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Update: Given the bill's failure to win a majority, isn't it a bit much for WaPo's Weisman to harp on the "opponents' dilatory tactics and parliamentary maneuvers that have dogged the bill for weeks" and the "small group of Republican senators who used every parliamentary maneuver they could find to stymie progress on the bill over the past month." Couldn't you just as well say, in hindsight, that it was a small group in the Senate leadership using every parliamentary maneuver they could find to delay the Senate's rejection of the Grand Bargain? ... Update: The same goes for Harry Reid's complaint that "the big winner today was obstruction." When a majority blocks a minority, is that "obstruction"? [But a majority was against cloture only because of last minute votes by Senators who saw the bill going down and didn't wanted to risk defeat in the next election--ed Isn't that my point?] Obvious winner in today's vote: John McCain, who can now try to take the issue "off the table" in his presidential campaign.
B’desh parties, election commission in new talks
DHAKA: Bangladeshs election commission began on Sunday a second round of talks with political parties aimed at setting the stage for a national vote this year, while one major party struggled to bridge internal differences.
The election would put Bangladesh back on the road to democracy after an army-backed interim authority imposed emergency rule at the beginning of 2007. Those who met commission officials for talks were Bikalpa Dhara (alternative stream) made up of breakaways from major parties and the small left-wing Bangladesh Samajbadi Dal, both hoping for a berth in parliament in polls expected around year-end.
Sundays discussions were part of a second round of talks with dozens of parties including the Awami League led by detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Pride of Place
Sayyeda Zeinab came to Egypt in the year 61 after Hijra (AH, equivalent to the year 680 on the Julian calendar) after her brother, Sayyedna Al-Hussein, was murdered in the battle of Karbalaa by the legions of the new Umayyad Caliph Al-Yazid I. She died and was buried in Cairo, where an entire district was named in her honor. To this day, the Mosque of Sayyeda Zeinab is a popular destination for Egyptians, poor and rich, in need of succor. Sayyeda Zeinab's journey to Egypt showed the Prophet's other grandchildren and relatives that Egypt would be a safe haven for them in times of need. She had brought her nephews and nieces with her, the sons and daughters of her deceased brothers Al-Hussein and Al-Hassan, and their descendants are those who live among us today as Al-Ashraaf. At turns feared and persecuted by those in power because of the boundless love and respect the family attracts from the masses, there are now some 70,000 officially recognized families in Egypt who can trace their lineage back to the Prophet and his descendants.
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Phyllis Chesler, author of The ...
Frontpage Magazine: Ms. Chesler, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Chesler: Thank you Jamie. It is my pleasure to be with you. FP: Why don't we start by talking a bit about the need for an alliance between sane feminists and conservatives. Isn't this an important step in our war against militant Islam? Chesler: Yes. Conservatives and people of faith must realize that women's rights are human rights. They must strategically adopt the feminist critique of gender apartheid under Islam and must use it in the propaganda and military war that Islamists have declared against America and western civilization. Feminists need to understand that freedom OF religion is as important as freedom FROM religion and must connect to peoples of faith, beginning with Jews and Christians, who are being persecuted by Islamists in the Middle East.
Weeklong Events Promote Healthy Body Image
UCSB Healthy Eating and Living program faculty adviser Joanna Hill said college students are particularly vulnerable to having an eating disorder or acquiring a negative body image. "Eating disorders usually begin or happen before the age of 25 so the college-aged population is the most likely age to develop an eating disorder," Hill said. "This is the time where one has the highest chance of getting a negative body image, so this is the age where it is important to get the right information on the subject of eating disorders." Hill also said that the beach location of UCSB and cultural beauty stereotypes that are allegedly prevalent in California may serve as major factors that make UCSB students particularly susceptible to body image issues. "I think that [the pressure for aesthetic perfection] has a lot to do with the California atmosphere," Hill said.
Moon municipal building auditorium to be redone
Moon residents will have a completely renovated municipal building auditorium, in about six weeks for a little less than $138,000. Supervisors awarded a contract Feb. 6 to Declan Construction Inc., of Brookfield, Ohio. Merit Electrical Group, of Pittsburgh, was awarded the electrical contract. Manager Greg Smith said that the community will be getting a modern sound system, and officials will have the capability to offer PowerPoint presentations on a large screen. Instead of being elevated several feet on a stage, supervisors will sit at a crescent-shaped conference table on a platform that will be only one step above the audience. The room also will be handicapped accessible. "It will be a much improved operation, with better lighting and sound," Mr.
Responding to the Jack Lynch Non-Story
Facts do not equal truth, and if you want to argue the position that they do, you will likely feel as if you won, but truth will have lost. It is a fact that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and we can make all sorts of observations about this and make claims such as "the sun rotates around the earth" or "we are the center of the universe." More exploration, however, tells us that not only does the earth actually rotate around the sun, but the illusion of the sun's rotation originates with our planet spinning on our own axis. In general, newspaper work doesn't require this much exploration or science, and I would hope the Spokesman-Review would care more about whether they can be as accurate as possible more than they do about whether they can claim dibs on being the first to report on a topic.
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