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THINGS WE CAN DO OURSELVES LOCALLY TO RESCUE THE PLANET AND SAVE CIVILZATION -- REALLY !!! April 21, 2008

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Laurel-area lawmakers are pushing the following local bills during the 2008 General Assembly session:

Web site with community information about the area centered on South Laurel (20708), but the menu also has many links to P.G. County and Maryland resources.

The top US general defended the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying it is inspired by God. "He leads in a way that the good Lord tells him is best for our country," said Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Oct 20, 2006

Like a gap in the fossil record, evolutionary biology is missing from a list of majors that the U.S. Department of Education has deemed eligible for a new federal grant program designed to reward students majoring in engineering, mathematics, science, or certain foreign languages ... students in the evolutionary sciences do not qualify for the grants, and some observers are wondering whether the omission was deliberate. Aug 22, 2006

Laurel-area lawmakers lined up solidly this week behind a plan to freeze electricity rate hikes from Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. at 15 percent and to replace the members of the state's Public Service Commission with new regulators. June 15, 2006

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The government has backed down in at least one battle over the Patriot Act by dropping a gag order imposed on a library that refuses to reveal a reader's borrowing habits. April 12,2006

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The Pentagon`s upgraded Joint IED Defeat Organization is getting a sharply increased $3.3 billion this year to foil the often rudimentary weapons, which the Iraqi resistance generally fashions from artillery and mortar rounds. The "JIEDDO" staff of explosives experts and others will almost triple, to 365. MArch 13, 2006

- African Union mediators presented cease-fire proposals Sunday for the conflict in Sudan`s Darfur region, asking rebels and the Sudanese government to work together to end military activity against relief supply routes and refugee camps. March 12, 2006

The number of UK troops in Iraq will be reduced by 800 to 7,000, Defence Secretary John Reid has announced

By The Associated Press Mon Feb 27, 1:07 AM ET<br /> <br /> A list of the House Democrats who want the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate the National Security Agency`s controversial eavesdropping program:

A cup of cocoa a day may help to keep the doctor away. BBC News Nov 8, 2003

Researchers have produced more evidence that dark chocolate may help to reduce the risk of serious heart disease BBC News

Citing lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt warned communities yesterday not to count on federal agencies to save them if a flu pandemic strikes. Washington Post Staff Writer<br /> Saturday, February 25, 2006; Page B04<br /> <br />

That’s what I did with the Leap-A malware that emerged Thursday, and I’ve learned that the program—while tricky—is not nearly as malicious as it could have been.

New guidelines that restrict which patients GPs can refer to hospital will mean cancers are missed, warn doctors. BBCNews Feb 4, 2005

About $1.6 billion.That`s how much seven federal departments spent from 2003 through the second quarter of 2005 on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, media organizations and individuals, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Washingto Post February 14, 2006; Page A13

The House and Senate voted Thursday to extend the USA Patriot Act until Feb. 3. Sixteen provisions of the anti-terrorism law were set to expire Dec. 31 if not renewed. The extension has to be signed by<br /> President Bush. AP Dec 23, 7:13 AM ET

Iraqi police captured and mistakenly released militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last year, the Iraqi deputy interior minister has said. BBC Dec 16, 2005 1500

washingtonpost.com online Chat August 8, 2005; 11:00 AMDavid Rubenstein, Coordinator, Save Darfur Coalition

A national spotlight shines on local pastor [Brian McLaren]