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Jun.01.2011
Romney's inevitable re-emergence and manipulation of the 2012 presidential race comes about largely because many Republicans are dissatisfied with the alternatives. But, there's another factor, a Supreme Court ruling back in January, 2010 that empowered the candidacy of a corporatist like Mr....
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May.16.2011
If the authorities in New York decide to try International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of alleged attempted rape, sodomy, and false imprisonment of a 32 year old French maid at the five star Hotel Sofitel, the French government should insist Strauss-Khan be extradited to...
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May.10.2011
Following the raid in Pakistan, and killing of Osama bin Laden, wives and children of the al Qaeda leader are crawling out of the proverbial woodwork.
Bin Laden reportedly had four wives, and anywhere from 20-26 children, 11 of whom are sons, most of whom have, according to The Telegraph, taken...
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May.10.2011
Following the raid in Pakistan, and killing of Osama bin Laden, wives and children of the al Qaeda leader are crawling out of the proverbial woodwork.
Bin Laden reportedly had four wives, and anywhere from 20-26 children, 11 of whom are sons, most of whom have, according to The Telegraph, taken...
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May.05.2011
Without fanfare, last January, and at the insistence of Attorney General Eric Holder, the FBI rounded up more than 100 suspects in a series of early morning raids that spanned three states: New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
As the Associated Press reported, the suspects were all believed...
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May.05.2011
Without fanfare, last January, and at the insistence of Attorney General Eric Holder, the FBI rounded up more than 100 suspects in a series of early morning raids that spanned three states: New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
As the Associated Press reported, the suspects were all believed...
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Apr.30.2011
In April, the Obama administration announced guidelines for new regulations instituted on January 14th which now allow for "purposeful travel" to Cuba, as well as non-family remittances.
To some, this may seem like a baby step towards reconciliation between the two countries, but...
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Apr.22.2011
Maybe it's the hair, but now that Donald Trump has muscled his way into the upcoming presidential race, he and the other contenders for president, for some reason one can't help thinking about a popular television show from 40 years ago, "The Mod Squad," a show that was billed as...
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Apr.22.2011
Maybe it's the hair, but now that Donald Trump has muscled his way into the upcoming presidential race, he and the other contenders for president, for some reason one can't help thinking about a popular television show from 40 years ago, "The Mod Squad," a show that was billed as...
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Apr.16.2011
On a day traditionally associated with paying taxes, the House passed a draconian budget plan that Congress has been tossing back and forth for weeks.
And, thanks to last year's midterm election, 83 new Republican members of Congress were able to get this budget bill through despite the absence...
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Apr.10.2011
Concede what? Republicans and Democrats have agreed to make concessions to keep the government up and running temporarily until a more permanent resolution can be reached, but the stopgap measure approved will expire on Thursday.
While we're in for a long round of negotiations before both...
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Mar.31.2011
Setting aside the fact that the last time this country had a formal declaration of war before engaging in a military operation was World War II, back in 1942, when Congress officially declared war on Bulgaria, the actions of the executive branch since have effectively neutralized any legal mandate...
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Mar.31.2011
Setting aside the fact that the last time this country had a formal declaration of war before engaging in a military operation was World War II, back in 1942, when Congress officially declared war on Bulgaria, the actions of the executive branch since have effectively neutralized any legal mandate...
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Mar.18.2011
Nine years ago next month, I organized an event in a little country town about eighty miles north of Los Angeles. T
he plan was to celebrate National Poetry Month and Nuclear Non-Proliferation, and the goal was to change the name to National Poetry/Non-Proliferation Month. The idea was inspired by...
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Mar.15.2011
Right around the time a 9.0 tsunami struck Japan and left in its wake the worst nuclear reactor disaster since Chernobyl, the Transportation Security Administration made public the results of its internal review that shows what they call "record-keeping errors" and miscalculations by TSA...
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About Jayne
My full name is Jayne Lyn Stahl.
Widely published poet, and essayist---Huffington Post blogger, with screenplay, "Shakespeare & Company," that tells the story of Sylvia Beach's struggle to publish James Joyce's "Ulysses," currently in development.
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Causes Jayne Stahl Supports
Free Speech, human rights, and abolition of the death penalty.
Jayne’s Favorite Books
"Crime and Punishment," Fyodor Dostoyevsky "Ulysses," James Joyce "Dead Souls," Gogol "The Trial," Franz Kafka "Thus Spake Zarathustra," Friedrich Nietzsche "...