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THE United Federation of Teachers has a new Web site that every parent of a New York City public-school student should read: EdWize.org. There could hardly be a more telling illustration of just what the union is all about: Teachers first, kids last — if at all. The blog (Web log) features posts by UFT staff. The very first post, dated Aug. 19, blasts Mayor Bloomberg for failing to agree to a "contract with a substantial raise for teachers" before the start of the school year. OK, no surprise there. What's amazing is that, in the blog's first week (as...

The family of a teenage boy slain last year at Southwood Middle School could receive as much as $1.7 million from the Miami-Dade school district in a settlement approved today by the School Board, The Herald has learned. Jaime Gough, an eighth-grader, was killed on Feb. 3, 2004 in a bathroom of the Palmetto Bay school. His classmate, 15-year-old Michael Hernandez, has been charged with the murder. Gough's parents sued the district for wrongful death. Under the terms of the district deal, the Gough family will immediately receive $700,000 -- $200,000 from the School Board and $500,000 from the district's...

NHL Player Speaks Out to Fans June 28, 2005 9:31 a.m. EST Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter PRESTO, PA (AHN) - Philadelphia Flyers center, Jeremy Roenick, has some advice for hockey fans who blame the NHL lockout on players' greed: once it's finally settled, "stay home." Roenick, spoke-out at a charity golf event over the weekend, "We're going to try to make it better for everybody, period, end of subject. And if you don't realize that, then don't come. We don't want you at the rink, we don't want you in the stadium, we don't want you...

ALBANY, March 29 - Commuters from out of state who take cars, trains and buses to jobs in New York have long grumbled about having to pay New York State income tax. A ruling handed down on Tuesday by the state's highest court found that the growing ranks of telecommuters from out of state must also pay. The Court of Appeals ruled 4 to 3 that a computer programmer for a group of trade unions in Queens who works mostly out of his home in Nashville must pay New York State tax on all his income, not just on part....

You and your fascist co-horts will all be sorry when the Bush* administration is charged with stealing this election. His administration and this website is nothing more then propaganda for a fascist regime. We are watching you, and we will be there when you slip up and your face down on the ground because you slipped on your own Nazi style propaganda. John Kerry won this election and you know it! Everyone knows it!

State governments working on a national Internet sales tax system are moving ahead with plans to create the data infrastructure that they and retailers will need to manage the collection of taxes on most e-commerce transactionsTo date, 19 states -- including Florida, Michigan and Texas -- have modified their sales tax codes to make it easier for retailers to collect taxes on Internet sales. By October 2005, the states hope to have a voluntary collection system working in at least 15 states representing roughly one-fourth of the U.S. population. With that in place, they hope, Congress would be more likely...

Here they go again .. these very sexually implicit and direct ads for Levitra or Cialis .. in the middle of a Sunday afternoon football game.

Is the UN corrupt? Are they on the take? Have they been skimming? Have they stolen billions and billions of dollars? The answer is yes. Did Kofi Anonymous seek UN employment to become inordinately wealthy or--as Fritz Holllings once suggested--just to get a square meal? It's time to ask the question: Is there any difference at all between the UN and the Mafia? Both organization spend money like sailors on Shore Leave, parade around in limousines, and ignore parking tickets. Appears similar, but if one looks closely, one will see that there is a difference. There are more parasites, pederasts,...

Seven year-old Michael Benson gives Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry a campaign contribution of small change from his piggy bank in a small basket at a campaign stop in West Palm Beach, Florida October 18, 2004, the first day of early voting in Florida. [Reuters]

NOAA provides free reportage of the weather information they gather. This information is Taxpayer Funded. On the 30th of June 2004, Public Comments expire on the revision of NOAA's Internet Policy. http://weather.gov/fairweather/Please read this and comment directly to NOAA. Mr.BarryMeyers for ACCUWEATHER CORP is trying to get NOAA to cut us out of the Taxpayer Funded Info-Loop. Aren't you tired of BAD TV WEATHER REPORTING ? Should we suffer even further by having to pay twice for a truly disinformative service? You can also reach the 'HEAD-KNOCKER' directly on this link. http://weather.gov/feedback.phpTake the time to add your thoughts and comments...

Now we know why Steve Forbes wants the flat tax. Wealthy individuals such as Teresa Heinz Kerry pay less in taxes, proportionately, than does the median U.S. family......

Ohio physicians fight back: Panel documents frivolous lawsuits The aim is to set a legal precedent that will encourage physicians and discourage lawyers. By Tanya Albert, AMNews staff. Feb. 16, 2004. Wanted: Blatant examples of frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits filed against Ohio physicians. Reward: A chance to recover the money spent defending the lawsuit and put lawyers on notice that physicians are going to stand up to meritless suits. "We are looking to find the most egregious cases to bring forth as test cases in the court and shed light on the issue," said Almeta E. Cooper, the Ohio State...

<p>TRENTON -- A dental company, founded by a gubernatorial fund-raiser who has received a federal document request in a pay-to-play probe in Philadelphia, is pushing for a state-funded dental plan for New Jersey seniors that would be worth hundreds of thousands in state contracts.</p>

ZAGREB, Oct. 3 — Croatia looked set on Friday to extend its fishing jurisdiction to one half of the Adriatic, in a move likely to anger neighbours Italy and Slovenia and possibly slow down Zagreb's European Union membership drive.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's movie studios face a key test in their battle to defend copyright holders from digital pirates, when a federal court in California this Friday hears a case filed by a maker of software that allows users to copy DVDs. At stake for the studios are potentially billions of dollars in revenues that would be lost if nearly perfect digital copies of movies on DVD were sold in large quantities on the black market or circulated on the Internet in digital files. But the privately held software maker, St. Louis-based 321 Studios, argues that its software...

Lawyers have the only profession with a virtual cottage industry of mean-spirited jokes aimed against them. The lawyer jokes were created as a peaceful outlet to vent the extreme frustration many Americans feel about a system that's rigged to benefit lawyers at the expense of citizens. This is not a new sentiment. Back in the '50s, the Three Stooges had a skit in which they played lawyers. Their law firm was called Dewey, Cheatem and Howe. There's much support for this sentiment, and the corrupt legal system does indeed need a huge overhaul. Taxpayers don't know whether they're criminals or...

Posted on Thu, Dec. 05, 2002 Courtney sentenced to 30 years By MARK MORRIS The Kansas City Star Robert Courtney sits as victims speak before his sentencing Thursday in Federal Court in Kansas City. A federal judge gave him to the maximum 30 years in prison for diluting cancer drugs for profit. Illustration by L. Eric Craven, The Star Former Kansas City pharmacist Robert R. Courtney was sentenced today to a maximum of 30 years in prison for diluting chemotherapy medications he prepared for cancer patients. Courtney, 50, faced a sentence of 171/2 years to 30 years in federal prison....

‘Unity amidst diversity’ By TARA MAY The State News The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a cry for peace Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center. Joined at the podium by religious student leaders, he delivered a message of “unity amidst diversity.” Jackson spoke out against war in Iraq and racial profiling, promoting peace and diversity to the about 2,000-person crowd. Called “Rally for Peace: From Tears and Fears to Hope and Harmony,” Jackson’s speech focused on finding alternatives to violence after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Jackson, a civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Inc., was greeted with a...