Among those on the flight was the country's leading Muslim leader, Muhhammadu Maccido. Nigeria has a population of 130 million, half of which are Muslim.

The jet took off in a storm. The jet was operated by a private Nigerian airline

Also on board the flight were the Sultan's son and the son of Former president Shehu Shagari.

It was first reported that there were no survivors,  later reports said there were 6 survivors.

Nigeria is Africa's leading oil producer.

Article in NYT http://www.nytimes.com/...

Earlier today on kos there was a discussion about some rich people doing what ever they can to avoid paying too much tax.  Well there is an anonymous group of benefactors from Kalamazoo that has come up with a tax loop-hole I can get behind. This group is offering to pay 65%-100% of the tuition and fees of every single public school child in the city starting with the class of 2006 for no less the 13 years!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/...

Yippee and flip

With the ousting of Tomlinson from PBS in the news, I thought it was a good time to revisit a diary I wrote that got barely a glance.  In regards to the investigation of Tomlinson at PBS, I would say the republican/Rovian propaganda machine is several steps ahead of us (as they often are). The appointment Cheryl Halpern as the chair of PBS seems to be secure. As Marthature pointed out with her excellent comment in kos'  diary  "Cheryl Halpern. the new GOP fundraiser Chairperson.  Her mandate is to turn public broadcasting into a Bush-GOP propaganda machine.
Halpern hired former Republican National Committee co-chair Patricia de Stacy Harrison as CPB President. Harrison has brought along her subordinates from the State Department Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Division.
 They are:
 Tom Igsitt, Vice President for Government Affairs; Mike Levy, Vice President of Communications; and Helen Mobley, director of Corporate Communications and Planning.
All three have extensive overseas propaganda experience."

Attack on Public Access after the break

 I just came from midtown east and something smelled sweet acrid and burning. I got home to the upper west side and it still smelled. I just got off the 313 phone in number for issues in New York and they said they were getting calls from all over Manhattan and that the enviromental protection people are out testing.The smell is getting stronger.
Is anyone else up in Manhattan, do you smell it?

I will erase this soon, just checking with the Manhattan community

 

With the new appointment of Cheryl Halpern as the chair of PBS the republicans are going for broke. They want the absolute control of all public airwaves.  Public Access television all across America is under attack by legislation being introduced in both the House of Reps. and the Senate (thank you, John Ensign of Nevada and John McCain of Arizona). The bills are designed to eliminate the source of funding for the public stations and to take away control from the local governments.

More After the break:

I heard this on Democracy Now this morning.

Amy Goodman who has been doing amazing coverage on Katrina had among her guests this morning was Judd Legum,  he is the Research Director at the Center for American Progress and co-editor of the Progress Report.Well.

An excerpt from the transcript below the fold, bold highlights are mine.

This article in The Sunday Times by Edmund L. Andrews is an excellent report on how there are built in hidden measures that can pass the burden of Bush's tax cuts and deficits to the middle class. While Bush stuffs his iron clad tax cuts for the wealthy down our throats, there is lots of room in the tax code to pass the burden to the hard working professional and trades people of this country.

Excerpts from the article below the fold

The true story below is by Rebecca Howell. It was passed along to me from Cobb's count the vote email list. I contacted the writer, Rebecca to find out if she was on this site and unfortunately she had never even heard of Kos.
I am recruiting her to join the ranks because her writing is so refreshing, humorous and colorful. And most importantly because she brings style and flair to the progressive movement.
Please forgive me for posting a story I haven't personally written, but one that I think deserves a much wider audience then the obscure recount email list.
With Rebecca Howell's permission please enjoy her story below the fold