Wednesday edition - December 10, 2008

POLITICAL CORRUPTION CROOK

$4,500 bail? For trying to sell Obama's Senate seat?

Graphic by the fabulous SpunDoubt

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209 AP

• US Special Forces mistakenly kill 6 Afghan police AP

• Pakistan Confirms Arrests of Terror Suspects Voice of America

• Continue Pressing Al-Qaeda, Bush Urges Washington Post

Joe Wurzelbacher lashed out Tuesday at former GOP presidential nominee John McCain, the man who made Wurzelbacher famous as “Joe the Plumber.”

Wurzelbacher told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he felt “dirty” after “being on the campaign trail and seeing some of the things that take place.”
 

"I've got this thing," ... "and it's [expletive] golden. And I'm just not giving it up for [expletive] nothing. I'm not going to do it. And I can always use it. I can parachute me there"- Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois on the selling of Obama's Senate seat

Disturbing News

• Zimbabwe: More than 15,000 have cholera CNN International

• Accidents kill 830,000 children each year -WHO Reuters UK

• San Diego man mourns loss of family, forgives Marine pilot in jet ... Los Angeles Times

• Another arrest made in shackled teen case CNN

• Fla. Investigates Graves at Boys' School ABC News

A government "car czar" with the power to force U.S. automakers into bankruptcy would dole out $15 billion in emergency loans to the failing industry under an emerging deal between the White House and congressional Democrats.
 

What's John McCain Up To?

With U.S election fever wearing off, former Republican Presidential candidate John McCain visited Malta, together with Senator Joe Lieberman.

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Republican-Shenanigans News

• Bush greets 2 Marines, gives them kisses AP

• Bush defends his record of using military might AP

• Lame duck oversight produces little new info AP

• Court denies Sen. Craig's effort to withdraw sex-sting plea CNN

• Republicans sue Leflore Co. Election Commission Hattiesburg American, MS

Immunity Please

The US Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday on whether cabinet-level officials could be held accountable for controversial tactics President George W. Bush ordered as part of the US-led "war on terror."

Former attorney general John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller have sought immunity from the charges in a lawsuit filed by Javaid Iqbal, a Pakistani national.

Palin latest governor sent suspicious powder
The Associated Press

"With all the actions we've taken these past eight years, we've laid a solid foundation on which future presidents and future military leaders can build"- Delusionist-in-chief, George W. Bush

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economy AP

• 'Nanny' state? Drescher eyes Clinton's Senate seat AP

• Embattled Ill. gov. could still fill Senate seat AP

• Bill Clinton Speech in Malaysia Irks Investors New York Times

It may not be Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's happiest birthday.

One day after being arrested on federal corruption charges, Blagojevich turns 52 on Wednesday.

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil surpasses $43 as investors await OPEC cut AP

• Bank to extend credit to Chicago factory hit by sit-in Los Angeles Times

• Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs, slash spending Reuters

• Chinese exports tumble Reuters

• Researchers say UK economy shrank in last 3 months AP

• German research group sees GDP down 2.0 pct in '09 AP

• Toyota to further cut production in N. America AP

• TV producers rip NBC's Leno move Reuters

 Assault Rifle Access

One year after his sister was gunned down during the Virginia Tech massacre, 25-year-old Omar Samaha walked into a Richmond area gun show and was immediately greeted with offers from unlicensed gun dealers hawking their wares.
Samaha, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 2005, approached one of the dealers and asked to purchase an assault rifle. Within minutes, he said, the sale was complete.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Musicians protest use of songs by US jailers The Associated Press

• Obama May Have to Decide on Execution for Accused Terrorists Bloomberg

Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari urged President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to start his term by giving "high priority" to the Mideast conflict, calling it the world's most challenging peace-building project.
 

Google publishes 2008 Zeitgeist list of most popular searches

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Climate Change Solution: Shoot Cheney into Space Worldmeets.us, NY

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Odd News

• Luckiest guys in Vegas: Simpson's 4 accomplices The Associated Press

• Angry Ford dealer in SC blasts imports in ads AP

• China names and shames fake drug websites Reuters

• Man cited for jumping into rhino enclosure at zoo AP

• Pastor prays over deposit slip, gets $1.5M gift AP

• Honest woman finds $97K in restroom, returns it AP

Jordanian boy Hazem Hawamdeh walks with his parents near his home in Jerash December 3, 2008. Hawamdeh, an 11-year-old boy from the northern city of Jerash, could be the smallest boy in the world, weighing 5.6 kg (12 pounds) with a height of nearly 70 cm (28 inches) as his family struggles to solve the mystery of his small size.
Photo/Ali Jarekji

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