Obama’s “Most Secretive White House” Times Editor Has Covered, FDA Studying Risks of Caramel Coloring, Justin Bieber Charged With Resisting Police Without Violence: P.M. Links

  • from oakland to sac-townJill Abramson, the executive editor of
    the New York Times
    tells
    Al-Jazeera America President Obama’s is the “most
    secretive White House” she’s dealt with. The White House,
    meanwhile, announced Obama would
    use the Google Hangouts
    to answer pre-selected questions, and
    some live ones from pre-selected people, after the State of the
    Union. Transparent enough for you?
  • The FDA
    announced
    it would be studying the safety of caramel coloring,
    used in cola in response to a Consumer Reports study an
    impurity in twelve sodas they tested from five manufacturers. If
    you like your soda, can you keep it?
  • The Baltimore Sun reports on a secret audit by the
    city of Balitmore that
    found
    speed camera error rates 40 times what had been
    previously disclosed.
  • Franklin Frye was found not guilty by reason of
    insanity
    on charges of stealing a necklace and has been in a
    mental hospital since 1971, the last six of which with a request
    for release assigned to a dead judge.
  • Current and former members of its cheerleading squad are

    suing
    the Oakland Raiders for wage theft and unfair employment
    practices, claiming that team owners aren’t abiding by California
    worker laws.
  • Justin Bieber was
    charged
    with resisting police without violence and DUI while
    allegedly drag racing in Florida.

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