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U.S. Cities In 43 States Vying For Google Fiber

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More than 100 cities and counties in 43 states have official and unofficial efforts to develop a pitch for Google's fiber contest by 26 March. Apparently missing: Delaware, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Wyoming. But there's an unofficial Facebook page for Washington, DC. On 10 February, Google announced that it was "planning to build and … [Read more...] about U.S. Cities In 43 States Vying For Google Fiber

Israel Uses ‘Diplomatic Terrorism’ Against the United States: Alhayat Aljadeeda, Palestinian Territories

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Reflecting the deep sense of Palestinian frustration, columnist Adli Sadek of Alhayat Aljadeeda, a newspaper in the Palestinian territories, writes that the Israeli government is playing Washington like a harp, by using the trumped-up threat of an Iranian bomb to force it to back off on Israeli-Palestinian talks and the formation of a Palestinian state. Sadek goes on to … [Read more...] about Israel Uses ‘Diplomatic Terrorism’ Against the United States: Alhayat Aljadeeda, Palestinian Territories

Thou Shall Mostly Tell The Truth

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Thou shall not bear false witness. . . unless your false witness is in the form of an email.  In that case, feel free to forward your lies to everyone in your address book.  For although God is truth and His followers must walk in truth, it’s really not a big deal to pass on an email that might not be completely true.  I mean most of it is probably true and anyway, it does a … [Read more...] about Thou Shall Mostly Tell The Truth

Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity

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The title is from danah boyd's SXSW Keynote yesterday. "One of the the world's foremost authorities on social networks," Boyd is a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England and a Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Known for her academic work and commentary on teens and social networking sites, she posted today: My talk was about … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity

Ulysses S. Grant, new Founding Father?

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Are liberals and conservatives coming together to add President Grant to our pantheon of heroes? This morning, Princeton historian Sean Wilentz argues in the Times,Although slandered since his death, Grant, as general and as president, stood second only to Abraham Lincoln as the vindicator of [American] principles in the Civil War era.The occasion for Wilentz's op-ed is a … [Read more...] about Ulysses S. Grant, new Founding Father?

Another Hugo Chavez terrorist link

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From the Times: An indictment this month from one of Spain’s top judges assert[s] that Venezuelan intelligence officials were involved in training Basque separatists and Colombian guerrillas in Venezuela... Judge Velasco’s indictment, based largely on testimony from demobilized FARC guerrillas and FARC computer files obtained by Colombia’s army, describes a 20-day training … [Read more...] about Another Hugo Chavez terrorist link

Obama Needs More Than Expressed Outrage Over Mexican Drug Wars

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President Barack Obama through a press spokesman expressed his "outrage" Sunday that two Americans were killed in broad daylight in a drive-by shooting in Ciudad Juarez where drug violence is common. The president "is deeply saddened and outraged by the news of the brutal murders," National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said in a statement. And, what does the … [Read more...] about Obama Needs More Than Expressed Outrage Over Mexican Drug Wars

White House Officials Dare GOP to Use Health Care Reform Against Democrats in 2010 Elections

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Republicans have been throwing down the gauntlet to the White House and Democrats, arguing that if health care reform is passed they'll use it against the Democrats in 2010. And now some White House officials have their response: we dare you to do just that -- and welcome it: Expressing an increasing confidence that a massive health care overhaul will pass Congress -- … [Read more...] about White House Officials Dare GOP to Use Health Care Reform Against Democrats in 2010 Elections

America’s Security Put in Peril by Failing Schools (Guest Voice)

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America’s Security Put in Peril by Failing Schools by Michael Reagan Today, Washington is so focused on expanding the size and influence of our federal government at the expense of taxpayers that they are overlooking one of the greatest security risks facing our nation -- our failing education system. Our broken education system is failing America’s children while … [Read more...] about America’s Security Put in Peril by Failing Schools (Guest Voice)

Agent Rose Dies at 105

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I first heard of “Agent Rose” when she celebrated a birthday at her home in North Somerset, England, on February 3, 2009. The title of the BBC News story then was “War heroine toasts 104th birthday.” This morning, I read about her again. Sadly, the headline read, “Andrée Peel, Rescuer of Allied Airmen, Dies at 105.” Andrée Peel was Agent Rose, a French resistance … [Read more...] about Agent Rose Dies at 105

Happy Pi Day

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Today is 3.14, Pi Day. To celebrate, Science Blogs is having a Pi Day Bake-off together with Serious Eats. And Google has a special doodle logo... New Scientist has five tasty facts about the famous ratio. From the third: Pi is the only number to have inspired a literary genre In his upcoming book Alex's Adventures in Numberland, journalist Alex Bellos … [Read more...] about Happy Pi Day

White House Takes Harder Line on Netanyahu and Israel After Settlements Flap

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As America's news media and political class focus largely on health care reform, the ongoing political polemics between Republicans and Democrats, Eric "The Tickler" Massa, and reports of Rahm Emanuel's exercise of literal naked political power, a major story is unfolding that's of historical significance: growing tensions between Israel and its Prime Ministers Benjamin … [Read more...] about White House Takes Harder Line on Netanyahu and Israel After Settlements Flap

Vindication or Blackmail?

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One of the strangest and possibly least noticed political stories of the week comes out of Utah, where State House Majority Leader Keven Garns (R-Layton) has resigned his office in the midst of what is being described as a "hot tub scandal." This might have quickly passed through the maw of the 24 hour news beast as just another "scumbag politico gets caught" story unless we … [Read more...] about Vindication or Blackmail?

Avatar: James Cameron’s Ode to Lord Krishna – Day, Ukraine

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There have been a slew of charges over recent months that James Cameron lifted the plot of Avatar from previous writers, most memorably by the St. Petersburg Communist Party, who called for Cameron's arrest for plagiarizing the work of Soviet-era science fiction writers. But this article from Ukraine's Day newspaper makes the most convincing case of all. Columnist Maxim … [Read more...] about Avatar: James Cameron’s Ode to Lord Krishna – Day, Ukraine