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LeftWingCracker and Sharon Cobb are both dismayed at Obama's support for the economic rescue package that just passed the Senate last night.

The editorial voice of the City Paper points out the very political process that resulted in Tim Barnes as the nominee of the 22nd state Senate District and its future implications:

I spent over 70 years on this border and they never terrorized me.

- - Texas teacher on US Border Agents' claim that her Mexican neighbors were terrorists

I spent over 70 years on this border and they never terrorized me.

- - Texas teacher on US Border Agents' claim that her Mexican neighbors were terrorists

Sean Braisted discusses the political implications of what seems to be the end of traditional “white flight” patterns:

The New Republic has an interesting article on the subject of "demographic inversion," a.k.a gentrification, a.k.a. 'new urbanism,' which seems to be taking over many of the major cities across the country.

I watched for media coverage today of last night's meeting called by Charlie Tygard under the auspices of a "task force" which he has charged with the goal of recommending changes to his bill that would permit several kinds of non-profit groups in residential areas to have commercial-type LED signs.

With the Metro Council debate on whether to adequately fund Metro's public hospital heating up, check out this report from Progressive States on the dramatic revenues that "not-for-profit" hospitals are making under the auspices of, well, being "not-for-profit."