Monday edition - August 18, 2008

Weird: China went from bikes to cars while we go from cars to bikes.  - Grant Gerver

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

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,143 AP

• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 500 The Associated Press

• 15 killed in bombing at Sunni mosque in Baghdad Chicago Tribune

• Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 6 AP

• Iraqis bury US-allied Sunni leader after bombing The Associated Press 

• 88 die in Afghan violence; police deploy in Kabul The Associated

• 7000 police blanket Kabul before celebration, attack elsewhere ... The Canadian Press

• Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to resign The Associated Press

• Iran ready to put Muslim countries' satellite in orbit Reuters

Back In The USSR Russia

Russia says it will begin pulling back its troops from Georgia on Monday, but a Russian lawmaker has compared the situation to the U.S. presence in Iraq.

Sources say that Colin Powell is planning to endorse Barack Obama, which is bad news for
John McCain. But at his age, he should expect some colon problems. -Craig Ferguson

Disturbing News

• Heavy rains breach dam, force dozens to evacuate floods around ... ABC News

The Democratic Party assigned next week's convention speaking slots Friday. It works out for everyone. Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic Convention in Denver Tuesday and John Edwards will address a Swinger's Convention in Reno on Friday. - Argus Hamilton

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Tom Ridge: Pro choice for pro-life ticket? The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau

• McCain's Top Foreign Policy Adviser Lobbyed For Georgia: What Did ... TPM

Dennis Miller on John Edwards: “He’s a poorly drawn John Grisham character who got caught with his Pelican Briefs down” (”The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox, Wednesday).

Rock-The-Voter News

• Who's rich? McCain and Obama have very different definitions Los Angeles Times

• No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain AP

• Obama meets Pickens on energy, not his Swift Boat financing Los Angeles Times

• For Convention, Obama’s Image Is All-American New York Times

• Former astronauts John Glenn, Bill Nelson back Barack Obama space plan The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

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Cindy McCain went to the hospital
because she sprained her wrist. And her doctors are saying it's nothing
serious, the sprain is probably just from cutting John's meat into little
tiny pieces- Craig Ferguson

Biz-Tech News

• Tropical storm Fay drives up oil guardian.co.uk

• Dollar hits 6-month high vs euro, then pulls back guardian.co.uk

• Shaky economy hits kids The Associated Press

• Internet Radio's "Last Stand" Slashdot
   

Lack Of Media Coverage

Media coverage of the economic downturn in the U.S. has lagged behind both economic activity and public interest, according to a study being released Monday by a Washington, D.C.-based research group.

Operation Scheduled Departure began on Monday, giving illegal aliens a bus ride home. You can't make it up. With its usual flawless timing the Bush administration is offering to bus illegal aliens home to Mexico one month before the produce harvest. - Argus Hamilton

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Psychological association, its members oppose torture Boston Globe

• 200 protest psychologists' interrogation role USA Today

“Actually, analysts say a weak economy is causing less energy use, resulting in falling oil prices. Yeah. Basically, the worse the economy, the lower the oil prices, which means if Bush could serve one more term, oil would be free.”- Jay Leno

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• If the question is 'who lost Georgia?' Is the answer Dick Cheney? LATimes

Phelps will swim home; should arrive in Baltimore by mid-September  - Grant Gerver

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Odd News

• Welcome to Week No. 2 of Olympics, minus Phelps China Daily

• Golden boy Michael Phelps eager for his own bed AP

• Bill Murray, Jumper, Still in One Piece New York Times

• NASCAR finds magnets under pedals on 2 Gibbs cars AP

• Unseen Bigfoot corpse more likely a big fat lie Xinhua, China

• Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts The Associated Press

• Huskers dismiss 2 wrestlers accused of posing nude AP

• Ark. man finds 4.42-carat diamond at state park AP

• Baby whale seems to think yacht is its mother AP

Dara Torres, the oldest female swimmer in Olympic history, settled for a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle — missing gold by 1/100th of a second — and added her third silver medal of the Games by anchoring the 4x100 medley relay to a second-place finish to Australia.

It gave the 41-year-old mom her 12th career swimming medal, tying her with Jenny Thompson for the record for U.S. women. She became the oldest swimming medalist in history when she won silver in the 4x100 free relay earlier in the meet.

Peace.