In the US of Amnesia most people don’t understand our world because they don’t know much about history. When Americans ask ‘why do they hate us’ in regards to anti-American sentiment around the world, it’s important that people know it’s not because of our ever decreasing “freedoms”, it’s because of our Imperial foreign policy. Here’s an article from the BBC that gives some background. 

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(Cincinnati, OH) The Duke Energy Convention Center is the location for the Best of Taste on Monday, May 12, 2008 from 5:00PM—8:00PM.  This event features the best appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and desserts from area restaurants participating in the Taste of Cincinnati.

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When I saw yesterday’s item in The Daily Bellwether about Phil Heimlich becoming a right-winged talk show host, I was a bit surprised.  Then, when I followed the link to his show’s website, I didn’t know if I should laugh out loud or feel very afraid.  But when I discovered that his web domain is owned by ”Citizens for Heimlich,” I just had to wonder at the political maneuvering behind all these new developments.

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Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune responds to our recent inquiry.

Dear [Dean]:

Thank you for the opportunity to address these two issues and hopefully to clarify for you and others the questions that you assert are circulating.

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"One of the problems that the marijuana-reform movement consistently faces is that everyone wants to talk about what marijuana does, but no one ever wants to look at what marijuana prohibition does. Marijuana never kicks down your door in tbe middle of the night. Marijuana never locks up sick and dying people, does not suppress medical research, does not peek in bedroom windows.”

-William F. Buckley

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What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to hear George Carlin remind us how powerless we are against the strength of our planet!

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written by Tom Luken

198 of us newly elected precinct executives are gathering on Monday to proudly organize the Hamilton County Democratic Party for the next biennium.  We are proud to follow in the footsteps of Harry Truman, the patron of the little guy, and JFK who set the standard for civic contributions in selflessness in the words “Ask what you can do for your country.”

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Last week, we posted this item about how local media tagged attorney Stan Chesley as a man of character while Lexington media named him in the fen-phen lawsuit, which has been called “the largest theft in Kentucky history.” Now the Lexington Journal-Courier has another update, though you’d never know from reading The Enquirer, or even the Business Courier.

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Today is the 40th anniversary of the murder of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP extends its condolences to the King family.  We recognize the King family’s great sacrifice of losing a husband and a father.

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Guest post by Scott Ryan

I am not a conspiracy buff and I still think that the U.S. markets are the strongest (because they are the freest markets) and I truly believe that the powers that be will prevent a crash at the taxpayer’s expense (worldwide taxpayer), but the question becomes, how much can the average taxpayer afford?

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Hillary Clinton claimed Obama wasn’t being honest when his campaign literature criticized her record of support for NAFTA. She was in blue collar Ohio claiming that she had always been against her husband’s job killing and union smashing trade agreement, but was later busted by Tim Russert in a debate when he pointed out that she supported NAFTA as late as 2004. Now the corporate lawyer’s been busted lying again about her record. Or did she just “misspeak”?

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Mayor Mallory offers $5,000 award to winning neighborhood

Cincinnati – Mayor Mark Mallory officially announced today that the 2008 Cincinnati Soap Box Derby will be June 21 on Gilbert Avenue.  As part of the derby, Mayor Mallory is sponsoring the second annual Mayor’s Cincinnati Cup as a competition among youth from Cincinnati’s neighborhoods.  This year, the Mayor is offering a $5,000 grand prize to the neighborhood sponsoring the winner of the Mayor’s Cincinnati Cup. 

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As we mark the 5th anniversary of the bipartisan Iraq quagmire that has no end in sight, we should listen to the voices of US veterans and active-duty soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Here are eyewitness accounts of atrocities committed by US troops during these $3 trillion dollar occupations. The event was modeled after the 1971 Winter Soldier Hearings from the Vietnam War.

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How can a test cause a massive dumbing down of high school curriculum?  So many have anecdotal responses to such questions, but how often can these instances of dumbness get documented?  Thanks to this article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer, we can see one obvious example of a high school changing everything due to state-mandated, high-stakes tests.

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Syndicated from http://www.anarchistnews.org

At approximately 11:38 AM est. long time environmental activist and community organizer Marie Mason was arrested by federal agents. At the same time at a separate location Agents from the FBI, Dept. of Homeland Security and Cincinnati Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant on Marie’s home, detaining Marie’s 16 year old daughter for close to an hour before releasing her. Agents left with several boxes full of items from Marie’s home as well as a computer.

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Loss of good jobs through ‘free’ trade is at heart of foreclosure epidemic

By Mark Anderson

With the mortgage crisis reaching critical mass, it’s time for Americans to see past the media reports that are keeping them in the dark. Take Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. Foreclosures have emptied most of the houses. This town was “ravaged by the subprime mortgage crisis roiling the United States,” stated a typical mainstream news report.

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Though Hillary has only been in the Senate for about 6 years she would like us to include her 8 years as first lady in the White House as experience also. While you wouldn’t consider being the husband or wife of a brain surgeon a qualification to operate on you, it is true that Bill will be her top advisor (behind union buster Mark Penn) and many say a co-president. Voters should consider the Clinton-Gore record before voting, so here it is.

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Bill Clinton lobbied, with big business, NAFTA and GATT into law against labor, consumer, environmental and human-rights groups. The deal sent millions of good paying jobs overseas. Hillary supported free trade until very recently. Now that she’s campaigning in blue collar Ohio and trying to get union support, she’s claiming that she was always secretly critical of the deal and that she’s been opposed to it ever since she started running for the Senate, but she’s lying.

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Nader has fought for consumers for over 40 years. In the 60s his work on car safety led directly to seat belts and shatter-resistant glass being fitted in every American car. In the 70s he built a reputation for dealing with issues including workers’ rights, public safety, the environment and the influence of corporations. He made his announcement on Tim Russert’s ”Meet the Press”.

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Another periodic analysis has been published on HarrisForOhio.com, this time regarding the Projected Final Delegate Count for the DNC presidential convention. As the Presidential race comes to Ohio, a very simple mathematical analysis will show even modest wins for Clinton in many remaining states will not be enough (even with her projected superdelegate margin) to offset Obama’s leads (based on projecting delegates on remaining states and superdelegate populations).

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More than 23,000 business leaders are quietly working with the FBI and the Department of Homeland (in)Security. The rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receives secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does and in some cases before elected officials. In return they give information to the government. In the event of martial law they have permission to “shoot to kill.”

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This afternoon, Vic Wulsin sent a frantic message to her email list, apparently inspired by a campaign mailer recently distributed by the Steve Black campaign.

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Cecil Thomas, CPD water-boy and token black to prove Westwood Concern is not racist, has apparently decided that free speech has no place in his committee, as evidenced by a story in today’s Enquirer.  In addition to not thinking it relevant to denounce the promotion of an officer who killed an unarmed black war veteran, Thomas has decided that the public will not have the opportunity to speak at his committee meeting scheduled for this afternoon.

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Guest article by Karl Pavlov

If you watched last week’s Bill Moyer’s Journal, you knew about his call for viewers to recommend one book that the presidential candidates should read before moving to the Oval office.  A reader on 911blogger suggested that we write in and recommend Debunking 9/11 Debunking by David Ray Griffin. At the beginning of tonight’s Bill Moyer’s Journal segment on this subject, Bill Moyers said “We detected only one organized campaign behind a certain book and we disqualified it as a result.”

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Before City Council sinks $100 million dollars into a streetcar line, they should implement a virtually no-cost painted line usability study.  This would be a cost-effective way to gauge initial ridership, and the results could bolster the arguments either for or against the plan—based on how many people utilize the line.

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Brutal Indonesian Dictator, Suharto, ruled for 30 years killing up to a million Indonesians. Hundreds of thousands more died during the 1975 (US backed) Indonesian invasion and 25 year occupation of East Timor. And tens of thousands also died in West Papua and Aceh. His wealth has been estimated at between $15 and $35 Billion. Human Rights Watch says Suharto has “gotten away with murder–another dictator who’s lived out his life in luxury and escaped justice,” but the US ambassador has a different take.

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Hamilton County Commission President Todd Portune has written a letter to the International Association of Character Cities about their connections to Bill Gothard.  Locally, the Character Cities have football hall-of-famer Anthony Munoz as a front-man.

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As our readers know, we have been following the story about Mike Huckabee’s ties to people like Bill Gothard.  Now, Salon has covered the story.  Check it out!

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COAST, a group affiliated with Phil Heimlich in the past, has decided to endorse his opponent Tom Brinkman in the race for Ohio’s 2nd congressional district.  This is a huge loss to for the Heimlich campaign, as another segment of his base has decided that Phil is not the best candidate for the job.  Jason Gloyd, who was recently selected as the new chair of COAST, serves as Tom Brinkman’s campaign manager.  As such, he abstained from the vote, which was an otherwise unanimous decision.

Update: During COAST’s discussion of this matter, Brinkman was asked to leave the room, and he did.

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A few weeks ago, I sent a letter to Kroger suggesting they install doors on their open refrigeration units.  This, I reasoned, would save energy, save money, and help the environment.  As it turns out, Kroger is not interested in saving additional energy, implying that customers need the convenience of open units to easily grab items like string cheese.

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