Tuesday edition - December 5, 2006
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Package tossed near White House
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Gates: 'We' aren't winning war in Iraq |
Russia says no extradition for Litvinenko suspects |
"The White House does not yet believe Iraq is in a civil war, though they did concede that a conflict has entered a new phase. And it rhymes with 'muster bluck.'" --Amy Poehler
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Military and civilian deaths in Iraq Reuters AlertNet, UK
Vehicle accident kills US soldier in Iraq
2 Attacks in Baghdad Kill at Least 30 Fremont Tribune, NE
US troop deaths in Iraq decline in November Stars and Stripes, DC
Deadly Weekend For US Troops In Iraq CBS News
Rumsfeld Wins Gold Medal - But No One Knows Why
About three dozen people
rallied outside Philadelphia's venerable Union League to protest the
organization's decision to honor departing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Officials at the selective private club presented its Gold Medal to Rumsfeld at
a black-tie affair on Friday night,
but would not
discuss the reason behind the award.
Don Rumsfeld revealed Sunday to have sent a secret memo to President Bush urging a change in Iraq. He was fired two days later. You know a president won't listen when the suggestion box at the White House has a guillotine mounted over it.- Argus Hamilton
Disturbing News
UK police follow poisoned spy trail to Russia Euronews.net
Canadians to deport 'Russian spy' BBC News, UK
Pollution 'reducing rice harvest' BBC News
"Conservative columnist Dennis Prager this week blasted Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, for his decision to take the oath of office with his hand on a Koran instead of a Bible. Like this guy did [on screen: Tom DeLay]. Or this guy [on screen: Mark Foley]. Or this guy [on screen: Richard Nixon]. All bibles." --Seth Myers
I'll Cry If I Want To
Former President George Bush, visiting Florida in his son's final days as governor, broke into tears of pride Monday when he recalled how Jeb Bush handled an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid in 1994.
Republican Shenanigans
Rumsfeld memo weeks in making Lexington Herald Leader, KY
Bush's contentious UN envoy calls it quits (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com
Republicans confident about Gulf drilling Naples Daily News, FL
Young Republicans Of Texas Display ACLU Nativity (Photo) Stop the ACLU, PA
"Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that it is time to face reality and recognize that Iraq is in a state of civil war. Powell made the statement after growing what are known as 'retirement balls.'" --Amy Poehler
Biz/Tech News
Oil Prices Hover Around $62 a Barrel MSN Money
Letterman Staying Put at CBS Until 2010
Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace CNET News.com
"She comes to me when she wants to be fed. And after I feed her -- guess what -- she's off to wherever she wants to be in the house, until the next time she gets hungry. She's smart enough to know she can't feed herself. She's actually a very smart cat. She gets loved. She gets adoration. She gets petted. She gets fed. And she doesn't have to do anything for it, which is why I say this cat's taught me more about women, than anything my whole life." --Talk show host Rush Limbaugh, on his cat
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Guantanamo detainees 'feel strain of separation' Gulf News, United Arab Emirates
"This is the time of the year everybody's getting ready for the holidays. Earlier today, Dick Cheney brought home a Christmas tree that he shot." --David Letterman
Go-F***-Yourself News
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Odd News
Eddie Murphy's 'scary' Dutch tv interview Monsters and Critics.com, UK
New settlement planned at south pole — of the moon Seattle Times
An artist's concept of the proposed Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and Mars. NASA has announced plans to establish a permanently-occupied lunar base with manned missions starting in 2020, a key step in further human exploration of the solar system. (Photo/NASA)
Peace.