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• A Small Victory for American Values

  
  Alaskan Librarian — Authority: 120
  I was happy to read that some of the Gitmo terrorism suspects will be tried in New York in regular federal court. If we could give open trials to the suspects in the first World Trade Center bombing, we can give trials to their successors.  If we can give open and fair trials to the worst of the Nazis as we did at ...
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• Coming Up in Frankford

  
  The Frankford Gazette — Authority: 131
  Tom Judd is having an open reception When - Fri, November 13, 6pm – 9pm Where Globe Dye Works ( map ) Description – Philadelphia based artist Tom Judd is having an open reception this Friday at the Globe Dye Works from 6 PM to 9 PM. According to Mr Judd’s biography, he’s done a lot stuff around ...
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• Newburyport Rail Trail, to the Water

  
  The Newburyport Blog — Authority: 419
  When the leaves are still on the trees in New England October, when the light has changed with the seasons, and the sun is slanted low in the sky, it can be quite dark on the ground. But when the leaves fall, all of a sudden it seems as if the blinds have been pulled away and the daylight can now get through. ...
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• Our Web and the Will to Believe

  
  brianfrank.ca — Authority: 415
  Late last night I had a serious lapse of faith in social media — as we all must from time to time. We should have serious doubts questions about this stuff… Which is why I chuckle whenever I read editorials merely pointing out “there are hazards” and digitization “isn’t all good” — as if any ...
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• OK students do OK on civics re-test

  
  Joanne Jacobs — Authority: 612
  Are Oklahoma students so ignorant of civics that they averaged 2.8 correct answers out of 10 questions taken from the citizenship exam passed on the first try by 92 percent of immigrants applying for naturalization. We’re talking about a test that asks: Who is George Washington? An Oklahoma legislator repeated ...
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• BigGovernment.com Exclusive: Audio From ACORN Claims Jerry Brown Will Whitewash Investigation

  
  The Saloon dot net — Authority: 447
  On October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN’s chief organizer in the San Diego area. The meeting was held at Coco’s Restaurant, a very public venue. Because of ACORN’s close ties to the Democrat party, Mr. ...
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• A Developing Scandal in Oklahoma

  
  The Quick and the Ed — Authority: 593
  In September a survey of Oklahoma high school students found only 2.8 percent were able to achieve a passing score on the U.S. Citizenship Test. The actual test has a 92.4 percent pass rate, so it would be quite a problem if Oklahoma high schoolers performed so poorly. But, thankfully, the results appear to have ...
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• ASCD SmartBrief Needs a World War II History Lesson

  
  Matthew K. Tabor : Education for the Aughts — Authority: 406
  S martBrief is ASCD’s [Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development] daily e-mail newsletter of all things school-related. Their links point mainly on policy and research news, but SmartBrief also includes a listing of new education jobs and the occasional ad. Summary: SmartBrief is a bit like the ...
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• American Heritage Review

  
  Faith, Family and Fun — Authority: 128
  American Heritage Educational Foundation Summary & Rating: 4. I really liked this assortment of American Government and Civics lesson plans, titled An Adventure In Liberty . The CD loads easily and has several sections of lessons, grouped by age levels. The lessons themselves cover a ton of material ...
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• A Picture of Winning, Newburyport Election 2009

  
  The Newburyport Blog — Authority: 419
  I had never really thought that there was any correlation between painting, my painting (see previous post) and my love of local politics. But after this last political race, 2009, I’m beginning to think differently. When I start a painting there is an idea, the canvas is “blocked in” with shapes, the shapes ...
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• Constitutional Monday: Presidential Powers

  
  Alaskan Librarian — Authority: 120
  Note: Throughout this series, items that are hyperlinked were in the Constitution as written in 1787 but have since been amended or superseded. Article II of the Constitution of the United States established the Executive Branch with the President as its head,  Here is Article II, Section II: Section. 2. ...
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• News: “California Readies Expansive New Delta Water Plan”

  
  Gaiatribe — Authority: 127
  I’ve talked about many different aspects of water conservation and water use. This issue is especially heated in the southwest, where water is scarce, and along the coasts with their concerns about river deltas and marsh habitats.  I was pleased to see that California — a state with serious water problems — is ...
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• Frankford Civic Association Meeting

  
  The Frankford Gazette — Authority: 131
  Some additional details from the meeting held last Thursday at Aria Health . It was confirmed by Jason Dawkins of Councilperson Quiñones-Sánchez office that the new owners of the Art Holiday intended to use it as an Adult Cabaret (strip joint).  They were told that it was a not an option.  Workers are in ...
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• Six Word Saturday

  
  The Blue Door — Authority: 128
  Marriage is a Universal Human Right .  Article 16. (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. (2) Marriage shall be entered ...
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• Neast Philly Highlights Why Frankford Sucks

  
  The Frankford Gazette — Authority: 131
  From Neast Philly’s account of last nights Frankford Civic Meeting : The 25-minute affair was due to a lack of zoning issues or other news, said Civic association Vice President Brian Wisniewski. But that didn’t keep the six residents or seven board members in attendance from again using the second floor ...
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• Call to Action: “Save the American Jaguar”

  
  Gaiatribe — Authority: 127
  Yes, jaguars are native to America.  We’re out of them right now — the government killed our last known jaguar in May, 2009.  Please take action to support a federal recovery plan for American jaguars. American Jaguars Need Your Help to Survive Target: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Sponsored ...
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• Rands Out, So Who Is Next?

  
  Katy's Conservative Corner — Authority: 403
  With former NC Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand (D-Cumberland) having stepped down, supposedly to take over the chairmanship of the State Parole Board, inquiring minds have to wonder, who is going to be next? Naturally, the rumor for several years, has been that the Feds have been "after" NC Senate President ...
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• Found Photo: Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda

  
  fresh.mn — Authority: 120
  From the fresh.mn flickr pool . Originally uploaded by Croixboy . Coincidentally, this photo appeared in the group pool the day after I visited the Minnesota State Capitol for the first time. I was playing tourist with my visiting sister. We caught the last tour of the year to include a stop on the roof to ...
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• Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In!

  
  The Saloon dot net — Authority: 447
  The biggest loser was President Obama, who campaigned tirelessly for Corzine, even giving up golf on several occasions and skipping a quarter-million-dollar "date night" with Michelle to stump for the Democrat. Just two days before the election, Obama was at a rally in New Jersey assuring voters that Corzine was "one ...
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• Government: Not Evil, but Fallen

  
  The Plucked Chicken — Authority: 103
  I was just looking at reports of todays rally on the west lawn of theCapitol Building in Washington D.C. One attendee was quoted as sayingthat it now seems the government has become evil. Im glad to see eyes opening to the possibility of evil, even inour own country. Yes, it can happen here. At the same time, I ...
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