Westbound -- Calif. to Paris: Summer 2007

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Peking Senator

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Peking Senator Originally uploaded by Stewart Spivak 2007 Peking Senator

Views of Kyoto, Japan 2007

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Views of Kyoto, Japan 2007 Originally uploaded by Stewart Spivak

Summer Palace, Beijing

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Summer Palace, Beijing Originally uploaded by Stewart Spivak Summer Palace, Beijing 8.07

"Two girls in Dhaka, Bangladesh 11.07"

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Glossary of Shipping Terms

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Norddeutsche Vermögensanlage GmbH & Co. KGHamburg, Germanyhttp://www.norddeutsche.de/eng/indexsi.aspGlossary of Shipping TermsBulk carrier:Cargo vessel for bulk goods such as grain, ore, coal etc.Bulker:Cargo vessel for bulk loads, e.g. grain, ore, coal. Bulkers have large holds into which the bulk load is poured and unloaded at the destination using grabsCharter:Hiring of a shipCharterer:The

Westbound/Overland -- California to Paris: Summer 2007 Tentative Itinerary

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Westbound/Overland -- California to Paris: Summer 2007 Tentative ItineraryMonday, July 23, 2007 A.M. Southwest Airlines Bur-OakMonday, July 23, 6 PM Depart Hanjin Shipping Terminal, Oakland on the M.S. Peking Senator, (Voyage 57) Call Sign: DQVJ – for an 12 day crossing to Osaka, Japan (one day stop in Tokyo on August 3)---------------------------http://www.laeisz.de/en/index.html (vessel

Westbound -- Calif. to Paris: Summer 2007 http://stewartspivak.blogspot.com/

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OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry

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The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/washington/25osha.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1177593160-Zc8oZ90Hoh9o8bo0+UZRsgApril 25, 2007OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of IndustryBy STEPHEN LABATONWASHINGTON, April 24 — Seven years ago, a Missouri doctor discovered a troubling pattern at a microwave popcorn plant in the town of Jasper. After an additive was modified to

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The New York TimesFebruary 27, 2007Justices Decline Case on 200-Year Sentence for Man Who Possessed Child PornographyBy LINDA GREENHOUSEWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 — An Arizona man who received a 200-year prison sentence for possessing 20 pornographic images of children failed Monday to persuade the Supreme Court to consider whether the sentence was unconstitutionally excessive.Arizona law imposes a

Making Martial Law Easier

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The New York TimesPrinter Friendly Format Sponsored ByFebruary 19, 2007EditorialMaking Martial Law EasierA disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration’s behest that makes it easier for a

Editorial - They Are America

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The New York TimesFebruary 18, 2007EditorialThey Are AmericaAlmost a year ago, hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers and their families slipped out from the shadows of American life and walked boldly in daylight through Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, New York and other cities. “We Are America,” their banners cried. The crowds, determined but peaceful, swelled into an immense sea. The

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October Sky (1999) Universal PicturesFilmed during the Iraq War, this documentary dissects America's military machine with a keen eye to answering the question: Why does America engage in war? Through personal stories of soldiers, government officials, scholars, journalists and innocent victims, the film examines the political and economic interests and ideological factors, past and present,

California Split

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The New York TimesFebruary 10, 2007Op-Ed ContributorCalifornia SplitBy GAR ALPEROVITZWashingtonSOMETHING interesting is happening in California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to have grasped the essential truth that no nation — not even the United States — can be managed successfully from the center once it reaches a certain scale. Moreover, the bold proposals that Mr. Schwarzenegger is now

Public Colleges as 'Engines of Inequality'

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New York Times - EditorialNovember 23, 2006Public Colleges as 'Engines of Inequality'Democrats who ran for Congress this fall made the cost of college a big campaign issue. Now that they've won control of the House and Senate, they can prepare to act swiftly on at least some of the factors that have priced millions of poor and working-class Americans right out of higher education. The obvious

Despite Flawed Defense, A Death Sentence Stands

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nytimes.comNovember 2, 2006Despite Flawed Defense, A Death Sentence StandsBy ADAM LIPTAKDefense lawyers in capital cases are often criticized for conducting superficial investigations of their clients' backgrounds, but Ferdinand Radolovich's performance in a Kentucky case, one that ended in a death sentence, may have set a new standard.''Apparently,'' a federal judge wrote in 2001, ''neither

Egyptian Says He Was Tortured After Being Kidnapped in Milan

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nytimes.comNovember 11, 2006Egyptian Says He Was Tortured After Being Kidnapped in MilanBy ELISABETTA POVOLEDOA militant Egyptian cleric who prosecutors say was kidnapped by the Central Intelligence Agency said in a newly published account that he was tortured with electric shocks while he lay on a wet mattress in a Cairo prison and was repeatedly beaten and forced to eat rotten bread in a

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/magazine/05CHALABI.htmlNovember 5, 2006Where Plan A Left Ahmad Chalabi By DEXTER FILKINS1. London, August 2006Many miles away in a more dangerous place the dream is ending badly. The bodies pile up. Good people stream to the borders. Leaders pile money onto planes. The center is

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http://select.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/opinion/07kristof.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 7, 2006Op-Ed ColumnistAmerica’s Laziest Man? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFLast year, Barry Diller took home a pay package worth $469 million, making him the highest-paid chief executive in America.His shareholders didn’t do so well. Stock in the main

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http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-texts7nov07,1,1296079.storyWhen you can't afford to go buy the bookBy Stuart Silverstein, Times Staff WriterNovember 7, 2006 College student Rob Christensen has tried nearly every trick in the book to save money on the books.Last year, Christensen said, he borrowed a psychology text from his university library and kept it all semester. It dawned on

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/business/yourmoney/05giffen.htmlNovember 5, 2006Oil, Cash and Corruption By RON STODGHILLON a warm afternoon in late September, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev strode across the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base to board his private 767. Surrounded by an entourage of security guards and

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 5, 2006http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Kinsley.t.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1163200868-CPFpj1mwmCgUTMT8s2CN9gEssayElection Day By MICHAEL KINSLEYSkip to next paragraph WAS THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION STOLEN? Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count. By Steven F. Freeman

Time for Rumsfeld to go

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http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2333360.phpArmy TimesNovember 04, 2006EditorialTime for Rumsfeld to goSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld —“So long as our government requires the backing of an aroused and informed public opinion ... it is necessary to tell the hard bruising truth.”That statement was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Marguerite Higgins more than a

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/l05herbert.htmlNYTimes.comNovember 5, 2006The Voters’ Pessimism, and What to Do About It (2 Letters)To the Editor:Bob Herbert (“The System’s Broken,” column, Oct. 30) correctly identified the profound pessimism of American voters who believe that the system is broken. Unfortunately, it is standard operating procedure that campaign money will flow to the

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05sun1.html?_r=1&oref=sloginNYTimes.comNovember 5, 2006EditorialPublished: November 5, 2006The Difference Two Years MadeOn Tuesday, when this page runs the list of people it has endorsed for election, we will include no Republican Congressional candidates for the first time in our memory. Although Times editorials tend to agree with Democrats on national

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Corporation 20/20 http://www.corporation2020.org/Principles of Corporate Redesign1. The purpose of the corporation is to harness private interests to serve the public interest.2. Corporations shall accrue fair returns for shareholders, but not at the expense of the legitimate interests of other stakeholders.3. Corporations shall operate sustainably, meeting the needs of the present generation

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November 1, 2006 Editorial An Untimely Voter Purge One of the most deplorable political tactics — trying to suppress the votes of poor or minority citizens by raising the specter of voter fraud — is playing out this week in the city of Yonkers.

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October 30, 2006 Op-Ed Columnist The System’s Broken By BOB HERBERT Greencastle, Ind. The middle-aged woman filling her gas tank on a day of endless rain laughed when a reporter asked her about the coming elections. “Politics,” she said, “are for silly

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October 30, 2006 Democrats Critical of New Medicare Guide By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 — Congressional Democrats say a new government publication being sent to all Medicare beneficiaries inappropriately favors private insurance plans over the

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Posted on Sun, Oct. 29, 2006 MICHIGANRedrawn districts keep GOP House seats safeDespite rising unemployment and an ailing economy in Michigan, the outcome of House races is little mystery because of gerrymandering.By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON - Michigan's economy is in bad shape, one reason why the governor faces a tougher than expected

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http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-berkeley28oct28,1,314250,full.story A money gap and a brain drain UC Berkeley, long on reputation but short on funding, is losing talent. By Maria L. La Ganga Times Staff Writer October 28, 2006Corey Goodman and Carla Shatz had a grand vision for UC Berkeley: to

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October 26, 2006 Editorial Observer The Supreme Court’s Crusade: Fairness for the Powerful By ADAM COHEN When Jesse Williams died of lung cancer, his widow sued Philip Morris, claiming it misled him about the danger of smoking. A jury agreed, awarding

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http://www.calendarlive.com/columnists/rutten/cl-et-rutten25oct25,0,360130.story BOOK REVIEW Torture as a tool of democracy Ghost Plane The True Story of the CIA Torture Program Stephen Grey St. Martin's: 384 pp., $25.95 By Tim Rutten Times Staff Writer October 25, 2006OF all the dreadful novelties to which we have accustomed ourselves

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PAGE ONE DOW JONES REPRINTS This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues,

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Upping the Dosage Fearing a D...• Drug Makers Pour Money Into Key Races | 10/25/06More results >Turn this feature OFF. October 17, 2006 Op-Ed Contributor Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite? By JEFF STEIN Washington FOR the past several months, I’ve been wrapping up lengthy interviews with Washington counterterrorism officials with a fundamental question: “Do you know

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http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB116104792968394666.htmlWALL STREET JOURNAL October 17, 2006UnitedHealth's McGuireCould Leave With $1.1 BillionBy CHARLES FORELLE and MARK MAREMONTOctober 17, 2006; Page B1 UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s soon-to-be-former chief executive, William McGuire, could walk away from the company with about $1.1 billion in stock options, retirement payouts and other

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http://select.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/opinion/17kristof.html?pagewanted=printNew York TimesOctober 17, 2006 Op-Ed Columnist Sami's Shame, and Ours By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF There is no public evidence that Sami al-Hajj committed any crime other than journalism for a television network the Bush administration doesn’t like. But the U.S. has been holding Mr. Hajj, a cameraman for Al Jazeera,

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Florida List for Purge of Voters Proves Flawed By FORD FESSENDEN The New York Times Published: July 10, 2004 The New York Times > National > Florida List for Purge of Voters Proves Flawed: "Florida List for Purge of Voters Proves Flawed By FORD FESSENDEN Published: July 10, 2004 " . . . voters identifying themselves as Hispanic are almost completely absent from that list. " . . . black voters

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/10/opinion/10SAT1.html The Senate Report The New York Times Published: July 10, 2004 The New York Times > Opinion > The Senate Report: "Put simply, the Bush administration's intelligence analysts cooked the books to give Congress and the public the impression that Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons and was developing nuclear arms, that he was

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Los Angeles Times: The Disaster of Failed Policy http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-iraq27jun27,1,2763257,print.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials Los Angeles Times EDITORIAL The Disaster of Failed Policy June 27, 2004 In its scale and intent, President Bush's war against Iraq was something new and radical: a premeditated decision to invade, occupy and topple the

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Retired Envoys, Commanders Assail Bush Team (washingtonpost.com): "Retired Envoys, Commanders Assail Bush Team Administration Unable to Handle 'Global Leadership,' 27-Member Group Asserts By Peter Slevin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 17, 2004; Page A22 The Bush administration does not understand the world and remains unable to handle 'in either style or substance' the

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calendarlive.com: Docu derby: " June 15, 2004 Los Angeles Times http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-smith15jun15,2,5427888.story Documentary roll call A dozen politically charged documentaries are scheduled to come out before the presidential election in November. Nearly all are left-leaning or critical of the Bush administration in some way. 'Control Room' ? Jehane Noujaim's documentary

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Tout Torture, Get Promoted: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-scheer15jun15,1,4726979.story June 15, 2004 Los Angeles Times COMMENTARY Tout Torture, Get Promoted Defending cruelty can be a career booster in Bush's administration By Robert Scheer What a revelation to learn that the Justice Department lawyer who wrote the infamous memo in effect defending torture is now a

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A44849-2004Jun15?language=printer The Washington Post Torture Policy Wednesday, June 16, 2004; Page A26 SLOWLY, AND IN spite of systematic stonewalling by the Bush administration, it is becoming clearer why a group of military guards at Abu Ghraib prison tortured Iraqis in the ways depicted in those infamous photographs. President Bush and his spokesmen

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4008472 Long DMV lines getting longer Bad as it is in county, it's worse elsewhere 2004 © The E.W. Scripps Co. Ventura County Star By Dani Dodge, ddodge@VenturaCountyStar.com February 24, 2004 http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_2678593,00.html " . . . The waits at the California Department of Motor Vehicles' field offices are long -- and getting

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4008472 June 26, 2003 ECONOMY Wealthiest Americans Hold Rising Share of U.S. Income Top 400 Earned More Than 1% Of Total U.S. Income in 2000 By TOM HERMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL So much money in so few hands. The nation's top 400 taxpayers reported income of nearly $70 billion for 2000, a new Internal Revenue Service report shows. This startling accumulation of

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40084 June 26, 2003 http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB105657676585816200,00.html ECONOMY Wealthiest Americans Hold Rising Share of U.S. Income Top 400 Earned More Than 1% Of Total U.S. Income in 2000 By TOM HERMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL So much money in so few hands. The nation's top 400 taxpayers reported income of nearly $70 billion for 2000, a new

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Business Is Toying With a Web Tool http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/19/technology/19NECO.html?ex=1054008000&en=313413aaafff6ee4&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE A wiki — the Hawaiian word for fast — is similar to a Web log in that the software makes it extremely easy for anyone to publish on the Internet. But unlike a Web log, which is typically the work of a single author making diary-style entries in

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'Our Heritage Is Finished' (washingtonpost.com) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15136-2003Apr12.html By Rajiv Chandrasekaran Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, April 13, 2003; BAGHDAD, April 12 -- At the National Museum of Antiquities, where priceless artifacts had been wrapped in foam and secured in windowless storage rooms to protect them against U.S. bombs, an army of

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washingtonpost.com: Iraq Neighbors Warned: U.S. Is Watching Behavior Sunday, April 13, 2003; http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14755-2003Apr12?language=printer Syria and Iran, two of Iraq's neighbors, have emerged as potential flash points. Administration officials have put both on notice that their behavior is being closely watched, but the State and Defense departments disagree

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U.S. Forces Control Baghdad http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/battle/la-iraq-b040903leadall_lat.story US warns Iran, Syria, and N. Korea they may be next . . . if they do not "draw the appropirate lession from Iraq." In Rome, a U.S. undersecretary of state, John R. Bolton, warned other countries the United States believes to be pursuing weapons of mass destruction, a list that

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Al Jazeera - objective and balanced global news coverage and analysis- Homepage http://english.aljazeera.net/topics/index.asp?cu_no=1&lng=0&template_id=1&temp_type=44

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Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,928010,00.html Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2003 Straw: UK will not attack Syria or Iran Staff and agencies Wednesday April 2, 2003 Britain would have "nothing whatever" to do with military action against Syria or Iran, the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, signalled today. Mr

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href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,922723,00.html">Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,922723,00.html Jubilation turns to hate as aid arrives Burhan Wazir in Zubayr, Iraq Thursday March 27, 2003 The Guardian "The young man wearing the brown shawl summed it up succinctly: "We want you to go back home. We do not want your American and British aid," he said, his

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Scorecard for the War http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/opinion/26FRIE.html?pagewanted=print&position=top New York Times March 26, 2003 Scorecard for the War By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN How will we know if we are winning in Iraq? Here are six things I am watching for: 1) Have we occupied Baghdad — without leveling the whole city? 2) Have we killed, captured or expelled Saddam? (3) Have we been

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-war-protests26mar26,1,5375452.story Protesters Rally in Syria, Libya, Jordan DAMASCUS, Syria Schools, universities and government institutions closed in Damascus while an estimated 500,000 people protested.

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http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=10255 Among the nation’s 1.4 million servicemen and women on active military duty, 3,083 are Jewish, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/templates/Publications.asp?p=8&PublicationID=1214Origins of Regime Change in Iraq Proliferation Brief, Volume 6, Number 5 Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Carnegie

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href="http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,922264,00.html">MediaGuardian.co.uk | New media | Guardian Al-Jazeera websites forced off air http://www.english.aljazeera.net/ Al-Jazeera websites 'hit by hackers' Dominic Timms Wednesday March 26, 2003 The English-language and Arabic websites of Qatar-based broadcaster al-Jazeera were forced down this morning after a spate of

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25577-2003Mar25.html Al-Jazeera Site Experiences Hack Attack http://english.aljazeera.net Hackers attacked the Web site of Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera on Tuesday, rendering it intermittently unavailable, the site's host said. The newly launched English-language page, which went live Monday and posted images of the corpses of

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http://www.ceip.org/files/Iraq/index.htm Carnegie Endowment for International Peace War In Iraq Key Resources | Regime Change | Carnegie Analysis | Links | Experts Available | TV & Radio Appearances | Events Latest News "Pentagon: Iraqi Forces Engaged in 'Deadly Deception,' CNN, March 25, 2003 "First Stop, Iraq," Time, March 25, 2003 "Coalition Tackles Saddam

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http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2Dwar%2Darcheology24mar24§ion=%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Firaq%2Finside Los Angeles Times: A Plea for Treasures of Civilization A Plea for Treasures of Civilization Archeologists list thousands of sites in Iraq that they hope can be protected from war. By Thomas H. Maugh II Times Staff Writer March 24, 2003

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/international/worldspecial/23PREE.html?pagewanted=print&position=top New York Times March 23, 2003 Pre-emption: Idea With a Lineage Whose Time Has Come By STEVEN R. WEISMAN " . . . the debate about how to neutralize the threat from Iran and North Korea — the other two nations in the "axis of evil" cited by Mr. Bush — would begin even before the fighting in

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/21/business/21GLOB.htmlNew York Times Pentagon Adviser Is Also Advising Global Crossing "Implications of an Imminent War: Iraq Now. North Korea Next? . . . a conference call sponsored by Goldman Sachs, in which he advised participants on possible investment opportunities arising from the war." " . . . (Richard N.) Perle, who as chairman of the Defense Policy

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/18/opinion/18KRUG.html New York Times March 18, 2003 Things to Come By PAUL KRUGMAN " . . . In February 2003, according to Ha'aretz, an Israeli newspaper, Under Secretary of State John Bolton told Israeli officials that after defeating Iraq the United States would "deal with" Iran, Syria and North Korea."

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UNA-SF - Events 5 Feb 2003" United Nations Association San Francisco The Vital Role of the UN in Preserving Planet Earth" We are delighted to announce the success of this event, the second in the "Vital Role of the UN" Presentation Series, an initiative of The San Francisco Action Network. This event was held at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco and successfully brought together many

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Lynne Twist’s Summary of Dr. Muller’s Speech in San Francisco on 2/5/03 Dr. Robert Muller, former assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, now Chancellor emeritus of the University of Peace in Costa Rica was one of the people who witnessed the founding of the U.N. and has worked in support of or inside the U.N. ever since. Recently he was in San Francisco to be honored for his

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/03/14/international1520EST0688.DTL Millions stop work as anti-war protests sweep Europe and beyond STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer Friday, March 14, 2003 BERLIN (AP) -- Millions of Europeans stopped work at midday Friday to protest a possible attack on Iraq, as opposition to U.S.-led military action rippled across the

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Fire, Ready, Aim http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/opinion/09FRIE.html Fire, Ready, Aim By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN " . . . If the president can't make his war of choice the world's war of choice right now, we need to reconsider our options and our tactics. Because if Mr. Bush acts unilaterally, I fear America will not only lose the chance of building a decent Iraq, but something more important —

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/opinion/09SUN1.html Saying No to War " . . . in the long run, this country needs a strong international body to keep the peace and defuse tension in a dozen different potential crisis points around the world. It needs the support of its allies, particularly embattled states like Pakistan, to fight the war on terror. And it needs to demonstrate by example that

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/opinion/09CART.html Just War — or a Just War? By JIMMY CARTER ATLANTA — Profound changes have been taking place in American foreign policy, reversing consistent bipartisan commitments that for more than two centuries have earned our nation greatness. These commitments have been predicated on basic religious principles, respect for international law, and

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WSJ.com - Mossberg's Mailbox http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,mossberg_mailbox,00.html Q: What is a "blog"? A: A blog, short for Web log, is a type of Web site in which the owner posts frequent musings or reports about topics of interest. These postings are usually filled with numerous links to other Web sites of interest, including other blogs. It's a sort of instant, constantly updated,

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Reuters | http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=2348902 Indonesians Stage Mass Prayer Against War in Iraq Sun March 9, 2003 12:48 AM ET By Achmad Sukarsono SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Up to 800,000 people gathered in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya on Sunday to pray for peace in the biggest anti-Iraq war event yet in the world's most populous Muslim

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Beyond Iraq, U.N. Is Issue http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/08/international/middleeast/08ASSE.html?pagewanted=print&position=top New York Times March 8, 2003 Beyond Iraq, U.N. Is Issue By PATRICK E. TYLER UNITED NATIONS, March 7 — " . . Many diplomats have heard — and believe — the rumors that were set off by the visit to the White House by Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the Middle East commander: Mr.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59739-2003Mar7.html Church Leaders Propose Antiwar Plan By Alan Cooperman Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, March 8, 2003; The Episcopal bishop of Washington and national leaders of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist churches yesterday proposed a six-point plan "to defeat Saddam Hussein without war."

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Guardian Unlimited | Weblog http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblog

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http://www.timesunion.com/aspstories/storyprint.asp?storyID=113433 The security officer at Crossgates Mall who signed a trespassing complaint against a war protester was fired Friday. " . . .Williams, who has worked in security at the mall for more than nine years, said he signed the complaint on the orders of his boss, assistant director of security Fred Tallman."

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Boycott Crossgates Boycott Crossgates http://www.boycottcrossgates.org/ " . . . The boycott will continue . . . because Crossgates has not made a formal apology."

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TODAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE: 03.03.2003: Secretary Fleischer Delivers Forceful Rebuttal to Charges of Senselessly Dooming Innocent American GI's Purely for Craven Political Gain: "Last night, President Bush called an emergency meeting of the Presidential Prayer Squad. Working feverishly until dawn with PPS leaders, the President arrived at a plan of action which will ensure that his political

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.newsday.com http://www.newsday.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=ny%2Dlivit0306§ion=%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Flongisland%2Fcolumnists " . . . one man in upstate Guilderland was arrested earlier this week -- not for demonstrating but for wearing a peace slogan on his T-shirt while standing in line at a mall food court. "The front of the shirt said, ‘Peace on Earth,' and the back said ‘Give

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Guardian Unlimited | Weblog | What is a weblog? http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,394059,00.html What is a weblog? A weblog is, literally, a 'log' of the web - a diary-style site, in which the author (a weblogger, or 'blogger') links to other web pages he or she finds interesting. The Guardian weblog is our variation on the theme: it is our pick of the best journalism from around

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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iraq-usa-shirt.html March 4, 2003 Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T - Shirt NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer was arrested late Monday and charged with trespassing at a public mall in the state of New York after refusing to take off a T-shirt advocating peace that he had just purchased at the mall. According to the criminal complaint filed on Monday,

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God, Satan and the Media By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/04/opinion/04KRIS.html "... 46 percent of Americans . . . That's the proportion who described themselves in a Gallup poll in December as evangelical or born-again Christians." " . . . A new Gallup poll shows that 48 percent of Americans believe in creationism, and only 28 percent in evolution (most of the rest

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The Globalist | Biography of Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas D. Kristof Writer for the New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof ( NY Times Columnist) Nicholas D. Kristof (age 43), and Sheryl WuDunn are the first husband and wife team to win a Pulitzer Prize together for journalism. They shared the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for their coverage in the New York Times of the

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USATODAY.com - Travel - News - http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003/2003-03-04-overseas.htm Ugly sentiments sting American tourists Tips for blending in Concerned about being a magnet for anti-Americanism during your next trip abroad? Bruce McIndoe, CEO of iJet Travel Intelligence, offers his tips for staying under the radar: Avoid American fast-food restaurants and chains.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/opinion/02FRIE.html?pagewanted=print&position=top New York Times, March 2, 2003 THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Long Bomb ". . . I've been to nearly 20 states recently, and I've found that 95 percent of the country wants to see Iraq dealt with without a war . . . "

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="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/international/europe/02IRIS.html?pagewanted=print&position=top">I New York Times March 2, 2003 Ireland Faces Harsh Reality About Abuse of Alcohol By BRIAN LAVERY DUBLIN -- The country's biggest Sunday newspaper published a self-help test last weekend under the headline: "Are We All Alcoholics?" " . . . alcohol-related social problems are now visible

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WSJ.com - Spain's Aznar Tells Bush: Allies Need Political Cover Spain's Aznar Tells Bush: Allies Need Political Cover Prime Minister Asks for Less of Rumsfeld And More Efforts at U.N., for Palestinians By FREDERICK KEMPE and CARLTA VITZTHUM Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Opinion polls show that about 80% of Spaniards currently oppose a war, even with backing from the U.N.)

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WSJ.com - 'Mr. Moonves, Call Off Your Hillbilly Hunt' What is a "Hillbilly"? by Gov. Zell Miller (Dem.) Georgia " . . .My ancestors were among the very first mountain settlers, descendants of the Scotch-Irish who were driven out of Northern Ireland by the Stuart Kings. They landed in Maryland and Virginia and migrated westward as far as the hostile Indians and French would allow and then moved

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CBS News | U.S. Told To Quit Tobacco Talks | February 25, 2003 14:19:35 CBS) Accusing President Bush's administration of being beholden to cigarette multinationals, a coalition of American medical groups demanded that the United States withdraw altogether from international anti-tobacco negotiations and stop sabotaging the planned treaty. "At this critical juncture, the United States

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