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MemoryBlog: More "Airplanes as Missiles" Concern Prior to 9/11: "Joint Chiefs of Staff Rejected 'Airplanes as Missiles' Scenario Five Months prior to 9/11"
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MemoryBlog: FBI Whistleblowers' Site: "FBI Whistleblowers' Site"
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The Bellman: "The ground war in Ohio is on, and the Republicans are doing it Amway-style."
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Boing Boing: Online t-shirt store: "we were gagged by Google": "Google:The following...items that must be removed from your site in order to continue advertising with Google AdWords:" - One of them is Bush saying "YOUR FIRED"
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Alliance for Justice - Take Action - Tell Scalia to Recuse Himself from Cheney Case: So ya know, VP Cheney and Supreme Court Scalia are buddys. Sign the petition to get Scalia off the court case about energy questions.
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Boing Boing: Bill O'Reilly mistakes Globe and Mail for Socialist Worker: "Bill O'Reilly called The Globe and Mail, a rock-ribbed, conservative Canadian newspaper 'the far-left Toronto Globe and Mail,' because a columnist in the paper descibed the Fox News Network (which is coming to Canada) as humorously exemplary of American foolishness."
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Body and Soul: Why I remain more concerned about women's lives than potential lives: "Leona Gordon, 74, of Westmoreland, N.H., said she remembers when all abortions were illegal. She recalls what she went through in 1964, with five kids and a bad marriage, to get one. And she recalls what it was like, a few weeks later, to claim the body of her sister, Gerri Santoro, who died after one."
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Lawrence Lessig: "Oh Canada
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pinkrabbitsays: And how many paid vacation days do you get?: "Bush has spent 16% of his presidency on vacation."
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Marketplace: Spoils of War: "The spoils of war add up to more than capturing expansive palaces and luxury cars. As Marketplace reporters have discovered, not all of the $22 billion being spent to rebuild Iraq is going where it should. Who's watching the money as it streams through Baghdad? Just about no one, and bribes and black marketeering are rampant, witnesses say. A leading anti-corruption group claims that at least 20% of U.S. money spent in Iraq is being lost to corruption."
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not watching television: Complete 911 Timeline: "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, From the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001"
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "Tami Silicio, the woman who apparently risked everything by taking a photo of flag-draped coffins has been fired. So has her husband."
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The Nation: "* Families making more than $1 million a year will enjoy 2004 tax cuts, on average, of $123,600 each.
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YEA MICHIGAN! - unreal.... Uppity-Negro.com: A Grand Rapids Gryffindor Fansite: Oh look. Evil Republicans.: "Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays"
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CGEU Friends,
Josh Freeman (CUNY) and Nelson Lichtenstein (UC) are circulating a faculty
sign-on letter in grad unionized universities in support of recognition at
Columbia. Text and list of signees is attached. Can you please encourage
supportive faculty who have not yet signed on to do as soon as possible?
The first list has been sent to CU President Lee Bollinger. We're trying to
get an updated, larger list to him this Monday. Since Bollinger came from
UMich, signatories from there are especially needed. Anyone who wants to
add their name can do so by e-mailing Josh Freeman at mailto:JBFJBF(AT)aol(dotcom).
Thanks!
Maida Rosenstein
President, 2110/UAW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Josh Freeman (CUNY) and Nelson Lichtenstein (UC) are circulating a faculty
sign-on letter in grad unionized universities in support of recognition at
Columbia. Text and list of signees is attached. Can you please encourage
supportive faculty who have not yet signed on to do as soon as possible?
The first list has been sent to CU President Lee Bollinger. We're trying to
get an updated, larger list to him this Monday. Since Bollinger came from
UMich, signatories from there are especially needed. Anyone who wants to
add their name can do so by e-mailing Josh Freeman at mailto:JBFJBF(AT)aol(dotcom).
Thanks!
Maida Rosenstein
President, 2110/UAW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Chicago Tribune
April 28, 2004
Wisconsin teaching aides stage a walkout
By Robert Becker
Tribune higher education reporter
Teaching assistants at the University of Wisconsin at Madison on Tuesday began a two-day walkout, resulting in the cancellation of some classes and sparking fears that student grades would be delayed.
Members of the Teaching Assistants' Association, which has a campus
membership of 1,900, walked picket lines at university buildings protesting pay and benefits issues following unsuccessful negotiations with the State Employment Relations Office, which handles labor contract talks for the State of Wisconsin.
The primary point of contention is the state's insistence that teaching
assistants begin to pay some of their health-insurance costs. Union
officials say the assistants' pay averages about $10,000 for nine months' work. Under the proposed state plan, an unmarried graduate student would contribute about $9 a month toward health-care costs, university officials say.
Union officials say they would make the contribution if their salaries were raised to levels matching that of graduate students at comparable
universities.
"We feel this is the only way to preserve the quality of education at
UW-Madison," said Boian Popunkiov, co-president of TAA and a graduate
student.
Popunkiov said the increased cost of health benefits and the comparatively low wages for graduate students hinder the university's ability to attract top students.
Popunkiov said if the dispute is not resolved in coming weeks, union members may withhold grades when the semester ends in early May.
"We hope the issue will be settled before the grade strike," Popunkiov said.
Peter Spear, UW-Madison provost, said that his office has assured students that their grades would not be held up, "and if they need grades for jobs, transfers or any other reason, we will at least get them temporary grades."
Spear said while the university supported teaching assistants' efforts to
secure a better benefits and pay package, the school remained obligated to educate its undergraduates.
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April 28, 2004
Wisconsin teaching aides stage a walkout
By Robert Becker
Tribune higher education reporter
Teaching assistants at the University of Wisconsin at Madison on Tuesday began a two-day walkout, resulting in the cancellation of some classes and sparking fears that student grades would be delayed.
Members of the Teaching Assistants' Association, which has a campus
membership of 1,900, walked picket lines at university buildings protesting pay and benefits issues following unsuccessful negotiations with the State Employment Relations Office, which handles labor contract talks for the State of Wisconsin.
The primary point of contention is the state's insistence that teaching
assistants begin to pay some of their health-insurance costs. Union
officials say the assistants' pay averages about $10,000 for nine months' work. Under the proposed state plan, an unmarried graduate student would contribute about $9 a month toward health-care costs, university officials say.
Union officials say they would make the contribution if their salaries were raised to levels matching that of graduate students at comparable
universities.
"We feel this is the only way to preserve the quality of education at
UW-Madison," said Boian Popunkiov, co-president of TAA and a graduate
student.
Popunkiov said the increased cost of health benefits and the comparatively low wages for graduate students hinder the university's ability to attract top students.
Popunkiov said if the dispute is not resolved in coming weeks, union members may withhold grades when the semester ends in early May.
"We hope the issue will be settled before the grade strike," Popunkiov said.
Peter Spear, UW-Madison provost, said that his office has assured students that their grades would not be held up, "and if they need grades for jobs, transfers or any other reason, we will at least get them temporary grades."
Spear said while the university supported teaching assistants' efforts to
secure a better benefits and pay package, the school remained obligated to educate its undergraduates.
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Friends,
In addition to showing support for our comrades at Columbia, I wonder if you would sign the GSEU/CWA1104 petition for a better contract. ...under affiliation, include the university/union with which you are associated.
Sign the petition
In solidarity,
Scott Oldenburg
GSEU/CWA1104
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Friends,
In addition to showing support for our comrades at Columbia, I wonder if you would sign the GSEU/CWA1104 petition for a better contract. ...under affiliation, include the university/union with which you are associated.
Sign the petition
In solidarity,
Scott Oldenburg
GSEU/CWA1104
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Star Captains Club of America: "McDonald's CEO Dies of Heart Attack"
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Star Captains Club of America: "Why Isn't Election Day a National Holiday?"
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Psychotria Nervosa: Stop the Military Escalation!: "TAKE ACTION! Tell Congress Not to Increase US Troop Presence in Colombia-- Stop the Military Escalation!"
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Michigan IMC: feature/5296: "Trade Unionist forced to flee Colombia Speaks in Ferndale"
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MemoryBlog: article: The Case of the Disappearing Article: "Reasons Not to Invade Iraq, by George Bush Sr., in Sept 2002"
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No Sweat: "MICKEY AND MINNIE MOUSE today (15 April 2004) climbed the UK headquarters of Disney before unveiling a banner reading 'Disney: Stop Selling Toxic Pyjamas to Kids'"
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No Sweat: "At 7 am on April 20, 2004, various armed men with machine guns entered the home of the brother of Coca-Cola union leader Efrain Guerrero's wife in Bucaramanga, and fired indiscriminately at the family, killing Efrain's brother-in-law, Gabriel Remolina, his wife Fanny and wounding three of their children."
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Union Busting Universities: "Universities are dominated by liberals, you may have heard."
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Die Mercenary Die: "Die Mercenary Die
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: "Home Depot Chief Executive Officer Robert Nardelli received about $4.7 million last year, in addition to his base salary and bonus, linked to a forgiven company loan, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nardelli, who received a $10 million loan from Home Depot in 2000, will have the loan forgiven at 20 percent per year"
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Kroger Using New Fingerprint Timeclocks... Kroger "Police State" ? :: Retail Worker :: Labor News - by, for, and about Retail Employees: "This week marks the first week of Kroger Michigan stores using the new fingerprint timeclocks, in their latest barrage of worker surveillance equipment."
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No Sweat: "Unions Call for UN Sanctions against Nike Company Scored for Stomping on Labor Rights Montreal/Toronto/Pittsburgh"
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Coca Cola Co: Scuffle, catcalls spice meeting: "It began with an angry activist being wrestled to the floor, was punctuated with simultaneous protests outside the Hotel du Pont, and still served up the celebrity of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and famed investor Warren Buffett."
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Workday Minnesota: Marchers call for legislation to enact fair and clean elections
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Windsor casino talks resume: "As the casino strike in Windsor finished its third week Friday, union and management held their first formal talks in nearly a month, while the city held its breath."
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The Badger Herald Online - To Leftists and Liberals: We deserve better than the Bush-Kerry choice: "I have been blamed for the world's problems and verbally assaulted for even considering not voting in November. The premise for this abuse is that it is non-voters' fault that voter turnout is so poor. The real fault lies with the Republican/Democrat corporate consensus. Despite differences in style and rhetoric both John Kerry and George Bush represent the same interests: The rich."
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Bike To Work: May 17th through May 21st!
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Joi Ito's Web: E-Voting Machines Get Official Thumbs Down
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Detroit Greens Bring Home the Troops Billboard Campaign
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David Grenier: Overtime takeaway: "Today is a tragic day, although you wouldn't know it from reading your newspaper. Last night after most offices in Washington closed, the Bush administration announced it would finalize and issue the regulations to take away overtime pay from millions of America's workers."
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The Militant: "Florida—Workers signed their first contract April 19 at Point Blank Body Armor in Oakland Park, Florida, north of Miami, winning union recognition for the UNITE union after a fight lasting more than two years."
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The Militant: "“We won with the support of the retired miners and the United Mine Workers of America,” said Juan Salazar, in an April 18 interview here at the picket trailer of the striking Co-Op miners. “We beat back the company in their attempt to take away our right to be in front of the mine.” "
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anniversary from Bushflash, it is graphic and sad. You should see it.
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LaborNet: Online Communications for a Democratic Labor Movement: "Of the hundreds of research institutes in California's public university system, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has targeted just one for elimination: a think tank dedicated to organized labor."
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AlterNet: Racism and Reproductive Rights: "More than 1,300 health and activist groups nationwide have signed on to support what's expected to be a massive march for women's reproductive freedom on Sunday, April 25, in Washington, DC." - wish I was going!
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The Spoof - US to ban public nudity: "Under new a new bill filed today by Louisiana State Senator Richard D Head, US women wearing 'low slung pants', 'crop tops', or other 'intimate clothing' that exposes bare skin will face fines of up to $500,000, jail sentences of up to 90 years — and possibly confiscation of their charge cards for life."
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Too much TV could rewire tot's brain: "Your recent editorial, 'TV and our babies,' does not mention a characteristic of TV pictures that could have a significant effect upon the plastic and developing brains of young children: There is no equivalent to a TV picture in nature."
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Workday Minnesota: Bakery workers approve new contract: "Bakery workers at 67 Twin Cities grocery stores, who voted 340-13 in January to reject a contract offer, voted by a three-to-one margin to accept a revised proposal."
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Prudential Agents Vote To Unionize - 4/23/2004 - insurancenewsnet.com: "Nearly 1,000 of Prudential Financial Inc.'s in-house agents will now be represented by a New York-based professional services union, according to the National Labor Relations Board."
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TOMPAINE.com - Hip To Democracy: "The crowd lined up outside the Cooper Union great hall in New York City on March 25 for a gathering called "Where's My Democracy?" did not look like your typical participants at a political rally. There were no suits and ties, no pleated khakis or Izod shirts, no signs or buttons—not even a single baby to kiss. No, this crowd, which formed a line that snaked around Astor place onto Lafayette, was garbed in American Apparel t-shirts, thrift store blazers, and the hyper pointy-toed shoes that are currently standard issue for women south of 14th Street."
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Jobless Recovery -- by outsourcing labor, U.S. planners of Iraqi “democracy” do not include unions: "Hassan Jum’a is an impressive negotiator. As head of the 10,000-member Southern Oil Company Union in Iraq, last December he successfully challenged the hiring and wage policies of Al Khorafi, a Kuwaiti subcontractor for the U.S. construction giant Bechtel and the Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR)."
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'The Tyranny of Structurelessness' by Jo Freeman: "During the years in which the women's liberation movement has been taking shape, a great emphasis has been placed on what are called leaderless, structureless groups as the main form of the movement. The source of this idea was a natural reaction against the overstructured society in which most of us found ourselves, the inevitable control this gave others over our lives, and the continual elitism of the Left and similar groups among those who were supposedly fighting this over-structuredness."
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LaborNet: Online Communications for a Democratic Labor Movement: "HAVE YOU EVER wondered what a New Unity Partnership might look like if the rank and file built it? Wonder no more: the airline industry is witness to just such a phenomena in grassroots campaigns to organize independent unions amongst mechanics, flight attendants and most recently fleet service workers."
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UMass Dartmouth - Labor Education Center: "The Labor Education Center is an outreach program of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It was founded in 1975 by leaders in the labor movement, the community and the university. The Center's Advisory Board represents a wide constituency in developing programs that meet the needs-and enrich-the lives of workers and union leaders in Southeastern Massachusetts."
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Sweet Baby A
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Hostage: This is a cool site, and there is a pull down menu for many more sections of it!
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Media & Democracy organizing conference featuring Amy Goodman in Grand Rapids in May
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Hazards Magazine: "Hazards is the only independent, union-friendly magazine to win major international awards. Workplace unions are your best hope for better, safer work - and Hazards provides the information and resources to make the union job easier. Hazards looks behind the company safety hype, and gives union answers to workplace problems. Using a global network of union safety correspondents, Hazards makes sure you have the best information available anywhere."
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Three Ways To Stand Up For Choice: Geekery Today 2004/04/22 :: Rad Geek People's Daily: "(this post is part of the Stand Up For Choice BlogBurst)"
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bush, Gulf War II, left): "'I am proud and happy to do what I did' - a world class Hero who went to jail for 17 years for exposing Israeli nuclear program has been released and is strong and defiant"
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onegoodmove: Unknown Knowns: "Donald Rumsfeld in Song what was unknown is now known."
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:: Schnews :: Issue 450: "“Fascism should more properly be called ‘corporatism’, since it it the marriage of government and corporate power” Benito Mussolini, 1932."
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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: April 18, 2004 - April 24, 2004 Archives: "'The aluminum boxes, in ordered rows, are bound by clean white straps on freshly scrubbed pallets. American flags are draped evenly over the boxes.'"
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Lean Left: Sheer Brilliance: "Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department
CHEYENNE, WY—After attempting to contain a living-room blaze started by a cigarette, card-carrying Libertarian Trent Jacobs reluctantly called the Cheyenne Fire Department Monday. "Although the community would do better to rely on an efficient, free-market fire-fighting service, the fact is that expensive, unnecessary public fire departments do exist," Jacobs said. "Also, my house was burning down." Jacobs did not offer to pay firefighters for their service." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
CHEYENNE, WY—After attempting to contain a living-room blaze started by a cigarette, card-carrying Libertarian Trent Jacobs reluctantly called the Cheyenne Fire Department Monday. "Although the community would do better to rely on an efficient, free-market fire-fighting service, the fact is that expensive, unnecessary public fire departments do exist," Jacobs said. "Also, my house was burning down." Jacobs did not offer to pay firefighters for their service." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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David Grenier: Raed on Reconstruction: "The Baghdad Blogger talks about his country a year after the invasion.
The only thing happened is “rehabilitating” some schools by Bechtel, and let me tell u more about it… Bechtel charged around $75,000 per school, and... and the sub-sub-contractors painted the schools, fixed the bathrooms, changed the broken windows and put some light bulbs, the thing that cannot cost more than $7,500. Rehabilitation was poor and extremely costly; it was the first corruption story that destroyed the credibility of the plans of reconstruction." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The only thing happened is “rehabilitating” some schools by Bechtel, and let me tell u more about it… Bechtel charged around $75,000 per school, and... and the sub-sub-contractors painted the schools, fixed the bathrooms, changed the broken windows and put some light bulbs, the thing that cannot cost more than $7,500. Rehabilitation was poor and extremely costly; it was the first corruption story that destroyed the credibility of the plans of reconstruction." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Whiskey Bar: Tanks for Nothing: "Bush Says World Owes Israel's Sharon a 'Thank You'"
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Whiskey Bar: Let Them Eat Frisbees: — "two tons of them — from the Los Angeles-based "Spirit of America" organization are finding their way into Iraqi hands. The Frisbees are emblazoned with the word "friendship" in both English and Arabic."
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Vegan Porn: Breast is still best, especially when the formula's fake: "Megatron found a tragic story from China in which up to 200 infants were given fake formula and dozens died of malnutrition. The formula contained significantly less protein than 'normal' formula, and was devoid of some nutrients like iron and zinc. It was, however, affordably priced, although nobody's been able to beat the margins found in human breast milk yet. In related news, it appears that the Nestle boycott is still alive and kicking."
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The Nation: "'Today, workers win. The department's new rules guarantee and strengthen overtime rights for more American workers than ever before.' -- Labor Secretary Elaine Chao"
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The Bellman: "About one in every 10 members of Iraq's security forces 'actually worked against'' U.S. troops during the recent militia violence in Iraq, and an additional 40 percent walked off the job because of intimidation, the commander of the 1st Armored Division said Wednesday."
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The Bellman: "'We'd never be in this mess if Colin Powell were alive.'" MaxSpeak
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The Bellman: "I never took economics in school -- my relationship with money is pretty much on a merchant level. It makes me wonder how many other Americans like myself have no clue where they're money came from or what it does at night when they're sleeping. "
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