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NewsBlog 5000: November 2004

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The finger on the invisible hand. Tom Ridge Steps Down after Seeing Cheney’s Penis. Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Our Vice President is the new John Holmes. Ridge only makes $175,000 a year. Posted by NewsBlog 5000 # Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Supreme Court Refuses to Come Out. Monday, November 29, 2004. Heterosexual marriages will become invalidated. Despite this obvious discrimination against heterosexual couples, they will still have the right to fight this verdict by convincing the legislature to put ...

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Beacon: "Specialty" Steel and Economic Recovery

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Soft power in the 21st century—and more. Friday, April 09, 2010. Specialty" Steel and Economic Recovery. SO WHAT IF THE U.S. MAKES THE BEST AIRCRAFT PARTS? As I emerge from beneath a pile of work, I see I'd set aside " Geithner Asserts 'Critical Role' of Manufacturing. From last Thursday's Post. In it, the Treasury secretary visits Allegheny Technologies Inc. Which makes specialty metal products in Pennsylvania and elsewhere for aerospace, automotive and other applications. This is a polite way of saying...

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Amy Goodman and Your Right to Know | no supper tonight

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Burnin’ Down the House. Happy easter →. April 3, 2009 · 7:07 pm. Amy Goodman and Your Right to Know. Amy Goodman and Cate April 4, First Parish, Harvard Square. She’s also an ideal speaker that she has an encyclopedic memory for facts and figures; it’s a rare enough that can combine that with a gift for crystallizing every point with a choice anecdote. Thus, in duscussing covering the movements that make history, she retold the story of Martin Luther King’s infamous Beyond Vietnam speech. The speech itse...

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The story, the telling, the sharing, the listening | (the new) bgblogging

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Learning from Heaney, Wilson and Tharp. The story, the telling, the sharing, the listening. 124; Comments RSS. Head Over to My New Website. In case you’re wondering…. So This Is What It’s Like… Sort Of…. Learning from Writers, Learning from Readers: Hearts and Minds in Balance. A Heartbreaker: Joyce’s “Araby” (More Motley Reading). 31 Days of A Sense o…. On Betwitx and Between: Reflectio…. On Memories of My Ancestors, Thou…. Back to the Roots: s…. On In case you’re wondering…. Exploring the World…. Story...

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Thinking Allowed: January 2007

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Best viewed on Firefox with an open mind. Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Soon, plastic for the people. Banking Act changes give lower-income access to unregulated, limited credit. There may not be a name for it yet, but cards granting up to $500 in credit could soon line the pockets of Singaporeans who do not qualify for existing credit cards. The way was paved for this new kind of credit product when Parliament approved changes to the Banking Act yesterday. First the "Intergrated Resorts" and now this!

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Thinking Allowed: September 2006

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Best viewed on Firefox with an open mind. Sunday, September 03, 2006. East Timor PM says jailbreak was preventable. More than 50 prisoners walked out of the Becora jail on Wednesday, including rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, renewing concerns about security in the fledgling nation. This is what we call "biting the hands that feed you". Posted by Goat Almighty @ Sunday, September 03, 2006. US Muslims face growing suspicion. The trends of Islamophobia unfortunately are worsening. Just for being Muslims.

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My Occasional Blog: Eid al-Fitr

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Ruminations of a documentary photojournalist and travel photographer in Bangkok, Thailand. Saturday, July 18, 2015. A boy, standing next to his father, prays in Ton Son Mosque before Eid al-Fitr services at the mosque. Friday was Eid al-Fitr. Also called the Lesser Eid, a Muslim holy day that marks the end of the month of Ramadan. I went to Ton Son Mosque. Men pray under awnings put up for shade in front of the mosque. A man at prayer. There's a sprawling cemetery around the mosque. It's a quiet, pea...

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NationalExplainer: 2007-08-05

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Filling in until we have a National Explain Day. Tuesday, August 7, 2007. In Defense of (some) Lobbyists. There has been quite an uproar over Hillary's continued acceptance of campaign contributions from lobbyists. you know, those weasels bought and paid for by pond scum that happened to make its way to the top of the corporate ladder. In all that entails: schmoozing at $1,000 a head receptions, waiting for lawmakers outside of hearing rooms, and building relationships with staff over many, many years.

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The Minecraft Diaries 11: Plans | The Sound of Rain

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The Sound of Rain. Thoughts on the human experience. Laquo; The Minecraft Diaries 10: Desert Temple. The Minecraft Diaries 12: Minecraft mistake. The Minecraft Diaries 11: Plans. Mountainview home in the snow. I had a dream one night that I tried to light a cigarette with a creeper. Needless to say, it kept blowing up in my face. I’ve had several Minecraft dreams, usually just moving through tunnels, or the real world is converted to blocks. How about you? Maybe a swamp house of my own? Last but not leas...

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The Minecraft Diaries 14: Scary mining | The Sound of Rain

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The Sound of Rain. Thoughts on the human experience. Laquo; The Minecraft Diaries 13: Projects completed, and further adventures. The Minecraft Diaries 15: Farmer’s life. The Minecraft Diaries 14: Scary mining. Trying to control the mineshaft with dirt blocks; creeper got me anyway. There are lots of resources around the desert village. I went caving in one of the many open caves nearby, and it was huge. Lots of iron and coal, and a little gold. The mineshaft was enormous and extremely confusing to navig...