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Hard Labor in North Korea for 2 American Women
Two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, have been arrested by the North Korean government and sentenced to twelve years hard labor.
This is what they face, ... |
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on Jun 13, 2009 at 5:14 pm by sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
D-Day-Order of the Day: 6 June 1944
More D-DAY thoughts and postsWeb Link
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward whi... |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 9:53 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Speech--E Pluribus Unum
President Obama:
"We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E Pluribus Unum: 'Out of many, one.'"
I don... |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 1:59 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
McCain to back Meg Whitman for California governor
The stage at an Orange County rally where she is scheduled to appear Friday has been draped with oversized banners with the slogan
"Meg 2010, A New California."
The f... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 1:33 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
North Korea sends a message
On the same day, today,North Korea and Iran dismiss Obama and the UN.
John Bolton predicted North Korea's latest nuclear test in the Wall Street Journal on May 20, despit... |
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on May 28, 2009 at 9:43 pm by sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Obama Is Outsourcing Torture
In their haste to fall over themselves in praising the Obama administration’s decision to close Guantanamo and CIA secret prisons, much of the media forgot to ask if that also... |
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on May 26, 2009 at 6:35 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The Climate-Industrial Complex
WSJWeb Link
"Some business leaders are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global w... |
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on May 25, 2009 at 2:49 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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California high court to rule on Proposition 8 on Tuesday
""The wait is finally over," said Andrew Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the main group that supported Proposition 8. "We are looking forward to the court'... |
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on May 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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California Voters Voice Outrage
The results are finalized in California, and taxpayers finally took a stand.
Propositions 1A through 1E were soundly defeated last night.
Proponents of the measure, b... |
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on May 23, 2009 at 9:07 am by James, a member of the Barron Park School community |
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Critics Still Haven't Read the 'Torture' Memos
WSJ Today Web Link
Ms. Toensing was chief counsel for the Senate Intelligence Committee and deputy assistant attorney general... |
Sharon |
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on May 18, 2009 at 1:37 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Democrats: CIA is out to get us
"Democrats charged Tuesday that the CIA has released documents about congressional briefings on harsh interrogation techniques in order to deflect attention and blame away... |
Sharon |
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on May 15, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Insurance: The Canary in the Coal Mine
President Barack Obama, calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned today of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 9:34 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World
The National Intelligence Council fires up the crystal ball and lays out some long-term global political,economic, social and other trends.Web Link... |
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on May 14, 2009 at 7:05 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Cheney on Colin Powell: "I didn't know he was still a Republican"
Former Vice President Dick Cheney took an extraordinary public swipe at Colin Powell Sunday, questioning in a TV interview whether the former Bush administration secretary... |
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on May 14, 2009 at 5:11 pm by fireman, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why do some people kill themselves?
A very thorough report from The New Scientist casts light on this tragic syndrome and reports the latest research.Web Link... |
Sharon |
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on May 8, 2009 at 2:01 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic
Feds threatened Federal Sanctions Against NYPD, Secret Service, FBI & Mayor's Office If Secret Ever Got Out.
"In a memo obtained by CBS 2 HD the Federal Aviation Administ... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 7:30 am by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation
At least he made an honest statement of why he switched-----
“I have traveled the State, talked to Republican leaders and office-holders and my supporters and I have carefu... |
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on May 6, 2009 at 11:53 pm by food for fhought, a resident of another community |
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General David Petraeus: we have two weeks to save Pakistan from Taliban
UK Telegraph---
While we are distracted by Bidens Pandemic, a $400,000 vanity fly by of NY and the SCOTUS necropolis.
We have a very serious problem in a nuclear armed sta... |
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on May 6, 2009 at 11:54 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Supreme Court Justice Souter To Retire
In coming years, Souter’s replacement may well provide the fifth vote for:
— the imposition of a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage;
—... |
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on May 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm by jacob, a resident of Stanford |
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U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom
WSJ----"- A massive natural-gas discovery here in northern Louisiana heralds a big shift in the nation's energy landscape. After an era of declining production, the U.S. is no... |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 8:29 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Demographics, Depression & Destiny
Demand for large-lot single family homes will drop nationally from 56 million today to 34 million in 2025—a whopping reduction of 40 percent.
California’s “golden” housi... |
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 12:42 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America
1) Genuine high-speed rail — 150-to-200 miles-per-hour, as found in Japan and parts of Europe — requires separate rights of way: broad curves, very shallow grades, and no 60-m... |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 4:36 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'
Good news for a change!
Stanford professor Ronald Levy, who heads the university's Oncology department, told Haaretz that as an American Jew married to an Israeli it never ... |
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on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:41 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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United To Charge Heavier Passengers Twice To Fly
"If "beefy" or "curvy" describes you, here is a word of warning:
United Airlines will begin aggressively enforcing a new policy that allows it to charge heavier passengers t... |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 12:32 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Health Risks from Shipping Pollution
One giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50m cars, study findsWeb Link... |
Sharon |
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on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:05 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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