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For Truly Livable Streets, Line Up – Don’t Lane Up by Teresa
November 05, 2009 04:48 PM | 369 views | 6 6 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
I’ve often been called a bike advocate and while I don’t mind it, it’s not accurate.   My own advocacy focuses on finding a safe, smart balance for everyone who uses our ...
skully board Driving Down Memory Lane by Teresa
October 26, 2009 10:24 PM | 315 views | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
It's come to this...  the sense of entitlement to all of our public space that drivers demonstrate on a daily basis is now being addressed in a way that potentially punishes the entire popula...
Signs of Burnout Over Term Paper Writing by Elizabeth
September 01, 2009 01:49 AM | 345 views | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Making a term paper is not the easiest task yet it is not thehardest either. There is this sense of balance that can be practiced when it comes to making one. But then again, there comes a time ...
Post-Rezoning Transportation Problems, or: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Teresa
August 25, 2009 11:56 AM | 865 views | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
While contemplating the changes for Kent Avenue and Northside, and the proposed rezoning of the Broadway Triangle, I have found myself referencing the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning Action from ...
The bad, the ugly, the Good. by Christopher
July 26, 2009 11:48 PM | 1061 views | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
So its been a while since my last post, but I'm back to fill you in with the good news, well sort off.  Theres a reason to be a little happy with the Metropolitans coming off this disatrou...
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Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation (AP)

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., right, lifts copy of the Democratic health care reform bill, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.


Sat Nov 21 02:33:47 -0600 2009
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan (AP)

file - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, said he did not pressure Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday, Nov 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALESAP - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday.


Sat Nov 21 00:16:42 -0600 2009
Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks (AP)
AP - Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said.
Sat Nov 21 02:33:26 -0600 2009
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP)

FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday, Nov.10, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.


Sat Nov 21 00:17:08 -0600 2009
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.


Sat Nov 21 00:17:45 -0600 2009