Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Fwd: Kevin Barrett, Bloomberg 911 fund etc

Bloomberg To Congress: 9/11 Victims Need More Help
<http://wcbstv.com/local/local_story_080114853.html>
*WCBS-TV New York* Wed, 21 Mar 2007 8:49 AM PDT
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked Congress today to reopen
the
compensation fund for 9/11 terrorism victims, saying the city could
otherwise lose billions of dollars to lawsuits. Bloomberg says just
because
injuries and illnesses have been slower to emerge should not
disqualify
people from getting the help they need.
Bloomberg Testifies in DC on Health Impacts of 9/11
<http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/75764>
*WNYC New York Public Radio* Wed, 21 Mar 2007 8:40 AM PDT
Mayor Bloomberg visits Washington today. Later this morning, he'll
deliver
testimony on Capitol Hill on the health impacts of 9/11. This is part
of
Bloomberg's ongoing effort to increase funds for th....
Bloomberg to Congress: Reopen 9/11
fund<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_re_us/attacks_health_1>
*AP via Yahoo! News *Wed, 21 Mar 2007 9:07 AM PDT
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked Congress on Wednesday to
reopen
a compensation fund to cover more Sept. 11 terrorism attack victims,
saying
the city could otherwise lose billions of dollars to lawsuits.
House Chairman Doubts Veto on TSA
Unionization<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/welcome/entry.php?
refer=25181&pageUrl=/usnews/news/articles/070320/20thompson.htm>
*US News & World Report* Wed, 21 Mar 2007 7:11 AM PDT
Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee,
is
pushing for a clause in a House 9/11 Commission bill that would offer
full
collective bargaining rights and whistleblower rights to the roughly
43,000
federal airport screeners with the Transportation Security
Administration.


[First Amendment] The boundaries of academic freedom
<http://www.mndaily.com/article.php?id=71195>
*The Minnesota Daily* Wed, 21 Mar 2007 6:07 AM PDT
Former University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett's new
book, "Truth
Jihad: My Epic Struggle Against the 9/11 Big Lie," is due out this
month.
The work, a culmination of Barrett's now infamous class...