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• PUBLIC HEARING ON SANTA CLARA COUNTY PROPOSED ...

  —The Westerner

  PUBLIC HEARING ON SANTA CLARA COUNTY PROPOSED RODEO ORDINANCE
  
  To: California Rodeo Proponents
  From: Cindy Schonholtz, PRCA Animal Welfare
  Date: September 30, 2008
  RE: Action needed in Santa Clara County
  
  What/When: The Santa Clara County Animal Advisory Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the adoption [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:29pm EDT

• GAOClimate Change: Federal Actions Will ...

  —The Westerner

  GAO
  
  Climate Change: Federal Actions Will Greatly Affect the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage As a Key Mitigation Option. GAO-08-1080, September 30.
  [www.gao.gov]
  
  Highlights - [www.gao.gov]
  
  Coastal Zone Management: Measuring Program's Effectiveness Continues to Be a Challenge. GAO-08-1045, September 12.
  [www.gao.gov]
  
  Highlights [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 4:33pm EDT

• Great Movie Quotes

  —Opinionnation Times

  You see, according to Cocteau's plan I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 3:17pm EDT by Opinionnation

• Ron Paul on the Bailout Vote

  —Errors of Enchantment

  Congressman Ron Paul is one of the few elected officials nationwide who seems to actually understand the causes of the current financial crisis and the potential negative effects associated with the $700 billion bailout that was defeated in the House of Representatives yesterday. Check out the short video [...]

  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 12:30pm EDT

• The Pending Annihilation of Freedom by Obama's Stalinist Tactics and Goons

  —The Pink Flamingo

  BARACK OBAMA & THE TRUTH
  
  There is a very good reason why the MSM is ignoring the LIES OF BARACK OBAMA.  They are his pawing lap-dogs.  Giving FOX News the benefit of the doubt for not exposing the Stalinist-Marxist tactics of the Obama Campain is simple.  They need to expose the [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 10:00am EDT by SJ Reidhead

• Common Sense Prevails - Barely

  —Mario Burgos

  The failure of the $700 billion bailout plan ... um, rescue plan... um, economic stabilization plan... oh heck, let's just call it what it was - a bailout plan. Well, it failed to pass the House, which means common sense prevailed:
  

  "Doing nothing is not an option," House Majority [...]

  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 9:24am EDT

• Putin & Chaves the Odd Couple Waiting to Adopt a Baby Barack?

  —The Pink Flamingo

  RUSSIA, VENEZUELA & OBAMA'S MARXIST FRIENDS
  Do you remember a few years ago when Hugo Chavez first came to power and he was hailed as a heroic figure by Jimmy Carter?  I just thought I would remind all the little Obamaites, but then they probably think Carter is a heroic figure.  [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 8:00am EDT by SJ Reidhead

• Mobile phones to track carbon footprint ...

  —The Westerner

  Mobile phones to track carbon footprint Keeping track of your carbon footprint could become as simple as slipping a mobile phone in your pocket: a London-based start-up company has developed software for mobile phones that uses global positioning satellites to work out automatically whether you are walking, driving or [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:19am EDT

• Wildfires force $400M in cuts at ...

  —The Westerner

  Wildfires force $400M in cuts at Forest Service The cost of fighting summer wildfires in California and the West has forced U.S. Forest Service officials to slash more than $400 million in spending, causing closures of some campgrounds and limiting access to some forests. While the number of fires [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:18am EDT

• No end in sight for the ...

  —The Westerner

  No end in sight for the roadless debate President Bill Clinton sought to end the debate over 58 million acres of roadless national forests with a rule published in the last days of his administration. But because he issued his rule in the face of the outright anger of [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:16am EDT

• Agency dismisses protests of Roan drilling; ...

  —The Westerner

  Agency dismisses protests of Roan drilling; leases issued The Interior Department on Monday dismissed nearly 15,000 protests submitted by groups and individuals against drilling on the Roan Plateau and the same day issued oil and gas leases on the western Colorado landmark to energy companies. The leases covering nearly [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:15am EDT

• Suit targets Roan drilling The federal ...

  —The Westerner

  Suit targets Roan drilling The federal government issued $114 million in oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau on Monday, and within hours, a legal challenge was filed by environmental groups. The sale was the largest onshore revenue producer ever for the federal Bureau of Land Management. The [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:13am EDT

• BLM rebuilds agency The Bureau of ...

  —The Westerner

  BLM rebuilds agency The Bureau of Land Management plans to restructure its agency to put more authority in local regions rather than in state offices. The change, approved last year, is expected to transition during the next two years, said John Husband, field manager for the BLM Little Snake [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:12am EDT

• Old growth Sierra junipers felled amid ...

  —The Westerner

  Old growth Sierra junipers felled amid warming debate Moments after he saw the centuries-old junipers on the ground, Glenn Fair felt sick to his stomach. A 60-year-old fishing guide from rural Lassen County, Fair has nothing against thinning forests to protect them from fire and disease. But the barren, [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:11am EDT

• Thought-provoking film documentary to be shown ...

  —The Westerner

  Thought-provoking film documentary to be shown in Helena Filmmaker Todd Darling pokes holes in the idea that environmental deregulation is good for the average person in a new environmental documentary called "A Snowmobile for George." Darling, 56, is a Los Angeles filmmaker who also has worked in television, including [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:11am EDT

• Ethanol, Pitting Ranchers against Farmers? In ...

  —The Westerner

  Ethanol, Pitting Ranchers against Farmers? In a country where Corn is King, you would assume that rural ranchers and farmers in our countries corn belt would vote for a president who is Pro Ethanol. After all, most ethanol is made from corn and the U.S. Government is paying farmers [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:10am EDT

• Stokes resigns as CEO of NCBA ...

  —The Westerner

  Stokes resigns as CEO of NCBA Terry Stokes, chief executive officer of the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA), announced today he will resign from his position following the 2009 Cattle Industry Convention, January 31, 2009. Stokes said representing cattlemen and championing their cause has been the greatest honor and [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:09am EDT

• Spam, Still the Mystery Meat, Escapes ...

  —The Westerner

  Spam, Still the Mystery Meat, Escapes New U.S. Food-Label Rules U.S. rules requiring meat and fresh produce to be labeled by national origin are falling short of lawmakers' aims, leaving shoppers in the dark about where mixed vegetables, steaks and Spam come from, some lawmakers say. Six years after [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:07am EDT

• New Mexico's Peppers Pride Seeks Record ...

  —The Westerner

  New Mexico's Peppers Pride Seeks Record 17th Win oe Allen?s Peppers Pride has entered a six-furlong allowance race at Zia Park on Saturday afternoon in her attempt to set the record for consecutive wins. The Joel Marr-trained Peppers Pride has won each of her 16 career wins and shares [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:07am EDT

• Michaelmas Day

  —The Pink Flamingo

  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
  Miss Beverly Sills, AKA Bubbles Silverman (when she is in trouble - which is always) was born about a year ago.  Because we do not know the exact date of her birth, Bubbles has declared this day to be the celebration of her birth. The [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 1:03am EDT by SJ Reidhead

• McCain Takes Out Katie Couric

  —The Pink Flamingo

  PDS - THE MONDAY EDITION
  McCain: This is not the first time that I've seen a governor being questioned by some quote, "expert." I remember that Ronald Reagan was a "cowboy." President Clinton was a governor of a very small state that had "no experience" either. (laughter) I remember how easy it was gonna be [...]
  
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 12:37am EDT by SJ Reidhead

• Another Small Step for Man - Falcon I Triumphs

  —The Pink Flamingo

  AN IMPORTANT FIRST
  Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX launched a dummy payload into space!  Falcon 1, a liquid fuel rocket carried a 364 payload into space. 
  "...The booster stands 68 feet tall (21 meters) tall and is designed to haul payloads of up to about 1,256 pounds (570 [...]
  
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  Posted: September 29, 2008, 10:56pm EDT by SJ Reidhead