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November 14, 2009 - 08:48 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Please go here from now on ...

By chris reed

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/blogs/americas-finest-blog/ Thanks, sorry for the hassles, please keep visiting me at the new URL. Chris...

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November 11, 2009 - 06:54 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Opposition to charters hits a pathetic new low, even for California

By chris reed

Community groups and Los Angeles Unified officials on Tuesday condemned an anonymous flyer handed to Latino parents that threatened them with deportation if they supported plans to convert their neighborhood school to a charter. United Teachers Los Angeles denies responsibility,...

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November 10, 2009 - 07:52 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Forensic journalism 101: Last quote shows what reporter wants you to believe

By chris reed

I'm back for now blogging with the old software. For years, I have believed that a reporter's last paragraph shows his real feelings. That's when I was a reporter, I tried to end my stories with benign stuff like "Supervisors...

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November 5, 2009 - 12:12 am
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Once again, sorry about the technical woes ...

By chris reed

... this is the first time I've been able to log in since Monday night. But soon this will be fixed and I'll be back to the usual whining. Joel Anderson, I haven't forgotten that you're in your second month...

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November 3, 2009 - 12:01 am
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Sorry about technical woes keeping site down -- regular blogging resumes tomorrow

By chris reed

Thanks for the e-mails of concern. My blog lives on. Though pretty soon after a format change it's gonna be known as America's Finest blog, not America's Finest Blog. Nice conflict of interest, Al Gore. Maybe this explains why you...

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October 30, 2009 - 06:33 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

What drove Gavin out? Let speculation begin

By chris reed

Sac Bee: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made a surprise announcement Friday afternoon that he was dropping out of the gubernatorial race, leaving the Democrats with no declared candidate for the top statewide office. There's got to be a 50-50...

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October 30, 2009 - 04:18 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

The most idiotic jury verdict of all time

By chris reed

http://www.helenair.com/news/article_17304d04-c44f-11de-b8fa-001cc4c0328... Brandon Patch would be embarrassed by what his parents have done. Montana's state motto is "Oro y plata" -- "Gold and silver." Is should by "estúpido y estúpido." More here....

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October 30, 2009 - 12:59 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

AG's spokesman told me surreptitious taping was illegal. Was he taping me when he told me that?

By chris reed

The last time I spoke with Scott Gerber, spokesman for AG Jerry Brown, was about a month ago. I asked him why the AG's office was investigating not just ACORN but the fake pimp and fake prostitute who went to...

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October 29, 2009 - 05:02 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

Prediction: Conventional wisdom on proposed state constitutional convention will be that delegate selection process is insane

By chris reed

I laughed several times just reading Joe Mathews' explanation at Fox & Hounds of how the delegates will be chosen: Hold onto your hats. And take a deep breath. This is going to make your head hurt. There isn't one...

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October 29, 2009 - 02:59 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

'School quality is a function of school spending': Graphic proof this is a myth

By chris reed

To those who say, well, this is misleading, federal spending may be going up, but local and state spending isn't: Wrong. Inflation-adjusted per-pupil spending in the U.S. is up at least 60 percent since the 1983 release of the...

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