for his transgressions, this time nepotism. Alcee Hastings, one of only six federal judges to be removed from the bench, is in a class of his own when it comes to nepotism. This month he was ranked No. 1 out of 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives for paying salaries and fees to family members. The sordid details are included in a government watchdog’s study of how members of Congress abuse their position to benefit themselves and...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Hastings claims 'vindication' when sex harassment charges are dismissed
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WASHINGTON -- South Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings claimed vindication on Tuesday when a federal judge dismissed allegations that he had sexually harassed a former employee of a human-rights group under his supervision. "I appreciate the court's ruling," said Hastings, D-Miramar. "As I have said repeatedly, this whole thing is ridiculous, bizarre, frivolous, and has wasted – and is still wasting – a whole lot of folks' time and money. In a race with a lie, the truth always wins."
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
VIDEO RELEASE: Chairman Hastings Announces Draft Reorganization Proposal of Interior Department’s
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today released a YouTube video unveiling discussion draft legislation to reorganize and reform the Interior Department’s offshore energy oversight. The draft proposal officially abolishes the Minerals Management Service to create three separate agencies and establishes a new Under Secretary of Energy, Lands and Minerals in order to elevate the role of American energy production on public lands within the Interior Department. These reforms will help expand American energy production in order to protect and create American jobs, grow the economy and lower energy costs, while ensuring that...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Rep. Hastings asks that harassment case be tossed
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressman Alcee Hastings asked a court Saturday to throw out claims that he subjected a former employee to sexual harassment and retaliation when he was co-chairman of an independent U.S. agency. The Florida Democrat said the case should be handled according to congressionally-approved administrative and judicial remedies - and not the U.S. District Court in Washington, where the plaintiff, Winsome Packer, lodged her complaint. Packer says Hastings asked several times to stay at her apartment or to get her to visit his hotel room in Vienna, Austria, when she worked as staff representative and he was co-chairman...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
(Democrat) Rep. Alcee Hastings investigated for sexual harassment
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Hours after Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation became official, a sexual harassment case involving Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) resurfaced. Gary Fields and Brody Mullins report for the Wall Street Journal that the independent Office of Congressional Ethics is now investigating a claim that Hastings sexually harassed a woman working on his staff. Fields and Mullins write that the Office investigation was opened after conservative group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in March as the legal counsel for Republican staffer Winsome Packer. Packer, who served on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--a group headed by the congressman--alleges that Hastings...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Florida Lawmaker Faces Ethics Review (Hastings - D)
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A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the House's independent ethics investigative arm, and it is at a preliminary stage. It began at least a month ago after Judicial Watch, a conservative group, filed a lawsuit as the legal counsel for Winsome Packer, a staffer on a commission Mr. Hastings headed. She alleged that she had been sexually harassed by the congressman and that he retaliated...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Netflix vs. "the Keystone Cable Cos."
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Netflix vs. "The Keystone Cable Cos." I’ve found it amusing the past week watching all of the headlines about the cable television executives having their meeting of the minds regarding their bleak futures and The Netflix Problem. I have long maintained that Comcast shareholders and CONSUMERS would be better off if Netflix and Reed Hastings could put together a highly leveraged buyout of Comcast. I use a Comcast cable modem and watch movies ON Netflix without any technical difficulty. Yet, I’ve had Comcast “On Demand” for over a year now and every time I have ever tried to watch a...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued for Sexual Harassment:'Unwelcome Sexual Advances','Unwelcome Touching'
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Maarch 7, 2011-News Release Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued by Employee for Sexual Harassment: 'Unwelcome Sexual Advances' and 'Unwelcome Touching' Hastings Allegedly Retaliated Against Victim for Complaining About Conduct WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit on March 7, 2011 against Florida Democrat Congressman Alcee Hastings on behalf of a female employee who was repeatedly subjected to "unwelcome sexual advances," "unwelcome touching" and retaliation. The alleged harassment and retaliation began in 2008, when Hastings was Chairman of the United States Commission on Security...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
Netflix Plans Deep Integration With Facebook
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Online movie subscription service Netflix (NFLX) is working on an extensive integration with social networking giant Facebook. Netflix hopes the effort will help shift its business over time from household accounts to personal accounts for its video service. “Our long-term goal is to evolve the Netflix service so that it feels more natural to have a personal account,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Chief Financial Officer David Wells wrote in a letter to shareholders Wednesday. “Our $7.99-per-month plan is for one stream at a time, and later this year we’ll be able to offer consumers some account options to watch...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 08:06:49 PM
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