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The eight-story, 218-room hotel is scheduled to open in 2009. The Hotel will be located between the metro and the ATF building. The hotel is majority-owned by Robert Finvarb, of the Finvarb Group.

This is long overdue....

CIA informed the Justice Department that the damage was serious enough to warrant an investigation. Ms. Wilson's work was so sensitive that even now, she is still prohibited from discussing many details of her work in public because of the continuing risk to CIA officials and assets in the field and to the CIA's ongoing work. It is public record now that Plame’s counterproliferation unit had discredited Ahmed Chalabi and his imaginery friends as an intelligence asset. On the other hand, Cheney's office welcomed Chalabi’s predictions of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. Libby knew that he would blow the cover of CIA front company, Brewster-Jennings & Associates, which became public known because it appeared in Federal Election Commission records on a form filled out in 1999 by Valerie Plame. The damage is done. The company is shut down. Why, because the White House wanted to make their WMD story appear legitimate. Thus, the White House could mold the CIA toward their policy decision. Its that simple.

The traffic stats are way off. And the amount of links back to DCpages is wrong. They must be looking at web sites linked from the major networks. There are also listings of web sites that I no longer own. But, it is still interesting to look at. We have an internal stat program that measures where our traffic comes from.

Interesting that you have mentioned that. I was just was sent this post from a friend. I since have placed a police report with the Montgomery County Police Department. Police Report # B07037634 Mrs Hughes ID # 1650 I am also placing a fraud alert on my credit card with the credit reporting agencies. Equifax is 8005256285 Experian is 8883973742 Transunion is 8006807289

Here is the response I got from the Federal Trade Comission Luke A Wilbur 9813 Belhaven Rd. Bethesda, MD 20817 Re: FTC Ref. No. 109##### Dear Luke Wilbur: Thank you for contacting the Federal Trade Commission concerning identity theft. We have enclosed a brochure that addresses many of the concerns raised by identity theft and explains in more detail how to respond to specific types of identity theft. Additional information is also available at www.consumer.gov/idtheft, the federal government's central website on identity theft. If you haven't already done so, there are three immediate steps you should take: 1) Contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit bureaus (telephone numbers are in the enclosed brochure) to place a fraud alert on your credit report. Fraud alerts can help prevent additional accounts from being opened by the identity thief. The credit bureaus will send you copies of your credit reports. You are entitled to receive the report free of charge if your report is inaccurate because of fraud. You should review the credit reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized changes made to your existing accounts. 2) Contact the fraud departments of the banks or companies for any accounts that have been fraudulently accessed or opened. Find out what forms or other documents you will need to send them to dispute the debts. Ask to use the ID Theft Affidavit (in the enclosed brochure) to save time. 3) File a report with your local police, and get a copy of the report in case the bank, credit card company, or others involved need proof of the crime. In addition, you have certain rights under federal credit laws that can help you undo some of the damage done by identity thieves. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: You have the right to dispute errors in your credit report. Once you notify them, the credit bureau and the company that furnished the inaccurate information to the credit bureau must investigate the disputed information. The credit bureau is required to remove incorrect information from your report. You have the right to get a copy of the application or other business transaction records relating to your identity theft free of charge from the company. These records may help you prove that you are a victim. For example, you may be able to show that the signature on an application is not yours. You must make your request in writing. Companies must provide these records within 30 days of receipt of your request. You also may give permission to any law enforcement agency to get these records. Under the Truth-In-Lending Act and the Fair Credit Billing Act: If you report to the credit card issuer that your credit card is lost or stolen, you cannot be held responsible for more than $50 of unauthorized charges. You have the right to dispute errors on your credit card bill. If you send a written notice to the credit card issuer within 60 days, it must investigate and either correct the error or explain why the bill is believed to be correct within two billing cycles or 90 days, whichever is less. Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act: You have the right to dispute errors on your electronic fund transfer account statements. If you send a written notice to the issuing financial institution within 60 days, it must investigate and either correct the error or explain why the account statement is believed to be correct within thirteen business days. In some cases, if the institution needs more time, it may take up to 45 days to complete the investigation. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: If a debt collector contacts you about a debt that you believe you do not owe, you have the right to file a dispute with the debt collector. If you do so in writing within thirty days of the collector's initial contact with you, the collector is required to stop all collection efforts until the debt is verified and the verification is sent to you. Finally, a number of states have passed identity theft laws. You may want to check with your state Attorney General's office to find out if you have any additional protections or remedies. The FTC has entered your identity theft complaint into our data clearinghouse. Although we have no criminal authority to investigate identity theft, we share data from this clearinghouse with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and private entities to assist them in their investigation of identity theft. We also can use your information to investigate companies for violations of laws which we enforce. To learn more about the FTC's Privacy Policy, visit www.ftc.gov. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can call the FTC toll-free 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338); TDD: 202-326-2502; or write: Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580. Thank you for providing us with your identity theft complaint. Our identity theft tracking and case referral program wouldn't be successful without your information. Please call us toll-free at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338) at any time to update your complaint with new information. Sincerely, Identity Theft Clearinghouse

I just spoke with one of the officers of the Vernon Police Department. He stated that 2001 S ALAMEDA ST is not in their jurisdiction. The cover everything over the 2500 block. The Lieutenant then gave me the number to Los Angeles Hollenbeck Division 323.266-5965. The Los Angeles Hollenbeck Division told me this jurisdiction was under the Los Angeles Newton Division 323.846-6547. I then spoke with Detective Garcia. He told me to call 213-485-4137 Commercial Crime Division. This number told me to contact www.ftc.gov or 877-ID-Theft

Is this really where the company is located?

Consumers beware of this company. Forever21.com sells ladies apparel online. The web site store states that is sells casual tops, dresses, outerwear, pants, skirts and more. On July 06, 2007 Forever21.com charged our company credit card for the amount of $412.52. Forever21.com goes under the name FASHION 21 INC. Their address is 2001 S ALAMEDA ST LOS ANGELES CA 90058-1015. Their telephone number is 213-741-5100 fax: 213-741-5151 I spoke with a representative by the name of Sandy. She told me that that an order was made and was scheduled for delivery today. I then told her that this was a fraudulent purchase and to cancel it immediately and call UPS to send the merchandise back. Sandy responded that she would not cancel the purchase or call UPS. I then asked her to tell me where the merchandise was being shipped to. She replied, "No I cannot, but it matches the billing address." I then asked her to tell me the billing address. She stated the same response. I then told her my billing address and she said she could not see it on the screen. I then asked for the tracking number. She stated, "I will not give you anything. Contact your bank!" I asked to speak to the owner, Don Chang. I was then forwarded to his administrative assistant, Amina. amina@forever21.com I have since contacted my credit card company and the Vernon Police Department. www.cityofvernon.org 4305 S Santa Fe Ave, Vernon (323) 587-5171 I have left a message with Detective Strata about this incident.

Two wrongs do not make it right. This article actually makes my point stronger. Any standing president should not be able to pardon individuals without the consent of Congress. I truly think it is an abuse of power.

If Libby told the truth about his conversations with the other government officials, Judith Miller, Tim Russert and the media relating to Valerie Wilson he would not have been indicted. I believe that he thought what he was doing was best for our country. Joseph Wilson was a threat to the administration's plan to build a substantial American force presence in the Gulf. Scooter Libby lied to the grand jury. His statements contradicted the established facts. The jury found him guilty. Now the President has set him free. Thus undermining the judicial values our country promotes to the rest of the world. It is also plausible that commutation is the best legal strategy for the White House. Scooter Libby retains his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and can remain silent. Had Libby been pardoned and been completely cleared of any wrongdoing, he would have a more difficult time refusing to answer questions.

We are here not dealing with the Crown's prerogative of mercy continued through the pardoning power in this country as an exercise of grace. Currently, the prerogative of mercy reposed shown by President Bush cannot be fettered by any legislative restrictions. But, commutation does not wash out the moral stain and taxpayer dollars Libby has put this country through. The real issue is that if Libby is pardoned, then he will be able to still practice law. Every lawyer admitted to the bar is committed to uphold the honor and dignity of the profession. Scooter Libby's conviction warrents him unfit to represent the bar. Scooter Libby should not receive a full pardon for this reason alone. It must be tough, but I hope President Bush puts our country's justice system before his friend in his future decisions.

My question is why? A jury found him guilty. Is Scooter Libby above the law? Why should President's have this much power. It undermines the credibility of our justice system. What bothers me more is many President's (including Clinton) wait till their last days in office and then go on a pardoning spree.

I truly believe that in reality there is not that much difference between Republican and Democrat politicians. Once one side gets power it gets corrupt. Then the other side takes over for awhile and gets corrupt. I think this country really needs a three party system.

Joe, I think I will be able to make it to training camp. Happy Fourth of July.

It must be a little eerie in the Oval Office.

The President of the United States.

The White House Press Briefing by Tony Snow displayed insight on President Bush's commutation (reduction of a sentence) of Scooter Libby. The President accepted the jury's verdict, but considered conviction jail sentence to be excessive and inappropriate. A future pardon is also not out of the question.

I know that the real estate market for northern Australia is high, because many Japanese are buying property there.

Hey Joe, I am still shearing the trees. The weather is starting to get hot. I should turn Santa's forest into a fat farm Are you taking care of your mom and dad?

"Admiralty Shipyards" specializes in underwater ship building. To date the company has built 298 submarines (of them 41 atomic). At present on FGUP "admiralty shipyards" on the project TSKB MT. "RUBY" is conducted the building of the neatomnoy submarine of generation "AMUR -1650", intended for the delivery for the export. Admirality Shipyards has improved in the tactical design of the neatomnykh submarines of the previous generation. As a result OF PL "AMUR -1650" acquired the ability to deliver salvo rocket impacts on surface targets both single, and group. Furthermore: There is a reduced the level of the acoustic field of ship, (in comparison with PL of the previous generations - several times); The sub has a new generation of radio-electronic armament; The sub has automated combat and technical equipment; The inertial navigation complex, which makes it possible to ensure safety of navigation and determination of the parameters of motion with necessary for using the rocket weapon by accuracy, is established, being located long time under water; A fully variable propulsion motor of new development is established; storage battery with the increased period of service is established. In the process of building the new forms of productions and the technological processes were mastered: section on the production of nonpenetrating sliding and lift- mast devices is equipped; is developed and mastered the technology of the installation of the highly sensitive hydrophone antenna of hydroacoustic complex "LIRA"; A new generation of antisonar coating "Molniya"; The company is located at: 190121, Saint Petersburg, observer r. of fontanki, 203, the bodies: +7 (812) 714-8863, the fax: +7 (812) 571-1371, e-mail: info@ashipyards.com

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter that formed long ago during a titanic collision between two massive galaxy clusters. The ring's discovery is among the strongest evidence yet that dark matter exists. Astronomers have long suspected the existence of the invisible substance as the source of additional gravity that holds together galaxy clusters. Such clusters would fly apart if they relied only on the gravity from their visible stars. Although astronomers don't know what dark matter is made of, they hypothesize that it is a type of elementary particle that pervades the universe. "This is the first time we have detected dark matter as having a unique structure that is different from both the gas and galaxies in the cluster," said astronomer M. James Jee of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., a member of the team that spotted the dark-matter ring. The researchers spotted the ring unexpectedly while they were mapping the distribution of dark matter within the galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 (ZwCl 0024+1652), located 5 billion light-years from Earth. The ring measures 2.6 million light-years across. Although astronomers cannot see dark matter, they can infer its existence in galaxy clusters by observing how its gravity bends the light of more distant background galaxies. "Although the invisible matter has been found before in other galaxy clusters, it has never been detected to be so largely separated from the hot gas and the galaxies that make up galaxy clusters," Jee said. "By seeing a dark-matter structure that is not traced by galaxies and hot gas, we can study how it behaves differently from normal matter." During the team's dark-matter analysis, they noticed a ripple in the mysterious substance, somewhat like the ripples created in a pond from a stone plopping into the water. "I was annoyed when I saw the ring because I thought it was an artifact, which would have implied a flaw in our data reduction," Jee explained. "I couldn't believe my result. But the more I tried to remove the ring, the more it showed up. It took more than a year to convince myself that the ring was real. I've looked at a number of clusters and I haven't seen anything like this." Curious about why the ring was in the cluster and how it had formed, Jee found previous research that suggested the cluster had collided with another cluster 1 to 2 billion years ago. The research, published in 2002 by Oliver Czoske of the Argeleander-Institut fur Astronomie at the Universitat Bonn, was based on spectroscopic observations of the cluster's three-dimensional structure. The study revealed two distinct groupings of galaxies clusters, indicating a collision between both clusters. Astronomers have a head-on view of the collision because it occurred fortuitously along Earth's line of sight. From this perspective, the dark-matter structure looks like a ring. Computer simulations of galaxy cluster collisions, created by the team, show that when two clusters smash together, the dark matter falls to the center of the combined cluster and sloshes back out. As the dark matter moves outward, it begins to slow down under the pull of gravity and pile up, like cars bunched up on a freeway. "By studying this collision, we are seeing how dark matter responds to gravity," said team member Holland Ford of Johns Hopkins University. "Nature is doing an experiment for us that we can't do in a lab, and it agrees with our theoretical models." Dark matter makes up most of the universe's material. Ordinary matter, which makes up stars and planets, comprises only a few percent of the universe's matter. Tracing dark matter is not an easy task, because it does not shine or reflect light. Astronomers can only detect its influence by how its gravity affects light. To find it, astronomers study how faint light from more distant galaxies is distorted and smeared into arcs and streaks by the gravity of the dark matter in a foreground galaxy cluster, a powerful trick called gravitational lensing. By mapping the distorted light, astronomers can deduce the cluster's mass and trace how dark matter is distributed in the cluster. "The collision between the two galaxy clusters created a ripple of dark matter that left distinct footprints in the shapes of the background galaxies," Jee explained. "It's like looking at the pebbles on the bottom of a pond with ripples on the surface. The pebbles' shapes appear to change as the ripples pass over them. So, too, the background galaxies behind the ring show coherent changes in their shapes due to the presence of the dense ring." Jee and his colleagues used Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys to detect the faint, distorted, faraway galaxies behind the cluster that cannot be resolved with ground-based telescopes. "Hubble's exquisite images and unparalleled sensitivity to faint galaxies make it the only tool for this measurement," said team member Richard White of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. Previous observations of the Bullet Cluster with Hubble and the Chandra X-ray Observatory presented a sideways view of a similar encounter between two galaxy clusters. In that collision, the dark matter was pulled apart from the hot cluster gas, but the dark matter still followed the distribution of cluster galaxies. Cl 0024+17 is the first cluster to show a dark matter distribution that differs from the distribution of both the galaxies and the hot gas. The team's paper will appear in the June 1 issue of the Astrophysical Journal. CONTACT Donna Weaver/Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4493/4514 Richard White Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. (phone) 410-338-4899 (e-mail) rlw@stsci.edu Myungkook James Jee Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. (phone) 410-516-5497 (e-mail) mkjee@pha.jhu.edu Lisa De Nike Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. (phone) 443-287-9906 (e-mail) lde@jhu.edu

On Saturday, June 16, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) opened five outdoor swimming pools (Barry Farm, Benning Park, Ft. Dupont, Kelly Miller, Banneker), signaling the beginning of the outdoor summer swimming season. Weekend and holiday hours of operation for outdoor pools are 12 pm until 6 pm. DPR’s ongoing partnership with Amerigroup Community Care allows for free swimming for DC residents until September 30, 2007. The following pools will opened this weekend: Barry Farm- (202) 645-5040 Benning Park- (202) 645-5044 Fort Dupont- (202) 645-5046 Kelly Miller- (202)724-5056 Banneker- (202) 673-2121

That is pretty cool. Finally some good news

Tony looked up and everything went black. I thought something was wrong with my service. I thought the man sitting at the bar and the one that went to the bathroom were going to kill Tony, Anthony Junior, and Carmela. Meadow takes forever to park her car and finally gets to the door. I thought she was going to see her family whacked. But..... Nothing. At least Leotardo had a good finish.