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Tulare County: Editorial says judge’s ruling blow to open meetings

donal brown August 26, 2010

On the heels of a Superior Court judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Brown Act violations by the county Board of Supervisors, the Visalia Times-Delta argues that the judge should have recognized the overriding importance of the public’s right to know how elected officials conduct public business. -db Visalia Times-Delta Editorial August 26, 2010 Naturally, we at the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register were disappointed that Tulare County Superior Court Judge Melinda Reed dismissed

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Mayor Defends Mosque near Ground Zero

FAC August 25, 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered an impassioned speech on religious freedom at a Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion Tuesday night, declaring there’s “nowhere in the five boroughs of New York City that is off limits to any religion.” August 25, 2010 The Wall Street Journal By Michael Howard Saul Mr. Bloomberg, speaking at an annual Iftar dinner, said he understood the impulse to find an alternative location for the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near

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Facebook Fights Privacy Concerns

FAC August 25, 2010

The launch of Facebook Inc.’s Places location service this week sparked new privacy concerns about the popular social network. But the company’s efforts to mollify critics before the launch stemmed some of the blowback. August 25, 2010 The Wall Street Journal By Geoffrey A. Fowler Places is a feature that lets users share their physical locations with Facebook friends, but it also allows users to identify friends at those locations. By default, each Facebook member

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Calif. televangelist can sue ABC for defamation, 9th Circuit says

FAC August 25, 2010

A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated a televangelist’s defamation lawsuit claiming ABC’s “20/20” news program used a fictionalized sermon in which he portrayed himself as a wealthy braggart out of context. August 25, 2010 By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO —A trial court judge had earlier tossed out the lawsuit filed by the Rev. Frederick Price, ruling that the video apparently showing the founder of the Crenshaw Christian Center boast about his wealth didn’t leave

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Railroad worries EPA will keep destroying records

FAC August 25, 2010

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to stop destroying records Union Pacific requested about lead contamination in Omaha, but the railroad worries the federal agency won’t protect all relevant information. August 25, 2010 By The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Documents filed yesterday show Union Pacific Corp. and the EPA agreed on most aspects of a preliminary injunction, but the railroad wants a federal judge to order a broad definition of what kinds of records

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