Thursday edition - September 27, 2006
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Poll: Iraqis Back Attacks on US Troops |
Firm That Paid Iraq Papers Gets New Deal |
When is this "winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqis" Bush talks about so much gonna happen?
"After three long years, our efforts in Iraq have been successful in fostering a new generation of people who hate us." --Jon Stewart
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
US Deaths in Iraq Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bodies of 40 torture victims found in Baghdad
Cooper City Marine killed 9 days into Iraq tour Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
Turkey raps Iraqi leader over "interference" claim Reuters AlertNet, UK
Fear of offending Islam spurs hot debate in Europe Reuters.uk
NATO set for early takeover of Afghan peacekeeping Reuters.uk, UK
Rice Backs EU Nuclear Talks With Iran
Rice Warns Sudan of 'Consequences' for Refusing Darfur Force
Anthrax Investigation: Another Mission Unaccomplished
A New Jersey congressman
said Wednesday it should have taken the FBI days, not years, to determine the
anthrax used in 2001 that killed five people was much less sophisticated than
believed...The
FBI has conducted 9,100 interviews and issued 6,000 subpoenas.
Senator George Allen on Monday denied using racist language in college, just a month after he denied calling an Indo-American a monkey. And now he says he recently found out he's half-Jewish. The Jewish Defense League just issued a statement saying don't help us. -- Argus Hamilton, comedian
Disturbing News
Russia fury at Georgia spy arrests CNN International
Polish Parliament Speaker, Deputies Discuss Dissolving Assembly Bloomberg
Another Mission Rejected
Former U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft could be called to testify in a lawsuit that
claims a student was wrongly imprisoned in a computer terrorism case, a federal
judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge
rejected
Ashcroft's argument to toss out the lawsuit because he was entitled to absolute
immunity since his position at the Department of Justice was prosecutorial.
Senator George Allen was accused Tuesday of using racist language in college by classmates at Virginia. They said he freely and frequently used the n-word. It was a time when all ambitious young Republicans tried to sound like President Nixon. -- Argus Hamilton, comedian
Republican Shenanigans
Bush raises $1.1M at Tenn. luncheon Seattle Post Intelligencer
Offshore drilling deal eludes lawmakers
Controversy clouds Allen USA Today
Armey blasts Republicans over opposition to guest-worker plan San Jose Mercury News, USA
Bush spokesman Snow to raise money for Republicans Washington Post
Republicans call for repeal of statewide property tax Boston Globe
hi, Lisa,
hope you had a safe trip home. :-) this morning i
came up with a new (i hope) expression i thought i'd
share with you and your readers. i'm on it like stink
on skunk, like a duck on a junebug, like white on
rice, and now 'like stupid on Bush!' :-)
take care,
Kathy
Murfreesboro, TN
Hahahaha.
And Thanks Kathy! Yes, I made it home safely.
"Nothing will motivate conservative evangelical Christians to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election more than a Democratic nominee named Hillary Rodham Clinton - not even a run by the devil himself ... I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate. She has $300 million so far. But I hope she's the candidate. Because nothing will energize my [constituency] like Hillary Clinton. If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't." --Rev. Jerry Falwell, at the Values Voter Summit
Rock-The-Voter News
Republicans pick Twin Cities for 2008 presidential convention
NY AG Candidate's Problems Continue
The good
news is that the price of oil has dropped to below $60 a barrel. Economists have
now downgraded the oil companies profits from obscene to just merely indecent.--
Jay Leno
Biz/Tech News
Oil prices hover near $63 a barrel BusinessWeek
New York to outlaw trans fats in 24,000 restaurants Guardian Unlimited
August new home sales rose 4.1 percent
Branson unveils aviation overhaul to curb global warming
AFP
HP used phishing-style e-mail, tracing software to track down leaks USATODAY.com
"Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. They beat the Atlanta Falcons. It was the Saints first time to the Superdome since Hurricane Katrina, which is pretty impressive considering FEMA still hasn't made it to the Superdome." --Jay Leno
www.rangeragainstwar.blogspot.com
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Detainee bill passes House, on to Senate St. Petersburg Times
Probe delays verdict on French Guantanamo men
“There's a report right now, out of France, that Osama bin Laden is either dead or dying -- of dysentery caused by E. coli. … We tried tanks and bombs and guns, but all it took was spinach.” -- Conan O'Brien
Go-F***-Yourself News
Cheney to raise funds in Texas race Bryan College Station Eagle
"The Vatican has increased protection around the Pope. How ironic is that --
A Catholic using protection?" --Jay Leno
Odd News
Victo, a 10-year-old male Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), pauses during an afternoon token feeding session at the Singapore Zoo September 4, 2006. Photo/Tim Chong
Peace.