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Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/19/2005 - Monday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:...... - "Channel 74 airs newsmagazine for women"
Plainfield Public Library [2nd item]: "NJ Historical Commission awards grant for digitizing transportation images"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
7th Congressional District: "Assemblywoman Stender tries for Congress"
North Plainfield: "Closing arguments in disabled student's discrimination suit"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Top counsel a crusading prosecutor; Rabner, an apolitical choice, probed Bissell, Janiszewski"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: "Jim Florio: A governor must do more than manage the status quo"
Menendez: "Menendez getting head start in Senate"
Assembly's Bill system - Letter to Editor, Courier: "Assemblyman Jon Bramnick: Bill system is broken"
............ Jon Bramnick, Westfield Assemblyman, is a former Plainfield City Council member
Federal Judgeship - Editorial, Ledger: "Quit stalling on Wigenton judicial appointment"
Englewood: "In frank terms, students from Englewood schools togetherconfront race and expectations"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ in jam over billings for Medicare; CFO wouldn't verify report was accurate"
Wood-Ridge: "Upscale site set to replace an old eyesore; 'smart growth' will be paid for by developer"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Washington Post: "President Gives Both Reassurance, Warnings on Iraq"
.................... - Full transcript of remarks is here
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "In Congress, a Lobbyist's Legal Troubles Turn His Generosity Into a Burden"
.................... - and a chart of who has received what from Abramoff is here
.......... - CIA's secret prisons: "Torture by U.S. alleged at secret Afghan prison"
.......... - DeLay trial -
.......... - Domestic spying - Editorial, NY Times: "This Call May Be Monitored ..."
.................... - Ledger: "Lawmakers want probes into Bush spying order"
.................... - Courier:
.................... - LA Times: "Legality of Wiretaps Remains in Question"
.................... - NY Times: "Rice defends eavesdropping, says normal procedures 'too cumbersome'"
.................... - OpEd, Truthout: "Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski [USAF, Ret.]: Violating the Constitution"
.................... - FBI visits UMass Dartmouth senior: "Student had requested Mao's 'Little Red Book' through library for research paper"
.................... - Progressive: "Rumsfeld Spies on Quakers and Grannies"
......................... - Partial Pentagon file on the case is here [PDF format]
.................... - Washington Post: "Pentagon's Intelligence Authority Widens"
.......... - Frist - AP: "Frist AIDS charity paid crony consultants nearly half a million dollars"
.......... - Paid-for 'News' - LA Times: "Planted PR Stories Not News to Military"
.......... - Plamegate - Truthout: "The case against Karl Rove; indications Fitzgerald may indict shortly"
.......... - Torture - OpEd, LA Times: "Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: America's anti-torture tradition"
.................... - Inter Press Service: "Torture Ban May Include a 'Backdoor'"
Analysis - Washington Post: "Bush's Fumbles Spur New Talk of Oversight on Hill"
.......... - LA Times: "GOP Ranks Breaking Over Bush's Tactics, scandals"
Immigration legislation - Washington Post: "Analysts: Crackdown won't halt immigration; Effect of US demand for labor not factored in"
USA Patriot Act: "Feingold, once-lone foe of Patriot Act now has bipartisan company"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: "John Farmer: Liberty vs. security: It's no time for cheap shots"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
The mindset of terrorism: "The Militant Mind"
.......... - and companion article: "Evolution enlisted in terror fight"
.......... These are the pieces from yesterday that were not online Sunday morning. --Dan
Photo from Washington Post story.
Happy Holidays :
Bias Prosecution Difficulties: "Sikh beating shows complications of using state's hate crime law"
.......... FYI: Though this case involves New York law, New Jersey has similar laws
.......... and proof requirements. I have been badgered by the media many times
.......... to declare some incident or another a 'bias incident' -- they find it hard to
.......... accept that bias allegations must be proven in court and that the police or
.......... myself are not free to make determinations in the media. --Dan
Book Review: "New Jersey Domestic Partners: A Legal Guide"
Las Vegas Business: "Getting cold shoulder from Chamber of Commerce, Vegas' adult industry form its own"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Proposal: Let residents decide; Neighborhoods lacking strong signs of rebirth may get buyout"
.
.
Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/19/2005 - Monday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:...... - "Channel 74 airs newsmagazine for women"
Plainfield Public Library [2nd item]: "NJ Historical Commission awards grant for digitizing transportation images"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
7th Congressional District: "Assemblywoman Stender tries for Congress"
North Plainfield: "Closing arguments in disabled student's discrimination suit"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Top counsel a crusading prosecutor; Rabner, an apolitical choice, probed Bissell, Janiszewski"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: "Jim Florio: A governor must do more than manage the status quo"
Menendez: "Menendez getting head start in Senate"
Assembly's Bill system - Letter to Editor, Courier: "Assemblyman Jon Bramnick: Bill system is broken"
............ Jon Bramnick, Westfield Assemblyman, is a former Plainfield City Council member
Federal Judgeship - Editorial, Ledger: "Quit stalling on Wigenton judicial appointment"
Englewood: "In frank terms, students from Englewood schools togetherconfront race and expectations"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ in jam over billings for Medicare; CFO wouldn't verify report was accurate"
Wood-Ridge: "Upscale site set to replace an old eyesore; 'smart growth' will be paid for by developer"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Washington Post: "President Gives Both Reassurance, Warnings on Iraq"
.................... - Full transcript of remarks is here
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "In Congress, a Lobbyist's Legal Troubles Turn His Generosity Into a Burden"
.................... - and a chart of who has received what from Abramoff is here
.......... - CIA's secret prisons: "Torture by U.S. alleged at secret Afghan prison"
.......... - DeLay trial -
.......... - Domestic spying - Editorial, NY Times: "This Call May Be Monitored ..."
.................... - Ledger: "Lawmakers want probes into Bush spying order"
.................... - Courier:
.................... - LA Times: "Legality of Wiretaps Remains in Question"
.................... - NY Times: "Rice defends eavesdropping, says normal procedures 'too cumbersome'"
.................... - OpEd, Truthout: "Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski [USAF, Ret.]: Violating the Constitution"
.................... - FBI visits UMass Dartmouth senior: "Student had requested Mao's 'Little Red Book' through library for research paper"
.................... - Progressive: "Rumsfeld Spies on Quakers and Grannies"
......................... - Partial Pentagon file on the case is here [PDF format]
.................... - Washington Post: "Pentagon's Intelligence Authority Widens"
.......... - Frist - AP: "Frist AIDS charity paid crony consultants nearly half a million dollars"
.......... - Paid-for 'News' - LA Times: "Planted PR Stories Not News to Military"
.......... - Plamegate - Truthout: "The case against Karl Rove; indications Fitzgerald may indict shortly"
.......... - Torture - OpEd, LA Times: "Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: America's anti-torture tradition"
.................... - Inter Press Service: "Torture Ban May Include a 'Backdoor'"
Analysis - Washington Post: "Bush's Fumbles Spur New Talk of Oversight on Hill"
.......... - LA Times: "GOP Ranks Breaking Over Bush's Tactics, scandals"
Immigration legislation - Washington Post: "Analysts: Crackdown won't halt immigration; Effect of US demand for labor not factored in"
USA Patriot Act: "Feingold, once-lone foe of Patriot Act now has bipartisan company"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: "John Farmer: Liberty vs. security: It's no time for cheap shots"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
The mindset of terrorism: "The Militant Mind"
.......... - and companion article: "Evolution enlisted in terror fight"
.......... These are the pieces from yesterday that were not online Sunday morning. --Dan
Photo from Washington Post story.
Bias Prosecution Difficulties: "Sikh beating shows complications of using state's hate crime law"
.......... FYI: Though this case involves New York law, New Jersey has similar laws
.......... and proof requirements. I have been badgered by the media many times
.......... to declare some incident or another a 'bias incident' -- they find it hard to
.......... accept that bias allegations must be proven in court and that the police or
.......... myself are not free to make determinations in the media. --Dan
Book Review: "New Jersey Domestic Partners: A Legal Guide"
Las Vegas Business: "Getting cold shoulder from Chamber of Commerce, Vegas' adult industry form its own"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Proposal: Let residents decide; Neighborhoods lacking strong signs of rebirth may get buyout"
.
.
