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[From Capitol confidential]
The Humane Society of the United States filed suit today in state Supreme Court in Albany to block the state from spending $420,000 to subsidize the expansion of Hudson Valley Foie Gras.
The Humane Society claims that “the state’s use of taxpayer money to underwrite foie gras production violates several state laws and rewards a [...]

[From Inside Long Island Politics - Spin Cycle]
Does anyone find the government’s position inconsistent on how it handles the deaths of U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan?
The federal government does not allow the media to photograph the caskets as they are brought back to American soil.
Yet, Gov. George Pataki, who is running for president, [...]

[From The Eco Street Blog]
WiFi-NY, an enterprising private member supported Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), wants to make their wireless service available free to use in in New York City’s parks and green spaces. They have launched a project called GREENlined for WiFi!* to fulfill a commitment to build a city-wide “Citizen Stakeholder” high-speed wireless [...]

Judge plans to rule within week on GreenParty ballot recognitionArkansas Democrat Gazette, AR -Aug 18, 2006A federal judge promised Thursday to decide “one day next week, no later than Thursday,” whether the state must recognize the GreenParty of Arkansas as a …The third party caseArkansas TimesIt ain’t easy being …Arkansas Timesall 3 related

[From Educational Justice]
from today’s NY Times article (Dillon) about the federal approval of a final report from a commission on high education:
–universities “should measure student learning” with standardized tests–increasing access for poor students –holding schools accountable for drop outs and graduating students with poor skills
18 of 19 members signed the proposal.
My interest in the article [...]

[From CNN.com]
NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional
Judge tells U.S. to halt domestic spying without court order
Thursday, August 17, 2006
(CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government’s domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
In a 44-page memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, — who is based in [...]

The Hottest Hoax Around – Mark Fiore animation (Click Pic)

[From Wired News: Politics]
Suffering from a multitude of health problems and an array of similar symptoms, many veterans of both Iraq wars believe they are suffering the effects of depleted uranium used in U.S. weaponry. But they are dismissed out of hand by the DOD and VA.
Continue reading U.S. Soldiers Are Sick of It at [...]

[From Haaretz]
Iran launches cartoon exhibition on the Holocaust
By The Associated Press
TEHRAN – An exhibition of more than 200 cartoons about the Holocaust opened Monday as Iran’s response to last year’s Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper.
The display, showing 204 entries from Iran and abroad, was strongly influenced by [...]

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