TGIF/Weekend edition - March 30 - April 1, 2007

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Bush not racing to defend Gonzales
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State Dept. Warns: Be
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Gonzales + Sampson = All Hat No Cattle
Valerie Plame was the kind of real-life secret agent George Bush dreams of being when he's not too busy pretending to be a cowboy or a fighter pilot. - Bill Maher

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Iraq bombings claim more than 130 lives Seattle Times, WA
British sailor captured by Iran calls for end to Iraq war
Explosive-sniffing robots headed to Iraq to help US military ...
International
Herald Tribune, France
Japan extends Iraq mission Aljazeera.net, Qatar
Guardsman, Bride Wed by Long Distance
No More Holding Hands
The United
States on Thursday rejected Saudi King Abdullah's charge that Iraq is under an
"illegitimate foreign occupation," and said U.S. troops were there at Iraq's
invitation under a United Nations mandate.
...Abdullah surprised Washington on Wednesday by saying at an Arab summit, "In
beloved Iraq, blood flows between brothers in the shadow of
illegitimate foreign occupation and hateful sectarianism, threatening a civil
war."
"Calm down
with the threats. There is a new Congress in town," Pelosi said at a Capitol
Hill news conference. "We respect your constitutional role.
We want you to respect ours."
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The US Attorneys Who Weren't Fired
If those eight U.S. attorneys were fired at the behest of Karl Rove for real or imagined disloyalty to the president (and that does seem to be the case), then what were the 85 other prosecutors doing right?
And,
indeed, the party that flatters itself that they protect America better is the
party that has exhausted the military, left the ports wide open and purposefully
outed a CIA agent, Valerie Plame.
That's not treason anymore? Outing a spy? Did I mention it was one of our spies?
And how despicable that Bush's lackeys attempted to diminish this crime by
belittling her service, like she was just some chick who hung around the CIA. -
Bill Maher

Disturbing News
Depletion of Sharks Hurts Ecosystem, Study Says
Australia faces extreme weather rise, says leaked UN report AFP
Mark Foley Update
Six months
after resigning from Congress, former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley remains under
criminal investigation for sexually explicit Internet communications with
underage boys but has not been charged, authorities said Wednesday.
"I can't really give any more detail other than to say
we're still in the preliminary investigative stance and we are working with
state authorities," said Debra Weierman, spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington
field office
Valerie Plame's husband
told the truth about their lie, so they were willing to jeopardize an entire
network of spies to ruin her life. Wow, even the mob doesn't go after your
family. - Bill Maher
Republican Shenanigans
Aide wanted Fitzgerald fired Chicago Sun-Times, IL
Bush makes a joke of all his problems Telegraph.co.uk, UK
Rove can hop, but he's not quite hip
Schlafly cranks up agitation at Bates SunJournal.com
If he wants my vote,
Barack Obama has to stop smiling so much and show me his "war" face. I can't
tell if you're selling me your candidacy or Crest White Strips. I'm just looking
out for you, Barack, because it's not just an old wives' tale; if you fake too
many smiles, your face can get stuck. [slide shown of Hillary Clinton with
awkward expression on her face] - Bill Maher
Rock-The-Voter News
McCain Taking More Heat Than Rivals Over Support For Iraq War
Rudy: Cabinet Meetings Open To My Wife CBS News, NY
Giuliani Faces Questions About Sept. 11
Washington
Post, DC
Valerie
Plame kept her secrets. The Bush Administration leaked like the plumbing at
Walter Reed. - Bill Maher
Biz-Tech News
Oil Prices Climb Amid UK-Iran Tension The Ledger, FL
Subpoena Issued to Beazer Homes on Mortgage Loans New York Times
Dell finds evidence of accounting misconduct
Bush Meets War Criminal in Oval Office
Red-faced Bush administration officials were trying to explain yesterday how it was that no one noticed that that fine Russian general -- and alleged war criminal -- who met with President Bush and retired Air Force Gen. Robert Foglesong on Monday in the Oval Office has been accused of overseeing some of the most notorious atrocities against civilians in Chechnya.
"So Congress and the White House headed for a standoff. Neither side willing to give an inch. What's an occupying country to do? Democratic Senator Mark Pryor has the answer, proposing that we pick a withdrawal date but keep it a secret. That way, when we withdraw, the enemy will just be confused." --Jon Stewart
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Gates Calls For Guantanamo Closure KLTV, TX
Introducing Tony Snow's Replacement
Dana Perino, a
good-humored taskmaster who is standing in as spokeswoman for President Bush for
the foreseeable future, has spent considerable time training her dog Henry, one
smart vizsla.
When Perino says, "Tell us what you really think about John Kerry," Henry
fetches one of her flip-flops...Her favorite office wall poster: a
black-and-white portrait of a cowboy-hatted
Vice President Dick Cheney, viewed from behind, with a horse.

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Odd News
Astronaut will run marathon - in space Seattle Post Intelligencer

Tenzin, a twelve week old male Red Panda cub, looks out from a box as he is weighed at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Tenzin is one of two cubs born to Wanmei who came from Erie Zoo in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, to bred with Taronga's male named Mayhem. (Photo/Paul Miller)
Peace.