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“The ACLU Has Found a Religion It Will Defend”
SNIPPET: “The American Civil Liberties Union has given their blessing to the public funding of Islamic footbaths at the University of Michigan, to let Muslims wash their feet before prayers.
The ACLU says it has nothing to do with religion.
This pleases CAIR greatly, because now the Islamic community won’t have to pay for them: Muslims won’t fund footbaths. And also because it’s another small step toward shari’a.
Notice how the Detroit News continues to quote CAIR representatives without mentioning that the group has been named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Hamas funding trial of the Holy Land Foundation.”
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“Data on 64,000 Ohio state workers stolen”
ap via yahoo ^ | Jun 17 2007 | MATT REED
Posted on 06/18/2007 2:47:12 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 22-year-old intern was given the responsibility of safeguarding the personal information of thousands of state employees, a security procedure that ended up backfiring. Social Security numbers of all 64,000 Ohio state employees were stolen last weekend from a state agency intern who left a backup data storage device in his car, Gov. Ted Strickland said.
An additional review of data revealed that the storage device also held information on 53,797 participants enrolled in the state’s pharmacy benefits management program, as well as names and Social Security numbers of about 75,532 dependents, the governor’s office confirmed Saturday. Strickland has asked Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles to investigate.
What officials don’t know is whether the thief is an unsuspecting common car burglar or a computer-literate opportunist with the capability of unlocking the code encrypting thousands of Social Security numbers.
Either way, Strickland said the security procedure failed, and he issued an executive order to change the practices for handling state data.
Officials were still determining whether the storage device contains any other personal information.
“Obviously, I feel badly this has happened, on a human level. As an executive, I’m trying to be transparent and we’re looking for ways to mitigate any harm. I remain hopeful there will be no breach of private information,” Strickland said.
The governor said he was not allowed to specifically describe the computer device or other details surrounding the theft, under direction from law enforcement.
The device — listed in a police report as being worth $15 — was reported stolen along with a $200 radar detector out of Jared Ilovar’s car.
A message seeking comment was left for Ilovar, a college senior making $10.50 an hour as an intern with the Office of Management and Budget.”
Cindy, I seldom post...........but, always read.
You just keep on keepin’ on.
Thanks so very much for all your efforts to keep us informed.