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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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Vulture Funds
A recent BBC report has exposed an extremely insidious operation to drive cash strapped third world counties into deeper debt. A shadowy group of companies, known as the “vult... |
Jag Singh |
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on Feb 19, 2007 at 3:02 pm by Tim, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Tips on visiting Santiago, Chile?
We are traveling to Santiago for spring break with our son's soccer team with a mixed group of 16 year-old boys and parents, and are looking for any suggestions on sight-seein... |
Terri L |
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on Feb 26, 2007 at 11:41 am by D, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Neocons
Hardly had the results of the midterm elections been announced, when the neocons – the architects of ‘America’s greatest blunder’ tried to distance themselves from their forme... |
Jag Singh |
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on Nov 28, 2006 at 3:29 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Street naming conventions
What are the guidelines to name a street as "Ave", "Rd", "Way"? Direction / Traffic load ? |
Anamika |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 5:28 am by natasha, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Have you read Obama's program?
In the past week or so, I have found out that some of my friends and acquaintances have decided to vote for Obama in the primaries. One has even decided to volunteer for his c... |
Palo Altan |
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on Feb 5, 2008 at 6:00 pm by Mary, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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George McGovern's speech
The following is a link to George McGovern's excellent speech he delivered at the National Press Club. Hope you appeciate his wise words.
An Impartial Interrogation of G... |
Jag Singh |
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on Mar 9, 2007 at 7:53 pm by paul, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Pedometers get people walking, study finds
Just in time for the holiday season and celebratory meals, Stanford University researchers have concluded that using pedometers gets people walking -- and they become more act... |
Editor |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby gets heckled as he departs sentencing (short video)
"You should go right to jail, Libby... a bunch of criminals in the whole damn administration, got us into this war... Big Liar, Go to jail, go to jail, that's where you belong... |
Jewish Crook |
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 6:45 am by Just Askin\', a resident of Stanford |
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Obama to authorise record $60bn Saudi arms sale
Wow the biggest arms sale in US history!
"Barack Obama is to go ahead with plans to sell Saudi Arabia advanced aircraft and other weapons worth up to $60 billion, the bigge... |
Sharon |
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on Sep 22, 2010 at 9:30 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Meat and the Environment
With all the focus recently on reducing carbon emissions as they relate to transportation, it would be easy to overlook a more serious source of the planet-warming gases.
T... |
gordon |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 11:26 am by gordon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Should the Immigration Laws Be Changed
We have had a lively discussion about enforcing the current immigration laws particularly with reference to the Palo Alto family currently being deported.
The broader quest... |
stephen levy |
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on Apr 7, 2007 at 2:15 pm by Ken Rauch, a resident of another community |
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US heading for bankruptcy?
David Walker, the highly respected head of the General Accountability Office, or GAO, issued a dire warning when he appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday (March 4, ’07). He... |
Jag Singh |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:45 pm by Carol, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Iraq
29, January 2007
A startling new book authored by Barry Lando, a former 60 Minutes producer, sheds new light on the complicity of Western nations arming Saddam Hussein when h... |
Jag Singh |
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on Feb 4, 2007 at 10:01 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Is one airplane crash enough or do we need to wait for another one?
The tragic airplane crash in East Palo Alto has generated a lot of discussion on the Town Square Forum spread over a number of different topics/threads. I thought it would be ... |
petercarp |
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on Mar 4, 2010 at 6:59 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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Congressmen: NASA Ames gave secrets to China
The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... |
Editor |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 11:03 am by American Values, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Will Congress finally cut them off?
On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Boston Herald reported that the US military had announced the Easter weekend deaths of 10 more American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.... |
Albert |
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on Apr 14, 2007 at 1:03 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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We can still prevent war with Iran.
If a pending war with Iran already concerns you, you can skip the rest and go directly to this link for StopIranWar.com: Web Link or to learn more please re... |
Tom R |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:11 am by Dick, a resident of the Palo Verde 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... |
Albert |
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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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Global warming: the bogus religion of our age
Interesting article by Richard Lindzen.
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Discu... |
Snowman |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 9:22 am by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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TORTURE
It is encouraging to learn that Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are holding Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, ‘feet to t... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 20, 2007 at 7:45 am by Walter_E_Wallis, 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... |
Editor |
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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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Regarding the article posted: Deportation mother faces 10-year ban from U.S
In reading this article, i am trying to find the value in publishing this article. What is of significant interest or unique about this case. I do question the capability of... |
In Menlo Park |
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 6:43 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party
For all their quibbling, the Democrats and Republicans have much in common- their support of the “War on Terrorism,” “the PATRIOT Act, “Homeland Sec... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Nov 6, 2006 at 7:09 am by Steve, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Condi Rice " I was supposed to be a music major and concert pianist, and here I sit."
Yay! It all makes sense now: "I don't know what I'll do long-term. I'm a terrible long-term planner. I was supposed to be a music major and concert pianist, and here I sit. I ... |
Dr. Ferragamo |
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on Jul 27, 2007 at 4:15 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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