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.Running a little late today. --Dan
12/23/2005 - Friday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY
TEAMS Charter School - Plain Talk: "District Moves To Fix Charter Lapse, New Charter School Coming"
........- Courier: "In budget gaffe, Plainfield school district leaves charter school out of budget, to tune of $1.8M"
Photo from Star-Ledger story on Black Collectibles
Black Collectibles: "Black (bric-a-brac) is beautiful and has educational value"
........- The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University can be found here..............A painful part of American history, my jaw dropped when one local collector told
..............me what she had taken in during the recent Black collectibles show at duCret. --Dan
PHS Basketball: "Plainfield backcourt too much for Kearny"
Plainfield's Idol: "String of wins ends at Apollo for now; Guitarist misses out on finals"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
South Bound Brook: "With state grant, South Bound Brook builds new path for cyclists, walkers"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Domestic Partner benefits - Ledger: "Monmouth grants pension benefits to gay partners of county workers"
Edison: "Taxes going up in Edison: Almost half budget is public safety; next is insurances"
Human Trafficking: "Federal bill would give states funds to aid victims"..............I am skeptical of Federal commitment and effectiveness here. Estimates of victims run..............to the hundreds of thousands and police everywhere are supposedly cracking down,..............yet every time there is a whiff of a story I get calls about Plainfield's now almost three..............year old case. --Dan
Madison: "Non-Madison commuters will no longer be sold parking permits"
Newark: "Assemblywoman Williams, Tucker successor, accused of shoplifting and pension irregularities"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Cody won't act on SCC funding bill in his term"
UMDNJ: "Golden Parachutes: 3 former officials under federal scrutiny got lucrative severances"
............... - The Whistleblower's Tale - Tom Moran, Ledger: "To tell or not to tell, that was the question"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - NY Time: "Abramoff nears terms on plea deal; Dozens expected to be implicated".......... - CIA's Secret Prisons - Reuters: "Italians issue EU arrest warrant 22 CIA operatives for allegedly kidnapping Egyptian cleric"
.......... - Domestic spying - News
.................... - Boston Globe: "Wiretaps said to sift all overseas contacts"
.................... - Editor & Publisher: "'Impeachment' Talk, Pro and Con, Appears in Media at Last "
...................... Newsweek's Howard Fineman says Bush opponents are “calling him Nixon 2.0 and
...................... have already hauled forth no less an authority than John Dean to testify to the president’s
...................... dictatorial perfidy. The ‘I-word’ is out there, and, I predict, you are going to hear more of it
...................... next year — much more.”
...................... and on the conservative side--
...................... Conservative stalwart Jonah Goldberg at National Review Online takes the talk seriously
...................... enough to bother to poke fun at it, practically begging Bush foes to try to impeach him.
...................... "The main reason Bush's poll numbers would skyrocket if he were impeached,” Goldberg
...................... wrote, “is that at the end of the day the American people will support what he did [with the
...................... spy program].”.................... - Ledger: "Justice Department defends president's spying program"
.................... - Washington Post:"Judges on surveillance court to be briefed on spy program; some fear previous warrants tainted"
......................... - "The Pentagon Breaks the Law"............................. Lest you be confused: there are two domestic spying scandals going on
............................. -- the NSA and the Pentagon. The Pentagon has been eclipsed in recent days.
.......... - Domestic spying - Reactions:
............... - Defense of Bush
.................... - RedState.org: "Does The President's Power To Spy Freely On Al Qaeda Stop At Our Border?"
............... - Criticism of Bush.................... - Boston Globe: "Sen. Kennedy: On wiretapping, Bush isn't listening to the Constitution"
.................... - Newsweek: "Where’s the Outrage? Bush’s defense echoes arguments used by South Africa’s apartheid regime. Why Americans should examine the parallels"
.................... - Progreso semanal: "Above the law? Bush: “I am the law”" .................... - Slate: "Why won't the Bush administration obey the law?"
A reference resource: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is online here [Westlaw]
Accused Terrorist Padilla - LA Times: "Court refuses request to move suspect to civilian custody; rebukes Bush administration for handling of case"
.......... - Christian Science Monitor: "Opinion 'strongly rebukes' Bush administration for apparently trying to avoid Supreme Court"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
A Community-boosting Holiday tradition: "Dover Renaissance's 'Doors of Dover' contest promotes hometown pride"
A Quaker Christmas: "Christmas kept sacred, simple by Society of Friends"
Alternative Minimum Tax: "The alternative minimum tax threatens millions more of middle class"
.................... - "What AMT is, and why it may affect you"Medicare Part D: "Medicare prescription plan signs a million new members"
Wal-Mart: "California jury awards $172M judgment; Wal-Mart failed to give lunch breaks to employees"
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Adventures, adventures!!! Will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/22/2005 - Thursday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Note: The Ledger has a brief on the conviction of Jose Flores, owner of 'Mr. Pepe's Driving
School,' for paying kickbacks for a decade to DMV employees to help his students get
drivers licenses. Sentencing in federal court is scheduled for March 28. He faces up to 15 years.
Conviction in Hispanic beating, robbery: "Man gets 16 years in alleged bias attack"
Crime: "Police seek suspect in two Plainfield robberies"
Crime: "Autopsy: Woman had been strangled"
Police contract [last item]: "Council approves police union contract"
Profile: "Rev. Rufus McClendon, new pastor at First-Park Baptist Church"
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....... |.................................................| ....... |....About 900 people use Plainfield's Raritan....|
....... |....Valley Line service daily and will be........|
....... |....impacted by the strike.......................|
....... |.................................................|....... |....- NJ TRANSIT ADVISORY PAGE is here...........|
....... |....- NYC STRIKE CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE here .....|
....... |....- NJDOT STRIKE CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE here....|
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....... |....- NY TIMES COMPLETE COVERAGE INDEX IS here...|
....... |....- and a PDF map for getting around is here...|....... |.................................................|....... x-------------------------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison teachers to get raises up to 57%"
.................... - "Days before leaving office, Edison mayor appoints new police chief, deputy"
Linden: "Oil cleanup continues along Rahway River"
Piscataway: "Brick wall collapses on family's Piscataway home"
Westfield: "Westfield's new police chief plans major changes"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition: "Jersey corrections chief quits to take equivalent post in D.C."
Eminent Domain: "Over loud protest, Long Branch approves waterfront plan"
High School Sports - Editorial, Courier: "Steroid tests go to root of the problem"
Newark: "Community Response forms aid Newark cops; Lets Ironbound give crime tips secretly"
Population Statistics: "Lagging growth in N.J. tied to housing costs"
Racial Profiling: "Road stops by NJ troopers worry federal monitors no longer"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Inspector assails SCC leadership"
Slogan Contest - Ledger: "'Love' it or leave it: 5 slogans in finals"
...............Courier - "New slogans focus on Jersey's softer side"
UMDNJ: "Codey fears UMDNJ fraud will cost 'tens of millions'"
.................... - "Prosecutor's tough ultimatum gives many a reason to hope"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - LA Times: "Talk of Plea by Lobbyist Has Capitol Hill on Edge"
.......... - Domestic spying - News
.................... - Agence France Presse: "For years, Bush said court orders are required for spying" .................... - Christian Science Monitor: "Tug of war over presidential powers".................... - LA Times: "Cheney defends domestic spying as effort to regain presidential powers lost in the 1970s"
.................... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Specter will question Alito on legality of NSA spying" .................... - Washington Post: "Judges on Surveillance Court To Be Briefed on Spy Program"
.................... - A reference resource: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is online here [Westlaw]
National Security Agency - NY Times: "News of Surveillance Is Awkward for Agency"
USA Patriot Act: "Senators agree to a six-month extension of the Patriot Act"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Profile: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick: "At 75, a cardinal's duties grow ever more delicate"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Mayor Ray Nagin approves list of 98 trailer sites"
.................... - "Christmas in New Orleans: somber but hopeful"
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--Dan
12/21/2005 - Wednesday - First day of Winter
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY
The Ledger has a story on the Plainfield teachers-Board of Ed negotiation in print today. Not online.
Drake House: "Plainfield museum closes to public to begin $1.2 million restoration project"
Airplane Noise - Helga Roberts is heard from: "Residents hope airspace changes mean quiet nights"
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....... |...........NYC TRANSIT STRIKE LINKS..............|
....... |.................................................| ....... |....About 900 people use Plainfield's Raritan....|
....... |....Valley Line service daily and will be........|
....... |....impacted by the strike.......................|
....... |.................................................|....... |....- NJ TRANSIT ADVISORY PAGE is here...........|
....... |....- NYC STRIKE CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE here .....|
....... |....- NJDOT STRIKE CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE here....|
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....... |....- NY TIMES COMPLETE COVERAGE INDEX IS here...|
....... |....- and a PDF map for getting around is here...|....... |.................................................|....... x-------------------------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Brothers sue the son of Linden mayor over kidnapping trauma"
North Plainfield: "Disabled teen to appeal verdict"
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools: "Union, schools deadlocked on contract, goes to fact-finding phase"
Middlesex County: "Most of 9 towns face residents who put out curbside piles when they feel like it"
Piscataway: "House being demolished falls on neighbor's home"
Warren: "Condos planned for site of O'Connor's Beef 'N Ale House, Friday is last day"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Transition: "Corzine appoints more key advisers to Statehouse jobs"
.................... - Tom Moran, Ledger: "Jails chief becomes a prisoner of politics"
Menendez:
Gangs: "Newark youths from Gang Awareness Program speak up against gangs"
Housing Development - Newark: "Below-market deals stirs Ras Barak to open Newark debate"
High School Sports:
.................... - Ledger: "Steroid testing of high school athletes in state tournaments starts next fall"
.................... - Courier: "Codey orders steroid testing for high-school athletes in championships"
.................... - NY Times: "New Jersey Plans Broad Steroid Testing for School Sports"Muslim Profiling: "AG to cops: Don't use ethnicity, faith to target terror suspects"
Paid Family Leave: "Jersey group puts a price on cost of paid family leave"
Retirees - Ledger: "State retirees facing big hike --nearly double-- in drug fees"
...............Courier - "Retirees to see higher drug costs"
Schools - Abbott - Editorial, Courier: "No choice but to spend more on poor schools"
SCI - Ledger: "Probers say tax collection firm favored Treasury staffers with gifts, then bilked state"
.................... - Courier"Firm plied officials with gifts while padding its bills"
UMDNJ - Ledger: "Ultimatum to UMDNJ: Accept financial takeover or face prosecution"
.................... - "The scene: Trustees' visitor lays down the law".................... - "'Deferred prosecution': A powerful snare, with an escape"...............Courier -
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Editorial, Ledger: "Runaway president needs reining in"
.................... - Slate: "Bush's Bogus Analogy: In 1998, the Washington Times tipped off Osama. In 2005, the New York Times didn't."
.................... - AP: "Analysis: Bush Leaves Out Bad News on Iraq"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Lobbyist Is Said to Discuss Plea and Testimony".......... - CIA's Secret Prisons:
.................... - Spacewar: "U.K. Minister Lied Over CIA Flights"
.................... - Independent [UK]: "Police investigate CIA's use of British airports".......... - DeLay: "Donors Underwrite DeLay's Deluxe Lifestyle"
.......... - Domestic spying - News
A reference resource: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is online here [Westlaw]
.................... - Washington Post: "Spy Court judge quits in protest; Concerned Bush order tainted secret panel's work"
......................... - "Analysis: Clash is latest chapter in Bush effort to widen executive power"
......................... - "FBI Papers Show Terror Inquiries Into PETA; Other Groups Tracked"
.................... - NY Times: "Spying Program Snared Purely Domestic U.S. Calls".................... - Christian Science Monitor: "Can the government spy on citizens without a warrant?".......... - Domestic spying - Reactions:
............... - Defense of Bush
.................... - NY Times: "Cheney Defends Eavesdropping Without Warrants"
.................... - AP: "Cheney Says President Has Spying Authority"
.................... - AP: "Bush Ties Surveillance to 9/11 Law".................... - Washington Post: "White House Elaborates on Authority for Eavesdropping
............... - Criticism of Bush
.................... - Newsweek: "Bush’s Snoopgate"
....................... "The president was so desperate to kill The New York Times’ eavesdropping story,
......................... he summoned the paper’s editor and publisher to the Oval Office. But it wasn’t just
......................... out of concern about national security."
.................... - The Nation: "John Nichols: Raising the Issue of Impeachment"
.................... - Reuters: "Senators seek probe of Bush's spying orders"
.................... - Sen. Byrd, West Virginia: "No President Is Above the Law"
.................... - Congress - House: "Conyers' Resolution calling for investigation [PDF]"
.................... - Salon: "David Cole: Bush defied a major Supreme Court ruling to authorize hundreds of wiretaps"
.................... - Rep. John Lewis, Georgia: "Lewis Calls for Bush Impeachment"
.................... - Sen. Barbara Boxer, California: "Boxer asks scholarly opinions about possibility of 'impeachable offense'"
National Security Agency - Slate: "Listening in and naming names; The old tricks of the National Security Agency"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Chanukah: "Traditions of Chanukah, spoken and eaten"
Donating your old car to charity?: "IRS Clarifies Vehicle Gift Tax Deductions"
Intelligent Design: "Judge Bars Intelligent Design from Pennsyvania Biology Curriculum"
.......... - Analysis: "Defending Science by Defining It"
.......... - Excerpts from ruling are here and a PDF file of the complete ruling is here
Google maps: "Governments Tremble at Google's Bird's-Eye View"
Obituary: "Joseph Owades Dies at 86; The Father of Light Beer"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding:
Mississippi - Rebuilding: "Canvas Cities Rise Amid Hurricane's Rubble"
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. Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored............;-(
--Dan
12/20/2005 - Tuesday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "NYC transit worker strike impacts Plainfield commuters"
Gang Prevention - Courier: "In Plainfield, special guest warns kids about gangs"
.......... - Ledger: "'Project Vision' steers youths in Plainfield away from gangs"
........AG Harvey visits program at Boys and Girls Club, funded by grant to UC Prosecutor's office
City's 15th murder of 2005: "Death in Plainfield ruled a homicide"
Drugs: "Newark man caught in last week's drug bust also an escapee"
Letter to Editor, Courier: "Herb Kaufman: 'Patriot Act' a threat to citizens"
PCTV-74 [last item]: "Women-related series to air on cable"
Plainfield Plain Talker: "The Last City Council Hurrah"
NYC Transit Strike - Courier [breaking news]: "Transit union calls strike in NYC, causing chaos during morning rush hour"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "County faces $10 million wrongful death lawsuit in jail death"
North Plainfield: "Jury's verdict vindicates North Plainfield schools' treatment of boy with cerebral palsy"
Somerset County: "County seeks to control its employee health costs"
Edison: "Judge confirms Choi's win, rejects claim of voter fraud and irregularities"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine transition: "Health chief Fred Jacobs hopes to continue humanistic policy with Corzine"
Violent Crime: "Violent crime up in 5 of 6 big NJ towns; Only Newark shows decrease"
DYFS - Ledger: "Probe of 8 deaths finds DYFS mistakes"
.................... - "8 out of 10 foster children still waiting for checkups"
Death Penalty - OpEd, Ledger: "Joseph Krakora: Deadly disparity in sentencing"
Energy savings: "Schools lower the heat and risk a backlash"
Essex County: "Top Democrats unite to back DiVincenzo's re-election bid"
EZ Pass: "Turnpike ending E-ZPass discount during peak hours"
Maplewood: "A plan to set up an eruv will help Maplewood's Orthodox Jews"
Medicare: "Feds far behind on Jersey applications - only 700 of 200,000 processed"
NJPAC: "Slow sales blamed as week off without pay is imposed to cut costs"
NJ Judges: "17 percent raise asked for state's judges; lukewarm response from Corzine team"
Schools Construction Corp. - Ledger: "Justices deny immediate cash for schools; give till Feb. 15 for cost estimate"
.......... - Courier: "Court seeks to kick-start unfunded school projects"
UMDNJ: "Facing conflict rules, 2 UMDNJ officials resign from board voluntarily"
.......... - Editorial, Ledger: "UMDNJ's doubtful billing"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Ledger: "Adamant Bush defends spying inside the US; Decries 'shameful' leak of secret program"
.............................. - Transcript of talk is here ............... - OpEd: "George Will: President overreaches on domestic surveillance".......... - Editorial, Courier: "Bush power grab cause for alarm"
.......... - NY Times: "Administration Cites War Vote in Spying Case"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Yet another Senator -Baucus, D-MT- returns funds tied to Abramoff"
.......... - CIA's secret prisons- Yubanet: "U.S. Operated Secret 'Dark Prison' in Kabul"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Christian Science Monitor: "Blindsided by news of domestic spying, Congress is holding up a key bill"
.................... - LA Times: "Spying plan lacked Congress' scrutiny, Sen. Rockefeller says"
......................... - "Critics Question Timing of NY Times Surveillance Story"
.................... - NY Times: "FBI watched antipoverty, environmentalist groups, new file show".................... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Editorial: Big Brother Bush / The president took a step toward a police state".................... - Truthout: "Radical Militant Librarians and Other Dire Threats" .................... - Washington Post: "Legality of Wiretaps Remains in Question"
......................... - "Alarmed, Sen. Rockefeller wrote Cheney in 2003 voicing concerns on spying"
.............................. - Editorial: "Going Too Far"
.......... - Torture - OpEd, Washington Post: "Vladimir Bukovsky: Torture's Long Shadow"
.................... Vladimir Bukovsky spent nearly 12 years in Soviet prisons, labor camps
.................... and psychiatric hospitals for human rights activity.
Immigration Legislation - Truthout: "The Border Is a Common Ground between Us"
Supreme Court - LA Times: "Redistricting Case Is Court's Chance to Stop Partisan Excesses"
Voting Machines - Editorial, NY Times: "The Business of Voting"
............ When the NY Times worries aloud about the security and accuracy of voting technology,
............ you know there is good reason to be worried.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Cable TV subscription rates: "Cable a la carte: Trouble on the menu; Industry resists more choices for consumers"
............ The print edition has an eye-popping chart of cable rate increases vs. inflation rate over last decade
Holiday Health: "Celebrating carefully: Holiday meals and treats pose a challenge for diabetics"
Medicare Part D: The Ledger has an 8-page pullout section today. Valuable for those who need the info.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
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--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 : "Is a Supreme Court Card Political? You Be the Judge."
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"
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