85 slain in 5 years
"Stop the violence," chant marchers who want to end black-on-black attacks. But will their voices reach the young men who didn't attend?....more
Sunday, August 6, 2006
Saturday, August 5, 2006
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Video: Parody of Al Gore film tied to ExxonMobil lobbying firm
An online parody of Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, has been tied to a lobbying firm which counts ExxonMobil among its clients, The Wall Street Journal reported today.....more
DCI Group
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The deluded world of air conditioning.
Have you heard the news? Scientists have found a planet that can support life. Its atmosphere is too hot for year-round habitation, its gases impede breathing, and surface conditions are sometimes fatal.....more
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The history of England: Domesday goes digital
Tomorrow, 920 years after it was compiled by an anonymous scribe, William the Conqueror's epic audit of life in medieval times will become available on the internet.....more
Friday, August 4, 2006
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Dixie Chicks make nice at New York concert
Although there have been numerous reports of sluggish sales for their current Accidents and Accusations tour showcasing tunes from their recently released "Take the Long Way" album, New York's Madison Square Garden was packed for this single-night stint.....more
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GOD DOESN'T LIKE PORNOGRAPHY
A battle over a sex shop in a small town near New York shows how a local problem can quickly turn into a culture war in America. At the center is a famous actor who became a born-again Christian after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.....more
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Davenport police officers tell protesters marching along River Drive they had orders to collect the wooden sticks on their American flags as a security measure....more
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A third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
More than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East, according to a new Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll.....more
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One air strike hit a farm near Qaa, close to the Syrian border in the Bekaa Valley where workers, mostly Syrian Kurds, were loading plums and peaches on to trucks, local officials said. They said 33 people were killed and 20 wounded.....more
Thursday, August 3, 2006
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Two senior US generals yesterday publicly agreed with a warning by Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq, William Patey, that the country is slipping towards civil war and partition.....more
Al Gore's Penguin Army
Viral Video Questioning Global Warming Linked to DCI
What is certain is that "political operatives, public relations experts and ad agencies" are increasingly using video-sharing websites like YouTube to shape public opinion. Ogilvy & Mather "plans to post amateur-looking videos on Web sites to spare word-of-mouth buzz about Foster's beer," and AT&T has used YouTube to post videos against net neutrality......more
Viral Video Questioning Global Warming Linked to DCI
What is certain is that "political operatives, public relations experts and ad agencies" are increasingly using video-sharing websites like YouTube to shape public opinion. Ogilvy & Mather "plans to post amateur-looking videos on Web sites to spare word-of-mouth buzz about Foster's beer," and AT&T has used YouTube to post videos against net neutrality......more
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Canadian activist shunned by CBS for her views on George Bush
Maude Barlow, known internationally for her work on the right to water, was recently informed that she would not be interviewed by CBS News due to her criticisms of the Bush administration.....more
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The hopes and fears of a surging Chinese economy, the warnings of catastrophic trade imbalances, the million-dollar salaries of American retail executives - the story begins here, on the factory floor where Wang Haiyun hunches over her sewing machine and stitches about 600 pairs of boots a day, all bound for customers in the United States....more
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Human Rights Watch slams Israel for apparently targeting Lebanese civilians
Israel's military appears to have deliberately bombed civilians in Lebanon and some of its strikes constitute war crimes, U.S.-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday.....more
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Cuba after Castro
The death of the dictator could be followed by instability and a surge of refugees. U.S. officials should plan now for a post-Castro future.....more
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OK, we've done it. We've nailed it down: Every single contributor to the Pennsylvania Green Party Senate candidate is actually a conservative -- except for the candidate himself....more
Green Party of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
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Lebanese oil slick spreads to Syria
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for immediate action after thousands of tonnes of fuel from a bombed Lebanese power plant spread to the Syrian coastline, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.....more
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Dr. Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking addresses the question of how humanity can survive the next century.» Watch video
College Republicans organizing for Lieberman
People interested in campaigning for Lieberman in the Democratic Primary will have lodging accommodations paid for (by his campaign), as well as food and transportation......more
LIEBERMAN: ‘IF I LOSE PRIMARY, I’LL RUN IN CUBA’
People interested in campaigning for Lieberman in the Democratic Primary will have lodging accommodations paid for (by his campaign), as well as food and transportation......more
LIEBERMAN: ‘IF I LOSE PRIMARY, I’LL RUN IN CUBA’
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Hilary Duff performs free concert for military families
Singer and actress Hilary Duff took the stage of Crown Coliseum Tuesday night in a free concert for military families....more
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Freedom of Expression Under Attack
It is not just the shortage of milk, sugar, mealie-meal (corn), democracy, foreign currency, and fuel that top the list of scarcities in Zimbabwe — freedom of expression is also in short supply....more
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The bill would open 8.3-million acres to drilling, but set buffers of 125 miles off the Panhandle and 234 miles off Tampa Bay......more
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
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"raptured", but the folks in the "Community Church" are staying put!....more
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He says authorities used "poor judgment" in arresting a woman from an affluent family. She's accused of leaving the scene. The mayor's involvement has prompted criticism: Did he cross the line in blasting his own cops while defending the daughter of a wealthy family?.....more
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The news shot like lightning through the community. Within minutes, Cuban-Americans streamed into Calle Ocho, their historic thoroughfare in Miami. Motorists screamed "Cuba libre!" and waved Cuban flags from sunroofs......more
Who is Raúl Castro?
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If the Dixie Chicks are as much of a rock band as their “Accidents and Accusations” tour would have us believe, then it’s a good thing Maines didn’t apologize for her much-ballyhooed comments. Rock ’n’ roll is about freedom, breaking rules, and speaking your mind. And if these rocking country gals aren’t “ready to make nice,” then, well, they shouldn’t have to.....more
Willie: Dixie Chicks 'got a raw deal'
Monday, July 31, 2006
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Castro said he would also temporarily relinquish his duties as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba to Raul, who turned 75 in June and who has been taking on a more public profile in recent weeks....more
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The Lebanese government has appealed for help to clean up a huge oil spill along its coastline created after Israel bombed a power plant....more
I Think The Folk's At The Ministry of Tourism Are Out Of A Job?
LEBANON: An environmental disaster looms
This Look's Like A Job For Halliburton.When all this fighting is over, just think of all the big fat contracts Halliburton can get for reconstructing a ruined Lebanon
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Too Late for Empire
Jonathan Schell
Anyone who wants to write about the constitutional crisis unfolding in the United States today faces a peculiar problem at the outset.....more
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Lieberman's shameless race baiting flyer (and a few words)
Here's the racist flyer from team Joementum that everyone is dying to see. Read it and puke....more
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Assad tells Syrian army to get ready
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told the Syrian military to raise its readiness, pledging not to abandon support for Lebanese resistance against Israel....more
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The Senegalese seem to really like Americans, which may seem odd these days, as ninety percent of them are Moslems.....more
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Mayor envisions no-car downtown
A bus system, called circulators, would take residents between home and work and a night on the town by 2010.....more
Sunday, July 30, 2006
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Israeli attack draws outrage
Western and Arab leaders have condemned Israel's attack on a village in south Lebanon. Close to 550 Lebanese, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's 19-day-old war on Lebanon....more
Saturday, July 29, 2006
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In a televised speech Saturday evening, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed rocket strikes on towns in central Israel....more
Israel is serving its American master
How can the American people accept their elected President (?) George W. Bush's rejection of a ceasefire?
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The team's security policy of patdown searches for fans at home games is unconstitutional, a federal judge rules. "A generalized fear of terrorism should not diminish the fundamental Fourth Amendment protection envisioned by our Founding Fathers.....more
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
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Since hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans almost a year ago, the population has halved. Amid the debris and regret, Gary Younge finds a city losing its soul.....more
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Who knew “New York-style cheesecake” meant “with a side of crack”?
When The Bitch heard that employees of three prominent CocoWalk eateries had been busted for running informal pharmacological operations, she got on the case; the touristy shopping zone may not contain a Nordstrom, but, hey, it's within trotting distance.....more
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