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"You know why Florida has started voting this week? See, primitive places like Florida and Afghanistan need longer to count the votes."  -- Jay Leno

"Visualize Winning" -- Great Video of President Kerry

"The Cheneys announced that for the final two weeks of the campaign, their daughter will be straight."  -- Jay Leno

Cowed Mary –- By Wayne Besen

...When Bush announced support for a Constitutional Amendment that would deny same-sex couples the freedom to marry, making Mary a second-class citizen, where was Dick and Lynne’s moral outrage?

When Bush expressed his support for sodomy laws that could imprison their daughter, where was the “angry father”?

When hapless Illinois Senate hopeful Alan Keyes called Mary a “selfish hedonist” at the GOP Convention, where were her parents when her honor truly needed defending?

Of course, Mary has given us a lot of insight on these questions.

“…………………………………”, said Mary....

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

• Unit Commander in Iraq Relieved of Duty  AP

• Baghdad Bus Attacked by Gunmen, Four Killed  Reuters

• Husband: Abduction 'really a shock' CNN International

• Australian foreign minister: No Ransom for Iraq Hostage Voice of America

• Iraq angered by U.N. effort Toronto Star, Canada 

• U.N. Turns to U.S. Troops to Guard Its Staff in Iraq  Reuters

• Britain debates U.S. troop request CNN International

• Fiji Troops May Grow U.N. Presence in Iraq  AP

• Pentagon Says No Need for a U.S. Draft of Doctors  Reuters

• U.S. warns Syria not to meddle in Lebanese politics Middle East Online, UK

• 28 Lebanese Lawmakers Boycott Talks  AP

• Just Matter of Time for Karzai as Afghan Vote Adds Up Reuters 

• U.S. Won't Back Iran Nuke Incentive Plan  AP

Did George W. Bush flirt with a reporter?

Disturbing News

• Typhoon Kills 62 in Japan, Deadliest in 20 Years  Reuters

• U.S. Lifts Arms Embargo on Haiti as Tensions Mount  OneWorld.net

• Feds Accused of Mismanaging Conservation  AP

• Ex-Senate Tech Guilty of Child Porn Charge  AP

No Flu Vaccine Shortage at US Capitol
Reuters, 10-21-04

WASHINGTON -- President Bush urged lawmakers on Wednesday to forgo flu shots at the US ...

• At least nine Texans in Congress got flu shots
  Houston Chronicle

• Despite shortage, some Connecticut lawmakers got flu shots
  Newsday, NY

• Most Hoosiers passing on flu shots in Capitol
  Indianapolis Star 

• Frist office used to administer flu shots
  WVLT, Tenn.

• French firm to help US beat the flu bug
  Business Report, South Africa

Republican Shenanigans

• Former POWs Blame Kerry for Captivity  AP

• Pat praying to differ with Prez on Iraq New York Daily News 

• Some Oppose Alabama Segregation Amendment

• Wal-Mart Finds 'Daily Show' Book Too Racy

• O'Reilly Lawyer: 'Put Up or Shut Up'

Good News

• Special flu-shot clinic set up in Vancouver Oct. 30 for Americans  Canadian Press

• Poll: Support shrinking for Bush's anti-terrorism policies  AFP

• Burger King Bars Ads from TV Show Discussing Kerry  Reuters

• British Author Le Carre Slams Bush in L.A. Article  Reuters

• Michael Moore Brings Bush-Bashing to Utah  AP

• A ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ star takes to the road LA City Beat, Calif.

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Biz/Tech News

• Zippo Recalls Lighters Over Fire Hazard Newsday, NY 

• Crude Stays Firm After Zipping Past $55  Newsday, NY

• Big 3 Airlines Report Combined $906 million Loss  AP

• Hacker exposes private data at UC Computer held personal files on ... San Francisco Chronicle

• Virtual vote lets non-Americans pick president  Reuters

• Voters can choose between Bush, Kerry musical tastes

Pentagon to Post Write-In Ballot on Web

AP, 10-20-04

The Pentagon will post on its Web site a federal write-in ballot for civilian and military voters overseas who do not get their regular absentee ballot in time, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Sergeant in Abu Ghraib Case Pleads Guilty to 8 Counts New York Times

• Witness says CIA oversaw abuse at Abu Ghraib Reuters 

• Government Can't Listen to Guantanamo Meetings  AP

• Charges against Marine in Iraq Abuse Tossed  AP

"Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters." –- Abraham Lincoln

Yarmulkes For Bush

Go-F*** -Yourself News

• Cheney Got Flu Shot, Aides Say, Citing Heart Issue  Reuters

• French company to help alleviate U.S. flu vaccine shortage  AFP

• White House disputes Robertson comment

Singer Wynonna Judd is being bombarded with e-mails from conservative Christians, urging her to cancel her engagement to perform aboard a cruise ship devoted to lesbian vacationers.

 Kerry/Edwards News

• Leo DiCaprio Stumps for John Kerry ABC News

• Edwards, in N.H., returns fire on Iraq, terror Lowell Sun, N.H.

• Biden campaigns for John Kerry Boston.com

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 Odd News

• Prince Harry hit in face by camera CNN

• Sylvester Stallone to star in own magazine  AFP

• ABC Opts Out of Miss America Telecast  Reuters

• Female hormones decide research skills of male scientists New Kerala

• Castro Says He May Have Broken Bones Guardian

• CIA Documents Show Struggle Over China  AP

• Pastor has run-in with airport security Daytona Beach News-Journal

• Man Trying to Kill Mouse Shoots Girlfriend  AP

• Driver fined for forcing pony into hatchback  Reuters

A wave caused by Typhoon Tokage clashes against a seawall in a harbor in Beppu, southwestern Japan, Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, 2004. Police said two people had died, at least seven others were missing and 16 injured as the powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan with heavy rains Wednesday. (Nishinippon Shimbun, Takuya Okabe)

Peace.