Monday edition - April 3, 2006
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Bush throws first pitch in Cincinnati |
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With $200 million spent, few Iraq clinics finished |
US: Violence to Increase in Afghanistan |
When we are in a time of war it is imperative for us to play baseball.
"President Bush said it's time for the people of Iraq to put together a functioning government. He said 'it's time to shut her down and get governin'.' Other presidents quote Lincoln and Roosevelt. Bush is the only one to quote Larry the Cable Guy." --Jay Leno
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Gunmen Kill Shiite Family of 4 in Iraq Washington Post
Violence Between Shiites, Sunnis Escalates Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV
Iran says will test more weapons in wargames Reuters.uk
Three killed in Kurdish protests in Istanbul-reports Reuters AlertNet
Escaped al-Qaida Prisoner Surrenders CBS News
Afghanistan's per capita income to reach $335 this year
Taliban kill Turkish engineer and 5 cops in Afghanistan Hindu, India
Condi Brush Off
"I'm used to protests.
They happen all the time on American campuses.
"It's all part of the exercise in democracy. And I did not find them off-putting
nor did I find them in the least disconcerting." The
unflappable Ms [Condoleezza]
Rice said.
Secretary Rice ashamed, sorry after whip falls from purse. - Grant Gerver
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Disturbing News
France in crisis over jobs law
On this April Fools' Day, let us pause and give thanks to the Bush Administration for whom this special occasion is so very fitting. - Grant Gerver
Lee County school officials said they were concerned about terrorism when they decided to keep a high school band from marching in a London parade, but now angry British officials are telling travelers that Fort Myers is no safe haven, either.
Local tourism officials fear the dispute could cost
Lee County millions in lost tourism dollars, and even Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has
commented on the dispute.
Republican Shenanigans
In Enron trial,
a novel - even brash - defense
Insiders say lobbying scandal is creeping up on DeLay Salt Lake Tribune
Jeb Bush in Scots trade mission BBC News, UK
Governor Taps Bush Campaign Operatives CBS 5, CA
Harris' Senate campaign loses core staff
"Meet the new boss; same as the old boss. This appointment screams continuity. This is an appointment from a man who considers the White House both his professional and personal home, a man who hates change." -- Larry Sabato, a political analyst at the University of Virginia
on George Bush replacing Andrew Card with Josh Bolton.
Addicted to Oil AND Power
"This talk of pre-emptive strikes, of ignoring the UN
Security Council and international legal obligations -- all this is leading
toward a dark night," [Mikhail] Gorbachev told Time magazine.
"I think
"America is
intoxicated by its position as the world's only superpower. It wants to impose
its will.
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"They get along well because they have a lot in common. They're both ranchers. They both love the outdoors. And they both speak English as a second language." --Jay Leno, on Bush's meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox
Good News
Andrew Card's Legacy
Card will always be best known — to the extent that presidential chiefs of staff are ever known outside Washington political circles — as the man who informed Bush of the Sept. 11 terror attacks
while the stunned president sat reading with school children in Florida
Biz-Tech News
Oil prices rise above 67 usd as Iran test-fires missiles, fund ... Forbes
Verizon to
Sell Latin America Units
GM to Sell Majority Stake in GMAC for $14B
AP
Hollywood goes online with film downloads Financial Times
Starring Ken Starr - Defending Fraud: The Sequel
Mallory Factor, who is suing to abolish the U.S.'s auditing-oversight board, doesn't hide his real target: the 2002 law aimed at preventing accounting frauds like the ones that brought down Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc...Factor has assembled a Republican dream team of lawyers including Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton, to press his case.
Ever pandering to Hispanics, George Bush shows off his command of Spanish: "I just love boo-ree-toes and in-chee-lah-does!" -- Grant Gerver
Republican Makeovers
Changing the face of America, one Republican at a time
Bush-Prison-Torture News
9/11 Detainees in New Jersey Say They Were Abused With Dogs New York Times
Bill Maher's New Rules: My Pet Scapegoat from Crooks and Liars
Go-F*ck-Yourself News
Cheney, First Lady to Aid Talent Campaign Houston Chronicle
"Blessed are the peacemakers. The bounty of beautiful roses from such wonderful people has lifted my heart and will remain in my memory for the rest of my life. Thank you for caring that others may live."
-- Helen Thomas, Hearst columnist
We could learn a lot from crayons...
Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and
all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. -
Unknown Author
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Odd News
US President Bush has Swedish ancestors NewKerala.com, India
Al Franken responds to Rush Limbaugh on TravelGolf TravelGolf.com
Today there are two closing pictures. Enjoy.
A clone of a mare named Tap O Lena, born March 9, 2006, is seen in a handout photo. The company that cloned the first horse to be sold commercially said on Thursday it plans to market 22 similar animals before 2008, marking another step forward for the controversial technology. Photo/Viagen/Sally Harrison
Freed hostage Jill Carroll (L) is embraced by her father, Jim Carroll, as the freelance journalist was greeted by family members after her return to Boston, Massachusetts April 2, 2006. Jill Carroll, 28, a reporter for The Christian Science Monitor held captive in Iraq for 82 days, returned home to the U.S. on Sunday for a reunion with her family whose emotional appeals rallied a global campaign for her freedom. The hand of Jill's sister, Katie, is seen touching her hair. Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/Christian Science Monitor
Peace.
