Monday edition - January 28, 2007

"The government is finally doing something. They're trying to give the economy a boost. ... The Democrats and Republicans today agreed on a tax rebate. Here's how it works. All working Americans who make $75,000 or less will get a check for between $600 and $1200 -- more if you have children -- and even more than that if you have fat children" --Jimmy Kimmel

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3935 The Associated Press 

• 5 US soldiers killed in northern Iraq

• Iraq's Sadrists seek to end cease-fire AP

• Huge blaze damages Iraq's central bank AFP

• 9,000 'Awakening' members ready for Iraq military training: US AFP

• Iraq moves troops and tanks to northern city Mosul Reuters

• Gadhafi's son said tied to Iraq attack AP

• Iraq ratifies Kyoto Protocol on climate change AFP

• British politician Ashdown pulls out of bid to be Afghanistan envoy AFP

• Look at US troop levels AP

Where In The World Is Condoleezza Rice?

• North Korea rebukes US envoy who drew Rice's ire for saying arms ... Hindu, India 

• Rice decries 'foreign interference' in Lebanon following bombing AFP

• Rice Lobbies for Colombia Trade Deal The Associated Press 

• Rice, Australian Foreign Minister Meet The Associated Press

He Puts The W In Walker

The president's grandfather, Sen. Prescott Bush of Connecticut, hewed to his forebears' ethic of "self-restraint and public service," while his grandmother's family, the Walkers, were known for "masculine risk-taking, conquest and domination." The current president is a "Walker through and through,"...

Iraq: "Surge to Nowhere" ~ Translation: if it's broke, keep breaking it. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Disturbing News

• Indonesia bird flu death toll hits 100 Reuters

"Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee are both asking their staffs to work without pay. They want them to work without pay to help them get across their message, 'I'm the best one to fix the economy.'" --Jay Leno
 

Memorable moments from President Bush's first six State of the Union addresses

2002

_Bush warns that states like Iraq, Iran and North Korea constitute an "axis of evil" that is arming to threaten world peace.

2003

_Building his case for war in Iraq, Bush says, "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson publicly disputes Bush's statement in a newspaper column that precipitates the unmasking of his wife, former CIA employee Valerie Plame. The administration later acknowledged Bush's statement was unsubstantiated.

2004

_Of Saddam Hussein, Bush says, "The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole and now sits in a prison cell."

2005

_Bush challenges a hesitant Congress to change Social Security because it is "headed toward bankruptcy."

2006

_In an unscripted moment, antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen solider, is taken into custody by police after causing a disruption in the House visitors gallery just before Bush speaks.

_Democrats stand and cheer when Bush scolds Congress for not acting on his Social Security proposal. Unfazed, Bush wages his finger and continues, saying, "The rising cost of entitlements is a problem that is not going away."

2007

_Recognizing Rep. Nancy Pelosi's new job as speaker of the House, Bush says he has the privilege of being the first president to begin the State of the Union message with the words "Madam Speaker."

 

"You hear people say things that are untrue and unfair. It really hurts. George W. doesn't watch the press. He'll call us ... (and say) 'I hear the TV, turn it off.'" - Barbara Bush, who spawned W

Republican Shenanigans News

• Republicans quarrel over Iraq in White House race Reuters

• McCain, Long a GOP Maverick, Is Gaining Mainstream Support New York Times

• Vast diversity in Florida tests Republicans Boston Globe

• Giuliani's big gamble backfires in Florida Independent, UK 

• Huckabee Stumps For The "Fair Tax" KCRG 

• The State of Scarborough Pensacola News Journal, FL

Logging Alaska - Your Backyard Is Next!

More than 3 million acres in Alaska's Tongass National Forest would be open to logging under a federal plan that supporters believe will revive the state's struggling timber industry.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama landslide in South Carolina Radio Netherlands

• Kennedy Will Endorse Obama In Blow to Clinton Washington Post

• Obama Vows to Return All Rezko Funds Washington Post

• Jackson: Not Upset by Clinton Remarks New York Times

• Edwards Campaign Breaks Online Fundraising Record Press Media Wire

George of the Jungle

A month after returning from the Middle East, President Bush will travel to Africa in February on a five-country tour.

Biz/Tech News

• Oil prices fall as stock market weakness sparks fears of lower ... CNNMoney.com

• Survey shows gas prices down 9 cents AP

• Paulson warns Senate on stimulus delays Financial Times

• New home sales fall by record amount AP

• Hackers Hit Scientology With Online Attack PC World

• Bare rear could cost ABC $1.4 million AP
   

Bush is ecstatic over the "synthetic genome" news: "We can grow more troops!" - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Sudan's ex-Guantanamo prisoners demand payout Reuters South Africa

• France urges US treat Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr as minor The Canadian Press

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Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney's Daughter Joins Romney Camp The Associated Press