Palm Springs Walk of Stars

"Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson, William Powell, Rudolf Valentino and Harold Lloyd started the escape from Hollywood to the desert in the 1920's.

They were soon followed by Ralph Bellamy, Charlie Farrell, Shirley Temple, Buddy Rogers, Mary Pickford, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Ginger Rogers, Gene Autry and most of Hollywood's stars of luminous variety and origin."
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Also see the History of Palm Springs.
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BBC NEWS | New Florida vote scandal

BBC: A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals.
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In Jacksonville, to determine if Republicans were using the lists or other means of intimidating voters, we filmed a private detective filming every "early voter" - the majority of whom are black - from behind a vehicle with blacked-out windows.

The private detective claimed not to know who was paying for his all-day services.
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Republicans Urge Minorities To Get Out And Vote On Nov. 3

MIAMI, FL—With the knowledge that the minority vote will be crucial in the upcoming presidential election, Republican Party officials are urging blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities to make their presence felt at the polls on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

Some Voters Say Machines Failed, Incorrect Choices Appear

    She went to Valle Del Norte Community Center in Albuquerque, planning to vote for John Kerry. "I pushed his name, but a green check mark appeared before President Bush's name," she said.
    Griffith erased the vote by touching the check mark at Bush's name. That's how a voter can alter a touch-screen ballot.
    She again tried to vote for Kerry, but the screen again said she had voted for Bush.

Washingtonpost.com: Three Mile Island

This is the story that China Syndrome predicted -- in amazing detail:

In the control room, "bells were ringing, lights were flashing, and everybody was grabbing and scratching," said one Nuclear Regulatory Commission source.

The shift supervisor, sitting in a glass-walled office facing the console, bolted out onto the main floor and took charge.

China Syndrome, The (1979)

Peter's Nite
Breaded Pork Chops, vegetables, Home Baked Peanut Butter Cookies (made in collaboration with Fiona)

Lost Horizon (1937)

Nora's nite
Salad, Chicken Cacciatore, Fruit Tart

Stuart too sick for Capra classic.

War Without Reason

The total collapse of Bush's arguments for invading Iraq. By Fred Kaplan

What will it take to get rid of this guy? How long will it take for this to sink in? The real question is: will America wake up before or after the election?

Urban Cowboy (1980)

Pamela's Nite
Chicken and Rice Curry, Grilled Veggies, Ice Cream