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labroadsheet 07-16-2010 a 1 a1 west 1_c k y m tset 07-15-2010 17:48 75¢ designated areas higher 98 pages © 2010 wst friday july 16 2010 latimes.com column one undone by the numbers anthem blue cross rate hike formulas failed to hold up under the scrutiny of a seriously ill actuary duke helfand avid axene was flat on his back in a hospital bed with a swollen left leg his kidneys had shut down his blood pressure had plunged doctors pumped him with potent antibiotics to stave off a deadly infection yet there he was sifting through spreadsheets on his laptop cradling his cellphone to his ear waving off doctors to finish another conference call california s top insurance watchdogs had hired axene to scour anthem blue cross files for any flaw in the voluminous paperwork that accompanied its rate hikes of up to 39 anthem s plan to impose higher premiums march 1 had outraged consumers and politicians alike president obama seized on the furor criticizing anthem s increases on national television as he tried to revive fading support for his healthcare overhaul california regulators were bound by law to accept the rates as long as anthem could show that it used at least 70 cents of every dollar in premiums to pay medical claims in the past anthem s requests had sailed through with barely a peep from officials not this time the outcry was too great to ignore that s where axene [see anthem a18 boxer s cash is ahead of fiorina s wealth incumbent senator appears to have the edge in fundraising as some donors shy away from her rival maeve reston d carolyn cole los angeles times oilspillp ro gress support vessels surround the q4000 left in the gulf of mexico the platform operated briefly thursday during a testing problem but it stopped collecting and burning off oil from bp s leaking well after the well was sealed for the first time since the disaster began in april nation a10 latextra aa1 goldman sachs to pay $550 million settlement with the sec gives each side a bit of what it needs walter hamilton and tom petruno reporting from los angeles senate passes financial reform approval of the sweeping regulatory overhaul is a major victory for obama and democratic leaders business b1 james oliphant reporting from washington the $550-million deal between goldman sachs group and federal regulators to settle the highestprofile fraud case stemming from the financial crisis gave each side a measure of what it desperately needed the government finally had an answer for critics who say washington has been too soft on wall street and goldman sachs could get on with making money paying a fine that it can easily afford thursday s settlement with the securities and exchange commission came as congress passed the most significant financial reform in decades legislation designed to prevent the type of abuses goldman was accused of with the law president obama declared a new era of oversight for the financial industry goldman agreed to pay $550 million to resolve allegations that the company misled investors who bought subprime mortgagerelated securities created by goldman although goldman neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing it made a rare concession that its marketing materials for the securities had been incomplete which it acknowledged was a mistake it is a major victory for the sec because you don t find other settlements in which the defendant admits it made materially misleading disclosure said john coffee a columbia university securities-law professor this is one where they really bet the farm on this case by taking on the most es[see goldman a9 the tour has lost its force with cd sales diving top artists are seeking to recoup revenue creating a concert glut in a tough economy chris lee this summer the music industry has been repeatedly rocked not by big beats keening vocals and loud guitars but by lackluster ticket sales and concerts canceled by a growing list of major artists this month pop diva rihanna postponed six dates on her last girl on earth tour the lilith tour was forced by poor attendance to cancel 10 concerts and christina aguilera pulled the plug on her 20-date tour because of prior commitments in june the eagles scrapped stadium shows with country superstars keith urban and the dixie chicks because of sluggish ticket sales in may u2 postponed its north american tour after lead singer bono underwent emergency back surgery the jonas brothers axel schmidt afp/getty images cia tactics breached limits `torture memos coauthor jay bybee calls some methods unsanctioned ken dilanian reporting from washington rihanna the pop diva postponed six dates of her last girl on earth tour pulled out of a number of north american dates on their world tour and american idol producers canceled eight engagements and rescheduled other dates on the idols live tour it s brutal out there said jordan kurland manager of such alternative music acts as death cab for cutie she him and say anything the economy is still not great and there s a lot of distractions people can choose from going to big rock concerts is not one of them in particular the downturn has spelled trouble for live nation the country s biggest promoter of live music which on thursday informed investors that the company s adjusted operating income for 2010 is projected to drop by $40 million or nearly 10 below last year s [see tours a13 the former justice department official who cowrote the so-called torture memos testified that the department did not sanction some of the harsh methods the cia used against detainees during the george w bush administration including the repeated waterboarding of two suspected terrorists jay s bybee former head of the justice department s office of legal counsel said in testimony released thursday by the house judiciary committee that the cia went further in its tough tactics than he had outlined as permissible in a widely criticized legal memoranda bybee appeared before the committee may 26 for example bybee said his memo co-written with lawyer john c yoo authorized waterboarding only if there were no substantial repetitions cia contractors waterboarded khalid sheikh mohammed the professed mastermind of the sept 1 1 terrorist attacks 183 times government documents show government interrogators used waterboarding an interrogation technique that simulates drowning 83 times on abu zubaydah an [see interrogation a16 carly fiorina may be closing in on california sen barbara boxer in recent polls but reports released thursday show the threeterm incumbent with a vast advantage in one very important area money campaign finance figures released by the campaigns showed boxer with nearly 12 times the cash on hand as fiorina $1 mil1.3 lion to $952,786 after a sixweek reporting period that ended june 30 boxer a democrat who did not have any significant primary opposition and got an infusion of cash from events with president obama also outpaced fiorina in fundraising from other sources over the six-week period she raised nearly $2.6 million fiorina a republican had total receipts for the sixweek period of $3.3 million only $1.4 million of that came from others while $1.9 million came from a personal loan to her campaign in the final weeks before the june election part of $5.5 million she donated in the primary during the primary many republican voters saw fiorina s personal wealth which is estimated to be $27.7 million to $121 million according to senate financial disclosure forms as one of her greatest assets in a race against boxer but the former hewlett-packard co chief executive said last year that she did not plan to selffinance her campaign and she has not lent additional money to her campaign since the primary fiorina s spokeswoman andrea saul said thursday that she has not indicated yet whether she s going to put any more money into the campaign with or without further loans fiorina s wealth may be proving to be a handicap in fundraising other wealthy candidates have found that potential donors are loath to contribute to [see senate a14 adenhart case poses a question as trial nears for the driver accused in the death of the rookie angels pitcher a judge must decide whether a fair trial is possible in orange county latextra potential obstacle to broad museum a chinese theater company wants to build on the same publicly owned parcel the billionaire seeks calendar d1 a thrilling `inception christopher nolan guides a stellar cast through the realms of the mind calendar d1 peter muhly afp/getty images wrong number for new iphone some people wonder if the troubles dogging the latest version of apple s popular device might be related to the number four business b1 world a3 nation a10 california aa3 weather aa8 printed with soy inks on partially recycled paper s t ro ng opener rory mcilroy of northern ireland shot a 63 four strokes ahead of tiger woods to take the lead in the first round of the british open golf championship in scotland sports c1 c8 7 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2r na lv cn sv no vb al at vc bi ao im sr la stampa quotidiano fondato nel 1867 venerdÌ 16 luglio 2010 · anno 144 n 193 · 1,20 in italia prezzi promozionali ed estero in ultima spedizione abb postale d.l 353/03 conv in l 27/02/04 art 1 comma 1 dcb to www.lastampa.it il verdetto nella notte dopo 6 ore di camera di consiglio elezioni in piemonte accolto il ricorso di due liste su tre il tar decide il riconteggio di 14 mila schede cota governatore del piemonte le prime reazioni la rabbia di cota «quei voti sono miei io ho già vinto» la bresso esulta «È la prova che avevo ragione è stato indegno vincere così» borghesan e zanotti a pagina 7 luciano borghesan a pagina 7 le toghe nel mirino di cassazione e csm marra trasferito per incompatibilità primo sì alla manovra dal senato la lettera maria stella gelmini p3 si indaga sui magistrati i cara alice i miei tagli bossi sulle divisioni nel pdl berlusconi ha la spada e presto la userà non c entrano luca ricolfi all indomani delle dimissioni sollecitate dall anm nei confronti delle toghe coinvolte nell inchiesta sulla cosiddetta loggia p3 scendono in campo csm e cassazione palazzo dei marescialli ha avviato la procedura per il trasferimento per incompatibilità di alfonso marra presidente della corte d appello di milano il pg dell alta corte ha aperto un procedimento disciplinare nei confronti del capo degli 007 del ministero della giustizia miller bossi sulle divisioni nel pdl berlusconi ha la spada e la userà barbera bertini colonnello grignetti la mattina marzolla milone schianchi e il taccuino di sorgi pag 2-5 e pag 8 carlo f ederico grosso la fine di una stagione il giudice va a cena da solo r icordo che mio padre mi diceva che ai suoi tempi era regola indiscussa che il magistrato non dovesse essere «commensale abituale» di coloro nei confronti dei quali amministrava la giustizia continua a pagina 33 ecco la risposta del ministro dell istruzione alla lettera della studentessa di novi ligure pubblicata ieri c ara alice ho letto con attenzione la tua lettera una lettera che mi ha colpito continua a pagina 11 c ome ampiamente previsto ieri la manovra economica ha ottenuto la fiducia in senato e salvo sorprese molto improbabili entro fine mese otterrà la fiducia anche alla camera È una buona manovra dipende dai punti di vista sul piano macroeconomico era una manovra necessaria e se una critica si può avanzare è semmai che è stata troppo leggera si poteva tagliare di più la spesa pubblica corrente e fare qualcosa di incisivo per la crescita ad esempio più investimenti in istruzione e meno tasse sui produttori se però andiamo ai dettagli della manovra e in particolare alla distribuzione dei risparmi di spesa il bilancio si fa decisamente negativo dico questo non dal mio personale punto di vista che è di nessuna rilevanza bensì dal punto di vista del governo stesso o meglio della cultura politica di cui il centro-destra ha provato in questi anni a farsi interprete secondo questa visione la missione centrale di questo governo era di introdurre nel paese massicce dosi di meritocrazia di premialità di responsabilità di equità a partire dalla scuola dall università dai bilanci degli enti locali continua a pagina 33 la prima volta in un paese sudamericano cattolici in rivolta anche i cardinali potranno essere processati vaticano giro di vite contro i preti pedofili abolito il segreto pontificio che proteggeva i responsabili i buenos aires i festeggiamenti dopo l ok del parlamento guanella minetti e orighi alle pag 16 e 17 sì alle nozze gay in argentina pugno di ferro del vaticano per combattere i delitti dei preti pedofili la prescrizione per tali reati passa adesso da 10 a 20 anni gli abusi sessuali sugli handicappati psichici vengono equiparati a quelli sui minori e si introduce il «delitto di pedopornografia» inoltre cade il paletto del «segreto pontificio» e anche i cardinali potranno essere giudicati la congregazione della dottrina della fede ha pubblicato le nuove norme che «prevedono procedure più rapide per affrontare con efficacia le situazioni più urgenti e gravi e permettono l inserimento di laici nel personale dei tribunali inoltre portano la prescrizione da dieci a venti anni ed equiparano l abuso su persone con limitato uso di ragione a quello sui minori» galeazzi e la spina alle pagine 12 e 13 supplemento i consigli per scegliere la laurea guida alle facoltà il parere degli esperti quattro pagine da estrarre antonio scurati l assessore alle schifosate per un occasione importante scegliete un regalo che vale s oprattutto mi raccomando ragazzi niente schifosate l assessore alla cultura della provincia di milano ha appena enunciato il principio cardine della sua linea culturale niente «schifosate» noi lo guardiamo perplessi lui ribadisce «e finito il tempo delle deleghe in bianco ora interverremo sui contenuti quindi niente schifosate!» dopo lo sforzo di eloquenza si aggiusta gli occhiali sul naso poi soddisfatto tace noi ci guardiamo interdetti cosa intenderà il neo-assessore con l inaudita categoria estetica delle «schifosate» È una tarda mattinata del novembre 2009 io e un mio amico siamo venuti a illustrare il progetto di una piccola e rinomata rassegna letteraria che organizziamo da anni in città con il sostegno dell assessorato alla cultura di comune e provincia abbiamo atteso a lungo che l assessore ricevesse uomini con nodi alle cravatte grossi come palle da tennis poi una volta giunti al suo cospetto dopo aver capito che l assessore alla cultura ignora in particolare l attività culturale svolta dal suo ufficio negli anni passati e più in generale la vita culturale cittadina o nazionale abbiamo udito il verbo delle «schifosate» ora ce ne stiamo lì silenti e riverenti facendo immani e vani sforzi esegetici continua a pagina 33 1961 gronchi rosa bolaffi collezionismo dal 1890 www.bolaffi.it[close]
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