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分享 Korean Air executive to quit remaining posts after nuts scandal: 912726421 2014-12-21 15:29; CNN) -- The Korean Air executive who kicked up a fuss over a bag of nuts will resign from her remaining posts with the airline, the company chairman -- who is also her father -- said Friday. The executive, Heather Cho, found herself at the center of a media storm after she ordered that a plane turn back to the gate and that a flight attendant be removed -- all because she was served nuts in a bag instead of on a plate in first class. Although her role put her in charge of in-flight service, she was only a passenger on the flight and was not flying in an official capacity. The incident, which took place last week at New York's JFK airport, stirred anger among the South Korean public over Cho's behavior. Cho, whose Korean name is Cho Hyun-ah, resigned Tuesday from the airline's catering and in-flight sales business, and from its cabin service and hotel business divisions, the company said. But the 40-year-old kept her title as a vice president of the national carrier, according to company spokesman. Airline nut incident an 'abuse of power' Executive goes 'nuts' over nuts on plane Improperly served nuts force plane delay That's going to change, her father, Cho Yang-ho, said Friday as he made a public apology for what happened. She will be resigning from the vice president job and positions held in affiliate companies, he said. Asked by reporters how the incident could have happened, the company chairman blamed himself, saying he'd raised her badly. 'Outburst of anger' A local English-language newspaper, The Korea Times, said her behavior has deepened public resentment of South Korea's large family-owned corporations, known as chaebol. "Through her outburst of anger, she not only caused inconvenience to KAL passengers, but also to those on other flights," the newspaper said in an editorial Tuesday. The most annoying type of airline passenger is ... South Korean authorities are now investigating the incident, which occurred on a flight due to take off for Incheon International Airport near Seoul. Cho arrived at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Friday as part of the investigation, according to local TV coverage. She spoke in such a low voice that it was inaudible from the TV footage. 'An excessive act' Korean Air apologized for any inconvenience to those on the flight and said there had been no safety issues involved. The plane arrived at its destination 11 minutes behind schedule, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. "Even though it was not an emergency situation, backing up the plane to order an employee to deplane was an excessive act," the airline said earlier this week. "We will re-educate all our employees to make sure service within the plane meets high standards." The airline also issued an apology on Heather Cho's behalf, Yonhap reported, in which she asked for forgiveness and said she would take "full responsibility" for the incident. According to her biography on the website of Nanyang Technological University , Heather Cho joined the airline in 1999 and has since been "actively involved in establishing a new corporate identity for Korean Air." She studied at Cornell University and the University of Southern California. CNN's K.J. Kwon and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.; 16 次阅读|0 个评论

分享 The left is pushing Obama to use his executive authority: 912726421 2014-4-9 10:54; Washington (CNN) -- Starting his sixth year in office, President Barack Obama promised to use the power of the pen to push his legislative agenda. Translation: executive orders, the tool used by every president except for one -- William Henry Harrison, who died on his 32nd day in office. As for Obama, he said, "Let's make this a year of action" during his most recent State of the Union speech , referring to his willingness to employ his presidential pen to move forward on priorities stalled in Congress. His opponents on the right have criticized him for unconstitutionally expanding executive authority. Putting him in a politically tricky spot, his political allies are jumping on the executive order train and calling on the President to use it for their policy priorities. Exclusive: Obama's expectations lowered? Begala: CPAC bans gay groups Dad who fought church reveals secret Nearly 250 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to the President on Tuesday asking that he sign an executive action that would prohibit federal contractors from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, said he had been pushing the White House on the issue "for several years now" but essentially got the cold shoulder. Pallone said he was told by the Obama administration that the issue was being examined. With no final answer given, Pallone and more than 200 of his colleagues decided the executive order route was a viable one. "He was speaking about wanting to move on a progressive agenda," Pallone said. "Those of us who have these various priorities are asking him to make those priorities part of that agenda." The President's use of the tool, which he has employed at least 168 times during his tenure, has been used for both menial and meaningful measures. He has used it to change the name of the National Security Staff to the National Security Council Staff. He also imposed sanctions against Russian officials over the dispute in Ukraine. Political risks of acting unilaterally In most cases, the President determines which issues to pursue via executive authority. By asking him to act unilaterally potentially puts Obama in a difficult spot. Outside of potential legal debate, there are political risks. Ohio State University Law School professor Peter Shane said, "He can claim to do things on his own, but if he doesn't, he looks weak or out of touch with his base." This is at least the second time that allies are pressuring Obama to use his executive authority to further a policy agenda. As the prospects of comprehensive immigration reform continue to dim, some Democrats have asked the President to use his executive authority to halt deportations of immigrants illegally in the country. Obama has deported more people than any previous presidents, angering Latinos -- a key Democratic voting bloc -- who say Obama's deportation policy is extreme as it creates fear and heartache. For months, the President said he did not have the authority to halt deportations. But after continued pressure that included Hispanic leaders calling him the "deporter-in-chief," the President announced last week that he called for a review of deportation policies. Dems to Obama: Suspend deportations While Shane said Obama is not acting any differently than previous administration, he said "the President has done himself a bit of a disservice by saying he's going alone." Opening Pandora's box He's put the idea out there and opened the Pandora's box. Additionally, executive directives can be undone as easily as they are done, leaving the next president the ability to undue any one of them. And Shane said they sometimes leave Congress off the hook from having to act. But Pallone said that the LGBT discrimination executive order would provide incentive for Congress to pass broader legislation, the Employment Nondsicrimination Act, prohibiting any discrimination based on sexual orientation. The White House hasn't said if it would move forward with Pallone's idea of an executive order, but in Wednesday's daily briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said ENDA "would provide those protections broadly in a way that an would not." "I think it's a step towards ENDA," Pallone said, comparing it with the President's recent executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors. He signed the executive order while Congress works to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10. But Republicans are sure to balk. Republican strategist John Feehery cautioned the President, saying executive actions will make him look weak and ineffective. "The more he goes on down this road, the less ability he has to get anything; 17 次阅读|0 个评论

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