Tuesday edition - October 17, 2006
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N. Korea: UN Has Declared War |
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Page Board Said Discussed Other Charges |
Is US Winning in Iraq? Tony Snow Says, "I Don't Know" |
Maybe the nuclear fallout from North Korea's bomb will make Kim Jong-Il go bald.
Now Playing: George W. Bush & Karl Rove star as 2 evangelical thugs in Lasso the Rapture: Chasing Armageddon -- www.seriouskidding.com
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
91 die in sectarian violence in Iraq
Iraqs Christians Flee as Extremist Threat Worsens
Bush denies Iraq pullout rumors Chicago Sun-Times
Bush Says any Partitioning of Iraq Would Lead to More Violence Bloomberg
Did You Remember to Kiss Your Last Civil Rights Goodbye?
President Bush signed legislation Tuesday authorizing tough interrogation of terror suspects...Many Democrats opposed the legislation because they said it eliminated rights of defendants considered fundamental to American values, such as a person's ability to go to court to protest their detention and the use of coerced testimony as evidence
"The president had a press conference about this this week and he said that the U.S. has no plans to attack North Korea. And then he added, 'Like having no plan ever stopped me before.'. He has something even more deadly in store for them -- we're going to bring them democracy." --Bill Maher
Disturbing News
US says it has confirmed North Korean nuclear test San Jose Mercury News
92 sailors killed in Tamil bomb attack on convoy of buses Scotsman
Rolling Stone
One leading scholar told Matt Taibbi — author of this issue’s cover story, “The Worst Congress Ever” — that the 109th Congress is so bad, “It makes you wonder if democracy is a failed experiment.”
"The Terri Shiavo case was the last straw for me. I mean, I thought that that was the abandonment of basic Republican principles dealing with decisions made at the local level, and certainly not expanding the jurisdiction of federal courts in order to appeal to a particular religious group that wanted to keep her hooked up. And I think a lot of people thought that was kind of scary." — John Danforth
Republican Shenanigans
Bush aides 'mocked evangelicals' BBC News, UK -
FBI raids home of lawmaker's daughter Houston Chronicle
More Closed-Door Testimony In Foley Case WCSH-TV, ME
`Rockefeller Republicans' Open Wallets to Back Party Moderates Bloomberg
Foley's Staffers
One minute you're a
congressional aide with a corridor reputation as a rising star. Then, in the
space of hours, you're locked out, at least temporarily, of the opportunities
you worked long hours for little pay to earn.
That's what is happening to the
16 men and women working in Republican Mark Foley's offices in Washington and in
Florida's 16th District.
"According to Kim Jong-Il's biography, they say he has been constantly accused of dishonesty, drunkenness and sexual excess. So if he lived here, he could be in Congress." --Jay Leno
Rock-The-Voter News
Warner takes issue with McGavick call for new Iraq panel Seattle Post Intelligencer
Gov. Bush Campaigns for Foley's Old Seat Washington Post
Duckworth running low on campaign cash
Katherine Harris turns to God in bid to unseat frontrunner US Sen. ... Orlando Sentinel, FL
"According to the US Census Bureau, this week the population of the United States reached 300 million people, 300 million, yeah. Yeah. When they heard about it, China called and said, 'You're off to a great start.'" -- Conan O'Brien
Biz/Tech News
Crude Bubbles Above $60 TheStreet.com
Ex-Cane canned for 'analysis' Chicago Sun-Times
Sony to Recall Vaio Laptop Batteries PC World
Mommy, Mommy, that cloud looks just like a mushroom! -- www.seriouskidding.com
Bush-Prison-Torture News
General Says Abu Ghraib Officer Lied Forbes, NY
US transfers Guantanamo inmates to Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan
Germany probes abuse of ex-Guantanamo inmate: lawyer Washington Post
US allies impede Guantanamo releases: report Washington Post
"If 9/11
changed everything, how come baseball players are still allowed to fly airplanes
around Manhattan? I'm sure you've heard about this story. A Yankees pitcher flew
an airplane into a fifty-story building on the East side. At first no one knew
whether it was an accident or a terrorist attack, so Bush had no idea how long
to sit there and do nothing." --Bill Maher
Go-F***-Yourself News
Cheney motorcade snarls evening commute Louisville Courier-Journal
In 'Cheney Country,' No. 2 is No. 1 International Herald Tribune, France
"Showing that he will not be deterred by this scandal, President Bush went to Chicago yesterday for a fundraiser with the embattled Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert. Bush said he could have cancelled, but he wanted to show his unwavering commitment to the Republican principle of 'Go F--- Yourself.'." --Bill Maher
It's being
reported that prostitution has skyrocketed in New Orleans since Hurricane
Katrina. In fact, the hookers there are now offering what they call the FEMA
Special -- for fifty bucks they tell you to go screw yourself! -- Jay Leno
Odd News
Buses May Have Hit Sheriff in Race The Ledger, FL
Drunk Norwegian Breaks Into Prison
Peter Michaud, a public information officer for the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii, took this picture in November 2003 of an unusual cloud formation above the islands. It is called a lenticular cloud, due to its lens-shaped appearance. These clouds are formed by so-called "mountain waves" of air created by strong winds forced over high mountains.
Peace.