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23 Dec, 2006 2:52 pm
... lakes for Group B T To Hitchcock lake for Group A, layover at Wallace for Group B F over Trail Crest to the Portal, to summit of Whitney S
out to trail head Group A ... . We were a pretty odd trio. I was on the porch of the local laundry wearing track shorts. John was in track
shorts, down at the café rolling dice with the customers and undoubtedly mooching coffee or ... would have known that these lakes were still iced up" said John. "John, we haven't see a weather report for 3 weeks. Am I supposed to ...
24 Sep, 2007 7:16 pm
... of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, September 12, 1960 If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it
cannot save the few who are rich Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961 In
this serious hour in our Nation's history when we are confronted with grave crises in Berlin and Southeast Asia, when we are devoting our energies to economic recovery and ...
22 Jan 2:02 am
Although Sir John Mortimer passed away a week ago, if you haven't read his obituary written by Geoffrey Robertson in The Guardian, you
really should. ... with enforcing the laws against it, many of whom were later jailed for taking bribes. John put on his wig and took off his
glasses, so he could ... his charm. The Williams committee on obscenity, reporting in 1980, agreed with Kenneth Tynan in crediting John with
achieving a de facto freedom for the written word by his victorious defence of Inside Linda ...
7 Sep, 2007 11:26 am
... with a real strategy to unify our intelligence and security efforts through closer international cooperation. As president, John Edwards
will enact a comprehensive strategy to ensure that intelligence is used to root out and shut down the scourge of terrorism ... to the northwest provinces. The recent National
Intelligence Estimate found that Al Qaeda has established a safe haven in the northwest provinces of Pakistan. We have given the Musharraf government billions of dollars of aid
and it has done ...
12 Jun, 2008 5:46 am
... at the site. 06/10/2008 The proposed ordinance would create new "child safety zones" throughout the city West Haven City Council held a public hearing last night to discuss
the adoption of a new ordinance that would ban registered sex offenders from ... 100 dollars if caught entering the zones. Most residents at Monday night's public hearing supported the
idea. Councilman at large John Coppola. "Sometimes you have to limit the rights of a few to protect the weak. And that's what we're doing.
That's ...
14 Nov, 2006 4:06 am
I have been known to write many a trivial diary. But this is hands down my most trivial - it is about John Tierney, the least impactful NYTimes
columnist I could ever remember. The irony is Tierney, the say nothing worth noticing columnist pens a farewell column urging the new Dem Congress to do nothing: I'm afraid the election
results still haven't registered in Washington. Democrats and Republicans keep making noises about working together to accomplish great things. But that ...
13 Apr, 2007 2:10 pm
... the two related? The Bureau of Prisons says the move is for security reasons. Whose security? John Walker Lindh's? I have a hard time
believing they can't find ... safe. Where are the cops who have been convicted of federal crimes doing their sentences? I haven't heard of any at Supermax. More... As I wrote
here: I have never understood ... visit him and they can't discuss what he tells them. John Walker Lindh was a trophy to the Ashcroft Justice
Department. Hopefully, his sentence will be revisited ...
27 Jan 4:19 pm
... : Maki Galimberti Has the perception of law firms worsened over time? A look at the writings of John Grisham, over time, might indicate
yes. In Grisham's second novel, "The ... to talk to Grisham about his 22nd book. The conversation quickly led elsewhere. Hi John. So what do
you think about the news these days? Must be good fodder. I ... . Of course, you guys have forgotten about my favorite story, Marc Dreier. I haven't seen a Dreier story in weeks.
But it's incredible. Pretending to be someone else? ...
3 Jan, 2008 1:40 pm
Jose Padilla sued John Yoo (pictured, left) today in federal court in San Francisco. Padilla is the so-called dirty bomber whom the government
detained as an enemy combatant ... won't be winning the school's alumni of the year award any time soon. John Yoo was central to the
justification and creation of the torture system. Without his legal ... back the following response: "I am trapped on a plane in all of this bad weather and haven't had a chance
to see anything about this, so I don't think I can ...
8 Jan, 2008 7:14 pm
John Edwards is taking the stage with Elizabeth for his speech. He congratulates Clinton and Obama and says, "2 states down, 48 to go."
Edwards: 99% of us haven't voted and we all deserve to have our votes counted. I couldn't agree more. Hang in there, John. Update: He's
staying in until everyone has been heard. An energizing speech. I'm really glad he's staying in.
30 Aug, 2008 3:40 pm
Yesterday's Daily Mail article reports that John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC's 20/20 speaking at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Business
Summit ... letting me know about the HealthDecisions '08: Obama and McCain on Health Care. Although I haven't had a chance to explore the site in detail I like the side by side
comparison on ... public opinion on the health care proposals put forth by Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. HealthDecision '08 provides a
side-by-side comparison of Obama's and McCain ...
26 Aug, 2007 8:39 am
Newsweek's Evan Thomas writes a 15 page online article on why we haven't found Osama bin Laden. A few snippets: Rather than send the snake eaters to poke around mountain caves
and mud-walled compounds, ... strong indicators that Al Qaeda is planning to attack the West and is likely to attack, and we are pretty sure about that," says retired Vice Adm.
John Redd, chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, which coordinates all U.S. intelligence in the so-called Global War on Terror (GWOT).
Hank ...
29 Jan, 2007 3:26 pm
John Edwards gave a talk via satellite to a fairly hawkish bunch meeting in Israel. Some of his remarks are quoted and summarized in the
Jerusalem Post and on the conference web site. Notably, Edwards is reported to have said that Iran ... " I take that to be part of the "Iraq is distracting us from what matters" line
that, again, one hears from national security types who haven't drunk the Cheney Kool-Aid. And if one wants a non-military solution with Iran, the only plausible route to that
outcome ...
12 Jun, 2008 1:21 am
The Hill reports that 14 Congressional Republicans are not endorsing John McCain. They are: Republican members who have not endorsed or
publicly backed McCain include Sens. Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and Jeff Sessions (Ala.) and Reps. Jones, Peterson, John Doolittle (Calif.), Randy
Forbes (Va.), Wayne Gilchrest (Md.), Virgil Goode (Va.), Tim Murphy (Pa.), Ron Paul (Texas), Ted Poe (Texas), Todd Tiahrt (Kan.), Dave Weldon (Fla.) and Frank Wolf (Va.). Their reasons
are varied. Some say they will vote for ...
5 Sep, 2008 4:11 am
A condensed version of John McCain's convention speech: I want to thank the president for keeping us safe from more attacks like the one that
he failed to prevent during his first term. As a first lady, Cindy will rock. I respect Sen. ... a teacher or whatever so you can serve a cause greater than yourself. My cause is
becoming president of the greatest country on Earth. I'm going to keep talking through the applause in the hope that the broadcast network stations haven't switched to local
news.
6 Aug, 2007 8:54 am
Link: The Underlying Blog: Mindjet Training Hell: Who is John Galt?. I was introduced to MindJet MindManager by Kyle McFarlin. MindManager is a
great outlining tool, which helps decision-making. I am not yet an expert, as I haven't found the time to spend with Kyle. However, if this is the way MindJet treats its
adherents, I am not sure I want to be involved. Amazing. MindJet, if you want to penetrate my market, you better get going, and treat your gurus better.
9 Jul, 2007 4:00 pm
... prosecutorial misconduct. You are amazed. You go to your colleagues and ask: "What is this prosecutor thinking?" Well, now we now - sort of. Thanks to Grits (who actually has been
linking to this message board for quite some time - I just haven't gotten around to posting about it) and the fine folks at the Texas District and County Attorneys Association,
we get a glimpse into the mind of a prosecutor. Their message board is public. There are lots of threads, some asking for opinions on pending ...
26 Jan, 2008 6:35 pm
... Barack Obama. Now "the three of us move on" to February 5th. He's in. Good for him. He's working really hard and he's got important things to say. Poverty, health care, veterans,
the middle class, the homeless, people who want to go to college, "your voice will be heard in this campaign." That is so much more reassuring to me than hope and change. He ends with,
if you haven't yet voted on Feb. 5, "your voice will be heard and we will be there with you." Update: Text of Edwards speech is here.
9 Jun, 2007 7:19 am
... of the wealthiest and most successful plaintiff's lawyers ever, Houston's John O'Quinn has been known to call press conferences at which
he's leveled ... let alone succeeded in, such a tactic against him. Here's an entertaining wrinkle we haven't reported: the case was sent to an arbitrator, because trial lawyer
O'Quinn had required ... clients win round against him", Houston Chronicle, Jun. 9 (h/t W.F.)). Arbitration is generally quicker than
litigation, but O'Quinn seems to have successfully stalled ...
14 Dec, 2008 12:01 pm
... election in 1733 on the village green in front of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester. It seems that some folks wanted to vote, and others tried to stop them. Yes, I know that some
things haven't changed. John Peter Zenger wrote about those voting irregularities, and in doing so was critical of the colonial
governor. But since criticizing the British crown or its colonial puppets was not something to be tolerated, he was promptly arrested ...
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