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Quotes of the Day

• Mohandas Gandhi
  "Peace is its own reward." […]
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  "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." […]

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• 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 Heights P.S. 8 Reaches for the Bard February 8, 2010
  Growth, Success Evident in Remarkable Stage Production 'Stunning Shakespeare' Presented by Elementary Schoolers Here By Mary Frost Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN HEIGHTS -- They laughed, they cried and they wildly applauded the acting, the sets, costumes and the Bard himself at P.S. 8’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Remix” […]
• Kings Criminal Bar Begins New Decade in Style February 8, 2010
  Judicial Couple, Defense Attorney, Prosecutor and Case Manager Honored at Annual Dinner KCCBA Past Presidents James Layton Koenig and Andrew Rendeiro congratulated Person of the Year Roger Bennet Adler at the KCCBA Annual Dinner and Dance held Saturday at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, Queens. Kings County Criminal Bar Association (KCCBA) President John […]
• Builder of Mets’ Citi Field Also to Build Barclays Arena in Brooklyn February 8, 2010
  New Stadium Will Have 18,000 Seats for Nets Games Compiled by Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle FORT GREENE — Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) reports it has awarded Hunt Construction Group the construction contract for the Barclays Arena at Atlantic Yards. The Indianapolis-based construction company will be working with arena designers Ellerbe Becket an […]
• 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 […]
• Brooklyn Dems Press For a Complete Sweep February 8, 2010
  DiSanto Seeks to Oust Golden, Last B’klyn GOP Officeholder By Harold Egeln Brooklyn Daily Eagle BAY RIDGE – As Republicans go on the march to unseat Democrats across the country, a young Democrat is seeking to depose Brooklyn’s sole Republican state senator, Marty Golden of Bay Ridge, an elected official since 1997. The challenge comes from Gravesend residen […]
• 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 […]
• Red Hook’s WORK Gallery Spotlights Emerging Artists February 8, 2010
  Art Lovers Brave Freezing Weather for Weekend Show By Samantha Sherman Brooklyn Daily Eagle RED HOOK -- Friends and artists gathered at 65 Union St. this past Saturday night for the weekend-only exhibit “Salting the Excellence.” The exhibit showcased the works of nine emerging artists at the WORK Gallery, a space dedicated to fostering emerging artists and t […]
• 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 […]
• Mayor Announces Program To Help Water-Bill Debtors February 8, 2010
  Speaks at Pratt Area Council CLINTON HILL -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway came to the headquarters of the Pratt Area Community Council Monday to launch the Water Debt Assistance Program, a new initiative […]

NY Times (NY Regional)

• Entry Level: There’s No Eyebrow She Can’t Tame February 9, 2010
  Salima Rajwani shapes brows by threading, or rolling taut cotton strands along the skin to pull hairs from the root. She learned the technique in her native India. […]
• In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again February 9, 2010
  Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market for skyscrapers and other big projects overheated. […]
• Republicans Have Eyes on House Seats in Northeast in Midterm Races February 9, 2010
  Some of the most competitive races for the midterm elections are taking shape in the New York metropolitan region as Republican challengers amass sizable sums of money to take on Democratic incumbents. […]
• Paterson’s Ethics Veto Survives Override Vote February 9, 2010
  Many Senate Republicans helped kill a reform bill that they once backed but that the governor said didn’t go far enough. […]
• Keep the Lawyers, Judge Tells Murder Defendant February 9, 2010
  Natavia S. Lowery, accused of killing her employer, told the judge she wanted to change her legal team, but he refused her request. […]
• Investigators to Sift Power Plant Rubble for Evidence of Criminal Negligence February 9, 2010
  Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano of Middletown, Conn., said the local police had been issued a warrant to search for signs of what caused the explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant. […]
• NYC: What to Do With Senator and Slasher? February 9, 2010
  Albany Democrats can ill afford to lose a single member, but Hiram Monserrate slashed his companion’s face. […]
• Lottery Numbers February 9, 2010
  Lottery numbers for Feb. 8, 2010. […]
• Blast Victims Served Their Communities February 9, 2010
  The five men killed in the explosion were coaches and leaders, self-appointed statesmen of the cities where they lived. […]
• The Venting of Gas From Pipes Has Been Fatal in the Past February 9, 2010
  There has been no major regulatory change to directly address the issue of where gas should be vented during construction or maintenance. […]

Media Matters

• Quick Fact: Carlson falsely claimed Republicans were "sidelined" in health care reform debate
  February 9, 2010
  On the February 9 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson advanced the false claim that Republicans had been "sidelined through the whole" health care "discussion." In fact, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senate Finance Committee bills contained nearly 200 Republican amendments. From
• Eric Boehlert: Palin headlines birther conference; press pretends not to notice
  February 9, 2010
  If you don't think there's a media double standard that favors Republicans over Democrats, then let's play a game of what-if. What if, in 2006, at Yearly Kos, the first annual convention of liberal bloggers and their readers, organizers shelled out $100,000 for former Vice President Al Gore to address attendees? And what if the same organizers
• 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

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