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Quotes of the Day

• Benjamin Franklin
  "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." […]
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  "Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." […]
• Oscar Wilde
  "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." […]

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• All In a Year’s Work at the Eagle February 8, 2010
  In addition to publishing a daily newspaper for 114 years (1841-1955), the original Brooklyn Daily Eagle published other informational works as well, most notably, and consistently, the Eagle Almanac, which was updated and released annually from 1896 to 1929. Eagle photographer Mario Belluomo recently came upon a 1914 edition of the Eagle Almanac in a used b […]
• Starrett City Child Sought February 8, 2010
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the following missing child who was last seen on Jan. 22, leaving the lobby of his Starrett City residence on Vandalia Avenue. He is Patrick Alford, age 7. He was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, blue jeans with black sneakers. Anyone with information on his […]
• Upcoming Events in the Legal Community: February 8, 2010 February 8, 2010
  TODAY thru Feb. 26, Kings County Courts Black History Month; See separate calendar at bottom left of page. * * * TODAY, Feb. 8, CLE: Using Mitigation to Beat the ‘Last, Best’ Offer, 6-8 p.m. Speakers: Attorneys Jordan […]
• LICH, St. Vincent’s and Continuum February 8, 2010
  By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN — Recently Continuum Health Partners, known to Downtown Brooklyn residents as the parent company of Long Island College Hospital, backed down from its offer to buy the troubled St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village. The problem with this arrangement is that Continuum planned to shut down St. Vincent’s inp […]
• Historic Prints of Brooklyn To Be Exhibited as Part of Heights Association Centennial February 8, 2010
  In celebration of its 100th anniversary, The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) is sponsoring “Brooklyn in Prints: A Special Gathering,” a curated exhibit featuring rare and unusual prints and images tracing the history of the borough from its farmland days to the 21st century. This exhibit, which will be held at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS), will b […]
• Space TALKTwo Brooklyn Agents Honored at Massey Knakal Award Ceremony February 8, 2010
  Compiled by Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN HEIGHTS— Massey Knakal Realty Services honored two Brooklyn brokers at its annual award ceremony on Jan. 27. The event, held this year at the Brooklyn office in Brooklyn Heights and honored “some of the finest” in the firm. The Brooklyn honorees are: • Brian Hanson, first vice president of sales in […]
• Brooklyn Today: Monday February 8, 2010 February 8, 2010
  Good morning. Today is the 39th day of the year. On this day in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in England after being accused of plotting Queen Elizabeth’s death. Many Catholics considered Mary to be the rightful queen […]
• KINGS COUNTY COURTS Black History Month Events February 8, 2010
  Tues., Feb. 9, Conversation With Gloria Browne-Marshall, Esq., 1 p.m. Author of “Race, Law and American Society: 1607 to Present.” Held in Ceremonial Courtroom 2.95, Brooklyn Supreme Court, 320 Jay St. * * * Thurs. Feb. 11, Tribune Society Reception, 1 […]
• On This Day in History: February 8Honeymooners’ ‘Brooklyn’ Housewife February 8, 2010
  “One of these days — POW, right in the kisser,” Jackie Gleason, as Ralph Kramden (the blustery Brooklyn bus driver), would say to Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden in so many TV episodes of the sitcom “The Honeymooners.” Or he’d shake his fist in her face and threaten “To the moon, Alice!” It never seemed to faze Alice Kramden, but it was so nice when he’d say […]

NY Times (NY Regional)

• Damage From Blast Hinders Rescue in Connecticut February 8, 2010
  Amid the power plant’s twisted beams and cracked flooring, officials suspended the search for survivors early Monday, fearing for the rescue workers’ safety. […]
• As Gillibrand Gathers Endorsements, Ford Calls It ‘Underhanded’ February 8, 2010
  Harold E. Ford Jr. said Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand was trying to dissuade him from running against her. […]
• A Parish Tested: Quake a Defining Crisis for Two Priests in Queens February 8, 2010
  The Revs. Robert Robinson and Jean-Moise Delva of SS. Joachim and Anne parish strive to soothe the anguish and trauma among their parishioners. […]
• Desperate Search for Victims of Explosion in Connecticut February 8, 2010
  Efforts to find survivors were hindered by an absence of information about how many people were working at the site. […]
• A Valentine's Day Sampler as Famous New Yorkers Kiss and Tell February 8, 2010
  There are many ways to say "I love you,'' especially with Valentine's Day around the corner. But here's how some famous New Yorkers did it. […]
• Paterson Gives St. Vincent’s Hospital Another Loan February 8, 2010
  It was not clear how long the cash would last, and the governor said that saving St. Vincent’s would require “shared sacrifice.” […]
• Officer Is Shot and Suspect Is Killed in Newark February 8, 2010
  The police said the circumstances of the shooting, which left a sheriff’s officer in critical but stable condition, were not clear. […]
• Before Blast, Few Safety Problems as Energy Project Rose at Abandoned Mine Site February 8, 2010
  The Kleen Energy Systems construction site had faced hurdles through the years, including the indictment of a partner in a price-fixing case involving trash. […]
• Forget Police Data; New Yorkers Rely on Own Eyes February 8, 2010
  New York residents allowed that crime statistics might be a bit fudged, but said there was no dispute that their neighborhoods felt safer. […]
• Metropolitan Diary February 8, 2010
  Romance warms the cold February air in New York City. […]

Media Matters

• More GOP promotion: Fox News lets Hayworth plug his website
  February 9, 2010
  On Fox News' Your World, guest host Stuart Varney let former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) promote his candidacy for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat and encourage viewers to visit his campaign website. Fox News has promoted the political campaigns of other GOP candidates this year -- including helping them raise funds and solicit volunteers.Fox again lets G
• Fox Nation, WND spread falsehood about yet another Obama appointee
  February 8, 2010
  Linking to a WorldNetDaily post, Fox Nation falsely claimed that Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D), who President Obama has appointed to the newly created, bipartisan Council of Governors, "links Christians with violence." In fact, the report by a Missouri state agency to which the post referred did not reference Christianity, but rather noted ties b
• Perino advances shoe bomber falsehood to attack Obama over handling of terrorism
  February 8, 2010
  On Fox & Friends, former White House press secretary Dana Perino attempted to rebut the Obama administration's comparison of their use of civilian trials for alleged terrorists with the Bush administration's similar treatment of shoe bomber Richard Reid by falsely suggesting that "there wasn't a system in place" for Bush to order
• Moore brings small business tax falsehood back to Fox
  February 8, 2010
  On Fox News, Wall Street Journal senior economics writer Stephen Moore advanced a long-time Republican falsehood by claiming that "the big problem" with small business tax credits in the proposed jobs bill "is that a lot of small businesses are looking ahead at what is going to happen next year with the big increases on tax increases when the
• Right-wing media jump to defend Palin after "crib note" criticism
  February 8, 2010
  Right-wing media figures have rushed to defend Sarah Palin from criticism that she apparently wrote "crib notes" on her hand during her Tea Party Convention appearances by claiming, among other things, that it's a "non-issue" and that having notes on her hand was "folksy," "down to earth," and "just like busy
• "Red flag": Perino still claiming Christmas bomber bought "one-way ticket"
  February 8, 2010
  Criticizing the Obama administration for missing "all these red flags," Fox News contributor and former Bush press secretary Dana Perino claimed that Northwest Airlines bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab "bought a one-way ticket" to the United States. However, administration officials have stated that Abdulmutallab flew to Detroit
• Fox hosts GOP candidate who assaulted detainee to criticize Obama's handling of bombing suspect
  February 8, 2010
  Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade hosted Lt. Col. Allen West, a Republican congressional candidate in Florida, to criticize the Obama administration for its handling of Northwest Airlines bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab without noting that West is a Republican candidate. Moreover, despite noting that West's "personal enhanced interro
• Quick Fact: Wallace revives Palin's "pal around with terrorists" claim without noting it was built on a falsehood
  February 7, 2010
  During an interview with Sarah Palin on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace aired a clip of Palin claiming during the 2008 presidential campaign that then-candidate Barack Obama had been "pal[ling] around with terrorists." But Wallace did not note that the New York Times article to which Palin originally attributed her claim actually found that
• Quick Fact: Palin repeats falsehood that Alaska produces "20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy"
  February 7, 2010
  During an interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, Fox News contributor Sarah Palin falsely claimed that "20 percent of the US domestic supply of energy" comes from Alaska. In fact, according to the most recent data available from the Energy Information Administration, Alaska accounts for no more than 2.9 percent of total domestic energy
• Palin's tea party speech full of false and misleading national security claims
  February 7, 2010
  During her address before the National Tea Party Convention, Fox News contributor Sarah Palin made numerous false and misleading claims about national security and foreign policy, including suggesting that the Obama administration doesn't use the word "war," that interrogators didn't ask alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutal
• Palin latest to walk back criticism of GOP leader Limbaugh
  February 7, 2010
  On Fox News Sunday, Sarah Palin became the latest Republican leader to walk back criticism of Rush Limbaugh's incendiary rhetoric, saying that he had been "satirical" in using the word "retards." In a prior statement about Limbaugh's comments, a Palin spokesperson had criticized the "crude and demeaning name-calling" o
• Quick Fact: Despite her previous support, Palin bashed TARP as "crony capitalism"
  February 7, 2010
  In appearances at the National Tea Party Convention and on Fox News Sunday, Sarah Palin repeated criticism of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as "crony capitalism at its worst," a "slush fund," and claimed that part of the "fundamental difference" between conservatives and the Obama White House is that conservatives kno
• Media Matters: The politically motivated selective-victimhood of Sarah Palin
  February 5, 2010
  You've got to hand it to Fox News contributor Sarah Palin. After all, there aren't many people who can make news with a single Facebook post. Her status updates are like YouTube / iTunes /RSS) to the Minute's daily podcast hosted by Media Matters' Ben Fishel. Special thanks to John Santore, who contributed to the production of this week
• Wash. Times ' Pruden continues assault on gay men and lesbians in military
  February 5, 2010
  In an anti-gay screed, Washington Times editor emeritus Wesley Pruden wrote that "[t]here's really not very much gay about war," but that "[y]ou might think war is endless gaiety, like Mardi Gras, from this week's coverage of" Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen's February 2 testim
• Politico quotes Lott calling Obama "foolish" for trying to pass cap and trade without noting Lott lobbied against it
  February 5, 2010
  The Politico quoted former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) stating that the Obama administration was "foolish to take all those big votes on cap and trade" because doing so endangered moderate Democrats. While Politico identified Lott as a lobbyist, it did not note that his firm lobbies for oil companies on issues including the cap and trade bill, and thus

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