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Losing Their Immunity

nytimes.com - As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, the response from the movement’s targets has gradually changed: contemptuous dismissal has been replaced by whining. (A reader of my blog sugge...

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Money pouring in for charter supporters

chron.com - NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The votes won't be cast and counted for weeks but several candidates for Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education already hold big leads when it comes to raising m...

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Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - The veto session begins in one week. Every reader of this blog now must contact their own General Assembly representative every day. By personal contact. By phone. By fax or personal email. Or by u...

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Bloomberg Says ‘Tent City’ Goes Beyond Free Speech

nytimes.com - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking Monday as Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the passage of a month encamped in Zuccotti Park, said he was trying to strike a balance between protecting p...

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Our Demands for Public Education

unitedoptout.com - We, administrators of United Opt Out National, wish to collaborate with the Occupy Wall Street Movement and offer our vision for CORPORATE-FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. We believe that QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCAT...

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Contract Killer

cityhallnews.com - By Andrew J. Hawkins The City Council hopes a new bill approved this month will shine a brighter spotlight on the billions of dollars New York City spends hiring outside contractors for city agenci...

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A Letter from Goldman Sachs « Borowitz Report

borowitzreport.com - NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)– The following is a letter released today by Lloyd Blankfein, the chairman of banking giant Goldman Sachs: Dear Investor: Up until now, Goldman Sachs has been silent ...

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Dwight Schrute Eats Worms

southbronxschool.com - Why isn't Dwight Schrute respected? I mean, he is the assistant to the regional manager or is he the assistant regional manager at Dunder-Miffin Scranton. I have a hard time keeping up with Dwight'...

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Junk Food Doublespeak « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Cross-posted from CryWolfProject.org. An apple a day and eating your peas led to good health, we once thought. Now, according to major food manufacturers, fruits and vegetables are “job killers” th...

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Buffett’s Son Defends Occupy Wall Street

bloomberg.com - Enlarge image Buffett’s Son Defends Occupy Wall Street Howard Buffett, president of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and son of billionaire Warren Buffett, speaks during an interview at his home in...

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Mayor Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street by the Numbers

juancole.com - Brookfield Properties, the owner of Zucotti Park where the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been gathered for weeks, is insisting on “cleaning” its property on Friday. Although New York mayor Mic...

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Our Demands for Public Education

unitedoptout.com - We, administrators of United Opt Out National, wish to collaborate with the Occupy Wall Street Movement and offer our vision for CORPORATE-FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. We believe that QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCAT...

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A Letter from Goldman Sachs « Borowitz Report

borowitzreport.com - NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)– The following is a letter released today by Lloyd Blankfein, the chairman of banking giant Goldman Sachs: Dear Investor: Up until now, Goldman Sachs has been silent ...

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