Monday edition - September 17, 2007

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"According to a new AP poll, the most popular presidential candidate among registered Republicans is 'none of the above.' At the moment, Rudy Giuliani is running third, just behind 'Good Lord, not him.'" --Conan O'Brien

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

• Us Military Deaths In Iraq At 3780 Guardian Unlimited

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Iraq: Bicycle Bomb Strikes, 5 Dead Guardian Unlimited\

• Militants kill 30 in Iraq attacks Swissinfo, Switzerland

• Suspect held in Sunni leader's death San Jose Mercury News

• Blackwater security firm banned from Iraq CNN

• Bush Reiterates Support for Iraq Strategy in Weekly Radio Address Chosun Ilbo, South Korea

• Taliban says any talks must see Western troops leave AFP

• Ahmadinejad wants to debate Bush Reuters South Africa

• Official: Russian fuel ready for Iran AP

Iran Wants Debate

 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenged U.S. President George W. Bush to a debate on global issues at a U.N. summit in New York, state TV reported on Sunday, repeating a call rejected by Washington last year.

"I had suggested holding a debate. I am saying again that let us discuss global concerns at the (U.N.) General Assembly in front of representatives of other nations," Ahmadinejad told state television.
 

We may never know what the World Trade Center meant to our enemies, but our inability to build anything on the site in six years symbolizes our national head-up-the-ass. You know, it took two years to build the Eiffel Tower.- Bill Maher

Disturbing News

• U.N. says violence increasing in Darfur camps Reuters

Greenspan on Clinton and Bush

Clinton, a musician like Greenspan, cared about doing what was economically prudent, even if it wasn't popular, according to the book. The ``saxophone wasn't the only thing we had in common,'' he wrote.

Greenspan also said he worked well with Clinton's advisers, particularly Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and his successor, Larry Summers.

The Bush White House was run quite differently, with the treasury secretary serving merely as a spokesman for administration policy and with its emphasis on ``loyalty and staying on message,'' according to the former Fed chairman.

Yeah, Rudy Giuliani, on his third marriage. I don’t know if I would criticize a group called MoveOn. - Bill Maher

Republican Shenanigans

• In Bush Speech, Signs of Split on Iran Policy New York Times

• Executive Describes Work on Senator’s Home New York Times

• It's a tough job, and Tony Snow opts to let someone else do it Christian Science Monitor 

• Abortion protest draws 800 in Aurora Chicago Tribune

• McCain says he's been Baptist for years AP

• Larry Craig toilet 'tourist site' BBC News

The only Republican with a withdrawal plan that really works is Betty Ford. - Argus Hamilton
 

Papa Bush Update

Give former President George H. W. Bush some credit for trying to return balance to politics. He has invited Democratic presidential contenders to speak at his library at Texas a&m University. But they're stiffing him

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Rock-The-Voter News

• Kucinich campaigns on Hawaii 'aloha spirit' Honolulu Advertiser

• Obama calls for openness in marketplace AP

• Clinton to offer health care plan AP

• Clinton's Brother Settles Debt Suit The Associated Press

"Big story last night — President Bush addressed the nation with a speech about Iraq. The speech aired on all three networks, and was secretly videotaped by the New England Patriots." - Conan O'Brien
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil lower as hurricane threat eases, report shows traders on sidelines CNNMoney.com

• Car-buying spurt helps retail sales AP

• Microsoft suffers decisive EU antitrust defeat Reuters.uk

• Man in China dies after three-day Internet session Reuters

"Activism has become narcissism. It’s why Al Gore can’t get people to focus on global warming unless there’s a rock concert. “Melting icebergs, brought to you by Smashing Pumpkins.” - Bill Maher
 

Cock a doodle do

In "Revolution of Hope," set to hit book stores October 4, former Mexico President Vicente Fox calls Bush "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life,"

"Senator Vitter is denying this woman's allegations. Who are you gonna believe? A U.S. senator or a hooker? I've gotta go with the hooker." --Jay Leno
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• US Probes Banned Briefs Found at Gitmo The Associated Press
   

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney: US 'getting things right in Iraq' Baltimore Sun
   

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Odd News

• OJ Simpson Ordered Held Without Bail The Associated Press

• Tick Tick Tick -- Who's Gonna Turn on OJ? TMZ.com

• Britney Spears to lose sons? Monsters and Critics.com

• "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife Reuters

• Firefighters save donkey trapped in well AP

• Cities cracking down on saggy pants AP

An iceberg melts off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland in this July 19, 2007 file photo. Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane. The European Space Agency said nearly 200 satellite photos taken together in Sept. 2007 showed an ice-free passage along northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, and ice retreating to its lowest level since such images were first taken in 1978. Photo/John McConnico

Peace.