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Juan Pardo Navarro
The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union extended its lead over the "Out" campaign in an opinion poll published on Saturday, while two major bookmakers offered the shortest odds to date on a vote to remain.
The poll from market research company Opinium for the Observer newspaper marked the sixth poll out of seven published in the last week to show the Remain campaign in the lead.
Forty-four percent of Britons wanted to remain in the EU, up from 42 percent in an Opinium/Observer poll at the end of last month, while the proportion wanting to leave edged down a point to 40 percent.
Earlier, William Hill and Ladbrokes cut their odds on Britain remaining in the European Union to 1/6, meaning gamblers would get only one pound ($1.45) in profit for every 6 pounds wagered if Britons vote to stay in the EU.
As polls have given sharply different pictures of public opinion, many investors are watching betting odds closely. Odds have consistently indicated a high probability of an "In" result in the June 23 referendum.
"There does seem to have been some move towards staying in the EU, particularly given that ours is an online methodology which typically shows a closer race than polls conducted on the phone," Adam Drummond of Opinium Research said.
Telephone polls have tended to show a larger lead for the "Remain" campaign, with online surveys instead suggesting the referendum result will be too close to call. Opinium surveyed 2,008 adults between May 17 and 19.
"The change comes mainly from Conservative voters who have moved from narrowly backing Brexit at the end of April to a large lead for remain," Drummond added.
The two bookmakers said the vast majority of cash staked on the referendum backed a "Remain" result - 90 percent of it in the case of Ladbrokes. Still, William Hill said most individual gamblers had betted on Britain leaving the EU.
"The Brexit rally of a few weeks ago seems a distant memory. It's significant that so many people are prepared to back remain despite the short odds," Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Donohue said in a statement.
William Hill's odds now reflect an 85 percent chance of a "Remain" vote, up from 83 percent on Friday. Ladbrokes, which removes the margin it takes on bets from its calculations, pointed to a 79 percent chance - up from 66 percent a month ago.
Earlier on Saturday, finance leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers united over the weekend in wishing that Britain stays in the EU, but acknowledged they could do little more than hope.
Los buques de la marina y aviones egipcios han descubierto objetos personales que se presume que proceden del avión de EgyptAir, que se cree que se estrelló en el mar Mediterráneo el 19 de mayo con 56 pasajeros y 10 tripulantes a bordo. Se ha informado de que el avistamiento se ha llevado a cabo 290 km al norte de Alejandría.
El avión Airbus 320 de Egyptair que desapareció el pasado jueves en el Mediterráneo envió a su centro de operaciones de la compañía al menos tres alarmas de la presencia de humo a bordo. Las alertas se registraron solo unos minutos antes de que el aparato desapareciera de los radar y dejara de emitir señal alguna.
Restos del avión de EgyptAir hallados en el Mediterráneo.
Las alarmas fueron emitidas de forma automática a través del sistema ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System), que envía de forma continua al centro de operaciones de la compañía los datos de vuelo y las posibles incidencias. La existencia de esas alarmas fue difundida por varios medios estadounidenses que citaban a un portavoz egipcio como fuente y este sábado ha sido confirmada a France Presse por una fuente del centro de investigación de accidentes aéreos de Francia (BEA, Bureau d´Enquetes et Analyses).
En los mensajes automáticos recibidos por la compañía se indica que hay humo en el lavabo próximo a la cabina de los pilotos. Otra alerta señala que también hay humo en el sistema electrónico de control del avión. Entre los mensajes automáticos del ACARS en esos minutos previos, otros indican fallos en el piloto automático del avión. También señalan la activación de sensores en el sistema de deshielo de una ventanilla de la cabina de pilotos y en el mecanismo de apertura de otra ventanilla. Todos esos mensajes se recibieron en un corto espacio de tiempo poco antes de que el Airbus desapareciera.
Los expertos coinciden en que, pese a que los datos son significativos, no explican por sí solos lo ocurrido, y que, para determinar las causas de la catástrofe, es necesario encontrar restos del avión y, sobre todo, las dos cajas negras del aparato. De hecho, ni en el centro operativo de la compañía ni en ningún centro de control de los países próximos a la catástrofe se recibió ninguna comunicación de emergencia o peligro de accidente por parte de los pilotos del avión.
Más de dos días después del siniestro, no existe hipótesis alguna sobre lo que pudo pasar. "Todas las hipótesis siguen abiertas", repiten los dos gobiernos más afectados, los de Francia y Egipto, origen y destino del vuelo. Aunque las autoridades egipcias dan verosimilitud a la hipótesis de un atentado y las franceses no lo descartan, ninguna organización se ha responsabilizado de la catástrofe hasta este sábado.Difícilmente el humo detectado pudo deberse a una bomba, porque en ese caso no se hubieran emitido las alertas durante al menos dos minutos, que es lo que figura en el centro de operaciones de Egiptair.
De otro lado, pilotos de aviones Airbus A 320 similares al siniestrado comentan que, en caso de que el siniestro hubiera sido originado por un grave fallo técnico, tampoco encaja en ese caso el comportamiento del avión. Según el Gobierno griego, el aparato inició un brusco descenso y, antes de perderse en los radar, giró bruscamente 90 grados a la izquierda y, enseguida, 360 a la derecha. Los expertos coinciden en que esas bruscas maniobras solo pueden deberse a una acción provocada bien por los pilotos o por un hecho por determinar en el interior del aparato.
Una tesis que manejan esos pilotos consultados es que, en efecto, todo pudo desarrollarse a raíz de un incendio en el sistema eléctrico del avión que se encuentra bajo el puesto de los pilotos y del lavabo próximo a la cabina. En caso de humo en la cabina, el procedimiento a seguir por los pilotos consiste en iniciar un inmediato descenso de emergencia para llegar a una altitud en la que sea posible abrir las ventanillas de la cabina -probablemente intentaron abrir una- y respirar aire del exterior. Durante esa maniobra, los pilotos -como los pasajeros- se ponen máscaras de oxígeno. A la vez, el comandante o el copiloto deben iniciar la desconexión, uno a uno, de los sistemas electrónicos para intentar eliminar el origen del humo.
En esas circunstancias, en pleno descenso, el avión aumenta rápidamente de velocidad y resulta difícil controlarlo. "En cabina, el ruido es ensordecedor", cuentan, lo que explicaría que los pilotos, con la boca tapada además por las máscaras de oxígeno, no comunicaran ninguna emergencia por radio. Ese aumento brutal de velocidad puede provocar la ruptura de alguna pieza clave de sustentación del avión -un trozo del ala, un timón...-, lo que explicaría los dos giros bruscos de última hora.
La hipótesis encajaría, por ejemplo, con el hecho de que los fallos en el piloto automático se produjeron tres minutos después de la alarma por humo en el lavabo. Seguramente, fue entonces cuando se desconectó el automático para iniciar el inmediato descenso de emergencia. Los pilotos consultados precisan que, cuando se entrenan en simuladores de vuelo, el ejercicio a partir de la presencia de humo en la cabina procedente del sistema eléctrico de control "es el más complejo de todos".
A raíz de la desaparición del avión, Francia está revisando y analizando todos sus sistemas de seguridad en los aeropuertos y ha redoblado la vigilancia en los mismos. Este sábado, la terminal Oeste del aeropuerto de Orly ha sido despejada en parte debido a una amenaza de bomba y han sido clausurados los accesos a la misma, según ha comentado una pasajera que se dirigía al lugar.
España ha tenido un sistema de partidos muy estable desde 1977, a pesar del terremoto que supuso la desaparición de UCD a comienzos de los ochenta y de las dificultades que, como consecuencia de ello, tuvo la derecha española para ocupar su sitio durante toda la década. Fue necesaria la refundación de AP como PP y la absorción del CDS para que la derecha española pudiera competir con posibilidades de éxito. Pero, a pesar de ello, entre 1977 y 2010 hay continuidad en el sistema de partidos a través del cual la sociedad española ha hecho la síntesis política de sí misma, lo que le ha permitido gobernarse de manera democrática varios decenios, que han sido, sin duda, los mejores de su historia contemporánea.
Ese sistema entró en quiebra en 2010. Y entró en quiebra porque en ese año queda desarbolado el PSOE como partido de gobierno, como consecuencia de la combinación de los efectos de la crisis económica, dramáticamente escenificados en la sesión del pleno del Congreso de los Diputados del 12 de mayo, y de la ruptura de la Constitución territorial en el mes de julio con la sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional sobre el Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña.
Va a hacer falta más de una legislatura para recomponer el sistema de partidos
Inicialmente, pareció que únicamente el PSOE iba a verse afectado y que su debilidad podría ser compensada por la fortaleza de CiU en Cataluña y la del PP en el resto del Estado. Los resultados de las elecciones catalanas de finales de 2010 y de las municipales, autonómicas y generales de 2011 en España así parecían indicarlo. La gobernabilidad tanto de Cataluña como de España parecían garantizadas.
Pero era un espejismo. El PSOE había sido el centro de gravedad del sistema de partidos desde 1977 y en su caída arrastraba a todos. En Cataluña, las formas de manifestación de la quiebra han sido variadas e inequívocas desde la Diada de 2011. En España la enorme fortaleza del PP tras las elecciones de mayo y noviembre de 2011 ha hecho que la quiebra haya tardado más en manifestarse, pero desde mayo de 2014 es inocultable. Y todos los estudios de opinión lo evidencian. Los del CIS y todos los demás.
España y Cataluña siguen teniendo partidos, la mayor parte los mismos que antes de 2010, pero los partidos ya no constituyen un sistema, es decir, un conjunto ordenado a través del cual la sociedad española y la catalana se expresan políticamente en cuanto tales y, como consecuencia de ello, se autodirigen. En Cataluña ya ha sido así en esta legislatura. En España va a ser así en las legislaturas municipales y autonómicas que se van a abrir en marzo, mayo y septiembre y en la estatal que se abrirá en noviembre o diciembre de 2015.
Me temo que va a hacer falta más de una legislatura para recomponer el sistema de partidos.
La posibilidad de que se produzca un cambio significativo respecto de lo que ha sido el sistema de partidos de la Transición está en el aire
La previsibilidad ha sido una de las características más destacadas, si no la que más, del sistema de partidos que se configura a partir de los resultados de las elecciones del 15 de junio de 1977. En dichas elecciones que, aunque no fueron convocadas como constituyentes, acabaron siéndolo, se prefiguró un sistema de partidos, que ha sido reafirmado en las diez siguientes elecciones constitucionales, las celebradas desde marzo de 1979 hasta noviembre de 2011.
Este sistema de partidos es el que parece que empezó a entrar en crisis con el resultado de las elecciones europeas de mayo de 2014, aunque queda todavía por ver qué ocurre a finales de año, ya que el sistema electoral para el Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado es profundamente distinto del sistema electoral para el Parlamento Europeo, las comunidades autónomas o los Ayuntamientos de más de cinco mil habitantes. Sobre esta diferencia y sobre las sorpresas que puede deparar, ya llamó la atención en este mismo periódico José Ramón Montero hace unos meses (“Podemos y el sheriff de Nottingham”, 5 de febrero).
Entrar en los Parlamentos y Ayuntamientos no es fácil, pero entrar en treinta y tantas de las circunscripciones del Congreso y en todas las del Senado es casi imposible
Me imagino que estarán reflexionando seriamente sobre ello las direcciones y los militantes de todos los partidos que en el terreno de la izquierda se están viendo obligados a diseñar una estrategia para concurrir a las elecciones generales. Entrar en el Parlamento Europeo, en los Parlamentos autónomos o en los Ayuntamientos no es fácil, pero entrar en treinta y tantas de las circunscripciones del Congreso y en todas las del Senado es casi imposible. En el Congreso y el Senado la barrera legal, que tan importante ha sido el pasado 24 de mayo, es irrelevante. Hay que multiplicar por cinco, o incluso por más, el 3% de la barrera legal para poder ocupar un escaño en el Congreso o en el Senado. Toda estrategia que no esté diseñada para alcanzar ese objetivo va a conducir a una profunda frustración no solamente a los dirigentes y militantes de los partidos, sino a sus potenciales votantes.
La posibilidad de que se produzca un cambio significativo respecto de lo que ha sido el sistema de partidos de la Transición está en el aire. Pero de eso a que dicho cambio se materialice y con qué intensidad, está por ver. Todos sabemos en qué tejado está la pelota.
Es wäre der Beginn einer geplanten Revolution gewesen: Vertreter der Familien von Porsche und Piëch wollten nach Informationen des SPIEGEL das Land Niedersachsen bei Volkswagen ent machten.
Die Familien Porsche und Piëch haben nach Informationen des SPIEGELdie Entmachtung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Volkswagen-Konzern vorbereitet.Bisher hat das Land mit 20 Prozent der Stammaktien ein Vetorecht bei allen wichtigen Entscheidungen. Wenn das Unternehmen zwei Jahre hintereinander keine Dividende zahlt, werden jedoch die bisher stimmrechtslosen Vorzugsaktien stimmberechtigt. Der Anteil Niederachsens würde sich dadurch fast halbieren, das Vetorecht wäre weg.
Im Aufsichtsrat des Konzerns haben die Vertreter der Familien und zwei Repräsentanten von Katar dafür gestimmt, dass für 2015 keine Dividende bezahlt wird. Es wäre der Beginn einer geplanten Revolution gewesen. Allerdings überstimmten zwei Vertreter Niedersachsens und zehn der Arbeitnehmer die Familien. Der Aufsichtsrat schlug deshalb die Zahlung einer Dividende vor.
Nach Informationen des SPIEGEL berieten die Porsches und Piëchs anschließend, ob sie diesen Beschluss ignorieren und auf der Hauptversammlung mit ihrer Mehrheit von 52 Prozent die Dividende dennoch verhindern sollten. Es gab Befürworter dieses Plans. Doch der eher konsens orientierte Wolfgang Porsche setzte sich durch. Er will einen offenen Machtkampf der Großaktionäre verhindern.
Japanese 10,000 yen notes lined up in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration.
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Japan and the United States remained at loggerheads over exchange-rate policy on Friday with Washington saying yen moves continued to be "orderly," signaling that Tokyo has no justification to intervene in the market to stem yen gains.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso reiterated Tokyo's view that excessive and disorderly currency moves were undesirable, making it clear authorities won't hesitate to step into the market if they consider any yen spike as out of line with economic fundamentals.
"In line with previous commitments by G7 and G20, I said stability in exchange rates is extremely important as excess volatility and disorderly movements would hurt the economy," Aso told reporters after meeting Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders in Sendai, northeast Japan.
But a senior U.S. Treasury official said currency moves are deemed "disorderly" enough to warrant intervention only when they are triggered by a crisis such as the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeast Japan in March 2011.
There needs to be a distinction between such moves and market fluctuations "that happen," the official said, adding that "you know" when truly disorderly conditions occur.
"We've had agreements in the G7 and G20 for a number of years that have been very solid, workable ... that give all of us the ability to use domestic tools for domestic purposes, but that they commit to refraining from exchange-rate targeting unless there are disorderly conditions," the official said.
"I continue to believe that Japan has orderly conditions," he said, when asked whether Washington's stance on the yen has not changed since last month's Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering in Washington.
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Japanese authorities have stayed away from the markets since they last intervened in 2011. At the time, Tokyo got G7 consent to intervene to stem a yen spike driven by speculation that a devastating earthquake would force Japanese insurers to repatriate overseas funds to pay for damage claims.
Currency market stability is among topics financial leaders of the G7 advanced economies are discussing at the two-day gathering that kicked off on Friday.
Japan has failed to bridge differences with the United States on the yen, with Washington dismissing Tokyo's concerns that recent yen rises are excessive and instead pushing for agreements against currency market interventions.
The rift may be evident again when Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew hold a bilateral meeting Saturday morning.
The U.S. Treasury official said it was important that G7 and G20 countries adhere to their commitment to refrain from "beggar-thy-neighbor" currency policies so countries would instead pursue monetary, fiscal and structural steps to boost growth.
"If you're competing for your share of a shrinking pie that won't lead to a better global economy," the official said.
Japanese policymakers, including Aso, have repeatedly threatened to intervene in the market to stem yen rises, particularly when the currency hit a 18-month high against the dollar earlier this month.
The dollar's recent rebound against the yen, however, has eased some concerns among the Japanese policymakers of the pain a strong yen could inflict on a fragile economy.
The dollar stood around 110 yen on Friday, buoyed in part by renewed expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as early as in June.
Australia's election campaign was hijacked on Friday by police raids on the Labor opposition, over a suspected leak of documents citing cost blow-outs in a multi-billion dollar broadband upgrade, sparking concerns about abuse of power.
Labor questioned the timing of the raids and whether the government had put pressure on police, while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the head of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) rejected any suggestion of political interference.
The controversy capped the second week of campaigning ahead of a national election set for July 2, in which polls indicate a tightly contested race between Labor and Turnbull's Liberal-National coalition government.
The unprecedented timing of the raids, which carried on until the early hours of Friday morning, also led to concerns it could have a negative impact on whistleblowers.
"This is about the right for the public to know the truth. Mr Turnbull is going to extraordinary long lengths to stop Australians finding out the truth about the cost of the NBN (National Broadband Network)," said Labor leader Bill Shorten.
"He is going after whistleblowers and he is smearing his political opponents. The public have a right to know the truth and whistleblowers have a right to protection."
Turnbull said that he had no prior notice of the raids and chastised Labor for questioning the integrity of police.
"The first I heard of the AFP investigation was yesterday when I was advised by the Justice Minister shortly after he'd been advised by the Commissioner," he told reporter.
Turnbull was communications minister for more than two years before deposing Tony Abbott in a party coup last year. He drew criticism for his decision to scale back the A$38 billion broadband program, stopping short of connecting homes directly to the network amid cost overruns.
NBN aims to connect 93 percent of Australian homes and workplaces with optical fiber, providing broadband services in urban and regional areas. It was created in 2009 by the Australian government and is expected to be ready by 2020.
The AFP said in a statement that it had informed both the government and opposition before conducting the raids, as is standard procedure.
"In regard to government and political influence that has been commented on this morning, there has been no influence, no influence on the AFP in the conduct of this investigation," AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin told reporters.
University of Sydney Emeritus Professor of Political Science and the Media, Rod Tiffen, said that the raids, coming as they have in the midst of a federal election campaign, were "unprecedented" and that it was unclear how it would play out.
"We, it's certainly extraordinary. I've never know anything at all like it in an election campaign," he told Reuters.
"I think that's really the key question: whether it was politically motivated in some sense."
Be careful but don't be fearful. You are more likely to encounter pickpockets than terrorists.
Over the last few months we’ve watched Europe suffer barbarous terrorist attacks in France and Belgium, and now terrorism is suspected in the crash of an EgyptAir flight from Paris. As summer vacation season begins, it’s not surprising that fear has crept into our psyche.
Fear, however, shouldn’t prompt you to forestall your European travel plans.
The odds of you being present in Europe for a terrorist attack are very slim. On any given day regardless of where you are, the odds of dying from a terrorist attack are about 1 in 20 million. You are more likely to die in countless other ways, including from being crushed by furniture. Those factoids can’t compete with the jarring images you’ve seen from Paris and Brussels, but they should reassure you that Europe remains a safe place.
That said, you should exercise vigilance whenever you are on vacation no matter where that vacation takes place. New York City can be as unfamiliar and dangerous for a first time visitor as London, Amsterdam, and Rome.
Here are a few actions you can take to minimize fear and maximize your enjoyment:
Educate yourself before arriving in Europe on dos (keep your passport with you in a secure place) and don’ts (put your wallet in a loose pocket);
Check the State Department on travel alerts and warnings for current news;
Know exactly where you are going when touring cities by using updated maps, including the locations of U.S. embassies and consulates;
Don’t gather in large crowds in public places; and
Be constantly aware of your surroundings and take precautionary measures if something doesn’t feel right.
Keep in mind, failure to be smart doesn’t mean you’ll be the victim of a terrorist attack. It is far more likely you’ll be the victim of a crafty pickpocket.
As you do your part, security services all over Europe have significantly increased their activities to detect any terrorist activities and to arrest suspected terrorists. U.S. intelligence services also are helping to improve weaknesses in European intelligence operations and sharing information as much as possible. Together, these actions should inhibit new attacks in the near-term.
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Though the suspected terrorist downing of the EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo raises troubling questions about security measures at French airports, the reality is only two out of tens of thousands of flights from Europe to America over the last 15 years involved attempted terrorist attacks after takeoff. The last occurred in December 2009.
For decades, countless Americans have enjoyed amazing historical sights, unique cultures, sumptuous food and unparalleled artwork across Europe. Our shared love of freedom is what makes Americans and Europeans more than just cousins separated by an ocean.
We must never let terrorists scare us into submission. They win when we cower. So just as nearly 1.7 million of our European friends still came to America in the three months after the 9/11 attacks, we should flood them with our friendship now.
Matt A. Mayer is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He previously served in senior positions at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
CHICAGO — Although Jared Fogle received dozens of pornographic images and videos of children from his former employee, he neither helped produce nor actively sought them.
Although he frequently talked and fantasized about having sex with kids younger than 16, he did not actually do so.
And although he committed depraved acts, he took responsibility, showed remorse and sought treatment.
Those are some of the reasons his defense attorney used to try to persuade federal appeals court judges to shorten the former Subway pitchman's nearly 16-year prison sentence.
Fogle argues that U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt abused her discretion when she sentenced him to 15 years and eight months in federal prison. The sentence, which exceeded the 12 ½ years that federal prosecutors recommended as part of a plea agreement, was flawed and unreasonable, Fogle's attorney, Ron Elberger, argued.
Elberger and Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve DeBrota presented opposing arguments Friday in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The hearing, which lasted less than 30 minutes with almost no questions from the appellate judges, came about six months after Pratt sentenced Fogle in November.
Jared Fogle texts quoted in opposition to appeal
Fogle pleaded guilty to possession or distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines to have commercial sex with a minor. His defense attorneys asked for a five-year sentence.
Fogle's punishment was "erroneously grounded" in his fantasies and acts he didn't do, neither of which should have been used to justify an enhanced sentence, Elberger argued in court records.
"The mere fact that someone's fantasizing about a crime or committing a crime, even a crime of violence, is not itself a crime," Elberger said during the hearing.
And even though Fogle talked about having sex with young minors, "that's all he did," Elberger said. "It was all talk and no substance."
Elberger also said the sentence was based on a "mistaken belief" that Fogle was involved in the actual production of child pornography. He said Fogle did not see all of the photos and videos produced by Russell Taylor, the former head of Fogle's foundation who secretly videotaped minors visiting his home.
In response, federal prosecutors argued in court briefs that Pratt "thoroughly and appropriately explored the unusual nature and circumstances of Fogle's offenses and his history and characteristics."
Although Fogle was not involved in the production of child pornography, "he knew where the production took place, knew that it was going to happen, and did nothing, instead waiting for his chance to receive the material," according to court records filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Fogle rationalized and encouraged Taylor's conduct — and, for several years, benefited from it.
Fogle's interest in minors dates to at least 2007, and his illegal activities accelerated after Taylor became the head of his foundation a year later. Fogle viewed images of children, ages 9 to 16, who were secretly recorded by Taylor while they were changing clothes, showering and bathing. One video showed a more sexually explicit act. Fogle also traveled to New York City hotels to have sex with a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old.Fogle's massive weight loss propelled him to fame. As a spokesman for the Subway sandwich chain, he became a symbol of the fight against obesity, doing media interviews and making appearances at schools and public events.
During his sentencing hearing last fall, Fogle said he's a sex addict, that he had somehow turned his obsession with food into an obsession with sex.
Fogle pleaded guilty and sought medical treatment almost right after his arrest in August. His attorneys argued that Pratt seemed to punish Fogle for seeking treatment after his arrest, court records say, and erroneously rejected a probation officer's recommendation for a less harsh sentence based on the additional stress and collateral damage he will endure because of his notoriety.
But DeBrota said Fogle shouldn't receive leniency because of his celebrity status. And although he sought treatment, he only did so after he was caught.
Police arrested Taylor in April 2015. He was convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography.
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Going against her past tradition, Oklahoma Gov.Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed an anti-abortion bill on grounds that it was vague and would not stand against a challenge.
Fallin is considered the most pro-life governor in the country and has a long history of signing pro-life and pro-family legislation.
"The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered 'necessary to preserve the life of a mother,' " Fallin said in a statement Friday.
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On Thursday, Oklahoma's state Senate passed the bill that would make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion and also threaten such doctors with loss of license.
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