Wednesday, November 25:

Sheila Dean: *Fusion center data consolidation effort failing, Texas seeks public input Since the passage of the PATRIOT Act, data collection has been a part of an ambitious effort to coordinate national security efforts. Many state governments are in the process of developing warehouses for private and public information in centralized digital hubs called fusion centers, over 70 of which have already been established around the country.One fusion center is the North Central Texas Fusion Center (NCTFS).

Friday, November 27:

What festive cheer will the West bring to the Holy Land this Christmas? :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio or Last Christmas, did Gordon Brown spare a Yuletide thought for the starving, shivering Palestinians in Gaza? He wished the Jewish community a happy Chanuka from Number10.gov.uk and recalled how he celebrated with them Israel's 60th birthday"But he had no festive greeting for the Gazans. And no word of cheer, either, for the Christian communities in Gaza and the West Bank endlessly persecuted by his Israeli friends.

Monday, November 30:

Wall Street's a casino, so maybe state gambling laws apply Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to use state gambling laws to regulate parts of Wall Street, saying someone needs to police financial markets where "casino capitalism" involving highly speculative trades she likens to sophisticated betting continue unabated and threaten to create yet another financial crisis.

Sunday, November 29:

Martha Rosenberg: Sarah Palin Excelling at "Chicago Speak" (1 comments) when it comes to rogue pronouns and verbs and circumlocutions that never end up where they started, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Daley seem separated--vocally--at birth.

Friday, November 27:

Eileen Fleming: President Obama, the little town of Bethlehem and Americans for Palestinian Equal Rights (2 comments) Putting Christ back in Christmas should mean remembering that he too was born, lived and died under a brutal military occupation.

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