As in the war to terrorize the people of New York. http://wcbstv.com/… A new report on the NYPD’s firearms training done in the wake of the Sean Bell shooting was drawing fire Monday night. The report recommends arming the entire department with a controversial weapon. Police firearms training came under heavy criticism in the aftermath […]
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I’m sure that many of the readers of this site commute to and within Manhattan on a daily basis. Those who do are probably at least aware, if not avid readers, of AM New York and Metro, two free daily newspapers distributed primarily to commuters within New York City. Beginning June 3rd, the New York
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Prospective Libertarian congressional candidate Fran Powers isn’t going to let his Republican opponent talk smack about him, even when — especially when — that opponent is his dad. Today’s Staten Island Advance has a followup on yesterday’s story: [H]is father, an MTA board member and retired Wall Street executive, said that over the years he’d
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There are two bills — one good and one bad –concerning childhood vaccines that are working their way through the state legislature. The good bill, A5468, is the Philosophical Exemption Bill, which would allow parents to exercise a philosophical exemption on behalf of their children from mandatory vaccines. New York State currently provides a religious
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Okay, it wasn’t really Barr and McCain debating; it was a debate about Barr vs. McCain. But Bob Barr did show up. It was the monthly debate at Lolita bar, hosted by Todd Seavey. The question was “Should conservatives and libertarians vote for Barr over McCain?” The final verdict by those in attendance (not counting
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Francis H. Powers is the GOP’s endorsed candidate for disgraced Republican Vito Fossella’s soon-to-be-open seat in the 13th Congressional District. Powers may get some unexpected and uncomfortable competition from his son, prospective Libertarian candidate Francis M. Powers, says the Staten Island Advance: When asked about the head scratching that might cause voters, Powers said, “If people
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As the Ron Paul Revolutionaries look forward to tonight’s epic debate on whether they should throw their support to McCain or Barr, the McCain camp has made it clear that Paul’s supporters aren’t welcome. Michael Goldfarb, neocon blogger at The Weekly Standard and deputy communications director for the McCain campaign, writes: … but let me just say
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In addition to the merciful end of the godforsaken Democratic presidential primary, today was the day for non-presidential primaries across the river in New Jersey. Our friend and “Ron Paul Republican” Murray Sabrin finished in third place in his Senate primary. Congratulations, Murray, on fighting the good fight.
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“If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.” -The Duchess in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll If you’ve never owned or operated a business, it’s easy to imagine the myriad regulations, inspections and licenses required by the city and state as benevolent. But in
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Some things are just more important than politics, and the death of Bo Diddley is one of them. Bo died today in Florida at age 79. Known as “The Originator,” he is arguably as important as Chuck Berry in transitioning the blues to rock’n’roll. I saw Bo Diddley perform live on four different occasion, but
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