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Why is war-torn Iraq giving
$190,000 to Toys R Us?
The
Guardian, 10-16-04
… Here
is a small sample of who has been getting
"reparation" awards from Iraq: Halliburton
($18 million), Bechtel ($7 million), Mobil ($2.3 million),
Philip Morris ($1.3 million), Sheraton ($11 million),
Kentucky Fried Chicken ($321,000) and Toys R
Us ($189,449) ...
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Australia Rejects U.N. Plea to
Send More Troops to Iraq
Voice of America, Washington, D.C., 10-18-04
Australia has turned
down a request by the United Nations to send
more troops to Iraq to protect UN personnel
there. Australia has ... |
Police Show Strain From Endless Alerts
washingtonpost.com, 10-18-04
The first call came in to the U.S. Capitol
early in the morning. A Capitol Police
officer was too sick to work. Soon, another
officer called with the same problem. Then
another. And another.
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How can a guy who loses three
debates even be in the running for president?
“Every time he says, 'They hate us for our freedom' I just want to slap him in
his two dimensional mind." -- Bill Maher on George W. Bush
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Quotes of the day from Tucker Carlson
and Jon Stewart:
Tucker Carlson:
You always scold people like this at dinner at your house?
Jon Stewart: If they have a show that's as
stupid as this one.
Carlson:
You need to get a job at a journalism school, I
think.
Stewart:
You need to go to one.
Carlson:
Wait. I thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.
Stewart: No. No. I'm not going to be your
monkey.
Carlson:
You know, you're not as fun as you are on your TV
show. And
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Stewart: You know what, you're just as big
a dick as you are on your TV show.
CNN "Crossfire" Transcript
Or, if you prefer video clips -
Part I
Part II
Part III
and
Jon Stewart Bitchslaps CNN's 'Crossfire' Show MTV
Bill O'Reilly Memo:
Why pay for phone sex when you can harass your employees for free?
O'Reilly may need top spin this time
Newsday
Dan
Rather, CBS News Anchor
1) given documents he thought were true
2) failed to thoroughly investigate the facts
3) reported documents to the American people as true to make his case
4) when confronted with the facts, apologized and launched an investigation
5) number of Americans dead: 0
6) Republican solution: Should be fired as CBS News Anchor
George W. Bush, President of the United States
1) given documents he thought were true
2) failed to thoroughly investigate the facts
3) reported documents to the American people as true to make his case
4) when confronted with the facts, continued to report untruth and stonewalled
an investigation
5) number of Americans dead: 1,100
6) Republican solution: Should be given four more years as President of the
United States
Disturbing News
"We still don't know
what the deal is what that thing in Bush's back, but I tell you, if God has a
sense of humor, it is something that can only be cured with stem cell research."
–- Bill Maher, on the bulge in the back of Bush's suit jacket during the first presidential debate
Republican Shenanigans
''I don't know why
you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.''
-- President
Bush, during an Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos
Good News
How W was
born again
…It was in 1985, around
the time of his 39th birthday, George W. Bush says, that his life took a sharp
turn toward salvation. At that point he was drinking, his marriage was on the
rocks, his career was listless. Several accounts have emerged from those close
to Bush about a faith "intervention" of sorts at the Kennebunkport family
compound that year. Details vary, but here's the gist of what I understand took
place. George W., drunk at a party, crudely insulted a friend of his mother's.
George senior and Barbara blew up. Words were exchanged along the lines of
something having to be done. George senior, then the vice president, dialed up
his friend, Billy Graham, who came to the compound and spent several days with
George W. in probing exchanges and walks on the beach. George W. was soon born
again. He stopped drinking, attended Bible study and wrestled with issues of
fervent faith. A man who was lost was saved.
His marriage may have
been repaired by the power of faith, but faith was clearly having little impact
on his broken career. Faith heals the heart and the spirit, but it doesn't do
much for analytical skills… – Ron Suskind,
Columnist, New York Times
Biz/Tech
News
http://www.the-internets.com/dreddscott/
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Incredible
Origami
Go-F***
-Yourself News
"The Cheneys say they
are very proud of their daughter. They say they are so proud, she should never
ever be mentioned in public." –- Bill Maher
Kerry/Edwards News
Odd News
'Destino,' the long-delayed film
begun in 1946 by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney, now is being shown in New York. Only
six minutes long, the fantastical jewel packs enough symbols to keep art
historians and psychologists busy for years. (Animazing Gallery)
Peace.
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