2001-2011: A decade of civil liberties' erosion in America

2001-2011: A decade of civil liberties' erosion in America -- Part One OpEdNews According to July 2011 ACLU report "Establishing the New Normal," the current White House has not just failed to meaningfully follow through on its promises, but has also taken abusive policies, and, as shown in the case of targeted and interminable ...

Kruzic: Change the way you seek sexual encounters Iowa State Daily I am confident that small changes in what is currently considered our normalized sexual encounter script could help create a new normal at Iowa State; a normal in which consent is key, desires are actually fulfilled and people are not pressured and ...

EA WorldView - Home - Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: More of the ... By Scott Lucas 0545 GMT: The "new normal" of daily protests and confrontations continued last night across Syria. A series of videos posted on Wednesday's LiveBlog testify to the evening marches, with the most prominent rallies taking place in most of ... EA WorldView

Nation's weather extremes may be the new normal - WJW A record-setting winter in much of the country has been followed by more records : tornadoes, flooding, drought and heat. Climate change is largely to blame, ... www.fox8.com/.../la-na-extreme-weather-20110824,0,401486...

Opposition Voices Growing in Singapore's 'New Normal' - The ... Speaking to The Irrawaddy earlier this week in his Hougang constituency, Workers Party MP Yaw Shin Leong said his party be a constructive and critical ... www.simonroughneen.com/.../opposition-voices-growing-in-s... Won't accept high inflation as new normal: RBI Livemint The central bank, in its annual report released on Thursday, said it is not willing to accept the current high inflation as the “new normal” even at the cost of sacrificing growth. RBI follows a July-June financial year. ... Neal Pollack's New Normal, a 'Two-Fisted' Noir Novel Forward By Gordon Haber As Neal Pollack tells it, the idea for his new book came to him while chatting “in the shvitz.” More often he uses himself for inspiration. In his 2000 debut novel, “The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature” (Harper Perennial, ... Ted Rall cartoon: Unemployment and California's new normal Los Angeles Times Unemployment in California rose to 12% in July, making it the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation after Nevada. Gulp. Combine that with the possibility that "green" jobs may never pan out and that California is no longer the country's leader ... 5 Places Never to Use Your Debit Card TheStreet.com By Brian O'Connell 08/25/11 - 11:02 AM EDT NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- No doubt about it, debit card usage is a big part of the new normal on Main Street these days as consumers try to manage credit card debt. According to the TSYS & Mercator Advisory ... CIO Retail Summit Agenda Session to Focus on Customer Centricity PR.com (press release) The CIO Retail Summit team announced today a new session sponsored by HCL that has been added to the event's agenda, “The New Normal - Empowered Consumer, Breaking Down the Walls.” The CIO Retail Summit is being held August 28-31, 2011 in Scottsdale, ... Parents encouraged to re-establish routine for kids In-Forum For others, the stress of returning to school is compounded by cobbling together a new normal. For Jeremy and Larissa Driscoll, it means creating a routine that works for their three children, ages 9, 7 and 5, while Larissa transitions from ... Cautious approach leads to movies being axed TODAYonline The trend at the studio may reflect "the new normal" in town, but the cancellations create friction between the studio and some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and leave its slate lighter on tent poles. Ouija, too rich for Universal's blood, ... Market watch - 26 August 2011 FM.co.za In 2009, Pimco, the global investment group, coined the phrase “new normal” to describe the structurally different environment for investors since the financial crisis. Founder and chief investment officer Bill Gross predicted lower GDP growth rates, ... Landscapers Keep Busy Despite the Drought 8/24/11 KOSA It's become the new normal in West Texas because of the severe drought conditions and water restrictions. But staff at Alldredge Gardens say business is booming, it's just different than what it used to be. So they're capitalizing on new technology ... Should cut, (probably) won't cut BusinessLIVE The outlook is now much more bearish and likely weaker for longer - we are entering a "new normal" of lower growth than we are used to or that we expected to have for many years. This does not mean a recession now or in the future, but it means a loss... Is Perry the one we're ready for? Hot Air Regulation is the “new normal.” People who can't imagine dismantling the EPA, or OSHA, or the CPSC or the EEOC, because they vaguely fear that a bottomless pit with dragons lurks beyond the horizon of ever-increasing regulation, are not free citizens ... Nation's Weather Extremes May Be the New Normal; Agriculture Industry Today ... PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) Information from Press Release Network may be freely distributed to any publication. Wherever applicable, please cite Press Release Network as the news source. DISCLAIMER: The content of each press release is the responsibility of the publishing ... Horseback riders go coast to coast for 'Wounded Warriors' McCook Daily Gazette In Proscia's words, WWP helped him to "try to find the new normal." After being deployed to Iraq in 2006 with the primary mission of Convoy Security, he was MEDEVACD from Iraq in 2007 and later medically retired from the military, with nearly 20 years ... Fiberlink® Provides Award-winning Mobility Management for Financial Advisers ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) "Ameritas is an excellent example of how mobility is the new normal for modern enterprises, and the award from Computerworld further validates their success," said Jonathan Dale, product marketing manager for Fiberlink. "MaaS360 enables AIC to provide ... Famine in the Horn of Africa World Resources Institute Climate change will create new weather conditions that farmers and herders will have to treat as the “new normal”—less predictable rainfall, higher temperatures, more severe extreme events. Those already poor and powerless are likely to face the ... Gulf Coast remains somewhat insulated from economic woes elsewhere Victoria Advocate "It's unclear what the new normal will look like." The sheer amount of information presented Wednesday gave people a good idea about what the region is experiencing, said Joe Humphreys, interim director of the Small Business Development Center. ... Armwood takes its show to Vegas Tbo.com This is the new normal for high school football, including teams from Hillsborough County, but it's not their first brush with national attention. Hillsborough County has been on the national radar for several years with its players earning football ... Federal Agency Websites to Get Customer Relations Makeover CRM Buyer The reform program incorporates factors that have created a new normal in electronic communications that has emerged in the course of just a few years. One key element is the vastly improved ability to search the Internet through various mechanisms, ... Fiscal deficit may surpass 4.6% of GDP as subsidies surge Economic Times (India) High inflation cannot be accepted as new normal. Inflation is likely to remain high and moderate only towards the latter part of the year to about 7% by March 2012. Should the global recovery weaken, commodity prices may decline further, which should ... Faith No More In The North London Maxim: “Arsene Knows?” The Shin Guardian ... which of course had a great deal to do with World War II—and, given the recent downgrade of American credit, the United States may not recover completely from the current economic crisis—it will instead have to adjust to a “new normal. ... Editorial: You don't have mail The State Press That is a radical change from the postal system we grew up with, but this will be the new normal. The mail service is leaving us, and our generation is leading the charge that is pushing it out of business. Think about how our parents' lives differed ... The importance of the Notting Hill carnival The Guardian He hopes and expects to be able to continue that work unimpeded, with the aspiration that next year's event, in Olympic year, will attract both establishment love and sponsors, creating a new normal. "The 80s riots never impacted carnival. ... Is it time to buy India? Business Standard However, to remain bearish from here, you have to believe that either this policy paralysis is the new normal for India or the Indian growth surge of the past decade is unsustainable. You would have to believe that India grew at 7.2 per cent over the ... A young girl's cancer journey: part 1 liherald.com A few months into chemotherapy, a new normal emerged when Josephine was born on August 3. Every time we become adjusted to a situation normal changes, explained Tom. Violet had a seizure exactly one week after the birth of their second daughter. ... Cedar Rapids to host conference for marketing & research professionals The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) Sessions will includes such topics as strategic planning, return on product development, how media planners utilize research, social media for tourism researchers, the new normal for hospitality and much more. The group will also hear how the National ... Property's fine forecast Business Spectator This tells us that the 'new normal' for credit growth is income growth, which is why the two lines have moved sideways. When we think about future household income growth, we want to control for the effects of reductions in marginal tax rates, ... Job-hunting? It's time to get in touch with your EI Minneapolis Star Tribune When you look at how tamped down people are, doing more with less is the new normal. That level of intensity forces some of those EQ factors up a bit." Rebecca Hawthorne, director of the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program at St. ... Tony Tan: one man who cannot be overlooked The Online Citizen (blog) My respect for Tony Tan would have been greatly diminished if he, in considering the 'new normal', had chosen to distance himself from his past. My participation in MARUAH's 'What do you do Mr President', further reinforced my belief that Dr Tony Tan... ENCINITAS: City, soccer group reach fundraising deal North County Times Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar said she hoped such arrangements became the "new normal" in Encinitas, while Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan said there was a great need to improve the fields and this was a great way to do it. Councilwoman Teresa Barth said ...