Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年1月14日(土)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I am always busy. I have a backlog（備蓄） of things to do: legal, administrative, press inquiries, and writing — lots of writing. Being me is a full-time job."
CHELSEA MANNING, on her life in prison as she serves the longest sentence ever imposed for disclosing government secrets.

JANUARY 14, 2017

（０）Ben Carson’s Denial of Reality By TERRELL JERMAINE STARR
He wins the favor of white conservatives by his refusing to challenge institutional racism in housing and education.

（１）Chicago Police Routinely Trampled on Civil Rights, Justice Dept. Says
City and federal officials have agreed to a series of reforms the Police Department will make to address the problems detailed in a scathing（痛烈な） report.

（２）House members left the Capitol after morning votes on Friday in Washington.
House Clears Path for Repeal of Health Law
The vote on a budget blueprint sets Congress on a course to fulfill a Republican promise to rescind（無効にする） the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature domestic achievement.

（３）3 Takata（タカタ） Executives Face Criminal Charges Over Exploding（爆発させる） Airbags
U.S. prosecutors charged the executives in a case that involved 11 deaths and instigated the largest automotive recall in American history.

（４）Walter M. Shaub Jr., head of the Office of Government Ethics, held a news conference to criticize President-elect Donald J. Trump’s ethics plan.
Head of Ethics Office Speaks Out. Some Republicans Ask, Was It Ethical?
Walter M. Shaub Jr., after raising ethics concerns about the president-elect, has clashed with Republicans and is facing the threat of a congressional inquiry.

（５）Ms. Manning, in a 2010 photograph.
Chelsea Manning Describes Bleak（荒涼とした） Life in a Men’s Prison
The former Army intelligence analyst who disclosed files to WikiLeaks hopes to be allowed to move ahead with her gender reassignment and her life.

（６）A government report shows that sugary（甘い） soda is the most popular item in the shopping carts of families that receive federal food stamps.
In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda
Food stamps are supposed to help improve nutrition for the poor, but a study shows that, just like everyone else, food stamp users buy soda and junk food.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2765, State Bills of Rights
How each state developed its own constitution and bill of rights.
Who introduced a bill of rights at the First Federal Congress?
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. George Washington
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. James Madison
Outstanding! Choice d is correct.