| Recipe for a Cooked Election
By Greg Palast
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| | A nasty little secret of American democracy is that, in every national election, ballots cast are simply thrown in the garbage.
A nasty little s |
| Princeton Scientists Slam Diebold Vote-Stealing
by t r u t h o u t | Press Release
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| | Researchers reveal "extremely serious" vulnerabilities in e-voting machines.
In a paper published on the Web today, a group of Princeton computer s |
| The Climate Disaster Is Upon Us-Now
By Michael McCarthy
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| | Ten years ago, when the world was groping its way towards the signing of the 1997 Kyoto protocol, the sense that the issue needed to be tackled urg |
| Judges Don't Show Up On Court Abuse Issue
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| | It has been said that Marin Court critics undermine confidence in the judiciary process, but the truth is that corrupt practices by the judges and |
| PRESIDENT AGAIN ABOVE THE LAW:
Bush Declares Eco-Whistleblower Law
Void for EPA Employees
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| | The Bush administration has declared itself immune from whistleblower protections for federal workers under the Clean Water Act, according to legal |
| US Iran Report Branded Dishonest; Bush Ramping Up For Another War
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| | The UN nuclear watchdog has protested to the US government over a report on Iran's nuclear programme, calling it "erroneous" and "misleading".
I |
| November Election Like A Freight Train
By Karen Nakamura
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| | The much-hyped November 7 mid-term elections are here. Nationally, the congressional elections could end George W's attempts to shape the world, in |
| Marin General Board Election Is Critical
By Norman Carrigg, MD
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| | For years patient care at Marin General Hospital has been less than exemplary. For this reason there have been years of community effort to get MGH |
| Federal Court Orders EPA To Control Ballast Dumping
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| | Finding that EPA's regulation exempting ballast water discharges from the Clean Water Act is "plainly contrary to the congressional intent," a fede |
| The Continuing Tale Of Palestinians: Death Statistics
By Karen Nakamura
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| | The following are statistics released under August 2006 by the State of Palestine Ministry of Health. (www.moh.gov.ps). They were assembled 9/9/06 |
| Secret CIA Prisons in Your Backyard
By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Truthdig
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| | Posted on September 22, 2006, Printed on September 22, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/story/41923/
When US civilian airplanes were spotted in late 20 |
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US War Prisons Become Legal Vacuum for 14,000
Prisoners Captured on Battlefields, Pulled From Beds, Grabbed Off Streets
By Patrick Quinn, AP
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| | BAGHDAD, Iraq (Sept. 17) - In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the US military has created a global net |
| A Texan In Bolinas - RIP Ann Richards
By Alex Horvath
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| | The passing of former Texas Governor Ann Richards reminds me of the time back in 1995 when I met her briefly down at Smiley's Saloon as she was loo |
| Bolinas Ridge Seizures Bring Back Memories Of Days Of Old
By Alex Horvath
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| | Helicopters buzzing about overhead, trips up Mt. Tam to water one's private garden, backyards on The Mesa that were covered with camouflage, and ci |
| Camp Justice Sparks Hope Among Farm Workers
By Kelly Hayes-Raitt
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| | Forty years ago, Cesar Chavez and a dedicated troop of organizers changed the way Americans think about food. For the first time since the end of |
| Ten Dirty Tricks of Guardians
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| | The Coastal Post has periodically published stories on the horrors of abuse in guardianship cases in Marin County. Here are some Guardianship Trick |
| See Dick Run (the Country)
By Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
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| | Posted on August 29, 2006, Printed on September 1, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/story/40960/
George W. Bush has been faulted in some quarters for t |
| Medical Marijuana Boosts Hepatitis C Treatment in New Study
UC San Francisco Researchers Find Marijuana Users Three Times More Likely to Successfully Eliminate Virus
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| | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, just published in the European Journal of Gastroenterology |
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The Planet's Soil Is At Risk
We Take Soil for Granted, Says E - The Environmental Magazine,
and Our Indifference is Having Grave Consequences
By Environmental Magazine
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| | In its September/October 2006 issue (now posted at www.emagazine.com), E - The Environmental Magazine gets its hands dirty with a cover story on, |
| Sex And Intimacy
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| | Unity In Marin, 600 Palm Drive, Hamilton, Novato will present Love, Sex, and Intimacy with Charlie and Linda Bloom on Saturday, October 14 from 10: |
| Who Needs A Sonoma-Marin Railway?
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| | Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey will debate Roger Roberts, President of the Marin Conservation League, Tuesday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. in th |
| The Hiroshima Stories We Can't Tell
By Tom Engelhardt
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| | Tomdispatch.com
Even though we promptly dubbed the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York City "Ground Zero" -- once a term reserved for an atomic bl |
| Governor Signs Bill Outlawing Theft of Free Newspapers
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| | Gov. Schwarzenegger signed AB 2612 by Assembly member George Plescia (R-San Diego) which would make it a crime to steal more than 25 copies of a fr |
| War-Mongering Israel and America Terrorize the World
By Howard Zinn
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| | Alternet, September 9, 2006
There is something important to be learned from the recent experience of the United States and Israel in the Middle Eas |
| Sun Protection Reduces Precancers
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| | New York, NY, June 29, 2006 -- In addition to protecting against sunburn, premature aging and skin cancer, daily use of sunscreen can reduce the numb |
| Do We Believe This About Domestic Spying?
By Richard Raznikov
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| | In the mid 1970s, as Watergate and other national scandals broke and Congress began investigating a wide range of other governmental activities, it |
| Slide Ranch Harvest Celebration October 14
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| | Celebrate the season of harvest and bounty in the style of an old time country fair! Create and name a scarecrow, learn to spin wool or just relax |
| Historic Diesel Cleanup Program for 1,700 Buses
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| | Marin County and Bay Area residents can expect the region's normally excellent air quality to become even better in the years ahead, as the Metrop |
| KWMR Americana Pledge Drive, Concert and Barbeque
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| | KWMR's Live Americana Music Concert and Autumn Pledge Drive Kick Off Party will take place on Monday, October 9 from noon to 7 p.m. with Laurie Lewi |
| Students of Marin Primary & Middle School Form Peace Sign
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| | LARKSPUR, Calif. -Marin Primary & Middle School joined millions of children in schools around the world to celebrate the International Day of Peace, T |
| VA Report Says Gulf War Syndrome Doesn't Exist
By Marie Seigenthaler
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| | On the 12th of September, the US Department of Veteran's Affairs released a report that denied the existence of Gulf War Syndrome, thus unnaming th |
| Fundamentalism and 911
By Frank Scott
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| | The belief that government conspiracy was behind the 911 attacks may seem a mania among otherwise intelligent people, but it also rejects material |
| Moo Town News
By Judy Borello
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| | Anderson Initiative (Prop. 90) Could Radically Impact California Eminent Domain Law
By John C. Murphy and Lisa J. Holmes
(Editor's Note: Judy Bore |
| Nuclear Jazz At The UN
By Edward W. Miller, MD
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| | Ahmedinejad, speaking at the Shanghai Cooperative Organization
During his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19th, |
| SKEPTIC'S JOURNAL
West Marin Deleted
By Jeanette Pontacq
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| | When the Park Service came out recently with its final decision to kill off the white and fallow deer within Park boundaries, I went to the web si |
| Connecting The Dots
Dazed And Confused
By Larry Kelley
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| |
-Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State
I'm so confused. All these years I thought war was a bad thing and peace was good. But now t |
| Eatn' Out Restaurant Review
Two Bird Cafe in the San Geronimo Valley
By Jeanette Pontacq
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| | The Two Bird Cafˇ in the San Geronimo Valley is a find. The first time I went there was as a guest of a Lagunitas local, who raved about it. I was |
| Lebanese Conflict A Turning Point in History?
By Dan Lieberman
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| | Debates concerning the causes and consequences of the war between Israel and Hezbollah have obscured the exact nature and deep meaning of the confl |
| Will The Vote Be Stolen Again
By Antonio R. Serna
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| | The November 14, 2006 elections will be a land mark event in the sense that its results can bring the government back to the people where it belong |
| Nuclear Winter, Global Warming, or Impeachment
By David Swanson
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| | Some say the globe will end by warming,
Some say nuclear war.
At the risk of being too alarming,
I hold with those who favor warming.
But if religious |
| Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat To US-Republican Senate Control
By Stephen Crockett
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| | Things are not looking good for Senator Allen in Virginia, Lt. Governor Steele in Maryland, Mayor Corker in Tennessee and a dozen other Republica |
| Letters To The Editor
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| | Bush's War With America
You can tell that President Bush is not doing well in the war in Iraq when he has to send out Rummy, Cheney and Rove, the a |
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