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'Warring' groups team up to oppose renewable energy measure (San Fransisco Chronicle)

jwildermuth@sfchronicle.com (John Wildermuth) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:20:34 GMT

A November ballot measure to boost the amount of renewable energy generated by California utilities has attracted a wildly diverse group of opponents - from the Natural Resources Defense Council to the Democratic Party and PG&E. "It's kind of like I'm uniting...

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Iran Ponders Death Sentence to some Bloggers (Global Neighbourhoods)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:47:54 GMT

Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb posts a troubling story about Iran, a country who already imprisons bloggers and execute citizens at an ambitious rate. The religiously conservative government is considering execution as punishment for bloggers who establish " sites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy. Apostasy means the abandonment of a religion. The official Iranian news agency reports...

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Splendiferous variety reigns over Alameda parade (San Fransisco Chronicle)

srubenstein@sfchronicle.com (Steve Rubenstein) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:32:04 GMT

Alameda, which just might host the longest Fourth of July parade in the world, was sitting curbside today on its best folding chairs. Nobody wanted to miss a single twirler, trumpeter, council member, beauty queen, flag bearer, unicyclist or prancing pony....

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4 people dead in Milwaukee shooting; no arrests (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:55:48 GMT

At least one person fired a gun into a crowd in a street early Friday, killing four people and sending panicked revelers running for cover, police said. Two women, ages 23 and 27, and two men, ages 24 and 28, were killed at about 2:30 a.m. on the city's north...

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Spitzer call girl drops Girls Gone Wild lawsuit (kansascity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:51:00 GMT

The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.

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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 (donnaville)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:57:53 GMT

A Butler Township man will face eight charges, including vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol, in Luzerne County Court for his role in a fatal accident April 24. District Judge Daniel O’Donnell on Wednesday bound over the charges against Kevin Prussock, 25, who was allegedly drunk when his vehicle crashed into another driven [...]

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And the children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor (The Sideshow)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:52:09 GMT

Barry Crimmins on Alito's dissent in the Supreme Court's recent death penalty decision : " Child abuse thrives when authoritarians rule -- authoritarians like Samuel Alito. Abused kids are already freaked out enough without having bloodthirsty men in robes boohooing their inability to take a life for an eye . Alito has inveighed against compassion at every turn but now we're supposed to believe that...

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Maine teen faces manslaughter charge in Conn. (Boston Globe)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:08:41 GMT

A 17-year-old girl from Maine faces vehicular manslaughter and other charges stemming from a fatal accident in Connecticut last week.

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Ex-Peruvian officer's setback (war criminal seeking sanctuary in Maryland) (Democratic Underground)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:31:29 GMT

Source: [b]Baltimore Sun[/b] Ex-Peruvian officer's setback Appeals court ruling puts Montgomery resident closer to deportation By Gus G. Sentementes | Sun reporter July 4, 2008 A former Peruvian military officer accused of war crimes in his native country is closer to being deported by U.S....

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They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place (Out Of Left Field)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Main Street in Kingston is doing just fine, thanks for asking, but it's been rough week when it comes to anything hockey-related. It's hit the news that OHL star Jamie Arniel was arrested for drunk driving less than 24 hours after the Boston Bruins selected him in the fourth round of the NHL draft. The city's political leaders are wondering where is that $8 million in federal funding for the

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Times launches campaign on Family Justice (John Hemming's Web Log)

noreply@blogger.com (john) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:21:00 GMT

I wanted to let you know that in Monday's Times, Camilla Cavendish will be starting a major campaign under the banner of Family Justice.The Times is calling for family courts to be more open, and for childcare professionals to be accountable for their decisions.The conclusion of her first article is: "To sever a child from its family without due cause is licensed state oppression of the worst kind....

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Owner of 'claws celebre' cat sees charge scratched (Boston Globe)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:56:38 GMT

The criminal case has been dropped against the owner of Lewis, a cat whose possible death sentence turned the scratch-happy Fairfield feline into a national "claws celebre."

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Councillors think Jewish women never victims of domestic violence; all rich (The F-Word Blog)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:26:39 GMT

In evidence submitted to a recent report by the Home Affairs Select Committee on domestic violence, Imkaan described how at a London Councils grants meeting, councillors said that Jewish women don't experience domestic violence(!), and if they do, they're rich...

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Nature offers useful diversion (The Australian )

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

THE post-Kyoto, circa Garnaut reality is that everyone is having to think about ways of cutting their travel costs and time.

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Churches need to be aware of domestic violence says ecumenical body (Christian Today)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:11:58 GMT

German churches experience with the issue of domestic violence will play an important role in a Peace Declaration of the World Council of Churches planned for 2011 said Georges Lemopoulos deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches WCC

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Peter Barlow returns to Corrie (Digital Spy)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Coronation Street actor Chris Gascoyne is to reprise his role as bookmaker Peter Barlow later this year.

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The Current Screening Test For Prediabetes In Children Results In Frequent Inaccurate Diagnoses (Fitness Watch)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:24:00 GMT

Kudos, fatsos. Nutritional child abuse is more prevalent than we think. "Obese children, who are at increased risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, may not be getting the most appropriate test to screen for these conditions, a new Canadian study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco... The authors studied 172 obese children, ages 5 to 17,...

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Ex-'Shameless' actor joins 'Enders (Digital Spy)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Actor Chris Coghill joins the cast of EastEnders as child abuser Tony King.

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Drink drive U's star will leave club (EADT24 - News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:45:36 GMT

A YOUNG Colchester United player is seeking “a fresh start” with a new club after appearing in court twice in the same day.

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Polygamous sect selling fashions online (atHome Top Story)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT

The Texas polygamous sect in the media spotlight recently when members' children were removed by the authorities on allegations of child abuse has launched a children's clothing line.

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