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Quotes of the Day

• Robert Frost
  "Freedom lies in being bold." […]
• Napoleon Bonaparte
  "History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." […]
• John F. Kennedy
  "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." […]

This Week Past Years

2009

• CIRCUS COMING TO CONEY?
• APPLE VERDE GRANDE
• HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
• SOUTH FERRY RENEWED
• REPORTS GREATLY EXAGGERATED

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• Israeli Singer-Songwriter Broza To Perform At Brooklyn Center March 15, 2010
  FLATBUSH — Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2009-2010 World Stages series with Israeli singer/songwriter David Broza on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. Since the mid 1970s, David Broza has been steadily gaining […]
• Letter to the Editor: Wants More Probes of MTA March 15, 2010
  Your coverage of public transit cutbacks has been excellent, especially Harold Egeln’s articles on buses and Ron Geberer’s coverage of trains. I just want to suggest that you add another dimension and demand that MTA reveal more about the compensation […]
• St. Francis Women Beat LIU March 15, 2010
  Long Island University's Connie James, left, and St. Francis's Brittany Lilley fight for the ball in the second half of the Northeast Conference women’s championship basketball game at Long Island University in Brooklyn this past Sunday. St. Francis won 77-68. The two Downtown Brooklyn schools have a longstanding rivalry. * * * Questions? Comments? […]
• St. Francis Professor Explores Origins of English Modernism March 15, 2010
  BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — St. Francis College Professor of English Gregory F. Tague is pleased to announce the publication of his second book of 2010 and fourth scholarly book overall, Origins of English Dramatic Modernism, 1870 to 1914 (Academica Press), which […]
• BP Markowitz’ Concerns About New Domino Similar to CB1’s March 15, 2010
  Questioned Permanence of 660 Affordable Units, Impacts on Schools, Transportation By Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Borough President (BP) Marty Markowitz’ concerns about the New Domino development appeared to mirror those of Community Board 1, which voted against it last Tuesday. At the BP’s hearing on Thursday at Borough Hall he ask […]
• On This Day in History: March 15 Old-Time Tough-Guy from Brooklyn March 15, 2010
  From the New York Post in January 1973: “DILLINGER” STAR IS STABBED. In a street row outside a bar on Ninth Avenue near the second-rate hotel where he had a room, the actor Lawrence Tierney required surgery for a ‘serious stab wound’ in the abdomen.” The following June there was this stark news report: “Former movie actor Lawrence Tierney was questioned and […]
• Hannah Senesh School Withdraws Plans for Courtyard Development March 15, 2010
  Carroll Gardens residents, community groups and public officials were pleased with the announcement Friday that the Hannah Senesh School at Smith Street and First Place had dropped plans to expand into its courtyard/parking lot space. Said State Assemblywoman Joan Millman: “I applaud the school for understanding the community’s concerns and deciding not to p […]
• Fire Safety Seminar in Bensonhurst March 15, 2010
  In the wake of a Bensonhurst fire that killed five, Council Members Vincent Gentile and Domenic Recchia hosted a fire safety seminar Wednesday, Feb. 24 at P.S. 163. More than 40 people were in attendance and heard from the Department of Buildings regarding how to ensure that buildings are safe and adhere to zoning and building code. The also receive useful t […]
• Boymelgreen’s Bank First in NY To Be Shut By Feds Since 2000 March 15, 2010
  Real Estate Developer Known for B’klyn Properties By Marcy Gordon Associated Press BROOKLYN — The shutdown on Thursday of LibertyPoint Bank, chaired by Brooklyn-based real estate magnate Shaya Boymelgreen, was the first closure of a New York state-based bank in 11 years, according […]
• Golden Sponsors Legislation For Authority To Oversee MTA March 15, 2010
  BROOKLYN — State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-Southern Brooklyn) recently announced that he has cosponsored legislation in the New York State Senate, S. 6645, that would create the Metropolitan Transit Authority Interim Finance Authority. The MTA Interim Finance Authority would be […]

NY Times (NY Regional)

• Governor Christie Seeks Spending Cuts to Close Gap in New Jersey March 16, 2010
  To close a structural deficit, Gov. Christopher J. Christie’s budget focuses almost exclusively on cutting spending rather than raising revenue. […]
• In Expensive New York, Pizza for $1, or Even 99 Cents March 16, 2010
  In New York City, where an omelet can cost $1,000, incredibly cheap pizzerias are making their mark. […]
• Brooklyn Artist Makes Tokens and Gives Them Away March 16, 2010
  Beriah Wall of Brooklyn has been churning out and giving away coinlike handmade discs for more than 30 years, as an artistic statement. […]
• Case of the Missing Building Numbers March 16, 2010
  Tired of craning your neck up, down and around corners to find a building's number? So is Manhattan's borough president. […]
• Shamrocks on S.I. Ferry Raise Ruckus Instead of Morale March 16, 2010
  A Staten Island Ferry mate stamped shamrocks all over the pilothouse to spread cheer in advance of St. Patrick's Day, but his supervisors were not amused. […]
• Few Haitians Seek Protected Immigration Status March 16, 2010
  Just 34,000 Haitians in the United States illegally have applied for a special status that temporarily allows them to work. […]
• New York Region Comes to Grips With Shock of Storm’s Fury March 16, 2010
  Officials across the metropolitan region called damage from the weekend storm some of the worst they’d seen. […]
• New York Case Faults Public Defender Programs March 16, 2010
  Civil liberties groups are watching a case about the quality of public defender programs that is about to be argued before New York’s highest court. […]
• Signature Theater’s Plans Shift, but Gehry Remains March 16, 2010
  The Signature Theater Company’s new home, designed by Frank Gehry, won’t be as grand as the one planned for the World Trade Center site, but it is more affordable. […]
• Ex-Chief of Park Avenue Bank Is Charged With Fraud March 16, 2010
  Charles J. Antonucci Sr. pretended he came to the rescue of his troubled institution by investing $6.5 million of his own, but it was not his money, the authorities said. […]

Media Matters

• Right-wing witch hunt turns to Rev. Wallis
  March 16, 2010
  The right-wing witch hunt against President Obama's advisers has turned to Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of the president's faith council who has worked with numerous conservative and mainstream religious leaders. A WorldNetDaily article uses a series of falsehoods and distortions to portray Wallis as "Obama's new controversial pastor" a
• Gingrich and Scarborough criticize self-executing rule, but in Congress they used it
  March 16, 2010
  Newt Gingrich and Joe Scarborough have recently criticized a proposed legislative procedure to finalize health care reform as "radical" and "incredible," despite having supported the use of the same legislative process while they were members of Congress. The rule in question is an accepted part of House procedure, and in the years after
• Karl Frisch: How to annoy Glenn Beck in five minutes or less
  March 16, 2010
  Want to annoy Fox News' Glenn Beck in five minutes or less while simultaneously making sure your community gets its fair share of federal money? Fill out and return the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire when it arrives in your mailbox. Few other issues seem to whip media conservatives into a frenzy of misinformation and half-baked conspiracy theories like
• Right-wing media falsely accuse Dems of "Slaughter rule" hypocrisy
  March 16, 2010
  Right-wing media have falsely accused Democrats of hypocrisy for considering the use of a legislative procedure known as a self-executing rule to finalize health care reform in the House. Those media have falsely claimed Democrats criticized Republicans' use of a self-executing rule in 2006. In fact, those Democrats did not criticize the 2006 bill becau
• Meet Erick Erickson: CNN's newest political commentator
  March 16, 2010
  CNN announced that RedState.com editor Erick Erickson will join the channel as a political commentator, stating that he is "a perfect fit" for the new show John King, USA. Erickson's long history of incendiary, sexist, and racially charged statements includes asking when voters would "march down" and "beat" lawmakers "
• Hemmer falsely claimed the self-executing rule "does not require a single vote"
  March 16, 2010
  On the March 16 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, co-host Bill Hemmer falsely claimed that the House was considering a "self-executing rule that does not require a single vote" to pass health care reform. In fact, the self-executing rule requires a majority vote in order to pass and, as Ezra Klein has noted, "the effect"
• Quick Fact: Hemmer uses poll to falsely portray Senate health bill as funding abortion
  March 16, 2010
  While interviewing Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA), Fox News host Bill Hemmer highlighted a poll question regarding constituent responses to Altmire "if he votes for health care legislation that includes federal funding of abortion," claiming the poll shows that "if abortion language is not changed, 58 percent say they will likely not vote for"
• Right-wing media set sights on family of 11-year-old who spoke about his mother's death at health care event
  March 16, 2010
  Right-wing media have recently targeted 11-year-old Marcelas Owens and his family for attacks after he appeared at a health care reform event to speak about his mother, who reportedly died after losing her health insurance. These attacks follow a history of media conservatives attacking or mocking the uninsured, and previous attacks by right-wing media on th
• Quick Fact: O'Reilly falsely claims health bill will "require American taxpayers to fund abortion"
  March 15, 2010
  On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly claimed that the health care bill will "require American taxpayers to fund abortion." In fact, the Senate bill, now being considered by the House, prohibits health insurers from using federal subsidies to pay for abortion services restricted under the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of federal funds
• Right-wing media attack "Slaughter solution" as unprecedented, but GOP "set new records" for its use
  March 15, 2010
  Media conservatives have falsely characterized a legislative proposal reportedly being considered to finalize health care reform in the House as unprecedented, undemocratic, and unconstitutional. But the rule in question is an accepted part of House procedure, and Congress repeatedly used the rule under GOP leadership, according to a former GOP staff directo
• Charen falsely claims health care reform "mandate[s] racial and ethnic quotas"
  March 15, 2010
  Columnist Mona Charen falsely claimed that the House health care reform bill contains mandated "racial and ethnic quotas for medical schools and other federal contractors." In fact, the bill contains no quota mandates.Charen falsehood: House bill mandates "racial and ethnic quotas" From Charen's March 12 syndicated column: Among the
• Myths and Falsehoods on budget reconciliation
  March 15, 2010
  In recent weeks, conservative media have promoted a number of myths and falsehoods about the possible use of the budget reconciliation process to finalize passage of health care reform. Myth: Reconciliation is the nuclear option Myth: Reconciliation undermines democracy Myth: Reconciliation in general is "arcane," abnormal, and rarely used Myth: Re
• Palin's new anti-health care reform Facebook post is full of old falsehoods
  March 15, 2010
  On March 14, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted a new anti-health care reform essay on her Facebook page that contains numerous falsehoods regarding reconciliation, House rules, and "federal funding of abortion."Palin rehashes falsehoods about the House vote, reconciliation, abortion funding Palin: Democrats want to use reconciliation to "b
• Doocy falsely suggested Senate bill allows for federal "funding for abortion"
  March 15, 2010
  On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy falsely suggested that the Senate's health care reform legislation contains "language that does allow for" federal "funding for abortion" beyond what is currently allowed under the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of life endangerment, rape
• Karl Rove brings his misinformation tour to Meet the Press
  March 14, 2010
  Karl Rove brought his misinformation tour to Meet the Press by making false claims about the Iraq war and the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation.Rove falsely claimed it "was not" Bush policy "to go into Iraq and take their" oil revenues "to pay for the cost of the war" From the March 14 edition of NBC

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