Thursday edition - January 8, 2009
111th Congress Begins in Very Disapproving Environment
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Iraqi cleric urges attacks on US troops over Gaza |
Presidents Lunch Together At White House |
"Earlier
today, Barack Obama's daughters started at their new school in Washington, DC.
Yeah, their teachers are really impressed and said that both girls are already
reading well above President Bush level." --Conan O'Brien
The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush
Gates Urges $69.7 Billion More in 2009 for Iraq War Bloomberg
Bush thanks military for undertaking 'just' work The Associated Press
Report: US had unrealistic goals in Afghanistan The Associated Press
"And a special holiday message was delivered by the Iranian president. It aired on British TV Christmas Day, and in this message, the Iranian president said that if Jesus were alive today, he would be standing next to him. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm sure Jesus would be wearing an 'I'm With Stupid' t-shirt, too." --Jay Leno
Fabulous Bush Graphic from Vanity Fair
CIA and LSD
Six veterans who say they
were exposed to dangerous chemicals, germs and mind-altering drugs during Cold
War-era experiments
filed a federal lawsuit against the CIA, Department of Defense and other
agencies Wednesday.
Disturbing News
"And Congress says this week they are
looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. So The guy that made $50 billion
disappear is being investigated by the people who made $750 billion disappear."
--Jay Leno
US Mercenary Update
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security
guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal manslaughter and gun charges
resulting from a 2007 shooting in a crowded Baghdad square
that killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured dozens of others.
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Republican-Shenanigans News
Jeb Bush Says He Won't Run For Open Senate Seat in 2010 Washington Post
Scribner to publish first lady Laura Bush's memoir The Associated Press
Florida Republican congressman Cliff Stearns asks Nancy Pelosi for football break Canadian Press
Key Senate Republican Ups the Rhetoric, Questions "Character" of ...
Bush's long-time aides predict history will judge him favorably USA Today
General Sanjay Gupta?
President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
President-elect Barack Obama has now named former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his director of the C.I.A. But a lot of senators are criticizing this because they say Panetta is not an intelligence professional. You know, like President Bush. - Jay Leno
Rock-The-Voter News
VP-elect Biden sworn in for 7th Senate term
Wow, Plumber Hired As War Correspondent
Joe the Plumber is taking on
a new job.
The Ohio man made famous during the presidential campaign
is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site,
pjtv.com.
On this
date in 2001, George W. Bush was certified as the winner of the 2000
presidential election. How about that? That turned out pretty well, didn’t it?
- David Letterman
Biz-Tech News
Oil Rises as Lebanon Rockets Hit Israel, Widening Gaza Conflict Bloomberg
Obama: $1 trillion deficits 'for years'
Madoff victims may get some cash within a month: report Reuters
US Shopping Mall Vacancies Reach 10-Year High as Stores Fail
And we have been off since Christmas. You know, I was out of the country. Not the best vacation, because I have a timeshare in Gaza.- Jay Leno
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Keep Gitmo detainees out of Kansas, Sebelius says
Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release The Associated Press
In an
interview with the Washington Times, Vice President Dick Cheney said he is not a
big fan of rap music. You could have knocked me over with a feather. I was
stunned by that. Actually, I’m surprised. I mean, look at the guy. Cheney gets
driven around in a limo, he’s surrounded by body guards, shot a guy in the face
— he is a rap star.- Jay Leno
Go-F**k-Yourself News
Cheney Dismisses "Urban Legend"
Nominate your favorite Website The 2009 Bloggies
Stands By Her Man
Osbourne went ballistic when
Megan dissed Ozzy, but what they didn't show was Sharon ripping at Hauserman's
hair extensions or the bikini-clad girl's trip to the hospital the next day,
where she filed a police report with the LAPD.
One thing is clear --
trash Sharon all you want, just leave Ozzy out of it
" Drag God into politics, and you'll ruin His reputation in no time."- Molly Ivins
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Odd News
Cubans can now build own houses
United Press
International
Atheists Decide to Send Their Own Message, on 800 Buses
Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected
SPACE.com
Steve
Ballmer, Microsoft Corp CEO speaks in front of a mock instant message from
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich as delivers the pre-show keynote address at
the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2009. Peace.
Photo/Rick Wilking