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Dear Postal CustomerWith the holiday season upon us, I would like to take this opportunity to say "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" [snip]

" Dear Activist, We’re down to the wire—and we’re going to need IMMEDIATE response to stop Senator Frist when he attempts to trigger the “nuclear option” to shut down debate about judicial nominees. So, we’re trying something new and groundbreaking—and we need you to be part of it.It’s called Mass Immediate Response (MIR) and it allows thousands of people to contact the Senate and make their voices heard all at the same time. Here’s how it works: As soon as Senate Republicans trigger the “nuclear option,” we’ll send a text message to your cell phone. Embedded in that text message...

FYI - worth checking it out.

Just my suggestion for how we refer to this mess, since the White House has labeled the book: "Garbage."

Fox has had a few clips on today, teasing a report tonight on Rita Cosby's show, about new info and possible resolution to the Chandra Levy murder. Apparently it involves a Defense Dept. employee that gave wild parties, and investigators questioned Gary Condit's driver about what he knew of that individual.

Four Days Left to Stop Federal School Voucher Bill: Fax - Call - Pass It On Over the last few months, you've helped put the Radical Right's federal school-voucher agenda on the ropes. Senate leaders had to strip D.C. voucher legislation from the District of Columbia appropriations bill in order to pass it this week. But Congress' pro-voucher GOP leaders are trying to trump our grassroots efforts with more back-door legislative maneuvers. House and Senate negotiators are drafting a so-called "omnibus" bill that combines Congress' unfinished spending measures, and, as of this writing, privatization advocates have successfully inserted what would...

Just a heads-up that Lester Thurow (economist) and Anthony Ridder (CEO of Knight Ridder) are on this morning, for those that can catch the rerun.

Sorry to be so short on facts, but a new book ("Blood Money") charges LBJ with ordering the JFK hit.The author is the former business partner of the man he accuses of setting it up (??? Clark), and claims there is no doubt in his mind as to the truth of the allegation.Apparently LBJ was about to be indicted on another murder charge, and saw his ascendency to POTUS as his way out.

Rumblings On IT Jobs Moving Overseas By Scott Granneman Sep 10 2003 08:48AM PT Some rumblings in the news ... * IBM will move thousands of jobs to India and China in an effort to reduce costs. What kinds of jobs? Software and chip engineers. High-paying, white collar jobs. * Microsoft is creating a customer support center in Bangalore, India, that will initially employ 150 people, but over time will scale to over 1000 jobs. At the same time, Redmond cut 161 jobs from its American consulting services arm, and there are apparently plans to cut 800 more in Texas....

The brazen airport computer theft that has Australia's anti-terror fighters up in arms By Philip Cornford September 5, 2003 On the night of Wednesday, August 27, two men dressed as computer technicians and carrying tool bags entered the cargo processing and intelligence centre at Sydney International Airport. The men, described as being of Pakistani-Indian-Arabic appearance, took a lift to the third floor of the Charles Ulm building in Link Road, next to the customs handling depot and the Qantas Jet Base. They presented themselves to the security desk as technicians sent by Electronic Data Systems, the outsourced customs computer services...

Drug War Casualties Thursday, May 23, 2002 By Radley Balko Samantha Monroe was 12 years old in 1981 when her parents enrolled her in the Sarasota, Fla., branch of Straight Inc., an aggressive drub rehab center for teens. Barely a teen, Samantha also had no history of drug abuse. But she spent the next two years of her life surviving Straight. She was beaten, starved and denied toilet privileges for days on end. She describes her "humble pants," a punishment that forced her to wear the same pants for six weeks at a time. Because she was allowed just one...

Drug War Casualties Thursday, May 23, 2002 By Radley Balko Samantha Monroe was 12 years old in 1981 when her parents enrolled her in the Sarasota, Fla., branch of Straight Inc., an aggressive drub rehab center for teens. Barely a teen, Samantha also had no history of drug abuse. But she spent the next two years of her life surviving Straight. She was beaten, starved and denied toilet privileges for days on end. She describes her "humble pants," a punishment that forced her to wear the same pants for six weeks at a time. Because she was allowed just one...

May 19, 2003 Student drug testing not effective in reducing drug use ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Drug testing of students in schools does not deter drug use, University of Michigan researchers have concluded, based on a large, multi-year national sample of the nation's high schools and middle schools. The findings were reported recently in the Journal of School Health. The research challenges the premise that has been central to the rationale for schools adopting a drug testing policy. The contention that testing is a deterrent to drug use also was an important consideration in a recent split decision by the United States...

Posted on 02/20/2001 20:22:02 PST by JohnHuang2 (CNSNews.com) - Dick Morris, the consultant who once befriended and advised Bill Clinton, Tuesday accused Bill and Hillary of shipping 70 museum pieces, donated to the White House by prominent American craft artists, to the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark. "There, they will presumably use [the artworks] to decorate the president's 5,000-square-foot penthouse apartment or other parts of the planned library -- although the artists who gave them had been assured that their works would be 'displayed in a prominent location in the White House at events throughout the years,'" said...

Hillary Rodham's 1974 Watergate "Procedures were Ethically Flawed" Jerry Zeifman sent us the letter below, which is "based largely on material previously published" in his book, "Without Honor: The impeachment of President Nixon and the Crimes of Camelot.'' The book is now out of print. However, a small supply of the limited first edition is still available. Information about it, and how to obtain a copy, may be found at: www.iethical.org/book.htm Previously published in the NEW YORK POST August 16. 1999 HILLARY'S WATERGATE SCANDAL By Jerry Zeifman IN December 1974, as general counsel and chief of staff of the House...

Man who shot cop had guns, pot in home By TONY SCLAFANI Staff Writer Published in the Courier News on June 3, 2003 A Lebanon Township man who was killed in a shootout with police in Warren County last week had a stash of weapons and an extensive marijuana-growing operation in his home, authorities said Monday. Over the weekend, police searched the home of 22-year-old Justin McCarthy and found a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun, a large quantity of 12-gauge and .45-caliber ammunition, high-capacity ammunition magazines, a stun gun, tear gas and other items, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice....

More kids get high on household items By Deb Dawson Just about everyone in Hunterdon County has at least one item in the house that can be used to get high, and many Hunterdon teens know it. Aerosol cans of all types are used as inhalants — Cool Whip, Pledge, air freshener, you name it. Sheets of fabric softener placed in a bag, gasoline, paint, nail polish, permanent markers and White-Out are all used as inhalants, too. Want a “snot ball”? That’s what kids call a ball of rubber cement that is burned while the fumes are inhaled. Karin Gruss,...

Why drug tests flunk If the Supreme Court rules in favor of drug testing in public schools, will students come clean? Kids at schools in Indiana, where drug tests rule, say no way. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Janelle Brown April 22, 2002 | RUSHVILLE, Ind. -- According to the students at rural Rushville Consolidated High School, there are a dozen ways to pass a drug test. You can march down to the local video store and buy a packet of "Karma" urine-cleansing powder. You can toss salt in your urine sample...

Chicago shock-talk jock Mancow, doing his daily bit on Fox & Friends:"If Michael Jordan wanted to play around, he should have done what Bill Clinton did - married a lesbian."Brian, Steve and E.D. were clearly shocked -- one of them said 'MAYBE we'll talk to you again' -- and the segment was abruptly ended.

ACTIVIST NETWORK -- People For the American Way Alert Date: Oct. 30, 2001 -- Circulate Until: Nov. 6, 2001 PFAW Report Documents Schundler's Right Wing Connections ACTION: Spread the word about gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler's close ties to the Religious Right by forwarding this message to New Jersey voters. HERE ACTION PLAN: On November 6, New Jersey will elect a new governor to lead the state through a time of immense uncertainty. Every New Jersey voter needs to know the complete story about Schundler's firm embrace of the radical right agenda. Visit http://www.pfaw.org/issues/right/schundler_10-29.pdf to read our new report, "Bret ...