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yourCT.com: A Story About Busting a Drug Ring In Washington Village

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:49:09 -0500

Today’s Advocate has a stellar John Nickerson story on the FBI investigation of Washington Village’s drug dealers. But after the 18-month operation by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force snared 22 men and women, each later convicted for drug dealing, and seized several kilograms of narcotics, eight guns and more than [...]

Middletown Eye: Zip in Town

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500

Zipcar that is. Our household got its very own ZipCard that unlocks either a Toyota Prius or a Honda hybrid parked on Church Street on the Wesleyan campus. Join Zipcar for a small yearly fee of $50 and an application fee of $25 and you too can rent one of [...]

Corner Report: Imperial Inertia

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500

Brave "purity of arms" Zionist soldier defends "the Jewish state" against little girl "terrorists"

.. The real terror is that disseminated by the occupiers.

By Jim Miles

The task of saving and reviving humanity oft times appears overwhelming when studied from a fully global perspective: occupations, wars, and [...]

Corner Report: Where Next for Palestinians?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:19:00 -0500

Any political decision must include Fateh and Hamas, refugees and exiles.

By Ghada Karmi

Palestinian history is at one of its most serious and important junctures. The peace negotiations that commenced with the Oslo accords in 1993 are at an end. Even hardened devotees of the peace process [...]

Corner Report: Zionist Israeli War Criminal Welcomed in Australia

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0500

There is a danger that Australia could become a safe haven for Israeli war criminals.

By Sonja Karkar

The news that former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was in Australia and was welcomed by the honourable members of our parliament came as somewhat of a shock. It is [...]

Corner Report: Afghanistan: The speech you'll miss

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:09:00 -0500

From Fred M:
Some reality for all the kids in the back seat yammering "Are we there
yet?" Recall that some psychologists have for years been saying that
our social intelligence has been mostly frozen somewhere between the
ages of ten and fourteen ....

Washington Post

By Jim [...]

Colin McEnroe: Nader mulls Senate run?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:00:24 -0500

Mysterious donations rom professional wrestlling community to begin arriving at CT Green Party HQ. [...]

Colin McEnroe: Today's column

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:28:41 -0500

Politics, politics, politics. [...]

Authentic Connecticut Republican: Coming Soon?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0500

Lord help you if you're over 55, are over-weight and smoke.
' [...]

Connecticut Bob: Ralph Nader, please STFU and go away

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:29:00 -0500

In an AP story about a possible run for Senate here in Connecticut, consumer advocate Ralph Nader said that:"...he is 'absorbing' the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision."You want a [...]

Consent Of The Governed: Peter Schiff - Gold

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

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"The Federal Reserve is going to print the dollar into oblivion" - Peter Schiff [...]

nutmeg grater: shocking, shocking!!!

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:38:00 -0500

food carts (even from 'established restaurants') in OUR west hartford? oh hell, what is this, HARTFORD? in all seriousness, i really AM surprised about this. i know some of the 'rules' one has to adhere to when one has a restaurant in west hartford (some [...]

Middletown Eye: From 1934: Wrubel Introduced to Strand Audience

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

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This article is from 75 years ago today, published in the Hartford Courant on November 29, 1934.--------------"Allie" Wrubel is one of our city's most famous native sons, as a charter inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1970 (Phileas Fogg mentioned Elias Paul Wrubel among other famous Middletown musicians). [...]

Consent Of The Governed: The Obama Plan

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:26:00 -0500

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Stacking the deck indeed.
So much for Hope and Change. [...]

Corner Report: Defying Israeli Genocide at Home (in School) And Abroad (in Court)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:10:00 -0500

Photo M. Omer
By Mohammed Omer

Although ignored by much of the Western media, a battle which echoes the biblical story of David and Goliath is taking place in The Hague. In the modern-day version, young David is personified by a soft-spoken 15-year-old girl named Amira Alqerem. [...]

Hat City Blog: Former candidate for treasurer launches immigration blog

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:28:00 -0500

With health care reform closer to becoming reality, in 2010, Congress will finally be in a position to tackle immigration reform.

Focusing on informing the public about the immigration law as well as issues that are driving the immigration debate, immigration attorney and 2007 [...]

Corner Report: Amayreh: Best holiday present

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0500

Al Ahram
An Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal appears close to fruition, though no indication has been given yet as to who and how many it includes, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem

As of Wednesday, 25 November, German and Egyptian mediators were trying hectically to finalise a prisoner swap deal [...]

Colin McEnroe: Every so often the soul of Pete Maravich returns to earth and possesses the body of a Canadian guy

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:06:45 -0500

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The Everyday Republican: Budget Meltdown – What Will Dem’s Do?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:43:12 -0500

It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, when many are wondering whether to buy a balsam or a fir or to plunk down for that 55-inch HD sucker on sale at Bernie’s. It is easy to forgetthat most voters are not engrossed with every bob of weave of the political [...]

Corner Report: Twilight Zone / Mourning uprooted olive trees in West Bank villages

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:31:00 -0500

Haaretz

By Gideon Levy

The old tractor sputtered up the hill, its engine seemingly about to expire, but its big wheels bumping across the rocky terrain. We stood in the back, swaying wildly, holding on for dear life. On the hilltop loomed the big antenna of the settlement of Yitzhar, whose [...]

Corner Report: Likudniks blast 'enemy of the Jews' Obama over settlement freeze

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:27:00 -0500

Member of Netanyahu's party: Obama regime is 'worst ever' for Israel; Vice PM cancels lecture after rightist protest.

By Chaim Levinson, Haaretz

Rank-and-file Likudniks and Lawmakers in the ruling Likud party lambasted the Obama administration at a gathering on Saturday, in response to Israel's decision to temporarily freeze construction in West [...]

Queers Without Borders: Performing Transgender Rage — My Words To Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:20:19 -0500

From My Words To Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix — Performing Transgender Rage by Susan Stryker
(link to full text)

Ms. Stryker explores the evolution of her own feelings about transsexual embodiment and ultimately reclaims the word “monster” (!) for herself and for any transgender persons courageous [...]

Corner Report: Freeze Schmeeze: Zionist Israel toursim minister pledges to keep developing West Bank sites

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:19:00 -0500

By Haaretz Service

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov (Yisrael Beitenu) said Saturday that despite the cabinet's decision to temporarily freeze settlement construction, his ministry would continue to develop tourist sites in the West Bank.

Speaking at an event in Holon, Misezhnikov said that the Tourism Ministry was focused on three [...]

Corner Report: Olive oil and yoghurt, yoghurt and olive oil

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:51:00 -0500

No matter how they're packaged, "peace" initiatives will do little until Israel's oppression of Palestinians ends. (Rami Swidan/MaanImages)

The Electronic Intifada

By Hasan Abu Nimah

As a child in early-1940s Palestine, I grew up in a small village of 1,500 individuals with its roots in biblical times. I' [...]

ConnPolitics News: Florists to decorate governor's mansion

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:09:32 -0500

HARTFORD (AP) – Dozens of florists, nursery workers, greenhouse growers and Christmas tree farmers are descending this weekend on the Governor’s Residence in Hartford to install holiday decorations.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

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ConnPolitics News: Gov. wants lawmakers to fix campaign law

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:08:11 -0500

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Gov. M. Jodi Rell wants legislators to return to the Capitol to fix the state’s campaign finance reform law and attempt to close Connecticut’s budget gap.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

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