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Saturday, June 2, 2012

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Clemens turns to manager and massage therapist

Former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, left, and his legal team, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, center, and his legal team, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Attorney Rusty Hardin is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, center, and his legal team, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Defense attorneys used a former baseball manager and a massage therapist to argue that Roger Clemens didn't change much physically late in his career, as they try to undercut the government's case that the pitcher turned to performance-enhancing drugs to prolong his time in the big leagues.

The massage therapist, Cheryl Redfern, who treated Clemens from 1995 to 2003, testified Thursday that she never saw acne on Clemens' body or noticed any changes in his upper body ? two possible byproducts of steroid use.

In his 40s, when most players are retired, Clemens continued to pitch at a high level, especially with the Houston Astros from 2004-2006. His manager during most of that time, Phil Garner, said the pitcher's performance didn't change over those years.

But the numbers don't support that: In Clemens' first year with Houston, he won his seventh Cy Young Award and posted an excellent 2.98 earned run average. In his second year with Houston, when Clemens turned 43, his ERA dropped by more than a run, to an extraordinarily good 1.87.

Clemens is charged with lying to Congress in 2008 when he said he never took steroids or human growth hormone. His lawyers are trying to demonstrate that Clemens used smarts and hard work ? not performance-enhancing drugs ? to post age-defying numbers.

Garner became the latest in a string of witnesses to speak glowingly of Clemens' leadership and work ethic.

"Ever see Roger Clemens cut corners?" Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin asked.

"Never did," Garner replied.

He said that Clemens continued to have success even after losing about 5 mph off his fastball as he aged.

"He didn't just overpower teams; he outsmarted teams," he said. "He wasn't as domineering as he was earlier."

The claim that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs is supported firsthand by only one witness, Clemens' former strength coach, Brian McNamee. To counter McNamee, the defense has called friends and associates of Clemens from high school, college and his years with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and now the Astros.

During Garner's first spring training with the Astros in 2005, he recalled seeing Clemens at the ballpark at 7:30 a.m. working out in a heavy flak jacket, then going for a run before returning outside after lunch for some "PFP" (pitchers' fielding practice). Garner thought it all "totally weird" because Clemens was supposed to pitch that day.

"Rocket, what in the world are you doing?" Garner asked.

"Skip, I'm trying to get my legs as tired as possible so it's like it's the ninth inning when I'm out there today," Clemens replied, according to Garner.

Garner also spoke about an area at the end of the Astros dugout called "Rocket Hole," where Clemens kept bananas and Gatorade to recover between innings. During one game, Garner said he turned and saw Clemens pacing and yelling at himself, "What is going on? Are you going to pitch tonight or are you not going to pitch tonight? Are you going to get anybody out tonight?"

Another defense witness, Houston orthopedic surgeon Larry Likover, a longtime friend of the Clemens family, testified he used to give the painkiller Vioxx to Clemens. Clemens has said he used to eat "Vioxx like it was Skittles," a statement the government has used to imply that Clemens would have no aversion to abusing drugs to remain competitive.

Reinforcing that point, Durham asked Likover if the doctor would ever put "Eat like Skittles" on a Vioxx prescription. Likover said no.

The doctor also said that he would inject Clemens with vitamin B12 when the pitcher needed a boost. Prosecutors say that Clemens' claim that he had received B12 injection from McNamee was a cover for steroids.

Also appearing for the defense was the woman who used to clean Clemens' New York City apartment when he played for the Yankees ? she happened to be there on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The woman said she never saw needles or vials in the apartment during the half-dozen or so times she cleaned the place, but under cross-examination, she said she didn't look through Clemens' personal things and was never there at night.

McNamee has testified that he injected Clemens with steroids at the apartment during the 2001 baseball season.

The trial is in recess Friday because of a juror's schedule conflict.

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AP Sports Writer Joseph White contributed to this report.

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Mohamed A. El-Erian: Investors Brace for Global Slowdown

The insufficient job creation, stagnant earnings and alarming long-term unemployment highlighted by May's disheartening jobs report underscore America's persistent unemployment crisis. The numbers also speak to a synchronized slowdown that is now taking hold of the global economy -- a phenomenon that is being signaled by virtually every other data release out of Europe, the U.S. and emerging countries.

The realization of lower global growth, together with increasing financial instability in some parts of the world (particularly Europe), is an important driver of the recent sharp selloff in equities and other risk assets. It has also turbocharged the collapse in yields on higher quality government bonds, with the 10-year U.S. bond at a record close of 1.46 percent on Friday (and Germany even lower).

To state the blatantly obvious, the best investor positioning for the last few weeks was an across-the-board defensive, "up in quality" one. The much more difficult (and urgently relevant) question on many people's mind today is whether this still makes sense -- particularly in view of the dramatic valuation moves.

Already, several analysts have come out recommending that investors react to the recent selloff by significantly adding risk assets to their portfolios now. And those who favor this "mean reversion" approach, a theory that assumes highs and lows are temporary and that prices will eventually move back toward the mean or average, cite historical levels to support their recommendation. They see enticingly cheap price-to-earnings ratios for stocks to unsustainable low yields for government bonds.

They would be right if history does indeed provide a good guide to what constitutes "fair value" at this moment in time. And in extrapolating from what has been to what is and will be, investors are advised to consider four issues as they confront one unthinkable scenario after another.

Europe, the world's largest economic zone and a highly interconnected one, is stumbling from bad to worse. The fundamental issue here goes well beyond the usual questioning of whether the euro zone will have an ugly recession (it will) and policy makers will intervene again (they will).

The construct of Europe is in play. This adds meaningful risk by supplementing the usual credit, intertemporal and policy components with convertibility, settlement and complexity risk premiums.

The second factor involves the unusual level of political dithering and bickering which, in some countries (e.g., Greece), has led to heightened disillusionment and rejection on the part of citizens. This serves to undermine responsive policy making and exposes economies to new threats.

While Europe is again the most obvious example, it is far from the only one. America's unusual level of political dysfunction/polarization has resulted in policy paralysis; it will also expose the country to the possible disruption of a "fiscal cliff."

Third, with some segments in the global economy still highly indebted and not growing properly, ugly deleveraging dynamics are re-imposing themselves. The longer this persists, the lower the probability of a much-needed "safe delevering."

Central banks could once again intervene through their experimental combination of exceptionally low policy rates, unusual policy communication and additional balance-sheet purchases. But there is growing recognition that this policy bridge is only effective if other policy-making entities are both able and willing to get off the sidelines. Regrettably, there is little evidence that this will happen any time soon.

Finally, the risk of a synchronized global slowdown requires a coordinated global response. Yet there is no conductor to speak of. The U.S. has lost an important part of its global leadership role. The G7 and IMF lack legitimacy and credibility. And the G20 is still working on its operational effectiveness.

All this speaks to continued uncertainty and volatility -- economic, financial, political and social. Since the world starts naturally long risk assets, we could well see more investors seeking less risky asset allocations, including cash in what they deem as "safe jurisdictions." In the process, valuations -- for bonds, commodities, currencies, and equities -- could well diverge for a while from what many deem to be historically fair valuations.

As Will Rogers is said to have observed decades ago, investors should be concerned with the return of their money and not just the return on their money.

For more information, including the analysis and findings, please go to http://media.pimco.com/Documents/Secular%20Outlook%202012_Global%20Final.pdf

Cross-posted from CNBC.com.

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Posted: May 31, 2012 | Author: Admin Give It Back George | Filed under: Campaign update, Press statement |

Responding to the Government?s announcement that they are exempting charitable donations from the cap on tax relief, John Low, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, said:

?We are delighted that the Government has responded to the challenging calls from philanthropists and charities across the country and taken the bold decision to exempt charitable donations from the cap on tax relief.

?We realise the Government is responding to truly exceptional financial circumstances and is having to make tough decisions about public finances.? We acknowledge and welcome the Chancellor?s decision to do the right thing and exempt charity donations from the cap. We thank Ministers for the support they have shown to charities large and small, which are so vital to the health of our country.

?The Government?s ambition to strengthen the culture of giving, encourage philanthropy and build a Big Society is something we strongly support. We are enthusiastic about working with Ministers to encourage people to give time or money to support the causes we all care about.?

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GPJA #428: Part 2. International news and analysis ? GPJA's Blog

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

?Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we?re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I?m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That?s what?s insane about it.? ? John Lennon

?When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.? ? Dresden James

?We must not repeat the pattern of the last decade when a few gathered enormous wealth, while the vast majority of New York families were left behind or saw very modest gains.? John Liu, New York City comptroller, on new data placing the top 1 percent share of local income at 32.5 percent, Times Ledger, May 24, 2012

STATS OF THE WEEK

How much has speculative trading cost JPMorgan Chase, America?s biggest bank, in this spring?s biggest financial scandal? The estimates now run up to $7 billion. How much has the scandal cost Ina Drew, the JPMorgan Chase exec who ran the errant trading office ? and is now taking the fall for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon? Analysts are putting the ultimate value of Drew?s total severance package at somewhere near $32 million. JPMorgan insiders are now claiming that the bank?s trading troubles started when Drew caught Lyme disease and had to miss long months of work. Fortunately for Drew, JPMorgan has one whale of a sick leave policy. Despite her long absences from work, Drew pulled in compensation worth $15.5 million last year . . .

FEATURES

Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare http://www.thenation.com/video/168007/jeremy-scahill-short-history-drone-warfare?rel=emailNation

Child Poverty in Rich Countries: Report Card 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nv2-VScnzS0

Evald Ilyenkov: The ?heretic? philosopher who challenged Stalinism http://www.aworldtowin.net/resources/SpinozaIlyenkovWestern%20Marxism.html

Roma made scapegoats for the crisis http://www.aworldtowin.net/blog/roma-made-scapegoats-for-crisis.html

DeColonize the Ninety Nine: Voices of Indigenous Peoples http://www.facebook.com/pages/DeColonize-the-Ninety-Nine-Voices-of-Indigenous-Peoples/144482485650811

The Julian Assange TV Program: Occupy Movement: In the latest edition of Assange?s very own interview programme Julian Assange meets with prominent Occupy activists who say their collective efforts target global institutions. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31446.htm

CULTURAL DISSENT

Music video: One day more http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MSiIen1hMqU

From Columbus to corporate theft ? Spanish actress Ic?ar Bolla?n directs a sophisticated take on Cochabamba?s water wars. Review of Even The Rain by Susan Jappie http://www.aworldtowin.net/reviews/EvenTheRain.html

?Inside Job? Director Charles Ferguson: Wall Street Has Turned the U.S. into a ?Predatory Nation? http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/29/inside_job_director_charles_ferguson_wall

WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS

David Brooks Gets Private Equity Wrong for the Team http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/david-brooks-gets-private-equity-wrong-for-the-team

David Harvey: ?The financial crisis is an urban crisis? http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/commentisfree/video/2012/may/28/david-harvey-financial-crisis-urban-crisis-video

Time For Policy Rethink To Tackle Global Economic Crisis, Head Of The ILO Says http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/news/WCMS_181905/lang?en/index.htm

LAND, LABOUR AND THE ENVIROMENT

?When civilizations start to die they go insane? by Chris Hedges Truthdig http://climateandcapitalism.com/2012/05/02/welcome-to-the-asylu/

Can Market Forces Really Be Employed To Address Climate Change? http://tinyurl.com/6ojqx38

AFGHANISTAN

No One Hears The Poor By Kathy Kelly http://www.countercurrents.org/kelly290512.htm

AUSTRALIA

Fairfax workers to strike over outsourcing to New Zealand http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10809640

CANADA

From Quebec, with Love? http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/from-quebec-with-love.html

Protest in Montreal against the rise of tuition fees in Quebec and the new law 78. Every evening at 8pm people meet in the street with their pots and pans and make all the noise they can. A big thank you to the band Avec pas d?casque and their record label Grosse Bo?te. http://vimeo.com/42848523

?Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History? ? Marchers defy Bill 78; Neighborhoods fill with sound of banging pots and pans https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/23-5

Government Repression of Quebec Student Movement Sparks Massive Protests by Roger Annis http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/641.php

Pensions, right to strike, now unemployment insurance under attack by Canadian government http://www.rogerannis.com/pensions-right-to-strike-now-unemployment-insurance-under-attack-by-canadian-government/

Student protests: A weekend of peaceful defiance ? Thousands rally for student cause, with no major confrontations http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Student+protests+weekend+peaceful+defiance/6687923/story.html#ixzz1wCLQ1JIr

Workers at CP Get Railroaded by Andrew Stevens and Doug Nesbitt http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/642.php#continue

CUBA

Eyewitness Cuba: March Against Homophobia celebrates new outlook http://links.org.au/node/2884

EGYPT

Syriza?s Rise by Michalis Spourdalakis ? The rise of Syriza, Greece?s Coalition of the Radical Left, in the May elections and in polls since has changed the political landscape of Europe. Michalis Spourdalakis, professor of political science at Athens University, talked to Alex Doherty (of New Left Project) about Syriza, the reasons for their success and what the prospects are now for the radical left in Greece and beyond. http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/643.php#continue

Protests Erupt in Egypt As Mubarak?s Ex-PM Secures Spot in Presidential Runoff

Thousands protest against Egyptian election results; Shafiq HQ set on fire http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/36/43152/Presidential-elections-/Khaled-Ali-leads-protests-in-Tahrir-against-Egypt-.aspx

GREECE

Syriza Programe For Greece http://www.countercurrents.org/syriza290512.htm

Giorgos Pittas ? Crisis and Turmoil Across Europe: How Can the 99 Percent Win?

Christine Lagarde attack on Greece backfires as she pays no tax http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9298501/Christine-Lagarde-attack-on-Greece-backfires-as-she-pays-no-tax.html

IRELAND

All pain, no gain: The Irish backlash that could mean a ?No? to Europe?s austerity plans: With Ireland getting fed up of belt-tightening, the odds are shortening on a No vote to the referendum on the European fiscal treaty http://tgr.ph/JY4Vfg

JAPAN

Fukushima Reactor 4 Poses Massive Global Risk by Andy Johnson http://www.countercurrents.org/johnson290512.htm

PACIFIC

West Papua?s indigenous people hurt by Indonesia?s resource extraction ? video http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/global-development/video/2012/may/17/west-papua-indigenous-people-indonesia-video

The ?Jayapura Five? are activists who organised, and were jailed for, a peaceful demonstration called the Papua People Congress in October 2011, demanding West Papuan?s right to self-determination. http://www.facebook.com/FreeTheJayapuraFive

Catherine Delahunty speaks in the House about human rights in West Papua http://www.greens.org.nz/speeches/catherine-delahunty-speaks-house-about-human-rights-west-papua

PALESTINE

How ?Closing the Doors of Learning? (to the Israeli State) Opens the Doors of Freedom ? The Academic Boycott of Israel by PATRICK BOND and MUHAMMED DESAI http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/24/the-academic-boycott-of-israel-2/

Thoughts on an attack by a Jewish mob ? Two days ago, my girlfriend and I were attacked by a mob of proud Jews in south Tel Aviv. Still trying to understand why. By Yossi Gurvitz http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31426.htm

The Forcible Transfer of the Palestinian People from the Jordan Valley by Mercedes Melon http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=7&p=88356&s2=28

Why we say ?no? to Habima at the Globe: Miriam Margolyes

Veolia Not Awarded Public Transport Tender in The Hague http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/targets/accountability/72-hermesveolia/577-veolia-not-awarded-public-transport-tender-in-the-hague

The Fluidity of Resistance by Rich Wiles and Nidal Azza ? May 25, 2012 ? ?We did not go into the battle because we love to be hungry or in pain, but for our dignity and the dignity of our nation.? With these words, Thaer Halahla from Hebron encapsulated the spirit of resistance. Halahla, and the hundreds of dignified hunger strikers who carried on their struggle even in the face of imminent death each made personal decisions to resist. An act of resistanc e is not a selfish one; it is an act for the dignity and liberation of humanity. http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=7&p=88341&s2=28

USA

Letter from the US: ?We don?t work for you no more!? NATO war makers confronted http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/51112

Time to fight for a minimum wage increase: The federal minimum wage is now $7.25 cents an hour, about $15,080 for a full time, year round worker. Poverty wages offend both justice and common sense. It is time to raise the floor http://tinyurl.com/89udocm

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