Beck rally at Lincoln Memorial lauds honor while ignoring militarism
Sheldon Richman criticizes Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin for praising U S militarism and empire at a Lincoln Memorial rally. He argues the event glossed covert wars and occupations, calling out Bradley Manning and the War on Terror as masking governance abuses. He cites trillion-dollar defense spending and corporate influence shaping policy over citizens’ welfare.
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Climate change debate criticized IPCC by science panel
An IPCC criticism panel says the climate body downplayed uncertainties and overstated disaster risk. It urges clearer conflict policies, slower political lobbying, and stricter evidence standards while noting errors and slow corrections.
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John Christy
University of Alabama At Huntsville
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Blitz of London Begins in World War II on Sept 7 1940
On this day in history, September 7, 1940, Nazi Germany launched an eight month air assault on Britain starting with the first raid on London, marking a pivotal early phase of World War II.
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Dear Dr Gott explains lupus forms and symptoms
The doctor explains that lupus is an autoimmune disease with many forms and areas it can affect. Discoid lupus is a skin disorder that may occur on the face scalp nose or ears and can recur. Arthritis pleurisy and kidney issues may arise, and some discoid patients may later develop systemic lupus erythematosus.
Celebrate workers not unions Labor Day 2010 mixed bag
A Rio Grande Foundation report argues public sector workers earn 11.5 percent more than private sector peers and enjoy job security, while private workers face layoffs. The piece links collective bargaining powers since the 1950s to growing benefits, cites California deficits rising to 19 and 37 billion as context.
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Hal Stratton
Roswell man saves 2 year old at Oaks pool
A Roswell resident Phil Strassle aged 28 administered CPR to Matthew Davis, a 2 year old pulled from the Oaks Apartments pool in Texas this month, keeping him alive and preventing brain damage. Strassle is the son of George and unnamed wife Patricia, with Roswell ties through his wife’s family. George S. Macko, CEO of St Mary’s Regional Health Center, was named to the New Mexico Health Systems Agency by Governor Anaya, after service on NM Hospital Association committees.
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Toney Anaya
Macko
New Mexico Hospital Association
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