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FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers

Staff August 25, 2008 0 Comments

By Aziz Hug / The Nation / August 22, 2008 Lame-duck administrations with abysmal poll ratings and no legislative agenda…

Big Oil Song and Dance

Staff August 24, 2008 0 Comments

By Jim Hightower / The Progressive / August 2008 Issue The Big Oil Quintet made an appearance before Congress on…

Diebold/Premier Actually Admits Its Machines Are Faulty! And That It Lied About Antivirus Software

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by Mike Masnick / Techdirt / Fri, Aug 22nd 2008 Consider me to be in a state of shock. For…

Stories from the citizens of the former “Golden State”

Patty Jones August 22, 2008 0 Comments

We want to tell you about an interesting website we were referred to today. It’s called My California Story –…

San Diego Sacrifices 3.8 Million Gallons of Water So Mission Valley Tourists Won’t Go Without

Frank Gormlie August 22, 2008 5 Comments

Water from damaged fire hydrant is allowed to gush for 5 1/2 hours so Mission Valley tourists wouldn’t lose their…

Iraqi Government Cracks Down On U.S. Sunni “Awakening” Allies

Staff August 22, 2008 0 Comments

Leaders of U.S. allied Sunni patrols targeted – hundreds ordered arrested by Baghdad government – Iraqi “stability” threatened By Richard…

Bush “Surrenders” to Islamist Extremists – the Iraqi Government – and Is Ready to Agree to Pull-Out Date

Staff August 22, 2008 0 Comments

In reversal, Bush to accept Iraq withdrawal timetable of 2011 CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) – After years of denouncing timetables for…

Obama Babies and the Ten Per Cent Solution

Gregg Robinson August 21, 2008 3 Comments

Grow up! When I listen to the squabbles between those on the left that support Obama and those that don’t…

Congressman Bilbray Refuses to Meet With Vets – So, Group Continues “Camp” at his Office

Frank Gormlie August 21, 2008 0 Comments

SAN DIEGO, CA. Congressman Brian Bilbray continues to refuse to meet with a group of veterans who have “camped” outside…

Denver “Gitmo” Can Hold 400 Arrestees During Dem’s Convention

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by Judi Villa / Rocky Mountain News / Wed Aug 20, 2008 There won’t be razor wire, but anyone arrested…

Women’s Health Debate Reaches Boiling Point

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More Than 325,000 Sign Petition Against Administration’s Women’s Health Proposal By Kate Barrett / ABC News / Aug. 21, 2008…

U.S. Role in Georgia Crisis

Staff August 20, 2008 0 Comments

By Stephen Zunes / ZNET /August, 20 2008 Source: Foreign Policy in Focus The international condemnation of Russian aggression against…

Paul Grimes on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “You kind of wonder about Crosy, who was reported to make $360K plus a couple of years ago. Why run…” Apr 15, 22:14
Mel on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “What an idiot. Climate related disasters are costing governments billions and this includes cities We need a representative who understands…” Apr 15, 21:18
La Playa Heritage on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “I only got through the first minute of D2 Candidate Nicole Crosby’s video interview with Explore Clairemont when I disagreed…” Apr 15, 18:25
John on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “Nah your list would accept another Todd Gloria, and we’re sick of that for sure. Personally I like him: focus…” Apr 15, 18:06
Mateo on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “Javier your points fail to address any of the above outlined legitimate environmental concerns. You blow past the fact that…” Apr 15, 16:58
Frances O'Neill Zimmerman on The United States Is Destroying Itself: “Where to start? Vote every one of our local politicians out of office at the next opportunity — Mayor and…” Apr 15, 16:27
Mel on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “Pick up for green, blue and green cans costs more with a private company than with the city. I have…” Apr 15, 16:14
Barbara Williams on Water Quality Advisories Still in Effect at Dog Beach and Various Sites Around Mission Bay: “Love reading your articles! I live in PB and want to know what is going on in other beach communities.…” Apr 15, 15:18
Joni Halpern on A New Savior Making People Better: “Hah!” Apr 15, 15:16
chris schultz on Raise Your Voice (or Keyboard) to Get San Diego City Council to Reform Downtown Parking Meter Rates — Thursday, April 16 — UPDATED: “I avoid anything the city has inflated. Downtown, North Park and the like with regressive policies like meters, bike lanes,…” Apr 15, 14:41
D2StaysBlue on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “For those who don’t want to sit through the full interviews, here’s a quick recap of what our good friend…” Apr 15, 13:49
Paul W Krueger on Raise Your Voice (or Keyboard) to Get San Diego City Council to Reform Downtown Parking Meter Rates — Thursday, April 16 — UPDATED: “Here’s the cut-and-paste link to the Committee agenda. It has detailed information on the proposal to reform the parking meter…” Apr 15, 13:37
chris schultz on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “A silly response. No private hauler is paying more. Your HOA is failing you and you don’t know it. So…” Apr 15, 13:24
Norman DeWitt on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “I read the notice and mailed it in. Finding the protest form buried deep within (pg 5, you had to…” Apr 15, 12:47
JReader on A New Savior Making People Better: “Excellent satire! Also, Iran has mocked him with an amazing response https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/videos/iran-mocks-donald-trump-with-viral-jesus-video-after-deleted-ai-posta-deleted-ai/3005109776349556/” Apr 15, 12:35