May 3, 2011

Blotter

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Maybe Abbottabad needs a Neighborhood Watch

Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad Neighbors Noticed Unusual Things

By NAHAL TOOSI and ZARAR KHAN

"That house was obviously a suspicious one," said Jahangir Khan, who was buying a newspaper in Abbottabad. "Either it was a complete failure of our intelligence agencies or they were involved in this affair."



Smarty Pants

Osama bin Laden Found in 2009? 

UCLA Geography Class Project Was on Right Track

 

Class Project Turns 'CSI'
The bin Laden tracking idea arose during conversations between Professors Thomas Gillespie and John Agnew in the UCLA geography department in 2009. 

In 2009, former CIA officer John Kiriakou, an ABC News consultant, said the paper was a "really interesting starting point." A CIA official who had not seen the report said only, "Take it with a huge grain of salt, huge."  

ABC News 

Sony PS3 firmware hacked again

Security breach of staggering proportions 

Playstation was hacked...again!  77  Million gamers may have had their personal information breached! 


What bin Laden's Death Means to America

9 Years, 234 Days Later: What bin Laden's Death Means to America

 Andy Ostroy Huffington Post

 

King of the Hill May 23

King of the Hill is a fundraiser for the Chris Beebe Scholarship Fund. Schodack residents are encourage to attend. Admission is just $2.

MHHS Alumni


May 2, 2011

Waste Watchers: Double Dippers take state jobs

Double dippers. Government retirees back to work. Collecting a paycheck and a pension. Some even get special "211" waivers so they can make top dollar. It's a practice that one of the public employee unions said deprives regular employees of chance to move up.

In state government alone, more than 2300 retirees are back on the job, pulling down an annual payroll of $51.5-million-dollars.

No one is stealing. Double dipping is completely legal.
  

Huffington Post

Osama Bin Laden Killing 'Good Day For America,' Obama Says 

A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden went down firing at the Navy SEALs who stormed his compound.

"Today we are reminded that as a nation there is nothing we can't do," Obama said of the news bound to lift his political standing and help define his presidency. He hailed the pride of those who broke out in overnight celebrations as word spread around the globe.