Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年2月12日(日)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Progressives cannot afford to forget about what’s happening in our backyards. Some of it is even more egregious than what is currently happening in Washington, D.C."
NICK RATHOD, executive director of State Innovation Exchange, a liberal group focused on state government.

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

（０）Judge, Jury, Executioner, President
Have Donald Trump’s stump speeches denied Bowe Bergdahl a fair trial?

（１）State G.O.P. Leaders Move Swiftly as Party Bickers（口論） in Congress　←　コメ約1000
Republicans in Washington appear flummoxed（まごつかせる） by one-party rule, but rising party leaders in the states are quickly passing laws to further a conservative agenda.

（２）For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal　←　コメ約500
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has a long connection to Israel. When he meets with the country’s prime minister on Wednesday, it will be a gathering influenced by old encounters and shared experiences.

（３）‘A Sense of Dread’ for Civil Servants Shaken by Trump Transition
Across the nation’s bureaucracy, the new administration’s upending of protocol and policy has stirred（かき乱す） frustration, fear and, for some, talk of resistance.

（４）Restricted Spyware Used to Hack Advocates of Mexico’s Soda Tax
Nutrition policy makers and others fighting obesity were targeted with the spyware from NSO Group, a dealer said to sell its products only to governments.

（５）More Women in Their 60s and 70s Are Having ‘Way Too Much Fun’ to Retire
Women have become significantly more likely to stay on the job at an older age, many out of enjoyment as much as obligation, research shows.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2793, A Free Press in the Early Republic
The First Amendment was created in part to help ease fears that the government would manipulate the press.
Roger Sherman famously declared that "the powers of ______ will not extend to _____."
a. the president, the press
b. the press, congress
c. congress, the press
d. the press, the Senate
Well done! Choice c is correct.

60-Second Civics: Episode 2792, Seditious Libel
In colonial America, the press was heavily restricted by the British Crown.