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Seattle PostGlobe | Seattle | Nickelsville says it has gotten a reprieve
Seeded on Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:13 PM EDT (seattlepostglobe.org)
The encampment of homeless persons named to highlight His Honor Mayor Nickels' policy of persecuting the homeless is negotiating to remain in a little-used park in the outskirts of Seattle.
The Qpass Mafia, Part Two: An Updated Family Tree of Digital Commerce Execs | Xconomy
Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:46 PM EDT (Business, Life Sciences, and Technology News | Xconomy)
xconomy notes the influence of Qpass in the Seattle tech scene. Provides a list of senior management and their new positions.
Mike Davis: The swine flu crisis lays bare the meat industry's monstrous power | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Seeded on Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:31 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Concentrating vast numbers of animals while keeping them alive with continuous doses of antibiotics and hormones is a likely source of more, new pathogens.
Rewriting Rights to Restrict Residential Parking in Seattle
Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:31 AM EDT
On April 21, the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee will get a report and (probably) a draft ordinance from the Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDoT) RPZ Policy Review Project.
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Richard Cohen - Wish Upon A Pump - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:53 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Reagan, in his first inaugural, demanded that government get out of the way.
Republicans block Democrats' war funding bill - CNN.com
Seeded on Fri May 16, 2008 1:06 AM EDT (CNN)
Strange that CNN casts this as a defeat for democrats. This looks like a victory to me. Funding for the occupation of Iraq is finally hitting some roadblocks.
The Myth of the Surge : Rolling Stone
Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:29 PM EST (Rolling Stone)
Devastated by five years of clashes between American forces, Shiite militias, Sunni resistance groups and Al Qaeda, much of Dora is now a ghost town. This is what "victory" looks like in a once upscale neighborhood of Iraq: Lakes of mud and sewage fill the streets.
Bush signing statement: ignore Congressional prohibition on permanent U.S. bases in Iraq
Seeded on Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:25 PM EST (theiraqinsider.blogspot.com)
President Bush yesterday issued a signing statement with the Defense Authorization bill that announced his intention to ignore the bill's prohibition on funding the establishment of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
Halliburton, Other Contractors Shielded from Fraud Allegations by Justice Dept.
Seeded on Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:11 AM EST (The Latest From VanityFair.com)
[T]he special inspector general for Iraqi reconstruction (sigir), a unique watchdog whose office reports to both the Pentagon and State Department ...
Police State America - A Look Back and Ahead
Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:08 PM EST (globalresearch.ca)
It's hard imagining another [period] as bad with a President defiling the law and once telling Republican colleagues the Constitution is "just a goddamned piece of paper."
Facebook suffers outage
Sat Dec 8, 2007 1:13 PM EST
Facebook searches were failing for at least 30 minutes from about 9:45 to 10:15 on Saturday morning. Periodic attempts to use search from a variety of pages and using two different profiles result in an error page.
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Impeachment: Members of Congress need to stand up for the Constitution
Seeded on Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:54 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The local paper finally publishes a piece that defines the debate over impeachment as one of constitutional law instead of political gamesmanship. It's sad that it's an opinion piece.
Protesters block Strykers returning from Iraq
Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:07 AM EST (theolympian.com)
The protests started Nov. 5, after the USNS Brittin docked at the Port of Olympia and began unloading equipment used by the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team during its 15 months in Iraq.
City official rules garage planned for zoo is illegal
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 11:54 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Dubbed the "garage mahal" by neighborhood critics, the proposal for a four-story, $28 million structure has been hotly debated for three years. Phinney Ridge Community Council President Irene Wall called Tanner's ruling a decisive blow.
Burning chilli sparks terror fear
Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 1:12 PM EDT (BBC News)
Police closed off three roads and evacuated homes following the [terror] alert. Specialist crews broke down the door to the Thai Cottage restaurant at 1900 BST on Monday where they discovered the source [of supposed gas-threat] - a 9lb pot of chillies.
I hate all Iranians, US aide tells MPs | the Mail on Sunday
Seeded on Mon Oct 1, 2007 3:49 PM EDT (mailonsunday.co.uk)
Britsh MPs visiting the Pentagon to discuss America's stance on Iran and Iraq were shocked to be told by one of President Bush's senior women officials: "I hate all Iranians." ...
Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Seeded on Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:43 PM EDT (New Yorker)
[T]he President and his senior advisers have concluded that their campaign to convince the American public that Iran poses an imminent nuclear threat has failed (unlike a similar campaign before the Iraq war), and that as a result there is not enough popular support for a major b …
Alexis Debat Is a Right-Wing Tool
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:40 AM EDT (Will Bunch - Attytood)
This article presents the case that Alexis Debat, who has been a source or author of a variety of warmongering pieces in print and television news, is not a journalist or a scholar. This article cites numerous sources to show that M.
John Edward's Response To Bush's Surge Speech (with video)
Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:28 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)
This week - as we will forever - we remember those lost on September 11th. And this week, Washington refocuses on Iraq. But the question of Iraq is separate from September 11th - as it has always been, whatever George Bush would have us believe.
Fabricating Journalist Primary Source for Provocative Article in Times of London
Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:16 AM EDT (The Times)
The Times of London article uses a speech given by the former ABC news consultant, Alexis Debat, as the basis for reporting on US military preparations for conflict with Iran. There are a number of current reports about M. Debat's questionable integrity.
Letter on Global Warming article points out decisions and debate don't consider true facts
Seeded on Sat Sep 1, 2007 6:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The letter responding to Sharon Begley's Aug. 13 article on Global Warming from Bernard Dov Cooperman of the University of Maryland Dept.
Bush visit subhead: Hundreds of Protesters
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:16 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The article portrays the representative from the 7th Congressional District as centrist. Rep.
Bush visit headlines: Protesters
Seeded on Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:31 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The Seattle Times article understates the count of protesters by at least a factor of two. There is also a reference to a prior event in Medina that undercounts the protesters by a larger margin. If only they would say "at least".
Thank you, Peter Steinbrueck
Seeded on Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:45 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The Seattle City Council has stood up against real-estate speculators and high-density developers, for once. I believe it's a result of Peter Steinbrueck's leadership. He's one of a few councilmembers who work for a vision of a city that works for its residents.
Gasworks: Public Park reserved for Seattle's super-rich
Seeded on Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:56 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
The article fails to mention that unlike weddings and other private events that have been held in Gasworks over the years, the construction activity has cordoned off a chuck of the park for about a week.
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