Tuesday edition - August 19, 2008

Obama Makes Surprise VP Choice!

Musharraf will always be known by his countrymen as "The George Bush of Pakistan." - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

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

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

• Suicide car bomb kills 5 in western Iraq Reuters UK

• Afghanistan clash kills 10 French soldiers United Press International 

• Probe ordered after Iraqi unit storms governor's office AFP

• Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg in Iraq New York Times

• Russia says Georgian troops should go back to Iraq International Herald Tribune

• Iraq to sign $1.2 bln oil service deal with China guardian.co.uk

Iraq Natural Gas Negotiations

Iraq is in the final stages of negotiations with a large global oil company on a joint venture to produce and export natural gas, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani was quoted as saying on Tuesday...Shahristani did not mention the name of the company involved.
 

Disturbing News

• 11 missing after Grand Canyon flood: report AFP

Iraq Election Workers

Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying election workers in southern Iraq yesterday, killing two of them, including an official known for resisting interference by Shi'ite religious extremists, authorities said...

Republican-Shenanigans News

• McCain's Attacks Shift Drug-Industry Giving to Democrat Obama Bloomberg

• McCain nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event The Associated Press

• No Visit With Possible VP on Louisiana Trip For McCain CBS News

Email

Subject: Vice President for Obama

Hi Lisa,

What is wrong with American Democrats?

The second most popular Democrat behind Obama is Hillary Clinton and no one else can bring more votes to Obama as his vice president. Period.

Today I saw an article on Obama's short list ( Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Tim Kaine on short list to run with Obama
New York Daily News) and it really disturbed me. Who are these people? Never heard of them.

I live in London and I bet either of the Clintons could be elected to the top office of many European countries  (if possible!) and your American Democrat party won't even consider her for VP. Where is your loyalty to two people who have done so much, not only for their country, but the world?

Lisa, you recently wrote that Democrats are masochists. I think you are very right.

I hate for your country to elect another Republican, because life was better in Europe while Clinton was president. That is why he is so popular here.

If I can forgive Prince Charles for marrying his mistress--then Americans can forgive Bill for cheating on Hillary.

What a shame your country does not appreciate the Clintons.

What a bloody shame.

Liz-London

Thank you for writing, Liz.

Life was much better here in the states under Clinton, too.

I can't blame the Democrats completely. I lay some blame on our media who have continuously bashed the Clintons from day one.  Our mainstream media resembles your Fleet Street.

What can we expect from the U.S. media who were more interested in a Monica Lewinsky than a Valerie Plame?

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama almost ready to reveal running mate San Francisco Chronicle

• Obama hits McCain over judgement on Iraq surge. Speech text Chicago Sun-Times

• Obama Accuses Anti-Abortion Opponents of "Lying" ABC News

• Calif. Dems kick rep out of Capitol for disloyalty The Associated Press

• Clinton: US should demonstrate energy solutions The Associated Press

Harry and Louise Return to Stir Up Health Care Debate

The National Federation of Independent Business has teamed up with several other organizations to sponsor a health-care advertisement to be televised during the Democratic and Republican national political conventions.

The ad will feature "Harry and Louise," who became famous in the early and mid 1990s for their roles in ads to defeat health care reform.
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices slide close to $110 per barrel AFP

• Stocks slump on housing, banks CNNMoney.com

• Czech Republic, Poland sign coal reserves deal Reuters UK

• Overheated iPod nano caused fires Reuters

Russia says that their pullout of Georgia begins today. One guy. Going out for some decent borscht. – Will Durst

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Iraq wants to put torturers on trial AFP

• Habib fined $400 for outburst The Australian, Australia 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Dick Cheney delivers drive-by message to Georgians Los Angeles Times

Why you shouldn't go kite boarding during a tropical storm - YouTube

No evidence has emerged to support claims made last week by two men who said they found the corpse of a seven-foot-tall (two-meter-tall) Bigfoot—an apelike creature of North American legend—in the woods of northern Georgia.

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Odd News

• Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target AP

• College presidents want drinking age lowered to 18 Newsday

• Confused sea turtles march into restaurant Reuters

• Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops AP

• Lights off for Spain's synchronised swimmers Reuters

• Suit accuses restaurant of giving man big tapeworm The Associated Press

A finished eyeglass frame lies next to rolls of movies in Zakarias Tipton's workshop in central Budapest on August 5, 2008. Tipton, with his brother, makes so-called 'cinematique frames', recycling strips of famous movies into trendy eye glasses.
Photo/Karoly Arvai

Peace.