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The Case Against Barack Obama
The Economist has a glowing review of David Freddoso's book The Case Against Barack Obama:
"IF YOU find yourself believing that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for”... |
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on Sep 21, 2008 at 10:00 am by Ouch, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Pete Stark: Off the Deep End
Web Link
He says that President Bush is amused by having American kids getting their heads blown off in Iraq.
Is he writing scripts for Michael... |
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on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:48 pm by Reggie, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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The Surge is a great success
At least 160 people have been killed in four major bomb blasts around Baghdad today - the bloodiest violence since a US troop "surge" and crackdown on insurgents began in Febr... |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:43 pm by Kate, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Andronico's to close July 24
Andronico's market, a high-end grocery store that's been a fixture at Stanford Shopping Center for the past two decades, will close its doors July 24.
Read the full story h... |
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on Aug 21, 2011 at 1:14 am by CF, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Ideological starvation
I always like to argue ideology.
Here is an example of leftist ideology (opposition to genetically modified crops) contributing to starvation in Africa.
Web Link... |
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on Nov 10, 2008 at 10:38 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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should the United States apologize for white supremacy laws of the past?
US Rep Mike Honda is calling for the United States to officially apologize for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Mercury-News article: Web Link... |
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on Feb 24, 2011 at 4:21 pm by are ya kidding?, a resident of Woodside |
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A rare anti-socialist film getting raves in Europe
"The Ditch" appears to have some hope of getting serious recognition in Venice. It is about a socialist reeducation camp in China. It happened in 1960, therefore the statute ... |
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on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:30 am by Gary\'s back, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Restoring Honor
Tomorrow 8/28 there will be more people on the capital mall that ever before in the history of the Republic.
This ground swell of Americans will shock the liberal media. An... |
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on Sep 4, 2010 at 12:07 pm by Walter walter walter, a resident of Stanford |
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Residents split on impacts of hospitals expansion
Residents were divided Monday night on the environmental impacts of the Stanford Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement project during the City Council meeting. Mor... |
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on Jul 18, 2010 at 9:30 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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'Hate' group's tires slashed at Stanford
Protesters from a Kansas church that has received national attention for its anti-gay and anti-Semitic messages had their rental van's tires slashed when they visited Stanford... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 6:08 am by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Evidence Mounts: Ayers Co-Wrote Obama's Dreams
"Evidence continues to mount that Barack Obama had substantial help from Bill Ayers in the creation of his 1995 book, Dreams From My Father, a book that Time Magazine has ca... |
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 7:54 am by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate
breaking news from ABCWeb Link
In ABC News Interview, Edwards Says He Cheated, but Did Not Father Child
By RHONDA SCHWARTZ and BRIAN ROSS
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on Aug 11, 2008 at 6:37 pm by John Leslie, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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US Aid to Israel
According to Thomas Stauffer (see full report by staff writer David Francis of the Christian Science Monitor), a consulting economist in Washington, Israel has drained a stagg... |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 2:10 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Status Maintains its Privileges - Criminal Stanford Band Members Walk
God forbid that a Stanford Band member be prosecuted for trashing a modular structure, to the tune of many, many thousands of dollars. The hubris of that group is stunning, an... |
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on Nov 22, 2006 at 5:33 pm by Disappointed Stanford Fan, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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The Obama Motor Co.
"Back in December, in an economy far, far away, then-CEO Rick Wagoner tossed out the scary cost to taxpayers of $100 billion if General Motors wasn't saved by the government... |
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on Jul 28, 2012 at 11:29 am by the Haters cannot give up, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Reactions to death of Osama bin Laden
"That he's dead is part of the healing process," said Harold Schapelhouman, chief at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District upon hearing the news that al-Qaida leader Osama b... |
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on Jun 9, 2011 at 12:54 pm by Loyal Imperialiat, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto gives green light to Mi Pueblo
The supermarket Mi Pueblo will move into East Palo Alto after all, after the City Council approved its liquor license and architectural permits at a special city council meeti... |
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on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:44 pm by tell it like it is!, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chu looks to innovation to solve warming crisis
Predicting dire consequences if the country conducts "business as usual," U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu outlined a set of new energy-policy goals during a visit in Menlo... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 6:14 am by True Cost, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Why not death panels?
Sarah Palin is a small town rural hick, but she has stumbled onto a good idea, even though she opposes it. We need to cut down our medical care costs, nationwide. Why should ... |
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on Aug 20, 2009 at 9:09 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Hoover Institution gets $10 million gift
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has received a $10 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to establish a fund to study public policy development in economics... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 3:16 pm by Rummy is Sticky, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Hoover director defends Rumsfeld appointment
John Raisian, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, met with the university's Faculty Senate Thursday afternoon to answer questions about his controversial appointme... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 8:59 am by ., a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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US funding al Queda?
According to Seymour Hersh’s explosive new article in the New Yorker Magazine, it now appears that our tax dollars are being used to fund our arch nemesis, al-Queda. US Covert... |
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 3:41 pm by Silver Bullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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So Much For Us Being Greeted As Liberators
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution st... |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 5:40 pm by Ron, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: Symbolic actions matter in quest for civil rights
In the 1960s, political and community leaders in Palo Alto were among those who stepped up to publicly advocate for federal and state fair-housing laws against red-lining and ... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Why was Juan Williams fired by NPR?
I'm not a big fan of NPR, becasue they are leftists, but I must say that even I could not have devised a better method of toning them down, compared to what they just did to t... |
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on Oct 28, 2010 at 6:37 am by Privatize NPR, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |