• Officer injured during traffic stop resulting in departmental shooting on Old Silver Hill Road (p)(f)
  On November 10, 2006, at approximately 6:20 p.m., while working a traffic assignment, officers responded to the 3700 block of Old Silver Hill Road for a suspicious vehicle occupied several times. Upon approaching the vehicle, the driver of the suspect vehicle pinned one of the officers between his vehicle and the police cruiser, causing officers to discharge there issued firearms. Nov 12, 2006
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• Officer’s involved in departmental shooting on 48th Avenue (p)(f)
  The officers involved in the departmental shooting have been identified as Private First Class Arti’z Watkins an 8-year veteran, Police Officer Jefferson Davis a 5-year veteran, and Police Officer Michael Soden a 3-year veteran. All three officers are assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau. Nov 7, 2006
  with crime news regional
• Officers Involved in Departmental Shooting on Old Silver Hill Road Identified (p)(f)
  The officers involved in the Departmental shooting that occurred on November 10, 2006, have been identified as Corporal Brian Rumsey, a 17-year veteran, Corporal Samuel Hooper, a 13-year veteran, and Corporal Richard Tallant, a 9-year veteran. All three officers are assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau. Nov 12, 2006
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• Officers' Roles in Christian Video Are Called Ethics Breach (f)
  The Defense Department's inspector general has found that four generals and three other military officers improperly participated in a fundraising video for an evangelical Christian group, inappropriately offering support for the religious organization while appearing to operate within the scope of their official government duties, according to a 47-page investigative report. Aug 4, 2007
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• Officials Deal With Political Fallout by Pointing Fingers (p)(f)
  Louisiana officials pushed back hard against the White House yesterday, sharply criticizing President Bush for offering a tentative and insufficient response to the obliteration of New Orleans and then trying to shift the blame to the state and local governments. Washington Post September 5, 2005; A17
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• Officials Defend Raid on Lawmaker's Office (p)(f)
  Gonzales and other officials said the search was conducted carefully to avoid trampling on the constitutional privileges accorded to members of Congress -- including the use of a "filter team" of FBI agents and prosecutors not connected to the case who vetted documents to be sure nothing unrelated to the investigation or out of bounds was taken. Gonzales and the White House also said the administration had embarked on private talks with lawmakers about the issue. WP May 23, 2006
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• Officials Probe Eye Infection Outbreak (p)(f)
  Bausch & Lomb voluntarily suspended shipment of a contact lens solution after federal health officials linked it Monday to a fungal eye infection that can cause temporary blindness. April 10, 2006
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• Ohio 2004 Voter Suppression (p)(f)
  Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio (PDF) Status Report of the House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff Regarding problems in the general election in Ohio 2004 ** THIS ITEM WILL TEMPORARILY HAVE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION (action) TAG --- BUT IT WILL SOON AGAIN BE TAGGED ONLY WITH `election reform` -- long story
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• Ohio Board of Education Votes to Keep Intelligent Design Out of Schools (p)(f)
  The Ohio Board of Education voted Tuesday to eliminate a lesson plan and science standards that critics say opened the door to teaching intelligent design. Feb 14, 2006 WTOL-TV News
  with and government religion
• Ohio Expected to Rein In Class Linked to Intelligent Design - New York Times (p)(f)
  A majority of members on the Board of Education of Ohio, the first state to single out evolution for "critical analysis" in science classes more than three years ago, are expected on Tuesday to challenge a model biology lesson plan they consider an excuse to teach the tenets of the disputed theory of intelligent design. Nwe York Times Feb 14, 2006
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• OLPC test drives $130 laptop at CES | InfoWorld | News | 2007-01-10 | By Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (p)(f)
  The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) has whittled down the cost of the green and white computer they hope to deliver to school children in developing countries to about €100 ($130) so far, and hope to reach the target price of $100 in 2008, a project leader said Monday.
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• Omega Fatty Acids May Curb Spread of Prostate Cancer (p)(f)
  Eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as oily fish may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer, scientists said yesterday. Washington Post March 22, 2006 Section A Findings
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• On a Collision Course With the ICC - washingtonpost.com (p)(f)
  The National Capital Trolley Museum, which is situated smack in the middle of the proposed footprint of the ICC, was founded in 1959 and has been on Bonifant Road in Wheaton since 1969. It attracts 15,000 visitors annually. Its collection of 13 streetcars, its demonstration railway, its artifacts, its scale models and its photographs all are designed to celebrate and preserve the history of Washington's electric street rail era.
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• On Hill, Anger and Calls for Hearings Greet News of Stateside Surveillance (p)(f)
  Congressional leaders of both parties called for hearings and issued condemnations yesterday in the wake of reports that President Bush signed a secret order in 2002 allowing the National Security Agency to spy on hundreds of U.S. citizens and other residents without court-approved warrants. Washington December 17, 2005; Page A01
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• Online NewsHour: Experts Discuss the Idea of Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools -- August 5, 2005 (p)(f)
  PBS NewsHour: DEBATE OVER TEACHING INTELLIGENT DESIGN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSES August 5, 2005Transcript and streaming video archive
  with evolution
• Online Resources and How to Help (p)(f)
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• Opera browser now available for Windows Mobile Pocket PC - Pocket PC Addict Forums (p)(f)
  Opera Software today released Opera Mobile 8.6 for Windows Mobile, finally offering Pocket PC owners a fast and user-friendly Web surfing experience on their devices. Opera Mobile 8.6 for Pocket PC takes full advantage of the larger screen and higher resolution of PPC devices by offering tabbed browsing and surfing in horizontal landscape mode. The browser is based on Opera's newest core code and runs on Windows Mobile 5 and 2003 SE.
  with computer stuff
• Oregon State Daily Barometer Online - Intelligent design is not science (p)(f)
  the Wisconsin State Legislature have proposed a bill that looks to ban the teaching of intelligent design as a science in their state. The bill probably won’t pass, as the majority of their peers in the legislature are Republican, but the arguments have been made nonetheless. This is, of course, the first expressly anti-ID bill in the U.S., but many are likely to follow.
  with and government religion
• osCommerce: Solutions (f)
  Free GNU Online Catalog and Shopping Cart with BackEnd functions using PhP and MySQL
  with computer stuff by 2 users
• Out of a Jam and Back Into the Jelly (p)(f)
  A major figure in the Election Day phone-jamming scandal that embarrassed and nearly bankrupted the New Hampshire GOP is out of prison and back in the political game. Charles McGee, the former executive director of the state Republican Party, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and served seven months for his part in the scheme to have a telemarketer to tie up Democratic and union phone lines in 2002. May 28, 2006; Page A05
  with election government reform

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