Tuesday edition - May 6, 2008

"I don't know if you're aware of this. We just passed a big milestone yesterday. True story. Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of President Bush's speech in front of the 'Mission Accomplished' banner. Yeah, to celebrate, today, President Bush gave a speech in front of a banner that said 'Economic Recession Over.'" --Conan O'Brien
 

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq at 4,071 AP

• Gunmen kidnap pro-US Iraqi tribal chief AFP

• Sharp rise in suicide attacks by women in Iraq likely: US expert AFP

• Iraq war strains army mental health system Reuters

• Iraq: US Is Digging in for the Long Haul Arab News, Saudi Arabia 

• US military says 3500 troops set to leave Iraq The Associated Press

• Top US commando says strain of war limits forces elsewhere AP

• Iraq signs deals to buy 40 planes from Boeing, 10 from Bombardier International Herald Tribune

• Diaries show Saddam feared getting AIDS in prison AP

• US-backed plan sees shiny future for Green Zone in Iraq AP

Where In The World Is Condoleezza?

Seems no job's too small for Condoleezza Rice when it comes to the Middle East these days.

After initially resisting the idea, the top envoy for a Bush administration that once sniffed at Mideast peacemaking as a fool's game is shuttling between Israeli and Palestinian leaders and getting into nitty-gritty obstacles that have blocked progress and dimmed hopes for a peace deal this year.
 

"A federal study released today shows that President Bush's $1 billion-a-year 'Reading First' program has done nothing to increase the reading skills of young students. However, his 'Oil Company First' program is going like gangbusters." --Jay Leno

Disturbing News

• China: Virus Death Toll Climbs New York Times

• 10M children worldwide die from lack of health care AP

• Myanmar cyclone wave killed most of 15,000 victims Reuters

McCain On Jeremiah Wright

John McCain said today that Hispanic voters are tailor-made for the Republican message and he also vowed not to make Rev. Jeremiah Wright an issue in his campaign, though he added he won't be the referee for others who choose to.

"According to the latest CNN poll, President Bush's disapproval rating is 71%. 71%. That's unbelievable, isn't it? That 29% still approve? Who are these people? That makes him the most unpopular president in history, and math and science, too." --Jay Leno
 

A Washington DC Madam with a black book filled with the "DC Elite" commits suicide rather than write a bestseller while imprisoned for a few years

Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the Washington escort service operator who hanged herself last week, left behind two suicide notes, including one that described her recent racketeering trial as a "modern day lynching."
 

Republican-Shenanigans-News

• Jenna Bush to say `I do' at Texas ranch on Saturday AP

• McCain, GOP senators call for easing of ethanol rules CNN 

• Arab-American leader wants apology from McCain campaign over  International Herald Tribune

GOP Obamarama

Republicans can hardly contain their glee as they watch Barack Obama battle through a rocky period. And why should they?

Nothing else is breaking the GOP's way this year. But, at least now, the Democrats' political phenom is tarnished, and, if he defeats Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, he will enter the general election campaign not only bruised and battered — but also carrying baggage as he faces Republican John McCain...."The bark is stripped off him a little bit," said Reed Galen, a Republican who worked on President Bush's campaigns. "Are the folks on the Republican side of the aisle happy to let Hillary do that? Absolutely."

"And a little bit of history for you. It was this week in 1803 that Thomas Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase. That was back in the day when presidents actually cared about what happened to Louisiana." --Jay Leno
 

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Rock-The-Voter-News

• Bush backpedals on Hillary victory AFP

• CNN's John Roberts declares `Wright-free zone' for Obama interview The Associated Press

• Democrats emboldened by Louisiana win CNN 

• Limbaugh Responds to Clinton Saying He Has a Crush On Her ABC News

Top Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Loves America - The David Letterman Show


10.   We have more Dakotas than every other country combined

 9.   Canadian Bacon: soggy and chewy; American Bacon: crisp and delicious!

 8.   Thanks to the internet, I can order new pantsuits 24/7--there's your pantsuit joke, Dave. Are you happy?

 7.    232 years and not one cookie shortage

 6.   TiVO

 5.   Did I mention the soup? MMM, soup

 4.   Did you know former President Teddy Roosevelt was an American?

 3.   Where else can you get a car painted for $29.95?

 2.   Is this the part where I say, "Live from New York it's Saturday Night Live!"?

 1.   We've got Regis

 

Biz-Tech-News

• Oil hits record $120.93 a barrel on supply woes The Associated Press

• Bernanke Urges Action to Slow Jump in US Home Foreclosures Bloomberg 

• Fannie Mae loses $2.2B in 1Q, warns of severe weakness AP

• Tropicana casino group files for bankruptcy AFP

• Boeing finalizes $2.2 bln Iraq plane sale Reuters

• Yahoo CEO says still open to Microsoft talks Reuters
  Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas AFP

Payback

An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months.

Emad al-Janabi's federal lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles, claims that employees of CACI International Inc. and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. punched him, slammed him into walls, hung him from a bed frame and kept him naked and handcuffed in his cell beginning in September 2003.

U.S. officials in Baghdad made a deal to build a Marriott hotel in the Green Zone, including a future golf course. It practically builds itself. The location of the sand traps and today's pin placements will be determined by last night's mortar fire. - Argus Hamilton

Bush-Prison-Torture-News

• NY appeals court weighs IDs of abused Guantanamo detainees The Associated Press 

Laura Bush Holds Press Conference on Myramarr Deaths And Jenna's Wedding!

A White House press conference given by First Lady Laura Bush took a bizarre and insensitive twist when the focus of the conference, the devastation wrought by a powerful cyclone in Myanmar, switched to Jenna Bush's upcoming wedding.

The Bush women aren't the most sensitive ladies, are they?

Let us not forget First Lady Barbara Bush's quote about the invasion of Iraq -- "But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or that or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that."

Let us eat cake!

First Lady Laura Bush on Hurricane Corina.. Katrina? -YouTube
 

Go-F**k-Yourself=News

• Cheney to campaign in north Miss. for GOP candidate Biloxi Sun Herald

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Odd News

• Police: Motorcyclist flipped bird, popped wheelie, crashed AP

• Cafe mistakes dishwashing liquid for wine AP

• Lawmaker wants to ban drivers from holding pets on laps AP

• Connecticut boy takes off Favre jersey for good after 4 yrs AP

• Austrian rugby strip show caught on Lithuania video Reuters

A french bulldog, named 'Spoon', has a mock up of a cigar in its mouth during a dog show in Dortmund May 2, 2008. More than 6,000 dogs competed for the title of the best pedigree hound on May 2 to 4, 2008 in Dortmund.
Photo/ Ina Fassbender

Peace.