“November 29, 2006
Pro-Peace Symbol Forces Win Battle in Colorado Town
By KIRK JOHNSON–New York Times
DENVER, Nov. 28 — Peace is fighting back in Pagosa Springs.
Last week, a couple were threatened with fines of $25 a day by their homeowners’ association unless they removed a four-foot wreath shaped like a peace symbol from the front of their […]

“Pope: Christian divisions a ’scandal’
By BRIAN MURPHY, AP Religion Writer 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
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Pope Benedict XVI called divisions among Christians a “scandal to the world” at a joint ceremony Thursday with the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian church, which split from Catholicism nearly 1,000 years ago.”
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Pope Benedict XVI, left, and Ecumenical […]

“Ancient predator had strongest bite of any fish, rivaling bite of large alligators and T. rex”
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A photograph of the Dunkleosteus terrelli (It was also a Grand Prix racer tested by Juan Fangio in 1947.)fossil skull upon which this study was based. Scientists created a biomechanical model to simulate the jaw’s function. From that they determined […]

Dateline: San Francisco
Sea Lions are boldly attacking their friends–the humans.
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Please find the article at China View.

Arianna Huffington writes a piece about identifying the big money contributors to W. $500,000,000.00 presidential library.
I shall weigh in with Ms. Huffington because careful thought and experience has driven me to the conclusion that Little Golden Books do not require much space. As for the “Think” tank which shall write glowing reviews of W’s […]

The New York Times reports serious voting problems in 25 states. Brad’s Blog has been a source of warnings for many of the problems we see.
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Please find the New York Times article and a link to Brad’s Blog.
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These two reports at Think Progress may demonstrate why W may be concerned about his legacy. What he could do is simply have his medacious minions come up with another word for it.
‘CNN’s John Roberts called the situation in Iraq an “absolute mess,” and said the media has “sanitized” their coverage of the violence. […]

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“Congressional Republicans worry Bush will put his legacy ahead of party goals
RAW STORY
Published: Sunday November 26, 2006
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Can Bush save his presidency? paper of record asks
The New York Times will raise the question on the minds of all of Washingtons(’) Republicans in a front page splash Monday, RAW STORY has learned, according […]

“Hail to the chief
Dick Cheney’s mission to expand — or ‘restore’ –the powers of the presidency
By Charlie Savage, BOSTON Globe Staff | November 26, 2006
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — In July 1987, then-Representative Dick Cheney, the top Republican on the committee investigating the Iran-contra scandal, turned on his hearing room microphone and delivered, in […]

The Huffington Post reported the British Independent story which says MI-5 and Scotland Yard believe W’s minions nudging in the August, liquid bomb plot allowed suspects to escape.
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Shiite fighters torch six Sunni worshipers.
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I do not believe it necessary to display the results of the death grip
infatuation Jim Crow exerted deep into 20th century America.
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Images: (Savonarola) wilsonalmanac.com; (witch) sherlockiana.net; (Joan) faculty.fairfield.edu

Please find the AP story here.

Consultants find that the Homeland Security Department is having problems with contractors. Will wonders never cease?

Images: (W & Chertoff) en.wikipedia.org; (Tank truck) equipmentsearch.com; (Cel-Ray) rootbeerreviews.com; (trailer) daffoldilfestival.net

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Please find the story at the Washington Post.

“Renowned jazz singer Anita O’Day dies”
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Image: anitaoday.com
Please find the Associated Press obituary here.

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Images: (sachem) scarlet.nscc.mass.edu via hawthorneinsalem.org (van) i17.ebaying.com cgi.ebay.com

The New York Times
November 21, 2006

The Best Science Show on Television?

“Left, Bettman/Corbis; Heidi Schumann for The New York Times
The TV show “Mythbusters” made models of the Hindenburg to see what role its skin had in the disaster, left. Jamie Hyneman, a host, said he and the team “don’t have any pretense of teaching science.”
I think […]

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Military intelligence has a database for terrorists, but darned if it doesn’t have reference to ‘punch and cookie’ church meetings and non-violence classes.
Let’s be on the sharp look-out because posters like this are actually far more harmful than they appear…

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Please find the […]

The SCOTSMAN reports that we may have a picture of Jack the Ripper for the first time. My research may be less rigorous, but I say no. Here are just a few images that I found at a scrap-booking workshop Jack had attended in Kensington.

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Images:(Red) beckmangroup.co.uk; (Gas)ithesop.org; (Travel)accomodata.co.uk; (train) railroadstore.com; (Mars) london-city-tours.com;(Peck) mentorhuebnerart.com c Louise […]

CNN reports that an OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION poll has found that about 25% of the American people feel W is a better president than his father, while about 6o% believe the opposite and 12% say it’s a toss up.
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The 25% who said W is the better president qualified their statement by ranking his presidency against […]

I saw this editorial at Huffington Post. It is a perfect follow-up to the last post. From Sunday’s Lexington Herald-Leader, I proudly present a view of those hippies of the late Sixties and their destructive effect on the country in general; and an editorial writer from the land of Jim Bunning in particular.
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Does the writer […]