China executes first European in 50 years

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Tuesday December 29, 2009 · 3:56 AM PST

2009/12/29 · 03:56

I am a physician and I am always appalled at seeing executions wherever they are. I am particularly distressed at the killing of Akmal Shaikh by lethal injection today.

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Saturday November 22, 2008 · 11:17 AM PST

2008/11/22 · 11:17

I read the 2008 AMA Reform Proposal. As a result I sent an unsolicited comment to their Member Center. I thought I would share this with you. It was longer than their 1,000 characters and couldn't contain non-alphabeltical characters (e.g. hyperlinks), so I sent them part 1 and part 2.

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Sunday March 16, 2008 · 8:23 PM PDT

2008/03/16 · 20:23

In the next 24 hours it is likely the Chinese government will sanction their police force to crush protests in Llasa.
In an interview with His Holiness The Dalai Llama in Dharmsala today quoted by the New York Times in an article by Somini Sengupta and Hari Kumar:

Asked if he could stop Tibetan protesters from flouting Beijing’s deadline to surrender by midnight on Monday, the Dalai Lama, 72, replied swiftly: "I have no such power."

He said he had received a call on Saturday from Tibet. "‘Please don’t ask us to stop,’" was the caller’s request. The Dalai Lama promised he would not, even though he said he expected the Chinese authorities to put down the protests with force.

"Now we really need miracle power," he said, and then laughed. "But miracle seems unrealistic."

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Friday May 12, 2006 · 10:55 AM PDT

2006/05/12 · 10:55

As a physician I have many phone conversations with my patients. I am always concerned with confidentiality. It is impossible to be completely confidential on telephone calls - who knows if someone may be listening in on another line. I rarely disclose significant diagnoses or major issues on the phone. However, often there are important matters that require communication. Read More

The best healthcare system in the world

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Sunday January 22, 2006 · 8:22 AM PST

2006/01/22 · 08:22

I am planning to send this as a letter to my local newspaper in advance of the State of the Union address. Any suggestions as to how to tighten it up before I submit it? I am a primary care physician/endocrinologist in Upstate NY.
The draft letter is below the fold - grammatical mistakes and all....
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" 'Fired-up'Kerry returns to the Senate

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Tuesday November 09, 2004 · 10:36 AM PST

2004/11/09 · 10:36

Here is the Raw Story version of the Washington Post's article about John Kerry's remarks about his Senate come-back

'Fired-Up' Kerry

Here is my response - which I have copied to John Kerry's Senate virtual office:

John Kerry's Online Office

Hail John Kerry - Leader of the Opposition!

John Kerry should be the leader of the opposition for the next 4 years. He has a mandate - both the primaries and >48% of the vote. He has the courage and the visibility. He should not allow Bush to get away with anything! He should be the natural points person the media should come to for any executive orders. In addition, he should be minority leader in the Senate. He should reinvigorate the the Democratic party with a continuous campaign. Finally, he should bring a health Democratic Party to the Primaries in 2008 ready to to win the election. Read More

Propose John Kerry to be "leader of opposition"

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Thursday November 04, 2004 · 1:40 PM PST

2004/11/04 · 13:40

Suggestion: There is no clear focus of political opposition in this country. There are individuals who are spokespeople in Congress/Senate. Then there are others in the media,leading PACs etc. However, this dilutes a single, coherent message delivered eloquently and consistentlyl by a credible leader for the opposition.

If you agree with this suggestion, please use the following hyperlink to register that suggestion with Senator John Kerry so he can read this when he returns to work.

John Kerry's on-line office

I wrote this comment to Senator John Kerry's on-line office. Read More

S-W PHILLY - WARDMAN VIOLATION?

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 11:20 AM PST

2004/11/02 · 11:20

My wife is a a poll observer/election protection volunteer in Philly and she just called me with this report from outside a polling station on her cell phone:
Precinct 46 Division 3 in South-West Philadelphia today at 12:50 a GOP ward officer delivered blank voter registration forms to GOP poll watcher inside the polling station. Read More

RNC doesn't want us to hear the world - 2 BBC stories

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 8:30 AM PDT

2004/10/27 · 08:30

2 unrelated stories originating the BBC shine a light upon how the Bush administration and the Bushites don't want outside scrutiny of their poor record of truth telling

Bush website blocked outside USA web access
BBC executive blasts US media for Iraq war coverage

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The best healthcare system in the world

" 'Fired-up'Kerry returns to the Senate

Propose John Kerry to be "leader of opposition"

S-W PHILLY - WARDMAN VIOLATION?

RNC doesn't want us to hear the world - 2 BBC stories