Archive for June, 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008

AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates ‘Infrastructure for a Police - Wired
Mark Klein, the retired AT&T engineer who stepped forward with the technical documents at the heart of the anti-wiretapping case against AT&T, is furious at the Senate’s vote on Wednesday night to hold a vote on a bill intended to put an end to that

Taser report completed but county mum on content - MaineCoastNow.com
ROCKLAND An investigative report about the use of a Taser at a Knox County deputy s bachelor party has been completed, but the sheriff will not comment on the report until she decides to take disciplinary action, if any. I m not going to

SFGate: Politics Blog - San Francisco Gate
The spinners are filtering in, the GOP presidential candidates are getting ready (we caught Rep. Duncan Hunter at breakfast, getting ready for a day of phone calls and prep), and the Reagan Library is filling up with media as Republicans get ready

AG says local lawyers and chiropractors conspired on bogus crashes - Eagle-Tribune
SALEM Andover attorney James Hyde and North Andover chiropractor Michael Kaplan were in Salem Superior Court yesterday because they allegedly had too much in common four car accidents that the state attorney general’s office says were phony

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

Former national “Youth of the Year” among seven indicted for auto - Eagle-Tribune
LAWRENCE Almost since the start of the city’s auto insurance fraud crackdown, Lawrence attorney Socrates De La Cruz the 1991 National Youth of the Year honored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America was rumored to be a target of

Monday, June 30th, 2008

AG says local lawyers and chiropractors conspired on bogus crashes - Eagle-Tribune
SALEM Andover attorney James Hyde and North Andover chiropractor Michael Kaplan were in Salem Superior Court yesterday because they allegedly had too much in common four car accidents that the state attorney general’s office says were phony

3 Cents Blog - WTKR
State Police are currently on the scene of a fatal car accident. It happened in front of the Royal Farms Gas Station on Route 13 in Exmore. -I think the young lady battling cancer should definately be able to graduate with her class as long as she is

Taser report completed but county mum on content - MaineCoastNow.com
ROCKLAND An investigative report about the use of a Taser at a Knox County deputy s bachelor party has been completed, but the sheriff will not comment on the report until she decides to take disciplinary action, if any. I m not going to

New Hampshire has no gun bans - Union Leader
CONCORD There are no gun bans in New Hampshire cities and towns, due in part to clear protection of the right to keep and bear arms in the state Constitution. But two lawyers experienced in Second Amendment rights cases said yesterday their

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

Playing his cards right? - Jerusalem Post
Then he began wearing black suits and created Yad Sarah, for which he was awarded the Israel Prize, and the rest is history. Municipal attorney Yossi Havilio keeps reminding Lupolianski - through legal decrees mysteriously released to the local press

Glenn Greenwald - Salon
Keith Olbermann went to Daily Kos to respond to what I wrote yesterday regarding his and Jonathan Alter’s statements on Obama’s support for the FISA bill. Despite his having packed his response with substance-free invective, I’m going to keep the

Taser report completed but county mum on content - MaineCoastNow.com
ROCKLAND An investigative report about the use of a Taser at a Knox County deputy s bachelor party has been completed, but the sheriff will not comment on the report until she decides to take disciplinary action, if any. I m not going to

3 Cents Blog - WTKR
State Police are currently on the scene of a fatal car accident. It happened in front of the Royal Farms Gas Station on Route 13 in Exmore. -I think the young lady battling cancer should definately be able to graduate with her class as long as she is

AG says local lawyers and chiropractors conspired on bogus crashes - Eagle-Tribune
SALEM Andover attorney James Hyde and North Andover chiropractor Michael Kaplan were in Salem Superior Court yesterday because they allegedly had too much in common four car accidents that the state attorney general’s office says were phony

New Hampshire has no gun bans - Union Leader
CONCORD There are no gun bans in New Hampshire cities and towns, due in part to clear protection of the right to keep and bear arms in the state Constitution. But two lawyers experienced in Second Amendment rights cases said yesterday their

Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we’ll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over

AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates ‘Infrastructure for a Police - Wired
Mark Klein, the retired AT&T engineer who stepped forward with the technical documents at the heart of the anti-wiretapping case against AT&T, is furious at the Senate’s vote on Wednesday night to hold a vote on a bill intended to put an end to that

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Monday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
With apologies to those of you with Tony Orlando songs still stuck in your head - here’s the afternoon wild card At DFO’s request, I’m taking another run at blog-sitting while he’s on vacation. And so, I’m making a plea to all of you to help me

SFGate: Politics Blog - San Francisco Gate
The spinners are filtering in, the GOP presidential candidates are getting ready (we caught Rep. Duncan Hunter at breakfast, getting ready for a day of phone calls and prep), and the Reagan Library is filling up with media as Republicans get ready

Former national “Youth of the Year” among seven indicted for auto - Eagle-Tribune
LAWRENCE Almost since the start of the city’s auto insurance fraud crackdown, Lawrence attorney Socrates De La Cruz the 1991 National Youth of the Year honored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America was rumored to be a target of

Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we’ll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over

Glenn Greenwald - Salon
Keith Olbermann went to Daily Kos to respond to what I wrote yesterday regarding his and Jonathan Alter’s statements on Obama’s support for the FISA bill. Despite his having packed his response with substance-free invective, I’m going to keep the

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Report: Clintons return favor, donate to Obamas - USA Today Blogs
Apparently in Democratic presidential politics these days, as you giveth, so shall you receive. Talking Points Memo is reporting that Bill and Hillary Clinton each gave the max — $2,300 each — to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today. That

Glenn Greenwald - Salon
Keith Olbermann went to Daily Kos to respond to what I wrote yesterday regarding his and Jonathan Alter’s statements on Obama’s support for the FISA bill. Despite his having packed his response with substance-free invective, I’m going to keep the

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com
Sky Studios , featured in an episode of Sex and the City and widely considered prime Manhattan marriage space, incited the wrath of eight bridezillas when owner Jonathan Leitersdorf reportedly sold it for $17 million . Eight blushing brides

Robbins Report - Cape Cod Today
A t last night’s contentious and packed Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting, the board upheld town building inspector Pat Murphy’s decision to issue a building permit to rebuild the famous “Billboard House” owned by Mark and Barbara Blasch in

CapeCodToday Blog Chowder - Cape Cod Today
Aww Snoop, make up your mind first you two are begging me to “come out of my shell” and wondering why the silence .and now you dont like what I have to say. Try thinking BEFORE you open your mouth, why dontcha So you dont like the Bookstore

on this blog - The Corner on National Review Online
My denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), voted in committee earlier this week to preserve the definition of marriage as involving one man and one woman. The denomination is a liberal, mainline organization, and generally pro-gay; just today

Monday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
With apologies to those of you with Tony Orlando songs still stuck in your head - here’s the afternoon wild card At DFO’s request, I’m taking another run at blog-sitting while he’s on vacation. And so, I’m making a plea to all of you to help me

Glenn Greenwald - Salon
Keith Olbermann went to Daily Kos to respond to what I wrote yesterday regarding his and Jonathan Alter’s statements on Obama’s support for the FISA bill. Despite his having packed his response with substance-free invective, I’m going to keep the

Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we’ll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over

Film And TV - Nypress.com
NYC s Museum of the Moving Image is the new home of an original, prosthetic mask worn by late actor Andreas Kastulas in his role as Narn ambassador G Kar on the marathon sci-fi series Babylon 5. This news is probably most exciting for the 11 die

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Judge Orders Legal Fees in RIAA v Andersen - Wired
A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America’s file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA. The award, made public Wedesday by U.S

CapeCodToday Blog Chowder - Cape Cod Today
Aww Snoop, make up your mind first you two are begging me to “come out of my shell” and wondering why the silence .and now you dont like what I have to say. Try thinking BEFORE you open your mouth, why dontcha So you dont like the Bookstore

Robbins Report - Cape Cod Today
A t last night’s contentious and packed Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting, the board upheld town building inspector Pat Murphy’s decision to issue a building permit to rebuild the famous “Billboard House” owned by Mark and Barbara Blasch in

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Playing his cards right? - Jerusalem Post
Before he became haredi and mayor of Jerusalem, Uri Lupolianski was an actor - yes, he performed in various plays in his hometown of Haifa. Then he began wearing black suits and created Yad Sarah, for which he was awarded the Israel Prize, and the

Robbins Report - Cape Cod Today
A t last night’s contentious and packed Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting, the board upheld town building inspector Pat Murphy’s decision to issue a building permit to rebuild the famous “Billboard House” owned by Mark and Barbara Blasch in

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com
Sky Studios , featured in an episode of Sex and the City and widely considered prime Manhattan marriage space, incited the wrath of eight bridezillas when owner Jonathan Leitersdorf reportedly sold it for $17 million . Eight blushing brides

on this blog - The Corner on National Review Online
My denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), voted in committee earlier this week to preserve the definition of marriage as involving one man and one woman. The denomination is a liberal, mainline organization, and generally pro-gay; just today

Report: Clintons return favor, donate to Obamas - USA Today Blogs
Apparently in Democratic presidential politics these days, as you giveth, so shall you receive. Talking Points Memo is reporting that Bill and Hillary Clinton each gave the max — $2,300 each — to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today. That

FCC Free Wireless Spectrum Equals Censorship Technology Bonanza - Wired
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on a proposal to open up a swath of spectrum to provide free wireless internet — one of the FCC’s “goals of achieving the universal availability of broadband access.” But as with all free

Archives June 2008 - Newsweek Blog
According to USA Today, the “battle for the Hispanic vote is on.” But what the paper doesn’t mention is that one of this year’s White House hopefuls is already the heavy favorite to win. In a piece pegged to John McCain and Barack Obama’s back-to

Judge Orders Legal Fees in RIAA v Andersen - Wired
A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America’s file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA. The award, made public Wedesday by U.S

CapeCodToday Blog Chowder - Cape Cod Today
Aww Snoop, make up your mind first you two are begging me to “come out of my shell” and wondering why the silence .and now you dont like what I have to say. Try thinking BEFORE you open your mouth, why dontcha So you dont like the Bookstore

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com
Sky Studios , featured in an episode of Sex and the City and widely considered prime Manhattan marriage space, incited the wrath of eight bridezillas when owner Jonathan Leitersdorf reportedly sold it for $17 million . Eight blushing brides

Robbins Report - Cape Cod Today
A t last night’s contentious and packed Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting, the board upheld town building inspector Pat Murphy’s decision to issue a building permit to rebuild the famous “Billboard House” owned by Mark and Barbara Blasch in

Did Obama Dis Scarlett? - Slate
Who Killed Premiere ? I blame the aptly-named David Pecker, who cut off its journalistic balls. Per the L.A. Times : Peter Biskind, who spent a decade at Premiere as executive editor under founding editor Susan Lyne and went on to write bestselling

Report: Clintons return favor, donate to Obamas - USA Today Blogs
Apparently in Democratic presidential politics these days, as you giveth, so shall you receive. Talking Points Memo is reporting that Bill and Hillary Clinton each gave the max — $2,300 each — to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today. That

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Bush ‘Torture’ Lawyers Duck Questions - Middle East Online
Addington and Yoo brushed aside congressional questions about how the Bush administration fashioned its harsh interrogation policies that human rights experts say crossed the line into torture, notes Jason Leopold . Mixing haughty disdain with

Robbins Report - Cape Cod Today
A t last night’s contentious and packed Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting, the board upheld town building inspector Pat Murphy’s decision to issue a building permit to rebuild the famous “Billboard House” owned by Mark and Barbara Blasch in

Did Obama Dis Scarlett? - Slate
Who Killed Premiere ? I blame the aptly-named David Pecker, who cut off its journalistic balls. Per the L.A. Times : Peter Biskind, who spent a decade at Premiere as executive editor under founding editor Susan Lyne and went on to write bestselling

Report: Clintons return favor, donate to Obamas - USA Today Blogs
Apparently in Democratic presidential politics these days, as you giveth, so shall you receive. Talking Points Memo is reporting that Bill and Hillary Clinton each gave the max — $2,300 each — to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today. That

FCC Free Wireless Spectrum Equals Censorship Technology Bonanza - Wired
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on a proposal to open up a swath of spectrum to provide free wireless internet — one of the FCC’s “goals of achieving the universal availability of broadband access.” But as with all free

CapeCodToday Blog Chowder - Cape Cod Today
Aww Snoop, make up your mind first you two are begging me to “come out of my shell” and wondering why the silence .and now you dont like what I have to say. Try thinking BEFORE you open your mouth, why dontcha So you dont like the Bookstore

on this blog - The Corner on National Review Online
My denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), voted in committee earlier this week to preserve the definition of marriage as involving one man and one woman. The denomination is a liberal, mainline organization, and generally pro-gay; just today

June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com
Sky Studios , featured in an episode of Sex and the City and widely considered prime Manhattan marriage space, incited the wrath of eight bridezillas when owner Jonathan Leitersdorf reportedly sold it for $17 million . Eight blushing brides

Judge Orders Legal Fees in RIAA v Andersen - Wired
A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America’s file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA. The award, made public Wedesday by U.S

Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne Nearly Arrested? Who Slapped - allhiphop.com
During the BET Awards aftermath, there was a lot going on. Tell you about it. But one thing that almost happened too, was I was told that Lil Wayne almost got arrested. In fact, the original rumor I got was that Weezy was arrested on drug charges