College Voter Registration Inadequate? Try Online!

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Politics, Posts

State Senators Jeff Klein and Martin Dilan released a joint study yesterday finding that both public and private institutions in the State are failing to follow Federal law by not making voter registration material available to students on their campuses. According to the report a quarter of public schools surveyed were not equipped to register
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The Littlest Protester

Written by Candice M. Giove on . Posted in Politics, Posts

Since they stood at only about two-and-a-half feet tall, a handful of three-year-olds assembled in front of a Bronx congressman’s office were having a difficult time getting their construction paper leaves on their 12 foot-tall “Tree of Peace.” So, they just handed the glittery cutouts to their peacenik parents.

The May 30 protest against the war in Iraq drew a small group of moms, dads and toddlers from a classroom at Amalgamated Nursery School to the district office doorstep of Congressman Eliot Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester/Rockland). The handmade tree, crafted by 17 children during pre-school class time, was a statement against American troops remaining in Iraq, and a call to pursue peaceful paths to end all world conflicts. This gift, however, seemed more like a Trojan horse, designed to gain an invitation inside so that the children’s far-left leaning parents could rail against the war and the congressman’s initial vote in support of it.

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The Towers Were Exploded, MAAAAAAN!

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Politics, Posts

The American Institute of Architects has over 80,000 members. So why would anyone care when a handful of those members embrace debunked conspiracy theories? A group of about 60 architects and engineering professionals, calling themselves Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, are sending around an open letter demanding "a truly independent investigation with subpoena power
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Giuliani Attacked In The Bronx (Verbally)

Written by Jill Colvin on . Posted in Politics, Posts

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was ambushed at a Bronx fundraiser by a group of activists who accused him of being one of the “criminals of 9/11." Outside City Island’s Sea Shore restaurant, Giuliani had just finished speaking with a reporter when a young woman, claiming to be the relative of a firefighter who died
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‘Roe,’ Meet Sam

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Politics, Posts

Conservative Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback (pictured) can now count on Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wade, to support his presidential bid. Though she centered in the most important abortion rights trial ever, McCorvey is now pro-life, and is backing Brownback for his commitment to her own views on abortion, which contrast
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The Pros And Cons Of ‘Price Gouging’

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Politics, Posts

As gas prices rise a coalition of Democratic governors, including New Jersey’s John Corzine (left), have issued a letter to President Bush urging him to support legislation working its way through Congress that would prevent “price gouging” at the pump and help them pressure oil companies into reinvesting profits to increase their capacity. "We are
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