Tuesday edition - November 4, 2008
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A historic election, no matter the outcome
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Democrats try to build on 36-seat House majority |
Democrats aim for powerful majority in Senate |
I just want a president who doesn't sing "Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran."
"Actually,
there is a good chance that we could go to bed tomorrow night and not know who's
running the country. Just like it's been for the last eight years." -- Jay
Leno
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4190 International Herald Tribune
US kills 5 gunmen after attack on Baghdad base Jackson News-Tribune, WY
Police: Bombing at Baghdad bus station kills 3 The Associated Press
Iran minister sacked for fake PhD BBC News
American school in Syria obeys order to close The Associated Press
Syria still expects explanation from the US Al-Bawaba, Jordan
Spain: A son of bin Laden is seeking asylum
Barely Used Dictator's Yacht For Sale
The Iraqi government plans
to sell a luxury yacht, moored off the French resort of Nice, that was one of
many opulent treasures
belonging to former dictator Saddam Hussein, a senior official said on
Sunday.
"Who are
the real winners in this election? Don't ask me. Ask Joe the Plumber's agent."
-- Stephen Colbert
Disturbing News
Philippine ferry overturns, at least 39 killed
Two Million More Victims Of War
The wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan have been hard not only on U.S. troops sent to fight them but on the
young children they have left behind, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Children aged 3 to 5 with a parent deployed to one of the two war zones exhibit
more behavioral problems such as aggressiveness than similar children in
military families without a parent deployed, according to the study.
More
than 2 million U.S. children have had parents deployed to fight in Iraq
since 2003 or in Afghanistan since 2001.
"I think this says it all about the difference between the two parties. McCain is campaigning with Joe the plumber, Obama is down in Florida campaigning with Al Gore. One guy won the Nobel Prize in climate science. The other guy can get a fork out of a garbage disposal." --Bill Maher
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Republican-Shenanigans News
Alaska Board Clears Palin in Trooper Case Washington Post
Wright Ad May Be Too Little, Too Late
"This weekend at a John McCain rally, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that Barack Obama needs to exercise more because his legs are too skinny. Then he said: `Now behold, the awesome physical specimen that is John McCain!'" --Conan O'Brien
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
The polls and pundits may be
giving Sarah Palin a bad rap, but the Republican vice presidential candidate
from Alaska
has one staunch defender.
“I think she’s been treated very poorly in the press,” said Cindy McCain in an
interview with CNN’s Larry King.
Rock-The-Voter News
Amid grief for his grandmother, Obama presses on
Obama's Kenyan home ready to party BBC News
"As you
know, a lot of voters in Florida have already cast their ballots using early
voting. And here's the weird part. George Bush was declared the winner again."
--Jay Leno
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Biz-Tech News
Crude Oil Falls a Second Day as US Demand Concerns Intensify Bloomberg
US monthly sales of new vehicles at 25-year low
Japan's auto sales dive 13.1% in Oct. to 2nd lowest level on record+ guardian.co.uk
Circuit City Plans to Close 155 Stores New York Times
Dollar Money-Market Rates May Slide in Europe as Lending Thaws Bloomberg
Boeing Settles One Strike, Could Face Another CNNMoney.com
BOEING: Singapore jets are rolling St. Louis Post-Dispatch
China Aircraft Maker To Sell 25 Planes To GE - Xinhua
Yahoo and Google Offer to Revise Ad Partnership New York Times
AIG Update
A financial
manipulation scheme cost American International Group Inc investors at least
$544 million, a judge has estimated, a finding that could mean the five former
executives convicted in the fraud will face lengthy prison terms when sentenced.
The case is unrelated to AIG's mortgage-related losses that led to a near
collapse of the company in September and an $85 billion emergency line of credit
from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
"Ted Stevens has been convicted of fraud. Ted Stevens is a legendary figure up in Alaska. The airport in Anchorage, Alaska, is named Ted Stevens International Airport. They'll have to rename it "Prisoner No. 4983 Airport." -Craig Ferguson
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Guantánamo jury jails Bin Laden media chief for life guardian.co.uk, UK
"Daylight savings time, change your clocks back. ... If there's one thing we need, it's another hour of 2008. President Bush has already turned the clocks back to 1929." --David Letterman
Go-F**k-Yourself News
Dick Cheney's Hometown Paper Endorses Obama Today Editor & Publisher
"For every
American who is trying to do the right thing, for all those people in government
who are honoring the pledge to uphold the law and honor the Constitution, no
longer will you hear the eight most-dreaded words in the English language, 'The
vice president's office is on the phone.'" - Joe Biden
Tick...Tick...Tick...Beer...Beer...Beer... - Grant Gerver
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Odd News
Kate Winslet goes bare in Vanity Fair!
Jail-for-adultery law upheld Reuters
Soup kitchen opens for dogs Reuters
Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez Gerada and an army of helpers have etched
a truly giant image of Barack Obama's face into the sand at a beach in
Barcelona, Spain, battling the rain to finish the colossus just ahead of
election day. The enormous face is 140 yards long by 80 yards wide. Rodriguez
Gerada hopes to be seen from outer space and photographed on Google Earth. The
face was created using 500 metric tons of sand, gravel and white, brown and
black pebbles, at a cost of more than euro10,000 (US$13,000).
Photo/Manu Fernandez
Peace.