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‘WE’RE ONE AMERICAN FAMILY’ President Obama condemned ‘inexcusable political rhetoric’ against Muslim Americans in a speech Wednesday at the Islamic Society of Baltimore (inset). In his first visit to an American mosque, he called on Muslims worldwide to combat extremists. IN NEWS PHOTOS BY PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS, AP
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Flying like clockwork
NFL must act now on issue of head trauma Stabler, Morrall latest in long line of victims
Nancy Armour
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Nothing changes. Not a damn thing ever changes. Ken Stabler is found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the parts of his brain responsible for memory and learning severely damaged. Hours later, The New York Times reports Wednesday that Earl Morrall, another Super Bowl quarterback, also had the disease. The immediate reaction is shock and sadness, and a few quiet minutes are spent reminiscing about their careers and lamenting the tragedies associated with their deaths. SAN
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But that fades quickly in the glare of the Super Bowl spotlight, the siren call of the NFL stronger than any empathy or unease we might have. Just as it did when Junior Seau put a bullet in his chest. Or when Dave Duerson did the same. Or when Tyler Sash died at 27. And on and on and on it goes. Oh, the NFL talks a good game about caring for the health and safety of its players, toughening the return-to-play protocol and encouraging research of the longterm impacts of head trauma. But
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The late Ken Stabler, being helped off the field in 1976, was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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NORRISTOWN, PA . Criminal sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby will stand and proceed to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after a two-day hearing. Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill rejected Cosby’s motion to dismiss the charges of aggravated indecent assault stemming from an encounter in 2004 with ex-Temple University employee Andrea Constand. O’Neill ruled against Cosby’s argument that he had a deal with the then-district attorney not to prosecute in return for testifying fully in a deposition for a civil suit filed by Constand. Cosby argued that current District Attorney Kevin Steele should be dismissed from the case on the grounds of bias and politics. Steele defeated Bruce Castor in the district attorney race in November, promising to pursue Cosby and criticizing Castor for not prosecuting him 11 years ago. O’Neill ruled against Cosby on that matter, too. A hearing in the case is scheduled for March 8, when the focus will be determining whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put Cosby on trial. Cosby has argued the charges should be dismissed because of the delay — 12 years — between the encounter and the charges filed in December by Steele. The motion to dismiss based on the no-prosecution deal between Cosby and Castor took up two days of testimony in a hearing in a courthouse outside Philadelphia. Steele argued that Castor had no authority to unilaterally grant immunity to Cosby in 2005 and that such an agreement would have had to be in writing and approved by a judge to be valid. “A secret agreement that permits a wealthy defendant to buy his way out of a criminal case isn’t right,” Steele declared. Cosby’s lawyers argued that prosecutors can and do make noprosecution deals with defendants, and those deals are binding on future prosecutors. “This prosecution should be stopped in its tracks,” Christopher Taybeck said. “When a prosecutor gives his word, that’s something that is enforceable.”
Maria Puente reported from McLean, Va., and Brittany Horn of The News Journal reported from Norristown, Pa.
Meet the folks who give money to billionaire Trump Some donors just dig the rich candidate Ledyard King and Fredreka Schouten USA TODAY
Who gives money to a billionaire? The owner of a health food store in Naples, Fla. A retired phone company worker in Mesa, Ariz. The owner of a mobilehome park in Carson City, Nev. And hundreds more scattered across the 50 states. WASHINGTON
Newly released campaign-finance records show about 2,300 donations from individuals during the final three months of 2015 to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign even as he touted his ability — and desire — to selffund because he doesn’t want to be seen as bought by special interests. “It makes me feel good to do that,” said Tony Kapnisis, owner of Nature’s Garden, a health food store in Naples. “I know it sounds stupid. He doesn’t need the money. But, hey, I did it for me.” Kapnisis, who contributed $389 to the real estate mogul last
“People care about what he says, and they’re listening to him. And they’re supporting him by buying hats.” Neal Dietzman, Mesa, Ariz. JAE C. HONG, AP
Supporters hold out their hats to be autographed by Donald Trump.
year, said it would be refreshing to have someone outside government run the country. Neal Dietzman, a retired network technician for a phone com-
pany, paid the Trump campaign $218 for hats emblazoned with the candidate’s “Make American Great Again” catchphrase. “People are voting for him. People care about what he says, and they’re listening to him. And they’re supporting him by buying
hats,” Dietzman said with a chuckle. Under election rules, buying campaign swag counts as a donation because the goods generally cost candidates only a fraction of their retail price. A version of the bright-red cap Trump often wears at his rallies sells for $30 at his campaign’s online store. Blair Allen, who owns a mobile-home park in Carson City and donated $583 to Trump, said she’s drawn to him because she wants to elect “someone who isn’t owned” by anyone. Contributing: Christopher Schnaars