Wednesday, April 09, 2014    Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Running Out Of Excuses  Dave Zirin: The UConn Huskies Win 'NCAA Hunger Games Bingo' UConn women finish 40-0, win record ninth NCAA championship UConn Star Shabazz Napier: College Athletes 'Have Hungry Nights That We Don't Have Enough Money To Get Food' Vox Media: UConn basketball's other dirty secret? They barely graduate their players. Men's College Basketball Coaches Make $358,000 In Bonuses For Reaching NCAA Tournament Final Four Study: College athletes denied $6.2 billion over four years UConn Faces Budget Deficit; Tuition Hike Possible Nina Mandell: Why Full Scholarships And Stipends Don't Add Up For Student-Athletes NCAA president speaks out against unionization Norm Ornstein: The NCAA's Flagrant Foul Dave Zirin: The Northwestern University Football Union and the NCAA's Death Spiral Northwestern's college athletes union could put NCAA's billions at stake Dave Zirin: The NCAA: Poster Boy for Corruption and Exploitation DeMaurice Smith, NFLPA: The Truth About Kain Colter's Stand and Why NFL Players Support Him Gender Equality In America   President Obama Signs Measures to Help Close Gender Gap in Pay Christopher Ingraham: The White House is closing the gender pay gap, so why can't the rest of us? Bryce Covert: Why We Know The Gender Wage Gap Really Does Exist Lucia Graves: Equal Pay Takes Center Stage as a Democratic Campaign Issue GOP Spokesperson, When Asked What Republicans Are Willing To Do To Close Gender Pay Gap, Comes Up Empty Michael Tomasky: What Republican Aide's Equal Pay Silence Says About Her Party Dana Milbank: Republicans can kiss votes from women goodbye in 2014 Not All Repubs Are Pigs: House Majority Whip McCarthy Yanks Column From 'Inappropriate' Breitbart Site Russian Roulette    Separatists build barricades in east Ukraine, Kiev warns on use of force Ukraine gives 48-hour ultimatum to pro-Russian activists U.S. accuses Russian agents of stirring eastern Ukraine unrest U.S. and NATO Warn Russia Against Further Intervention in Ukraine Race In America Study: When whites are told they're becoming a minority, they become more conservative Ed Kilgore: You Don't Have to Be a Racist to Practice Racism Media Matters Felix Salmon: Wonk Bubble? Or Wonk Renaissance? Special privileges: Why is MSNBC allowing Joe Scarborough to help GOP raise money? Energy, Climate & Environment Shell, Adidas, And 70 Other Companies Call On World's Governments To Set Carbon Cap Nations In Turmoil Assad troops recapture Syrian border town UN: Syrian drought to deepen food crisis Blast rips through Pakistan market killing at least 23 Car bombs kill 24 in Iraq International News More deep-sea signals heighten hopes of locating missing Malaysian airliner U.S. tells Iran its choice for U.N. ambassador is 'not viable' Second phase of voting under way in India In ceremony, Rwandans mark 20 years since genocide tore through the country Money in Politics Thomas Edsall: The High Cost of Free Speech Barry Levinson: The United States of America, Incorporated (Satire) Midwest Roundup Demonstrators push for minimum wage bill in Nebraska Third & final GOP debate for Nebraska's open U.S. Senate seat is tonight Iowa House approves bill calling for new $1,000 penalty on those guilty of human trafficking Other Notable News Farewell, Archie: Beloved comic book character set to die Alyssa Rosenberg: Why Archie Andrews's impending comic-book death makes me so sad Running Out Of Excuses College sports is a running theme for millions of Americans this week, and for some of our staff too. The week began with both the men's and women's NCAA basketball championships and several collegiate "Spring Game" scrimmages are set for this next weekend - including the annual Red-White game for the Nebraska Cornhusker football team. For us, the experience of college sports is a bit different, as multiple members of our staff have had long associations with both college education and college sports. Our Editor-In-Chief, namesake, and cartoonist Paul Fell has been both college professor and college football player, while our writing staff  includes the former Executive Producer of the Husker Sports Radio Network. Paul's long-running HuskerNutz cartoon series has also long mocked and celebrated the peculiar nature of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's unusual fans. In short, we have some significant collective experience in professional media, athletics, and education at the collegiate level. That's why, to some degree, while we were disgusted and dismayed at the stories coming out of the NCAA men's basketball tournament this year - about the coach's $350-thousand-plus bonuses, while some students complain of going hungry. We've also been cheered by the recent efforts by Kain Coulter and the Northwestern University football team to unionize. The realities of liberty seem to finally be running down the cartel of the NCAA... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for April 09, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy U.S. job openings hit six-year high in February Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: U.S.leading the global economic recovery; Still "a lot of work to do" Wall Street Watch Study confirms: Untaxed U.S. corporate profits held overseas top $2.1 trillion Former SEC Lawyer Says Agency Too Timid on Wall Street Misdeeds Economic Inequality Economic inequality may encourage vote for Democrats in 2014 | Vox Media: What the U.S. would look like with no minimum wage Health Care Checkup As Medicare information is finally released, data uncovers nation's top Medicare billers Small Slice of Doctors Account for Big Chunk of Medicare Payouts Republicans Warn Of New Obamacare Reality: No Repeal Without Alternative | How The White House Just Undercut One Of The GOP's Top 2014 Attacks - The Medicare Advantage Cut Hypocrites In Action: Many Obamacare Critics, Including Koch Brothers, Accepted Its Subsidies Kliff: Forget Obamacare - Vermont wants to bring single payer to all Total Recall Toyota to recall more than 6 million vehicles for steering, other faults Ford recalls 434k vehicles for several unrelated issues | U.S. Fines GM $28,000 for Not Cooperating With Ignition Recall Inq. Comparing the General Motors and Toyota Recall Immigration: Reform Coming? Dara Lind: Why Pres. Obama is deporting more immigrants than any president in history | Jeb Bush And John Boehner Spar Over Immigration Reform And The GOP's View Of Hispanics Communications Breakdown Major flaw in internet security protocol called 'Heartbleed'discovered Microsoft ends Windows XP support, hackers may be lurking Comcast defends Time Warner Cable merger plan in FCC filing | Time for some tough questions about the Comcast-Time Warner deal The backlash to the Comcast merger is now bipartisan Why The Right Opposes The Comcast/Time Warner Merger Did You Miss It On Monday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for April 09, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update President Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial service Wednesday Pres. Obama, other presidents, to honor Civil Rights Act this week Sec. of Defense Hagel gets earful as China visit exposes tensions Steve Benen: Can presidents still do 'big things'? Yes - but not with a Congress like this News From Capitol Hill Senate Republicans Block Bill on Equal Pay At Senate hearing, Sec. Kerry duels with critics of Obama foreign policy GOP House Considers Advancing Unemployment Ins. Extension - But Only With More Tax Cuts Republican defectors look to make House vote on Ryan budget tight On The Left Jamelle Bouie: Jonathan Chait, race, and Obama's presidency - What about the experience of black Americans? John Nichols: Presidential Prospect or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has a Lesson for Democrats Matt Grossman: The Arc Of The Policy Universe Bends Toward Liberalism On The Right Rick Ungar: Little Known GOP Rule Change Puts 2016 Choice Of Presidential Candidate In Hands Of Party Elite Key GOP Donors Idle as Jeb Bush Mulls 2016 Run, Risking '7 Dwarfs'-Style Redux Greg Sargent: The Republican Party and The Jeb Bush follies States Of Confusion Ohio House Republicans pull voter suppression measure amid absentee-ballot controversy | Illinois House passes Madigan amendment banning voter-suppression tactics We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.