Month: November 2013

The Scheme Behind the Obamacare Fraud

Lies smooth the transition to a fundamental transformation of our health-care system. By Andrew C. McCarthy National Review Institute November 23, 2013 – Fraud can be so brazen it takes people’s breath away. But for a prosecutor tasked with proving a swindle — or what federal law describes as a “scheme to defraud” — the crucial thing is not so much the fraud. It is the scheme. To be sure, it is the fraud — the individual false statements, sneaky omissions, and deceptive practices — that grabs our attention. As I’ve recounted in this space, President Obama repeatedly and...

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Virgin Launches Virgin Produced India

By Brie Dorsey New Partnership With Cinema Capital Venture Fund and Tantrik Group Gives Virgin Platform and Resources to Create Television and Film Content For One of the World’s Fastest Growing Audiences Los Angeles, Nov. 18, 2013 – Virgin Produced announced today that it has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with Cinema Capital Venture Fund and Tantrik Group to launch Virgin Produced India, a creative content company that will specifically cater to the youthful and fast-growing Hindi-speaking population. Based in Mumbai, Virgin Produced India promises to be a game-changing addition to the thriving Indian entertainment industry, with a full...

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Indian Named Surgeon General of the United States

By Dr. Jayesh B. Shah President, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Chicago, IL – Leaders of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) issued the following statement upon the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General. “This news cements the reputation physicians of Indian origin have across America,” said Dr. Jayesh B. Shah, AAPI president. “President Obama has made the right choice in naming a highly qualified physician to serve as America’s next surgeon general. We are proud of Vivek and his many accomplishments and look forward to supporting him throughout the confirmation process,”...

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Confusion, Racism, Violations on Election Day

By Ujala Sehgal New York, November 5, 2013 — Poll monitoring reports from New York, New Jersey, and Virginia by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today include reports of a mistranslated ballot proposition, Hindi and Korean interpreter shortages, improper voter identification requirements, and one report of a racist poll worker. “Continuing language translation violations and improper identification demands of Asian American voters are unacceptable,” said Glenn D. Magpantay, director of AALDEF’s Democracy Program. “Reports of voting violations in these three states with large Asian American populations should not be met with finger-pointing, but with corrective action.” On Election Day November 5, AALDEF sent over 300 attorneys, law students, and community volunteers to three states to document voter problems. The elections today included the mayoral election in New York City and the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. AALDEF also conducted a nonpartisan multilingual exit poll in six languages to get a snapshot of Asian American voting preferences in these key states in anticipation of next year’s mid-term elections. All observations were reported to the Board of Elections. A summary of voting rights violations follows: New York: Mistranslated Ballot Propositions The Chinese translation of ballot proposition 5 at PS 126 in Chinatown, Manhattan, P.S. 150 in Woodside, Queens, and P.S. 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn were mistranslated. Sample ballots at Election District 22/26 in Queens...

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Krrish 3 Gets a Grand Diwali Opening

By Natasha Mudhar Donned in the mask and magnificent in his pose, Hrithik Roshan took on the world this Diwali and won! One of Bollywood’s most eagerly anticipated films and this year’s big ticket Diwali release, the latest superhero franchise film ‘Krrish 3’ began with an impressive collection in its first weekend at the global box office. Krrish 3, the latest instalment in the Hrithik Roshan franchise, which includes ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and ‘Krrish 2’, is said to be the highest-grossing release ever for a non-holiday, pre-Diwali Friday. Krrish 3 opened strongly at the box office, collecting Rs 23...

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