Monday edition - October 27, 2008

"The Homeland Security Department said it will not meet a 2012 deadline set by Congress to scan the contents of every cargo container headed to US ports. 'Thanks for the heads up,' said terrorists." --Amy Poehler

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4188 The Associated Press

• Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills US soldier AP

• 'Taliban' kidnap 14 road workers in Afghanistan: ministry AFP

• US helicopter shot down in Afghanistan CNN

• Prince Harry wants to be helicopter pilot CNN

• Iraq govt cancels meeting to discuss US-Iraqi pact The Associated Press

• Pentagon blasts KBR over poor electrical work in Iraq Houston Chronicle

US Attacks Syria

Families in this Iraqi border village prepared to hold funerals Monday for eight people they say were killed when the U.S. military launched a rare attack in Syrian territory. Clergy washed the bodies as angry residents chanted, "May God's wrath fall on them."..."We are taking matters into our own hands," a US military official in Washington told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids.
 

US Attacks Pakistan Again

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed up to 20 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, the latest salvo in an intensifying assault on militant hide-outs near the Afghan border.
 

Disturbing News

• 5 Dead, 2 Missing in Sinking Of Fishing Boat off Alaska

• Shooting at Ark. university kills 2, wounds 1 The Associated Press

• Bee swarm kills 3 dogs, injures woman in Florida The Associated Press

Blackwater AND Pirate Update

Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms — some with a reputation for being quick on the trigger in Iraq — are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world's most important shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia.

The growing interest among merchant fleets to hire their own firepower is encouraged by the U.S. Navy...
 

"In an interview this weekend, Sarah Palin said that when the media criticizes her children 'the mama grizzly in me comes out, makes me want to rear up on my hind legs.' Which is exactly what a mama grizzly did to Sarah Palin moments before she shot it from a helicopter." --Seth Meyers

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Republican-Shenanigans News

• McCain turns criticism to leaders of Congress AP

• John McCain 'endorsed by al-Qaeda supporters' Telegraph.co.uk

• Against All Odds, McCain Still Believes in a Final Week Comeback TIME

• Republicans split over running mate's intentions for 2012 guardian.co.uk

• Emphasizing Frugal Tastes, Palin Addresses Clothing Issue New York Times

• South Dakota to reconsider vote on abortion ban Los Angeles Times 

• Elisabeth Hasselbeck Warms Up for Sarah Palin E! Online

• Palin would work with Israel's `Jewish agency' The Associated Press

• Bitter infighting over 'diva' Palin in McCain campaign: report AFP 

It's OK When Republicans Do It!

Just 0.7 miles long, Crow Creek Road isn't a road to nowhere. It runs straight to the Double Musky Inn, a Cajun bistro owned by a Bob Persons, a close friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

It cost taxpayers $2.7 million to widen and pave that road, and Alaska had higher priorities. But an Associated Press examination of government e-mails and interviews with state transportation officials found that Stevens moved the project to the front of the line.
 

"I am sick and tired of Barack Obama saying that John McCain doesn't care about the middle class. For Pete's sake, who knew there still was a middle class? Might as well say 'Ooh, John McCain isn't paying enough attention to woolly mammoths and parachute pants. They're gone. Get over it.'" - Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"
 

Sarah Returns To Earth

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin brought some casual appeal to North Carolina last night, wearing jeans and singing "Redneck Woman" as she implored voters to hire the ticket to fix the nation's capital.

"Sarah Palin is definitely is going to be the most popular Republican in this country when this thing is over. She'll basically spend the next three of four years, running around doing Lincoln Day dinners and raising money for people. She's got to gain a lot of substance before she's a viable candidate for president." - Ed Rollins, Republican strategist

Rock-The-Voter News

• Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama AP

• Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhere Los Angeles Times

ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) "has conducted a huge voter registration effort, and not all the registrations are valid. Now I have a lot of problems with ACORN. First, they should have picked a more ominous name, like KAOS or SPECTRE, instead of squirrel food. Something really scary. They are the biggest nut-based threat to America since Mr. Peanut tried to assassinate the GOP elephant to impress the Morton's Salt girl." - Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"
 

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices tumble to lowest level in more than a year AP

• Hong Kong Stocks Plunge the Most Since 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown Bloomberg

• Pound Slides Against Dollar, Euro as Recession Concern Deepens Bloomberg

• G7 Warns Against Yen's Rise Wall Street Journal 

• Bank of Korea slashes key interest rate The Associated Press

• KBC Gets Capital Boost From Belgian Government Wall Street Journal

• FBI: Threatening letters say 'It's payback time' AP

"As popular as Obama is here in the United States, he might be in even more popular overseas. Gallup polled citizens of 70 countries and found that foreigners support Obama over McCain by nearly four-to-one. It was an unusual poll, actually: 30 percent supported Obama, eight percent supported McCain, and the rest supported David Hasselhoff." --Jimmy Kimmel

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Air Force Probes General For Actions at Guantanamo Washington Post

Twittering Terrorists?

Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy circles, thinks the miniature messaging software could be used as an effective tool for coordinating militant attacks.

Political scientists are monitoring Bush’s popularity ratings closely. They think they are close to discovering the exact percentage of people you can fool all of the time. - Laugh Lines

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• 'Angler' unveils Cheney reeling in opportunities San Jose Mercury News

• Bush, Cheney cast votes for McCain Xinhua, China 

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Odd News

• Chavez sees Palin as confused "beauty queen" Reuters

• Amy Poehler MIA from SNL: busy having a baby! Los Angeles Times

• Crystal Cathedral TV preacher removed by father AP

• Reluctant Japanese groom sets hotel on fire Reuters

• Freak shot lands Korean golfer in court and caddy in hospital Reuters

• Australia scientists say bees can count to four Reuters

• Colo. couple get marijuana with order of tacos AP

• Ohio woman gives birth to triplet granddaughters AP

A functional MRI brain scans show how searching the Internet dramatically engages brain neural networks (in red). The image on the left displays brain activity while reading a book; the image on the right displays activity while engaging in an Internet search.
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