News Round Up

Quick, quick! Before DSL gets washed out by the rain, here are a few news items that you might find of interest:

Both the Pennsylvania State House and Senate have passed a bill allowing mothers to breastfeed in public. A few quotes from "Support for nursing in public," by Erika Gebel (Inquirer, 7/04):

Eleven years after the first bill was introduced to protect breast-feeding in public, the state House voted unanimously yesterday to allow it. The measure, already passed by the Senate, is expected to be signed by Gov. Rendell.

"I think this is a big step. It's very important for women to know that they can breast-feed where they need to and when," said Sen. Connie Williams, a Democrat from Montgomery County, who introduced the bill in February.

Pennsyltucky Politics offers updated information on Rep. Patrick Murphy's (D-08) book advance

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz has issued this statement on President Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence:

"The decision of President Bush to commute the prison sentence of Scooter Libby is outrageous. We have long known the President considers himself unaccountable to the American people, and it is now crystal clear: he considers all members of his Administration above the law. This choice by the President demonstrates yet another case of his terrible lack of judgment. Scooter Libby lied to a grand jury and he lied to the FBI, but the President apparently believes Libby's lies were acceptable."