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WASHINGTON - The Connecticut woman whose case led to the Supreme Court decision allowing local governments to take homes for private development asked senators Tuesday to end the federal government’s involvement in such seizures. “I sincerely hope that Congress will do what judges and...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

New drivers have enough things to worry about without adding cell phones and other wireless devices to the mix, federal safety regulators say. They want all states to make it illegal for teenagers and other novice drivers to jabber on phones. [url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D8C...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

The topic on this post is the same as the headline of the story I'm linking to. story link But the interesting part of the story is that Allstate is being ask...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

[url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2005/09/19/daily14.html...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

The anti-war activist has plenty to say—and it’s not all about Bush story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

WASHINGTON -- A House Republican set the wheels in motion Tuesday to try to kill the Pentagon's proposal to close or downsize hundreds of U.S. military bases, a move that is largely symbolic and has little chance of succeeding. Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois introduced a joint resolution in the Hou...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and seven other Democratic governors sent a letter to President Bush and congressional leaders Tuesday demanding Congress investigate possible gas-price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and refund any ill-gotten profits to consumers. ...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

NY Times to let 500 go in bid to save money. story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

[blue]Schwarzenegger to Run for Re-Election[/blue] story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People in Louisiana rushed to purchase guns in the chaotic days of looting and lawlessness following Hurricane Katrina, according to law enforcement officials still trying to track down thousands of other weapons that were lost or stolen. The increase was sharpest in the d...

MBrophy · MBrophy

http://www.lockportjournal.com/story.asp?id=2224 You know it's bad when the US&J is the voice of reason! Why on earth would anyone think that the government can interfere with how an individual pleads in court based on where they live? I mean (seriously) did I miss something, is th...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

Brown's whining about Kevin Helfer's ad. In the ad, it says Byron Brown "runs with the wrong crowd." Brown wonders "if that's racial." No, Byron. It's idiotic. He's calling you a loser. Not cause you're black. Cause you're an idiot. [url=http://buffalonews.com/editorial/200...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

WASHINGTON - Reforming Social Security, a centerpiece of President Bush's second-term agenda, may be endangered because of Republican fears that the issue could hurt the party in the 2006 elections. On Thursday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert suggested the head of the House Republican campa...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

MIAMI - For all the criticism of the Bush administration’s confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it right: the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. They forecast the path of the storm and the potential for devastation with remarka...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

Unfortunately for the VP, his own heart, doesn't ... Looks like "elective" surgery for the fuzzy one next week. story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's decision this year to observe daylight-saving time statewide was supposed to end 30 years of clock-changing confusion. Instead, it sparked a battle that could create a state time zone system as puzzling as a Rubik's Cube. At least 18 counties want to move from Ea...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

BATON ROUGE -- Environmental officials today warned people to avoid all contact with the mud and muck left by the receding floodwaters in New Orleans because of unsafe levels of petroleum products and bacteria. "We're very nervous about an overwhelming influx of people coming in and the poten...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

The Pentagon has drafted a revised doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons that envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use them to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction. The draft also includes the option of using nuclear arms to dest...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

No, not 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I'm talking about the speech he gave last night. text of speech What did you think? I thought he said all he could say ... but I have to admit, parts...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

I always feel good when I hear about mice who have been purposely infected with bubonic plague and then (as if the first bit weren't bad enough) LOST!!! story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

Bush cancels chemotherapy for real people so he can have a photo op ... that never materialized. story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

The food served in California schools will be the healthiest in the nation beginning next fall under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new laws impose a campus ban on the sale of sodas, set a new nutritional standard for vending-machine snacks and require more f...

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

Give congress $60 BILLION and then think they're going to be prudent? Duh! story link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

The ever-changing cost of gasoline has taken another turn as the Buffalo market suddenly has the highest prices anywhere in New York state. Story Link

Scott Leffler · Scott Leffler

N.Y. shuts down illegal LiveStrong bracelet operation State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says his office shut down an illegal New York City operation that imported and sold counterfeit LiveStrong bracelets. Spitzer says the defendants in the case p...

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	Eminent Domain goes to Congress (Preview) WASHINGTON - The Connecticut woman whose case led to the Supreme Court decision allowing local governments to take homes for private development asked senators Tuesday to end the federal government’s involvement in such seizures. “I sincerely hope that Congress will do what judges and...	Scott Leffler	1	291	Wed Sep 21 6:53 AM, 2005 by Mindcrime
	Feds want to ban cell phones for teen drivers ... (Preview) New drivers have enough things to worry about without adding cell phones and other wireless devices to the mix, federal safety regulators say. They want all states to make it illegal for teenagers and other novice drivers to jabber on phones. [url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D8C...	Scott Leffler	1	339	Wed Sep 21 6:51 AM, 2005 by Mindcrime
	Allstate won't pay flood claims ... (Preview) The topic on this post is the same as the headline of the story I'm linking to. story link But the interesting part of the story is that Allstate is being ask...	Scott Leffler	1	298	Tue Sep 20 9:27 PM, 2005 by Anonymous
	Cookin' with gas(oline) (Preview) [url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2005/09/19/daily14.html...	Scott Leffler	1	290	Tue Sep 20 8:24 PM, 2005 by NuclearLou
	Cindy Sheehan takes on pro-war Democrats (Preview) The anti-war activist has plenty to say—and it’s not all about Bush story link	Scott Leffler	0	260	Tue Sep 20 7:39 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	Congressman tries to kill base closings ... (Preview) WASHINGTON -- A House Republican set the wheels in motion Tuesday to try to kill the Pentagon's proposal to close or downsize hundreds of U.S. military bases, a move that is largely symbolic and has little chance of succeeding. Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois introduced a joint resolution in the Hou...	Scott Leffler	0	263	Tue Sep 20 5:24 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	Governors: Show us the money (Preview) MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and seven other Democratic governors sent a letter to President Bush and congressional leaders Tuesday demanding Congress investigate possible gas-price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and refund any ill-gotten profits to consumers. ...	Scott Leffler	0	245	Tue Sep 20 5:22 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	Tough "Times" (Preview) NY Times to let 500 go in bid to save money. story link	Scott Leffler	0	258	Tue Sep 20 5:20 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	Governator II (Preview) [blue]Schwarzenegger to Run for Re-Election[/blue] story link	Scott Leffler	1	297	Tue Sep 20 1:18 PM, 2005 by Nitrogen_Widget
	2nd Amendment anyone? (Preview) WASHINGTON (AP) -- People in Louisiana rushed to purchase guns in the chaotic days of looting and lawlessness following Hurricane Katrina, according to law enforcement officials still trying to track down thousands of other weapons that were lost or stolen. The increase was sharpest in the d...	Scott Leffler	9	353	Tue Sep 20 10:37 AM, 2005 by Nitrogen_Widget
	HOLY CRAP! (Preview) http://www.lockportjournal.com/story.asp?id=2224 You know it's bad when the US&J is the voice of reason! Why on earth would anyone think that the government can interfere with how an individual pleads in court based on where they live? I mean (seriously) did I miss something, is th...	MBrophy	5	372	Mon Sep 19 2:16 PM, 2005 by NuclearLou
	Byron Brown - a bad state senator who will soon be a bad mayor ... (Preview) Brown's whining about Kevin Helfer's ad. In the ad, it says Byron Brown "runs with the wrong crowd." Brown wonders "if that's racial." No, Byron. It's idiotic. He's calling you a loser. Not cause you're black. Cause you're an idiot. [url=http://buffalonews.com/editorial/200...	Scott Leffler	2	341	Mon Sep 19 1:33 PM, 2005 by Jim Hufnagel
	Reynolds: Wait on Social Security Plan ... (Preview) WASHINGTON - Reforming Social Security, a centerpiece of President Bush's second-term agenda, may be endangered because of Republican fears that the issue could hurt the party in the 2006 elections. On Thursday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert suggested the head of the House Republican campa...	Scott Leffler	0	266	Fri Sep 16 5:33 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	No one could have foreseen ... (Preview) MIAMI - For all the criticism of the Bush administration’s confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it right: the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. They forecast the path of the storm and the potential for devastation with remarka...	Scott Leffler	0	284	Fri Sep 16 4:43 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	I heart Dick Cheney ... (Preview) Unfortunately for the VP, his own heart, doesn't ... Looks like "elective" surgery for the fuzzy one next week. story link	Scott Leffler	0	253	Fri Sep 16 4:42 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	What time is it? (Preview) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's decision this year to observe daylight-saving time statewide was supposed to end 30 years of clock-changing confusion. Instead, it sparked a battle that could create a state time zone system as puzzling as a Rubik's Cube. At least 18 counties want to move from Ea...	Scott Leffler	0	249	Fri Sep 16 4:36 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	EPA Warns Muck Left By Floodwaters Is Highly Contaminated (Preview) BATON ROUGE -- Environmental officials today warned people to avoid all contact with the mud and muck left by the receding floodwaters in New Orleans because of unsafe levels of petroleum products and bacteria. "We're very nervous about an overwhelming influx of people coming in and the poten...	Scott Leffler	1	291	Fri Sep 16 4:18 PM, 2005 by shughes
	Pentagon Revises Nuclear Strike Plan (Preview) The Pentagon has drafted a revised doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons that envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use them to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction. The draft also includes the option of using nuclear arms to dest...	Scott Leffler	0	257	Fri Sep 16 4:13 PM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	The president's address ... (Preview) No, not 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I'm talking about the speech he gave last night. text of speech What did you think? I thought he said all he could say ... but I have to admit, parts...	Scott Leffler	1	296	Fri Sep 16 1:48 PM, 2005 by Jim Hufnagel
	Heart warming story about mice ... (Preview) I always feel good when I hear about mice who have been purposely infected with bubonic plague and then (as if the first bit weren't bad enough) LOST!!! story link	Scott Leffler	1	289	Fri Sep 16 11:53 AM, 2005 by NuclearLou
	Bushwacking ... (Preview) Bush cancels chemotherapy for real people so he can have a photo op ... that never materialized. story link	Scott Leffler	7	534	Fri Sep 16 10:00 AM, 2005 by Nitrogen_Widget
	Governor Signs Ban on Junk Food at Calif. Schools. (Preview) The food served in California schools will be the healthiest in the nation beginning next fall under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new laws impose a campus ban on the sale of sodas, set a new nutritional standard for vending-machine snacks and require more f...	Scott Leffler	1	327	Fri Sep 16 9:58 AM, 2005 by Nitrogen_Widget
	Hurricane spending ... (Preview) Give congress $60 BILLION and then think they're going to be prudent? Duh! story link	Scott Leffler	0	261	Fri Sep 16 7:11 AM, 2005 by Scott Leffler
	We're number 1 (Preview) The ever-changing cost of gasoline has taken another turn as the Buffalo market suddenly has the highest prices anywhere in New York state. Story Link	Scott Leffler	2	329	Thu Sep 15 12:48 AM, 2005 by shermanwlvl
	Scum of the earth ... (Preview) N.Y. shuts down illegal LiveStrong bracelet operation State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says his office shut down an illegal New York City operation that imported and sold counterfeit LiveStrong bracelets. Spitzer says the defendants in the case p...	Scott Leffler	4	373	Thu Sep 15 12:45 AM, 2005 by shermanwlvl
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