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Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory

Review by John Dougan

If Dread Beat An' Blood brought Johnson and initial flush of notoriety, then Forces of Victory was the record that cemented his growing reputation as a major talent. Bovell and the Dub Band swing hard on this set, especially on the album's opening track "Want Fi Goh Rave." This contains some of Johnson's most memorable songs/poems, such as the heartfelt prison saga "Sonny's Lettah" and the confrontational "Fite… Continue

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Eureka residents still shaken after quake

Eureka residents still shaken after quake
Geologists say if Saturday's 6.5 quake had not been far offshore and deep under the ocean, the damage would have been worse.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/10/MN9G1BGCG1.DTL

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Early poll points to risks for Patrick | Voter disapproval rate at 52 percent; But governor leads in 3-way matchups

Early poll points to risks for Patrick | Voter disapproval rate at 52 percent; But governor leads in 3-way matchups

Governor Deval Patrick, despite some legislative successes and a slowly improving economy, continues to suffer from low job-approval ratings among Massachusetts voters, a signal that he faces a serious fight to win a second term, a new Boston Globe poll shows.…

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Drone Flights Leave Military Awash in Data

Drone Flights Leave Military Awash in Data
By CHRISTOPHER DREW
The increasing number of drones over Afghanistan are producing so much video intelligence that military analysts are finding it hard to keep up.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/11drone.html

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Bruce Springsteen - Spirit In The Night

Bruce Springsteen - Spirit In The Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PFybCm9Cdw…

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Added by John Richard Clinton Maenpaa on January 3, 2010 at 1:14am — No Comments

Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin top list of most admired women

Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin top list of most admired women
Los Angeles Times - Andrew Malcolm - ‎58 minutes ago‎
And the other is a woman suspected of harboring ambitions of living there someday -- Sarah Palin. A Democrat and a Republican. A former senator and a former ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-ticket3-2010jan03,0,7405652.story

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Pierre Plantard

Pierre Plantard

Pierre Athanase Marie Plantard (March 18, 1920 – February 3, 2000) was a French draughtsman,[1] best known for being the principal perpetrator of the Priory of Sion, which he developed to manufacture evidence that he was a Merovingian dynast and the "Grand Monarch" prophesied by Nostradamus.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Plantard

Added by John Richard Clinton Maenpaa on January 3, 2010 at 12:58am — No Comments

Michael Jackson and The Jackson's 5 - Medley (Live 30th Anniversary P 1)

Michael Jackson and The Jackson's 5 - Medley (Live 30th Anniversary P 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b90gbJaA_48…

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GameZombie.tv Presents the Game Developers Choice Awards - 2009

GameZombie.tv Presents the Game Developers Choice Awards - 2009

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2645060/harmonix_pioneer_award_game_developer_choice_awards_2009/…

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The Beatles - You Can't Do That (Empire Pool, Wembley)

The Beatles - You Can't Do That (Empire Pool, Wembley)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4YzWGdQGOo…

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Added by John Richard Clinton Maenpaa on January 2, 2010 at 11:55pm — No Comments

Glenn Beck: Media Matters' 2009 Misinformer of the Year

Glenn Beck: Media Matters' 2009 Misinformer of the Year

December 21, 2009 11:45 am ET — 212 Comments

Glenn Beck's well of ridiculous was deep and poisonous before he launched his Fox News show, but the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States -- and the permissive cheerleading of his Fox News honchos -- uncorked the former Morning Zoo shock jock's unique brand of vitriol, stage theatrics, and hyperbolic fright, making him an easy choice for Media Matters' 2009… Continue

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The degrading effects of terrorism fears

The degrading effects of terrorism fears

By Glenn Greenwald

(updated below)

I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but David Brooks actually had an excellent column in yesterday's New York Times that makes several insightful and important points. Brooks documents how "childish, contemptuous and hysterical" the national reaction has been to this latest terrorist episode, egged on -- as usual -- by the always-hysterical American media. The citizenry has been trained… Continue

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Gracie Slick, up against the wall ...

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AIG Chief Counsel Resigns, Will Collect $2.8 Million in Severance. Poor Baby.

AIG Chief Counsel Resigns, Will Collect $2.8 Million in Severance. Poor Baby.

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST

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A month ago, I was reading one of those websites where people post their modest wishes and ask readers for help. One man in particular struck me: He'd lost his job, his wife was working to keep the family afloat and his wish was for someone to replace his wife's single ratty bra. He'd scraped together $10 and they bought a new… Continue

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2009: The Year In Right Wing Buffoons, Racists, Misogynists, Homophobes and All-Around Idiots (AUDIO)

2009: The Year In Right Wing Buffoons, Racists, Misogynists, Homophobes and All-Around Idiots (AUDIO)
Ron Reagan recaps the year in right wing buffoonery, highlghting such buffoons as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Michael Savage

http://airamerica.com/theronreaganshow/blog/12-22-2009/listen-year-right-wing-buffoonery/

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2010: Third Party Time for Progressives and Independents?

2010: Third Party Time for Progressives and Independents?

Progressives angry at the Democrats for repeated concessions to corporate interests are now debating their options: defend the Democrats from attacks by the Right, primary conservative Democrats, pressure the Democrats with protest movements? This article argues that a progressive third party would be the most powerful and effective option.…

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State tightens rules on weapons

State tightens rules on weapons

Revamps program supplying military surplus to police

By Donovan Slack

Globe Staff / January 2, 2010

The state is planning to restart a controversial federal program that supplied local police departments with surplus military weapons, saying it is beefing up restrictions to prevent law enforcement agencies from acquiring caches of exotic arms.…

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Solar showdown in tortoises' Calif. home

Solar showdown in tortoises' Calif. home
Oakland-based BrightSource Energy wants to build 400,000 mirrors in the Mojave Desert, but two dozen...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/01/national/a104854S77.DTL

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Bomb Takes Heavy Toll at Pakistan Sports Event

Bomb Takes Heavy Toll at Pakistan Sports Event
By ISMAIL KHAN and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
In a village organizing to resist the Taliban, a suicide bomber targeted civilian families, killing at least 89 people.

Find the rest here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/world/asia/02pstan.html

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Russ Feingold - United States Senator

Richard,

I wanted to take a moment to wish you and yours a happy and safe New Year.

Last night we exceeded our goal of 2,000 online donors - and once again showed the strength of our grassroots campaign. Thank you for all that you did in 2009. I look forward to continuing our work together in the new year.

Sincerely,

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Russ Feingold

United States… Continue

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