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(Shahsagar)Light The Way
Today is Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, one of the most popular celebrations in South Asia. If the City Council has it's way, it will get formal recognition in New York by way of suspension of alternate side street parking. The Mayor vetoed the council's bill, but they are set to override it this month.
The Fitzmas Holidays
James Joyner, writes the blog outsidethebeltway.com
- on the Lewis Libby indictments from Special prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald
» Outside the Beltway
Alitoist
Mark Schmitt, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and writes the weblog, The Decembrist
- on the nomination of Judge Alito
» The Decembrist
30 Issues: Home Rule
Jon Shure, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that conducts research on state issues,
-says New Jersey towns and districts need to think about consolidating
» New Jersey Policy Perspective
On the Record
Mike Kelly, columnist at The Record of Bergen County, NJ
- on the paper's endorsement of Forrester
» The Record of Bergen County
Lighten Up
Pandit Prakash Gosai, priest at the Bhubaneswar Mandir (temple) in Queens
- on the significance of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light
Memories of Robben Island
Ahmad Kathrada, former cabinet member in the South African government, author, Memoirs (Struik , 2005)
- on his life in post-apartheid South Africa with Nelson Mandela
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Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!
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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.
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What's Next for the Movement?
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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.
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