December 4, 2003 Thursday |
Bush to announce moon mission Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 12-4-03 ... The plans go beyond just a single mission to the moon and could even involve the establishment of a permanent base there, the magazine said. Mr Bush may also ... |
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Bush report trumps Chinese chip company's bold plans CBS MarketWatch - Dec 3, 2003 ...Late last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that the company, which is backed by the son of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, hired Neil Bush on a consulting contract that would pay him $400,000 a year in preferred stock over five years -- $2 million in total... |
Bush little brother Neil providing grist for gossip mill Pasadena Star-News, CA - 12-4-03 ... Neil Bush has made a number of trips to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with his father, brother Marvin, who also raises venture capital, and members of the first Bush ... |
I wonder if Bush can pronounce nepotism.
State
may deregulate hospitals Gov. Jeb Bush's
administration could move to allow hospitals to add to programs and
facilities without say-so. The possible changes worry hospital boards. |
" No one wants our
civil servants -- like Linda Tripp and Ken Starr -- to be society's Peeping Toms
watching our sex lives and deflecting our national agenda from the truly great
work that needs to be done." Bob Weiner, who was among the Clinton White
House staffers subpoenaed by Ken Starr to appear before the Monica Lewinsky
grand jury.
Bush:
"I Have Two Arkansas State Troopers With Proof of Iraqi WMDs"
News Hax (News Satire) - Nov 30, 2003
Lucianne Goldberg was an admitted snitch for Richard Nixon in the Washington press pool. Lucianne is the one who told Linda Tripp to tape Monica. Yeah, there's no vast right wing conspiracy.
Queen visits mock Nigeria village CNN - 12-4-03 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- As leaders of her former colonies converge for a Commonwealth summit, Queen Elizabeth II was to visit a mock-up Nigerian village ... |
The queen's visit to Nigeria has to be the most expensive photo-op ever. Oops, that title goes to the turkey landing in Iraq last week.
The birthmark forms the Arabic letters of Ala'a
Palestine Chronicle - Dec 2, 2003
... have become something of a rarity, thousands of
Palestinians in the West Bank city
of Bethlehem marveled at a newly born baby who had a large reddish
birthmark ...
It looks like it spells SAG to me. I guess that is the English translation.
US cities tell politicians to pay up for security
Reuters, 12.03.03, 1:41 PM ET
...Portland, Oregon,
has sent a $116,000 invoice to the George W. Bush-Dick Cheney reelection
campaign for the cost of police overtime pay needed to secure a fund-raising
event featuring the U.S. president. That event raised $1.0 million....
Limbaugh Attorney Comments on Seizure of Medical Records
Yahoo News (press release) - 12-4-03
... that this afternoon the Palm Beach State Attorneys
Office will announce that it
has seized the medical records of four doctors who treated Rush
Limbaugh for ...
Bush Baghdad Trip
Distracts Media from Black Sheep Brother
Common Dreams - Dec 1, 2003
... Neil Bush caused trouble for their
father, President Bush the first, more than a
decade ago because of his role in the collapse of a savings and loan company
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"Saudi Arabia is going to hold back on the money they pledged to Iraq for rebuilding. Apparently Iraq is too dangerous for their terrorists to go to now." —Jay Leno
"Donations to All Hat No Cattle is a good thing." -Martha Stewart Casey
More Photographic Dishonesty from President Bush
The Daily Mislead 11-4-03
In the most famous picture from his trip to Baghdad, President Bush had himself
artfully photographed to look like he was serving turkey to the troops.1 The
image was emblazoned on front pages throughout the country - and now appears to
be an entirely false depiction...
"The methods employed on Bush's Baghdad trip were nothing new for him -- he's been flying with the lights out for years." - www.barrycrimmins.com
"Considering her visits to Afghanistan and Iraq (not layovers, mind you, but actual visits!) Hillary Clinton is Audie Murphy compared to Bush." - www.barrycrimmins.com
Money and Medicine
By Dan Tyler
A recent headline in the local daily caught my attention: “Flu Outbreak May Be Shot In The Arm For Hospital Profits.” The article appeared on the business page and thus had a pro-business slant, as in, the more people get sick and the sicker they get the more money for HCA, the world’s largest for-profit hospital chain and one of Nashville’s biggest employers.
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It's Time for - Name That Toon
"The White House Christmas tree was delivered this week. It's an 18-foot-tall fir tree from Wisconsin. President Bush said just the sight of it puts him in the spirit of the season — logging season." —Jay Leno
This computer generated image created by NASA shows Neptune (Lower-R) as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon at 2706 km (1683 mi) in diameter(NASA-HO)
Peace.