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Watertown and IHC battled to a scoreless overtime tie Thursday night in boys' high school soccer.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has released his first television ad and Kathleen Falk has snared another big union endorsement in the recall campaign against Gov. Scott Walker.
Barrett and Falk are two of four Democrats running for a chance to take on Walker in the June 5 recall. They and the two other Democrats, Secretary of State Doug La Follette and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, were scheduled to appear together at a Wednesday night forum.
In his ad that began running Tuesday night, Barrett doesn't mention his Democratic challengers but lashes out at Walker, saying he created a civil war in Wisconsin.
Falk landed the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, which has 250,000 members through its affiliate unions in Wisconsin.
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A new ERA
an Equal Rights Amendment is long overdue
By Ellen Snortland 09/02/2010
Women's dearest possession is life,
And since it is given to her but once
She must live as to feel no torturing regret
For years without purpose,
So live as not to be scarred with the shame of
A cowardly and trivial past
So live that dying she can say:
All my life and all my strength
Was given to the finest cause in the world
The liberation of womankind.
— Alice Paul, 1885-1977
American suffrage leader and author of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923
Alice Paul, one of the true heroes of civil rights in the United States, was the original author of the Equal Rights Amendment. She was also key in winning the decades-long battle for the vote for half our population — women. If I were Gutzon Borglum and sculpting a female version of Mt. Rushmore, she'd be one of the granite faces on my monument. Paul's actions, sheer will, courage and fortitude should have had her be a shining star in children's and American history books. But, alas, she's one of those unsung heroes whose song is now ready for an encore.
The ERA has been re-re-re-re-introduced yet again in the House of Representatives, this time on July 21, 2009, as H.J. Res. 61, its lead sponsors Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney of New York and Judy Biggert of Illinois (equalrightsamendment.org). Maloney and Biggert need all of our support. The National Women's Political Caucus (nwpc.org) is putting the ERA on a fast-track campaign. Now with the Internet, we have a shot at going viral with social media.
The actual text of the ERA is simple and elegant:
Section 1.
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
So why has it taken so darn long, and why hasn't it passed yet? Paul first wrote the ERA in 1923 because she knew that winning the vote in 1920 was only the first step toward women's equality.
So many Americans — women and men — are lulled into the notion that women and girls have already gained equality. Really? If you look at the statistics of any profession, industry or government body, we're so under-represented in everything in the domains of decision- and policymaking that it makes me want to scream. As in Congress, our numbers are pretty much stuck between 15 and 25 percent. Then, of course, the numbers are much lower when it comes to Fortune 500 corporate management and that of media giants. Factoring in ageism and racism, we are a country that is still pretty much white, male and elitist.
Don't get me wrong — I know plenty of white males who are not elitist and are fighting the good fight alongside their sisters, mothers and now daughters. Funny how men can become born-again feminists when they have daughters. All of a sudden they see the inequities when their offspring are involved.
Case in point: "A Father Remembers: Sisters in Arms," by John Witmer, is a heart-rending account of a father — indeed a whole family — who experienced the classic tragedy of losing an offspring who was also a soldier, but with a modern twist … the Witmers lost their daughter in Iraq.
The status of women in the military provides a perfect example for why we need the ERA in all pursuits. Women routinely risk their lives every day yet do not have the opportunities to rise in rank or receive the promotions men do because they are supposedly only in "support" roles. Mr. Witmer begs to differ. With three daughters in the military, he argues that war is not what it used to be and is no longer defined by the paradigm of combatants and clearly defined "fronts." Everywhere our troops are deployed is now a combat zone.
His daughters were at risk as much as any other soldier. After his daughter Rachel was killed, he was desperate to get his other daughters out of Iraq, but finally realized that he was interfering in what were rightly their decisions to serve in the military.
I'm hotly against war and think it stinks to have men or women die in them. However, is it OK to discriminate on account of gender? A dead daughter is just as dead as a dead son … but paid less, with less rank. Even the death benefits are smaller.
I remember the ERA fight of the 1980s. Phyllis Schlafly and her minions struck the fear of God into people when she threatened that we'd have — wait for it — unisex bathrooms! Horrors. Of course, we've now had unisex bathrooms for years, which are called "family bathrooms" in some buildings, so that traveling fathers can change their kids' diapers. And the heavens have not come tumbling down.
Here's the deal: I started off by saying we'd be revisiting Alice Paul's ERA as a chorus. We are going to have to have the tenors, basses and baritones join us in order to finally pass a common sense amendment that constitutionally guarantees one half of our population their due opportunities. Sing out!
Ellen Snortland teaches writing in Altadena. Contact her at snortland.com.
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I hope we get it introduced into the 112th as the 111th is about to close.
Here's a real shot of hope - tell the new generation of feminists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZP4KOFnX...
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Barre City Council: Policy change for Semprebon money
BARRE City councilors have adopted a use-it-or-lose-it approach when it comes to projects that they agreed to fund with some of the money that former Barre businessman Charlie Semprebon left the city following his death in 2009.
On a night when some councilors raised fresh questions about the councils responsibility, and potential liability, as the local liquor control board, they agreed the clock is now ticking on those who secured money from the Semprebon Fund over the past two years.
Although the council could not reach consensus on one members plan to annually set aside money to maintain projects that already have been completed using some of the nearly $2.6 million that Semprebon left the city for unspecified civic improvements, all agreed the citys commitment to fund projects that remain unfinished should not be open ended.
Barring documented evidence that projects previously approved for funding are still being actively pursued, councilors agreed, designated money should be forfeited back to the Semprebon Fund on July 1, 2013.
Councilors arrived at that date, in part, because it is the one they chose earlier this year when they voted to appropriate $90,000 to cover half the cost of lighting the football field at Spaulding High School. School boosters were given until next July to match the councils offer or the money will revert back to the Semprebon Fund.
Councilor Michael Smith, who suggested the deadline, also proposed a three-pronged plan designed to deal with long-term maintenance costs associated with projects that either have or will be completed with money that Semprebon left the city, as well as the citys newly reconstructed North Main Street.
For purposes of discussion, Smith suggested the council appropriate $50,000 from Semprebons primary bequest nearly $2.6 million to a maintenance fund for the bike path for which he separately left $1 million. Smith suggested that seed money be added to it annually by using $10,000 from a life annuity that Semprebon created on the citys behalf. That annuity has been generating roughly $50,000 in interest that is available for the citys use.
Smith suggested another $10,000 a year from the annuity be set aside to maintain other Semprebon projects most notably newly upgraded parks and playgrounds. He said an additional $5,000 a year from the annuity could be used and possibly matched with parking fees or a special assessment to maintain the citys recent investment in its downtown.
The council took no action on that proposal, which received a vote of support from Cooley Street resident Jean Merrill.
Meanwhile, news that the South Side Tavern was recently cited for three violations of the states liquor laws and is facing the potential suspension or revocation of its license to sell alcohol, provoked a brief, but spirited discussion.
During that discussion Councilor Paul Poirier asked for a legal opinion and suggested the council craft a policy that spells out when it will haul bar owners in to discuss alleged violations, and Councilor Anita Chadderton called for a face-to-face meeting with the owner of South Side Tavern.
Chadderton said she believed that meeting should happen sooner, not later
I want these guys in here. I want them to know that this council is taking this seriously, Chadderton said, suggesting that she wasnt comfortable waiting until after the state Liquor Control Board decides what to do about the alleged violations during a Dec. 7 hearing.
Weve got the holiday time (coming) this is the worst time of the year for things to happen, she said. I want them on notice that this council is not going to put up with it.
According to documents provided to the council, South Side staff allegedly overserved one patron, served another who was underage, and allowed a third to remain on the premises while showing signs of intoxication.
Poirier said he wants to know whether the council, which acts as the local licensing agency for bars, nightclubs and other establishments that sell and serve alcohol in Barre, can be sued in the wake of an alcohol-related accident that can be traced to a local establishment that has a pattern of violations the city was aware of, but did nothing to address.
Mayor Thomas Lauzon said he would get an answer to that question from City Attorney Oliver Twombly.
Lauzon, who suggested a meeting with officials from the state Department of Liquor Control might be helpful, agreed to write a stern letter to South Side Tavern owner Brian Parker, and appointed Poirier and Councilor Charlie Dindo to craft a policy spelling out when the council will require those who hold liquor licenses to appear before them. He said the council must decide whether it is interested in visiting with bar owners every time there is an alleged violation at their establishment, or multiple violations within a specified period of time. The policy, he said, should clarify that question.
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Not really expecting a GT today so throwing this one up.
Melo will not play tonight. Cousins "probably" will play according to Keith Smart.
The Kings have some good players but they're such an awful team we should be putting this one away easily, regardless of injuries.
CILFs ftw...
Well WNY is scheduled and when the people set to do the GT haven't logged in for 24 hours that's pretty much a guarantee there will be no GT
u should remove this Spike photo and put that refs in Lakers when felton "lost by refs" but controled ball .............then more ppl will see that
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Ghost Hunt
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Naru begins to unravel the secrets of the cursed school, revealing a diabolical plan to punish those that doubt the powers of the unseen. As the equipment is packed away, Mai's powers of intuition are confirmed.
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Stock Futures Slide, Treasuries Soar
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures were falling and Treasuries were soaring Thursday as investor sentiment dampened on downbeat economic growth numbers from the eurozone and Japan, and as traders awaited options expiration day Friday.
Stocks pared losses a bit after data showed a decline in U.S. initial and continuing jobless claims.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were sliding 40 points, or 50.70 points below fair value, at 13,918. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 3.25 points, or 1.73 points below fair value, at 1514. Futures for the Nasdaq were falling 7.50 points, or 2.78 points above fair value, at 2762.
JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade, said he thinks one of the things that options traders will most assuredly be paying attention to this week is options expiration day on Friday.
"We still do get some movement (particularly in underlying indexes such as SPX) on expiration Thursday and Friday so that is something to definitely watch," said Kinahan. He added that the 1525 level in the SPX is where traders will start to see resistance and the market may have trouble climbing through. He noted that the SPX was positive Wednesday with a positive VIX and he did see traders purchasing options with the thought that they could see a temporary breather in the S&P over the next two days.
European markets were retreating after Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said flash estimates show that gross domestic product fell by 0.6% in the euro area during the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter..
The FTSE in London was falling 0.76% and the DAX in Frankfurt was declining 1.15%.
"The weakness in Q4 ... reflects a number of special or calendar related factors that may quickly be reversed," said Michel Martinez, an economist at Societe Generale.
Martinez said that much of the decline appeared to be related to the impact of the three-point VAT increase in Spain at the start of September, which resulted in "consumption switching effects" between the third and fourth quarters that were felt across Europe particularly in the car sector.
Martinez said the decline in Italy in particular was especially weak and probably continues to reflect the weakness in real disposable income which Martinez estimated declined by around 5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Elsewhere, poor weather in December also had a pronounced affect on construction, especially in Germany, the economist added.
Major U.S. stock averages closed mixed Wednesday. U.S. retail sales in January, released Wednesday, came in as expected.
"As the retail sales numbers came in as expected, this is an important measure of things and as it is released weekly allows for extra scrutiny," said Kinahan. The other economic number left to look at will be the consumer sentiment index on Friday to see if it falls in line with retail sales or paints a "scary picture," he added.


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Oven Roasted Squash with Garlic & Parsley-Gundersen Lutheran 500 Club
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Makes 5 servings
Getting started Equipment you will need: Medium bowl, large baking sheet, small skillet , cutting board/knife, spoon Preheat oven to 375° Do right away when you get home: Action step 1
2 1/2 lbs. winter squash (1 small to medium)
2 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp. fresh parsley
2 tsp. olive oil
¾ tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
1 tsp. olive oil
1. Peel and remove seeds of winter squash. Cut into 1-inch chunks. Mince garlic. Chop parsley.
2. Combine squash with ingredients in medium bowl; Stir to coat evenly. Spread on baking sheet.
3. Roast, stirring occasionally, until tender throughout and lightly browned, 35 to 45 minutes.
4. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from heat. Toss the roasted squash with the garlic. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve.
Suggested Side Items: Roasted Turkey and steamed broccoli
Tips: Serve this dish with leftover turkey! Butternut, buttercup, kabocha, or hubbard squash works well for this recipe.
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North Central College President Harold (Hal) Wilde will retire at the end of the 2012 calendar year, after nearly 22 years at the helm of the 3,000-student private comprehensive liberal arts college in Naperville, Illinois. Wilde, only the ninth president in the history of the 150-year-old institution, announced his plans to the College's Board of Trustees on Friday morning.
"By any standard, Hal Wilde has had a remarkable tenure as North Central's president," said Board Chair and alumnus Steve Hoeft, noting that during that time the institution has seen a nearly 10-fold increase in its endowment, a doubling of its full-time student population, completion of 15 major building projects, continuously balanced budgets, and a successful $50-million capital campaign. "His legacy will be felt on this campus—and throughout the community of Naperville—for generations to come."
In his remarks to the Board, Wilde called it "a rare privilege" to serve as the College's president, to live in the middle of campus and get to know thousands of members of the North Central family. "There were many days—not every day, but many—when I would have paid for that privilege."
"Hal first spoke to the Board about retirement as he approached his 65th birthday two years ago, and he committed to staying at the College through its Sesquicentennial," Hoeft explained. "He has worked with the Board of Trustees to insure that the College sustains its momentum through its transition to new leadership."
Wilde's retirement will coincide with the conclusion of the College's 18-month Sesquicentennial Celebration. For more information, visit Wilde's bio and message to the campus.


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Celebrate the beauty of nature with artist Jamie Sweetman as she leads a series of four drawing classes in the galleries and garden. Students practice essential drawing techniques aimed at better understanding natural forms.
In this first session, discover how still-life painters like Frans Snyders captured the ephemeral beauty of nature in their work. Sketching directly from the Norton Simon's collections, participants practice using simple shapes to understand how to draw a variety of fruits and vegetables.
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JJ named America's most influential athlete by Forbes
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Nascar drivers are on the rise in public awareness.
Jimmie Johnson, Nascar's Sprint Cup Series champion every year since 2006, isn't particularly charismatic. But he's great at what he does. He's also appealing to many fans because he seems to be just like them--the guy next door who just happens to double as the best driver on the Nascar circuit. That's among the reasons why Johnson rates as America's most influential athlete this year.
After a prolonged slump, "Nascar has had a bit of resurgence, people are becoming more aware of the drivers this year," says Gerry Philpott, CEO of Encino, Calf.-based E-Poll Market Research, which co-conducted the poll of influential athletes our list is based on. While the sport is still lagging behind the glory days of the early 2000s, television ratings are up 6% this year, according to Nascar Chief Marketing Officer Steve Phelps, who credits competitive early races this season with drawing interest. "It helps drive story lines," says Phelps. The first nine races of the 2011 season have produced seven different winners. Jeff Gordon, a longtime fan favorite, got a nice boost from making it into the winner's circle in Phoenix in February, his first victory in two years.
Combined with the retirement of Lance Armstrong, the diminished reputation of Tiger Woods, and the fading of interest in 2010 winter Olympians like Apolo Anton Ohno and Shaun White, the mini-rally has launched three Nascar drivers into the ranks of the most influential athletes. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who certainly is charismatic, and Gordon, a steady and likeable presence since the early 1990s, join Johnson in the top 10 in third and eighth place, respectively.
E-Poll and Nielsen Media Research surveyed over 1,000 adults as to the athletes they considered influential, while also assessing their likeability and awareness levels. Only those known to at least 20% of the respondents were considered. (That eliminated boxer Manny Pacquiao, who scores the highest influence numbers of anyone but who's familiar to only 12% of the population. What does it say about boxing that its most exciting champion toils in near anonymity?)


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The teams: The Green Bay Packers (3-2) vs. the Cleveland Browns (3-3).
The time: 3:25 p.m. CDT Sunday.
The place: Lambeau Field, Green Bay.
The TV coverage: CBS – WDJT (Ch. 58 in Milwaukee), WISC (Ch. 3 in Madison) and WFRV (Ch. 5 in Green Bay).
The announcers: Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots.
The coaches: Green Bay's Mike McCarthy is 83-44 (including 6-4 in the postseason) in his eighth season as the Packers' coach and as an NFL head coach. Cleveland's Rob Chudzinski is 3-3 in his first year as coach of the Browns and as an NFL head coach.
The series: The Packers lead the all-time regular-season series, 10-7, including the last meeting, a 31-3 victory at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Oct. 25, 2009. The Browns won the last meeting in Green Bay, 26-24, on Sept. 18, 2005.
The rankings: The Packers' second-ranked offense is No. 5 in rushing and No. 4 in passing. Their 18th-ranked defense is No. 3 against the run and No. 28 against the pass. The Browns' 24th-ranked offense is No. 22 in rushing and No. 17 in passing. Their seventh-ranked defense is tied for No. 7 against the run and is No. 8 against the pass.
The line: The Packers are favored by 10 points.
The injury report: Packers–Out: OLB Clay Matthews (thumb), OLB Nick Perry (foot), TE Ryan Taylor (knee), RB James Starks (knee), ILB Brad Jones (hamstring). Questionable: DE/OLB Mike Neal (shoulder), WR James Jones (knee), CB Casey Hayward (hamstring), CB Jarrett Bush (hamstring).
Browns – Out: DL Billy Winn (quadriceps). Questionable: LB Brandon Magee (oblique). Probable: LB Jabaal Sheard (knee), DB Chris Owens (finger), RB Willis McGahee (knee). Note: S Josh Aubrey (ankle/knee) was placed on injured reserve and RB Bobby Rainey (groin) was waived.
Last man standing: With Randall Cobb out for at least the next eight games, James Jones unlikely to play and such luminaries as Myles White, Jake Stoneburner and perhaps waiver-claim Chris Harper as possible targets for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, it would stand to reason that the Browns would direct much of their defensive focus toward wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who enters the game with 27 receptions for a team-high 484 yards and team-best four touchdowns.
But that's not what Nelson is expecting. Rather than constant double-teaming, Nelson figures he'll see Browns top cornerback Joe Haden on a down-in, down-out basis, sometimes with help over the top, and sometimes simply one-on-one.
"I don't. I honestly don't," Nelson replied Friday when asked if he thinks he'll be double-covered all afternoon. "Watching the film the way they play, they mix up their coverage, but they believe in Joe Haden and the type of DB he is, and I can see why. They'll mix up their coverage, they play a little bit of everything, but I don't think it'll be severe double teams at all."
And so he expects lots of matchups with Haden?
"I'll be shocked if he's not (on me), just based off film study and what they've done in other games, especially with Randall and James being down," Nelson said.
Nelson said he had Haden on him in preseason in 2011 and 2012, when he caught a total of two passes for 26 yards in two exhibition games. Asked how much he remembers about how Haden plays, Nelson replied, "A lot, to be honest with you. It's great to have those games and a feel for the way he played. It's preseason, and he might play differently, but it's just great to have that knowledge. You can see it and you can remember what he did against you and how it felt and then watch film and kind of confirm that, like, 'OK, that's what he's still doing or that's what he does do.' It's just great to have that knowledge, and hopefully we can put it to use."
No overconfidence: The Browns seemingly were getting their offensive act together after starter Brandon Weeden was replaced – in part due to Weeden's thumb injury, in part due to his ineffective play – by third-stringer Brian Hoyer, who gave the offense a jolt. Alas, Hoyer is done for the year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, so the Browns have to go back to Weeden, who is – get this – older than Rodgers (he turned 30 this week) and is presumably on his way out since it was ex-president Mike Holmgren's front-office group that decided to invest the No. 22 overall pick in him, even though Chudzinski did his best to sell the idea that the Browns are confident in him.
"I think you look at last week, I think that he played very well in the first half. He did some really good things," Chudzinski said in his conference call with Wisconsin reporters about Weeden, who finished last Sunday's 31-17 loss to Detroit having completed 26 of 43 passes for 292 with two sacks, two touchdowns and two interceptions (76.9 rating). "I think he's improved overall. Looking back at last season, he's come a long ways. He made some decisions last week that I know he would want back. It's about consistency. He's working at it, he's doing all the things that you ask him to do and we're going to do everything that we can to give him the best opportunity to succeed."
The one player more than any other that gives Weeden that opportunity is tight end Jordan Cameron, who enters the game with 38 receptions for 460 yards (12.1-yard average) and five TDs. A basketball player-turned-football player, Cameron is delivering on the potential the Browns saw on him coming out of USC in 2011, when they drafted him in the fourth round.
"This tight end, this Cameron, he's the real deal – 38 receptions, five touchdowns," Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers said. "He's a real matchup threat inside."
He could have a field day against the Packers' depleted linebacking corps, and Capers admitted he may have to dial back some of his play-calling because of the injury problems his unit is experiencing.
"You've got to be careful. You've got to make sure that you're not overloading some of those guys because we've got some new guys out there," Capers said. "You've got to be smart and figure out how much they can do and do efficiently and not ask them to do too much where you slow them down. I think the best thing we've done the last two, three weeks is we've played fast. I think we've swarmed to the ball, had multiple hits, and we've got to keep that going."


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So, here's the story so far:
I'm the mother of twin girls born April 1st, 2006. Early on, we had some lactose overload problems because I was consuming too much sugar - one girl had broccoli-green stool, and the other was constantly fussing, spitting up, and farting. I cut out most of the sugar in my diet and the symptoms went away.
Since then, I've developed oversupply / overactive let-down. We're doing all the basic stuff that is recommended - nursing in "uphill" positions, avoiding pumping, and even block-nursing both babies on one side (although I've only done this casually). However, the problem still seems to be getting worse and the girls are developing lactose overload symptoms again - green stools, and gassy fussiness.
So here are my many questions:
Should I try pumping out the foremilk at the beginning of the day / feeding block? Also, does hand-expression stimulate milk production less than pumping? Is there any way to increase the amount of fat in the foremilk so that it will move through the babies' digestive tracks slower and give time for the lactose to be digested properly? Can breast compression help in this case (as seem at http://www.kellymom.com/newman/15bre...mpression.html) ? Could I lower the amount of lactose in my milk further by cutting back even further on sugar, and would this be wise or even help? Should I start looking for recipes with sage in them to lower my supply ? Would a milk bank want my pumped foremilk, even though it is so low-fat and causing problems in feeding my own babies?
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You will note that this week's message is a short one. I'll do my best to not take advantage of the situation, and instead keep my traditional opener in a similar vein.
For this spring semester, an intern from the Department of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be working with me full time at the agency. As well, I am acquiring an Educational Leadership student from the University of Illinois at Springfield who needs to accumulate clinical hours. Given my previous life as a professor, where I was responsible for coordinating internships, I know how hard it can be to find meaningful placements for students in a variety of educational settings. Hence, I am glad to take these students on, and I hope that their time here provides some important learning as they study the administrative life. And we all know I can use the help!
On a related note, I spent a good part of the day Friday meeting with friends at Western Illinois University and speaking at their administrative roundtable. In talking with Dean Bonnie Smith-Skripps and her staff, I know it is getting more and more difficult to find placements for student teachers and administrative interns. This week, I will meet with folks from Aurora University and Northern Illinois University, and I'm guessing I will hear the same information from them. That troubles me, and I hope we don't get into a situation where we have teacher preparation programs competing for a dwindling number of clinical practice slots in our schools.
I know none of us needs one more thing on our plates. But I view it as a professional obligation—indeed a commitment that defines being a professional—to do everything I can to help "bring up" our future educators for Illinois. I hope you share my feeling and can continue to extend yourselves in the same way. Given the logistics of coordinating university and school programs, liability concerns, contractual issues and an array of other factors, I know it is not easy to host student teachers and administrative interns. But each side—higher education and the schools—can gain a great deal in the process. Please do everything possible in your schools and districts to help us grow the next generation of teachers and administrators we will need to keep Illinois schools second to none.
Have a great week.
Randy Dunn
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Finance and Audit Committee budget hearings
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§ Monday, January 31, 2005, 1 to 3 p.m. - James R. Thompson Center (9th floor), 9-040, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago, Illinois
Corrections windows announced for 2005 State Assessment
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text: I'm a teacher and I have had the summer off. I was pumping 3 times while at work since my LO was eating that often. Now my LO only eats maybe once while I'm gone (i tutor twice a week and he is gone away from me at that time). Can I get away with pumping twice at work instead of 3 times? My LO doesn't drink a lot while I'm gone but I don't want to lose my supply. When I was pumping 3 times at work i would have enough for almost an entire extra bottle. I did it cause I didn't want to lose my supply. Let me know what you guys think.


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After the fall of the American Ayatollahs as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land and chronicled in Revolt in 2100, the United States of America at last fulfills the promise inherent in its first Revolution: for the first time in human history there is a nation with Liberty and Justice for All. No one may seize or harm the person or property of another, or invade his privacy, or force him to do his bidding. Americans are fiercely proud of their re-won liberties and the blood it cost them; nothing could make them forswear those truths they hold self-evident. Nothing except the promise of immortality…
©1958 Robert A. Heinlein (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Enjoyed this one"
I had read another of Heinlein's books about the same characters (Time Enough for Love) where he was writing about Lazerus Long as he looked back on a v-e-r-y long life. So when I found this one I had to have it. It was a delight as I listened to the beginning of the history of the Howard Family and their fight to survive against their short-lived kin and incidentally became the first people to voyage to the stars. There was some overlap in the two storylines but the details were more fleshed out in Children.
If I had this book in paperback it would probably be in a definitely worn condition because I would want to read it again and again.
"A delight to revisit a science fiction classic"
I first read Methuselah's Children as a young woman and, although I was already hooked on Robert Heinlein, I fell in love with the characters of the Howard Families. I especially loved the amazing and swashbuckling free spirit, Lazarus Long (Woodrow Wilson Smith.) The story is sheer fun, although the message about the value of life and the importance of knowing it will end and facing that without fear, along with other thought-provoking themes elevated it above just "fluff."
The original story was serialized in a Science Fiction magazine in 1941 (very common in those days.) It was expanded into a novel and published in 1958. It is part of what Heinlein called his "Future History" series. For me, having been alive - albeit very young - in 1958, the anachronisms seem both shocking and hilarious. As wise and "forward thinking" as Heinlein was for his time, there was much he didn't foresee. Two aspects most stand out as products of the time. The first is the ubiquitous smoking everyone was doing, which was hilarious. The second was the role of women, which was less hilarious. Admittedly, they weren't pictured quite as fully second-class citizens as they really were in the first half of the 20th century, but the firm hold of power that the men hold in this story is a stark reminder of what life was like then.
Nevertheless, if you bring your imagination and remember when this was written, you'll enjoy it.
Now I shall begin "Time Enough for Love," the sequel to "Methuselah's Children," and my absolute favorite Heinlein novel (well... along with "Stranger in a Strange Land," my other absolute favorite Heinlein.)
"Now I can't say which Heinlein is my favorite."
Before getting this, Starship Troopers was unquestionably my favorite thing Robert Heinlein wrote. Now, I'm not so sure.
In a sort of odd quirk, I've read almost all of Heinlein's works in reverse chronological order. This wasn't my introduction to Lazarus Long and the Howards, this was actually the last thing I read about them. It didn't make a difference. The storytelling is fantastic, and even knowing in principle where each leg of the plot would lead, it was still great to watch the details unfold.
"Another brilliant work by RAH"
Methuselah's Children is a great example of the brilliance of RAH. I am a fan of all his work, beginning with "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and ending with the latest on I've read, "Farhnam's Freehold". RAH is a master of social commentary wrapped in amazing narrative and interesting characters. He did have an "ahead of his time" view on societal norms and taboos, specially sex, so be forewarned that no subject is taboo in his writings.
Methuselah's Children is the first on the series. Read, "Time enough for love" for the next installment. For the complete story line, you should read:
Methuselah's Children
Time Enough for Love
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Unrelated story line that is returned to later.
Stranger in a Strange Land. Unrelated but needed later.
The Number of the Beast. There are rumors that this one was not written by RAH but by his wife. Style is very different although story and characters are brought together from "time enough for love" , "Moon is a harsh mistress" and "Stranger in a strange land".
To Sail Beyond the Sunset. The final chapter of the series
"The Beginning"
Always,,,,, If you have an open mind, not afraid of other opinions, and willing to listen to a story,,,,This could be for you,
If you are familiar with Heinlein and his future history stories, This novel is one of the bedrock stories---an introduction to Lazarus Long and the Howard families, who have the problem of living longer than regular humans. This is due to their parents and grandparents participating in an experiment which encouraged longer-lived people to marry and have children together by the simple inducement of being paid for each child produced.......Surprise!! It worked.
"Lazuras Long"
Although Heinlein did not write "sequels" per se, he did create great characters who appear again and again throughout his works. Lazuras is my favorite. Don't miss him in Time Enough for Love!
"Classic Audiobook That Will Live A Very Long Time"
Thoroughly enjoyable and well worth having in my library. Some events in the storyline have flavors of, "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel," and "Time For The Stars."
The performance was great--MacLeod Andrews does an excellent job. I've listened to this title several times in the last week and will keep in rotation with Time Enough For Love. I really enjoy having more back-story on Lazarus Long and the Howard foundation.
Again, this is sci-fi that does what sci-fi does best--hold a mirror to our current world. A great work by Heinlein!
"Classic RAH"
I bought this to add to my Robert A. Heinlein stash of audiobooks. This is the first unabridged recording I have come across, at least that was worth listening to. There was one done as a book for the blind years and years ago, but the woman reading was *horrible*. Is this a good book? Yes, absolutely. Is it a *great* book, no, but I didn't feel cheated listening to it. Much of the "eh" factor was the somewhat 2-dimensional characters, but knowing who Lazarus Long would become in later books helped. The only downside to the audio version is I THINK -- and this may be my faulty memory -- that there was a brief little intro in the printed version describing the beginnings of the Howard Familiies that isn't on the audiobook. I don't have a printed copy to check, so I may easily be wrong.If you're a Heinlein fan, by all means get this. If this is your first Heinlein book, I would recommend Have Space Suit Will Travel or The Rolling Stones above Methuselah's Children as a first read. If you're a fan of Lazarus Long, read Time Enough For Love.
Sadly, the most interesting part of the book was the depiction of how easily society in general -- so-called "normal people" -- can turn from being your friendly neighbors into a mindless mob when they don't get something they want, even if that something doesn't exist!
Mr. Andrews' performance was adequate if not inspired. I've heard better readers but I've certainly heard worse. I'd want to hear more examples of his work before I write him off completely.
"I've read 20 Heinlein's better than this"
This isn't the worst Heinlein book. But its close.
I like some of the Lazarus Long books. Some of them are misses. This is a miss. The alien encounters feel like stale Star Trek episodes. Silly. The writing is typical stale Heinlein.
When Heinlein is good, its because of the ideas. The ideas are here. Just not explored with passion.
"Narrator Ruins Book"
Read this book for decades, and love it. The narrator, with his amateurish attempt to speak in accents, his rushing of the reading, his nasal monotones in reading description, irritate me so thirty minutes is all I can handle.
"My first Heinlein - I'm hooked!"
As a big Arthur C Clarke and, in particular, Asimov, fan, encountering my first Heinlein novel is like discovering a whole new motherlode of my favourite type of science-fiction. Although a little dated in places (people smoke, for example), I was astonished, on finishing the book, to see that it was first published in 1941 so, when the moon landings are mentioned they are in the characters' past but the writer's future.
The plot itself is a little pedestrian - a series of events rather than the build up of tension more typical of modern writing. Perhaps this was because it was originally serialised. Having said that, it raised lots of interesting issues and was full of ideas. It's also not afraid to include "real" science and maths that the reader/listener is unlikely to understand. I like that.
The narration was fine - not a great range of voices though. And the Australian accent in the first part of the book is absolutely hilarious.
Overall, a great introduction to Heinlein - I'm just gutted that the next book in the "Lazarus Long" sequence ("Time Enough for Love") isn't on Audible. I guess I'll have to actually read it then,,,
"keeps you guessing"
Loved it. I found it difficult to put down. The same great stories I've come to know and love from Robert Heinlein. Macleod Andrews always does a fantastic job with his superb narration skills. I'll be looking for more titles he has narrated. Space travel, fountain of youth, faster than the speed of light, we aren't the brightest creatures in the universe. Saying anymore would spoil it. I'd rate it a 10 out of 10.
"Great story! Well portrayed."
Really great unabridged version. Brilliantly read! Loved this author for years and thoroughly enjoyed this version.
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By Argen Duncan: Freedom New Mexico
Larry E. Leaming of Colorado will be the new Roosevelt General Hospital administrator, the hospital board announced Monday morning.
After a brief executive session, board members voted unanimously to hire Leaming. Board President Terry Cone said Leaming's salary will be $120,000 a year.
Leaming replaces retiring Administrator James D'Agostino, who has said he and his wife want to spend more time with their grandchildren.
Leaming, president of the Institute for Rural Health Leadership in Grand Junction, Colo., said he planned to start work in Portales at the beginning of 2010.
"I can't get down there fast enough," he said. "But we do have a house to sell."
The first thing he wants to do is get to know the people here and let them get to know him, he said. Once an administrator has established relationships and compiled a more complete view of the organization's and community's strengths and weaknesses, Leaming said, he can provide leadership the organization needs to be successful.
He said he takes to heart the responsibility of running a health care facility and caring for patients.
"James has done a good job building this organization from scratch, and I hope to walk in his shoes and take it to a higher level," Leaming said.
Leaming sees no reason people can't work together and meet the needs of the community.
Board Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Lonnie Alexander said Leaming was "eminently" qualified, the RGH medical staff was pleased with him, and the board was impressed.
"We feel he has lots of ideas to lead our hospital forward," Cone said.
Board member Peggy Davis cited Leaming's experience with rural hospitals as a reason for his hire.
Leaming and his wife of 38 years, Linda, intend to visit Portales next week to spend time in the community, meet people and look at housing, he said.
Leaming has already been to Portales for an in-person interview. He said he found everyone he met to be warm, friendly and open.
"I never found a single grouch in the community," Leaming said.
That is one thing he looks for in a place to live and work.
"You hope to find an organization in great shape, and I certainly did," he said, naming the other characteristic he looks for.
Leaming said RGH is a beautiful facility with warm people, top-notch equipment and support from the board and community.


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Stansell's Thriftway removed its supply of Peter Pan peanut butter Thursday after hundreds of cases of salmonella led to a nationwide recall. Officials are looking into a suspected salmonella case in Portales. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle)
By Karl Terry: Freedom Newspapers
Officials from several area grocery stores reported Thursday they have removed brands of peanut butter that may be linked to salmonella.
Nearly 300 people in 39 states have fallen ill since August, and federal health investigators said they strongly suspect Peter Pan peanut butter and certain batches of Wal-Mart's Great Value house brand — both manufactured by ConAgra Foods Inc. The lot number of the jars in question begin with 2111.
No illnesses related to the recall have been confirmed in eastern New Mexico, but a spokeswoman at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales said the hospital treated one case of suspected salmonella over the weekend. Officials are working with the New Mexico Environment Department to investigate whether it is related to peanut butter.
"We don't know for 100 percent that it was related to peanut butter," said Tonya Burton, infection control nurse at RGH.
She said she was unable, due to privacy concerns, to give the age or any other information on the patient. She added the person was recovering.
Officials at several grocery stores contacted in the Clovis/Portales area reported they stocked the peanut butter in question but have removed it from their shelves.
Ray Madrid, assistant manager at Wal-Mart in Portales, said workers pulled the peanut butter with the recall code early Thursday morning as soon as they learned of the recall.
Madrid said customers could return the recalled peanut butter for a refund or his store would exchange it.
Clovis Wal-Mart officials referred inquiries to its corporate offices. A statement on Wal-Mart's Web site directed all stores to remove the impacted brands, and as a precautionary measure a sales restriction linked to store scanners had been put in place that would flash an alert if an affected jar was scanned.
At S&S Supermarket in Clovis, store owner Kyle Brewer confirmed peanut butter with the recall numbers had been pulled from his store's shelves.
"We pulled it this morning and boxed it up to send back to the warehouse," Brewer said. "Almost all of ours (included) those numbers."
He said customers who had already opened a jar should send it back to ConAgra. He said his store would take unopened jars back.
Tim Russell, manager at Russell's Super Save in Portales, said his store was operating under the same policy.
The New Mexico Environment Department said it had confirmed only one case of salmonella linked to the affected brand of peanut butter. That case, involving an adult, was reported in December in Valencia County. There have been 288 cases nationwide related to the recall.
"The Environment Department's Food Program staff visited and called stores in New Mexico today (Thursday) to make sure grocers remove those products from shelves," NMED Secretary Ron Curry said. "We're working with the Department of Health to make sure New Mexicans are aware of this and can avoid becoming ill."
Fast facts
—Peter Pan and Wal-Mart's Great Value house brand peanut butter with a product code beginning with 2111 are affected by recall
—Recalled peanut butter is from a ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, Ga.
—288 cases of salmonella linked to peanut butter have been reported in 39 states, including New Mexico
—For a refund: Send lids only, along with name and address to ConAgra Foods, P.O. Box 57078, Irvine, CA 92619-7078
—(866) 344-6970 or
www.conagrafoods.com for more information
Source: The Associated Press
Symptoms of salmonella infection
—Abdominal cramps
—In people with poor underlying health or weakened immune systems,
salmonella can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections. People who suspect they have a
salmonella infection should call a doctor.
—Information on the outbreak: www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
Source: New Mexico Environment Department


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Sood, right, working with the HP team on the Misto touch interface
Six months after HP absorbed the boutique vendor Voodoo PC, the company sheds some light on its eventual plans
Late last week Hewlett-Packard showcased the fruits of its Voodoo PC acquisition and the HP Labs development team.
"It became clear that there has been work going on even prior to the Voodoo acquisition and now the wheels are spinning freely, and things are anything but status quo," said HP Global Gaming Chief Technology Officer and
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Much of HP's showcase included technology derived from
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"Well, we have been exploring all types of technologies which pertain to gaming, including handheld, display, interface, and many others. We have enough intellectual property within HP to wallpaper the building," states Sood. "These research scientists within HP Labs are absolute geniuses, they have some interesting projects yet to be unveiled. The interesting thing is many of the projects they are working on are not specific to gaming - we have recognized these areas and the creative juices are flowing."
Voodoo PC built its niche on the no-expense-spared ultra enthusiasts. Although HP is a bit more grounded when it comes to catering to the masses, Voodoo's influence in HP Labs is more than apparent. In particular, HP demonstrated its nine-projector interface capable of displaying images bright enough to see outside in full daylight. HP's interlacing technology has shown up on other projector based projects; at the Consumer Electronics Show last January the company demonstrated its immersive driving simulator using multiple projectors interlaced together.
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"We recognized that there is a gap between HP and Voodoo – and we believe this gap is significant enough that we need to jump into the sandbox and draw the line. We never said anything about creating a fourth brand but there is indeed speculation."
Sood closes, "As I said at the event in San Francisco, our funnel is full of ideas; you'll see some new stuff as early as this year."
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Members of a Honolulu investment group were sentenced Thursday to nearly 10 years combined in prison after they were convicted of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
Syed Qadri, 39, Ruben Carrillo Gonzalez, 50, Jeffrey Greenhut, 40, were sentenced to 51 months, 41 months and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in connection with a scheme to defraud investors through two Honolulu-based companies -- Amasse Capital LLC and Solomon & Co. LLC.
The incidents happened between January and September in 2006.
Each defendant was ordered to pay restitution to victims of the scheme.
The wife of Qadri, 48-year-old Patricia Roszkowski, received a one-month prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi for filing a fraudulent application with a local bank for a line of credit on behalf of Solomon.
According to U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Florence Nakakuni, Amasse and Solomon purportedly invested in high yield bonds with minimal risk to the investor's principal, when, in reality, investments were used to pay back earlier investors with the remainder of the funds being converted to Qadri's own use in what amounted to a Ponzi scheme.
Other information reflected that Qadri had a leadership role in the scheme; Gonzalez and Greenhut managed investor funds.
According to court documents, Amasse was marketed as an investment firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Prospectus for Amasse made materially false claims about the business activity, capability and financial stability of Amasse.
During the scheme, Qadri and Gonzalez claimed that the companies could return up to 100 to 400 percent per month on investments.
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Bummer: Electric Cars Heading To Trash Bin (Again)
Of course, they'll have to be pushed there since they can't travel very far under their own power
(Reuters) Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time – and may never be.
In the meantime, the attention of automotive executives in Asia, Europe and North America is beginning to swing toward an unusual but promising new alternate power source: hydrogen.
The reality is that consumers continue to show little interest in electric vehicles, or EVs, which dominated U.S. streets in the first decade of the 20th century before being displaced by gasoline-powered cars.
Despite the promise of "green" transportation – and despite billions of dollars in investment, most recently by Nissan Motor Co – EVs continue to be plagued by many of the problems that eventually scuttled electrics in the 1910s and more recently in the 1990s. Those include high cost, short driving range and lack of charging stations.
Even most climate astrologers weren't interested in purchasing these vehicles, including the Chevy Firestarter, er, Volt. What's the point of spending quite a bit of money for a vehicle that won't go very far per charge, and tends to be tiny? Sure, Warmists would be saving the planet from boiling, but they've never had much interest in practicing what they preach. Why spend $45k on a Volt when one can purchase a load Civic for quite a bit less, and actually be able to drive somewhere? And people aren't particularly enthused by EVs which could catch on fire in their garages. Nor getting stranded because there are no charging stations. Driving an EV requires the driver to become the most anal of travelers, planning each and every trip down to the second, even if that trip is simply to work, the grocery store, or the movies.
Eventually, perhaps EVs will be viable (of course, where's the power for them coming from?). In the meantime, hybrids are the best alternative. Of course, most are still low powered, and cannot perform many functions that gas only vehicles with big engines are needed for.
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WASHINGTON The White House promised a veto of a Republican effort to gut President Barack Obamas health care law that is part of a temporary funding bill in the House to prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.
The official policy statement issued Thursday said the GOP attempt to block Obamacare advances a narrow ideological agenda that threatens our economy and the interests of the middle class and would deny millions of hard-working, middle-class families the security of affordable health coverage.
The veto threat was expected and wasnt going to stop House Republicans from pressing their effort to defund the health care law.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the House will pass a bill Friday to keep the government running while gutting Obamas health care law.
The fight over here has been won. The fight over there (in the Senate) is just beginning, Boehner said Thursday. I expect my Senate colleagues to do everything they can to defund this law, just like the House is going to do.
While raising the possibility of a government closure, the latest GOP plan is actually aimed at avoiding one. GOP leaders are looking to shift the fight over health care to even more important legislation required to prevent the government from defaulting on its financial obligations.
Even top advocates of the strategy to defund Obamas health care law by attaching it to a stopgap government funding bill acknowledge it has no future in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Senate Democrats have the votes to strip away the health care provision and send the stopgap measure right back to the House.
Republicans in the House spent Wednesday talking about how hard they would fight to derail the health care law on the eve of its implementation and werent conceding that their Senate rivals would undo their handiwork. But a key force in the tea party drive against the law conceded the point even before the fight officially began, yet urged the House to force a government shutdown rather than retreat.
Harry Reid will no doubt try to strip the defund language from the continuing resolution, and right now, he likely has the votes to do so, said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. At that point, House Republicans must stand firm, hold their ground and continue to listen to the American people.
House Republicans expressed anger when Cruz conceded that Senate Democrats have the votes to beat him. Cruz was only reflecting reality, but House Republicans accused him of surrendering before the fight even began.
Cruz is advocating a shutdown rather than allow the health care law to move forward. He told The Associated Press Thursday that the 1995-96 government shutdown was just a partial, temporary government shutdown that didnt hurt Republicans politically as much as most people think and that it helped spark welfare reform in 1996 and a budget deal in 1997.
Nobody likes that outcome. But it also wasnt the end of the world, Cruz said.
Cruz reading of history is open to question; its true that during the partial shutdown, essential government services continued, but the confrontation had little connection to welfare reform or the budget deal that came more than a year later.
A likely outcome of Fridays vote would be that the House would vote to pass a funding bill stripped of the health care provision and send it to Obama to avert a shutdown. Top GOP leaders in the House and Senate made it clear they have no appetite for a shutdown showdown.
I dont think that any reasonable person thinks theres anything to be gained by a government shutdown, Republican Sen. John Cornyn, another Texan, said. Rather than a shutdown of government, what we need is a Republican victory in 2014 so we can be in control. Im not sure those are mutually compatible.
GOP leaders have telegraphed they would likely concede to the Senates demand for a stopgap spending bill shorn of the Obamacare provision but that they would carry on the fight over legislation to increase the governments borrowing cap.
There should be no conversation about shutting the government down, Boehner said. Thats not the goal here.
The debt-limit measure, required to allow the government to pay all of its bills on time, would be brought to the House floor as early as next week and would allow the Treasury to borrow freely for one year.
Republicans vow to load that bill with a GOP wish list, including another assault on the health care bill and a provision to force the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries, a project that environmentalists oppose and that the Obama administration so far has refused to approve.
Democrats strongly denounced the Republican move. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said the GOP was pursuing an insane plan. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said, A group of extremists is threatening to hold our government hostage.
Obama, speaking Wednesday to business executives at a meeting of the Business Roundtable, said, You have never seen in the history of the United States the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and have nothing to do with the debt.
The Obama administrations budget director, Sylvia Burwell, issued a memo to department heads that said, Prudent management requires that agencies be prepared for the possibility of a lapse in funding.
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