| Clinton Accuses Obama of Being Too Far Left
Rush Limbaugh endorses my opponent, and we know Limbaugh is too far to the left! Grover Norquist is satisfied with the Republican nominee, but certainly Norquist is too far to the left! And, as my running mate, because I do not want to be too far to the left, I am passing on Jesse Helms, who is too socialist for me, and I am choosing Strom Thurmond, who was too far left when he was alive, but has matured and come to his senses in the grave! .
Briefs: Federer ends losing streak at two
Top-ranked Roger Federer ended his two-match losing streak, beating Nikolay Davydenko, 6-4, 6-3, Wednesday at Shanghai, China, and boosting his chances of defending his Masters Cup title. Federer still has to beat Andy Roddick on Friday, though, to have a serious chance of making the semifinals in the season-ending tournament with the top eight men's singles players. Roddick beat Fernando Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-4. .
B.C. prison locked down after inmates set fires
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. _ Matsqui prison in suburban Abbotsford is under lockdown after inmates set fires in the exercise yard to protest their privacy concerns. Dave Lefebvre, a spokesman for the medium-security facility, said Saturday that inmates were unhappy after recent media reports about a woman being stopped at the gate when her toddler's stroller tested positive for cocaine. He said the 170 inmates who took part in the protest that began at about 9 p.m. Friday refused to return to their living units. They then set fire to garbage, foliage and a gazebo-like structure in the yard, he said. A negotiator and an emergency response team were brought in to help escort inmates back to their cells and the transfer was complete by 3:30 a.m. Saturday, when the lockdown began, Lefebvre said.
Readers submit Louisiana feast
Then stir in the sherry (may substitute sherry with more chicken stock) Add Parmesan/Romano cheeses and stir till thickened. May need to add more flour if too thin. Very gently add crabmeat carefully so not to break up the jumbo lumps. Fold over two times. Place either rice or toast points on bottom of ramekins, pour Crab Newburg sauce over which ever and top with more Parmesan cheese. Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly and brown. Serves six small ramekins.
PITA BREAD BITES
Cut pita bread in halves, then fourths, then eighths. Lay triangles on cookie sheet in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and dried rosemary. Bake for five minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with the casserole with a small green salad.
We will have a Louisiana Fig Cake for dessert.
IT Big Brother More Pervasive Than Ever, Says 2007 Privacy Survey
2006 and 2007 proved to be dismal years for privacy advocates, as governments the world over showed little restraint in their deployments of the latest surveillance technologies. Privacy International released its 2007 annual International Privacy Rankings on December 28, and the results are chilling. The report is based on the Electronic Privacy Information Center's September 2007 1,100-page "Privacy & Human Rights" report, which Privacy International called the "single most comprehensive single volume report in the human rights field." Among the survey's 47 ranked countries, not a single nation improved its rating over 2006's rankings; each country either maintained the previous year's classification or fell further towards a "surveillance state." Well over half of the ranked countries were ranked at or below a ranking of "systemic failure to uphold [privacy] safeguards," with a significant number of countries featuring "extensive" or "endemic" surveillance societies.
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