I wonder if Dick Cheney's true colors will show in tonight's debate?

“I drank six beers and W drank 12. That’s how he got his nickname W. Whatever you drink he’d double you.” --  BushVets.org excellent flash animation

"President Bush got some bad news today: another debate on Friday." -- Jay Leno

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

• Iran Says Missiles Have 1,200-Mile Range  AP

• One U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad  AP

• Car Bomb Explodes by U.S. Convoy in Mosul  AP

• U.S. Warplanes Bomb Vast Baghdad Slum m AP

• Sept. Is 2nd-Deadliest 2004 Month in Iraq  AP

• 3 Decapitated Bodies Said Found in Mosul  AP

• Ransom for Bigley's release TVNZ, New Zealand 

• Bremer: U.S. Paid Price for Lack of Troops  AP

• Pakistan agrees to 10-day truce with Al-Qaeda fighters  AFP

• Pressure on Karzai as Afghan Drug Problem Worsens  Reuters

• Election violence escalating in south Afghanistan: UN  AFP

• Arabs in Florida Angered by Bush  Los Angeles Times

Saddam Trial Hampered by Violence in Iraq

AP -- Oct 3

Putting Saddam Hussein on trial for war crimes is turning out to be a trial in itself, as escalating violence across Iraq makes preparations harder and riskier.

"Right now, Dick Cheney is practicing his 'warm sneer.'" -- David Letterman

Disturbing News

• Poll: 1 in 4 Hold Anti-Muslim Views

• Schools, Libraries Internet Aid Delayed  AP

• E.U. Sees Russia Backsliding on Democracy  Reuters

• Cambodia set for "Killing Fields" trials Reuters 

• Mount St. Helens Belches More Steam  AP

• Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across U.S. - (washingtonpost.com)

• Israeli Ex-Aide to McGreevey Avoids Investigators From U.S.

• BAE chief linked to slush fund

 "Comparing these grandiose promises to his failed record, it's enough to make anyone want to, well, sigh." -- Former Vice President Al Gore, writing in the New York Times about the promises Bush made during the 2000 presidential debates

Republican Shenanigans

• Debt Ceiling Could Be Hit This Month  AP

• The Nuclear Bomb That Wasn't

• Evangelist Robertson Warns Bush on Israel  AP

• In Rural U.S., Republicans Win with Guns, Abortion  Reuters

• Bush to give major speech  AFP

• Few Tough Questions at 'Town Hall' Events  AP

“OB-gyn care is threatened because of lawsuits.” –- Barbara Bush, Breeder of Bushes

Good News

• Job Training Outreach Planned for Vets  AP

• Supreme Court OKs California Gun Show Bans  AP

• U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal in Ten Commandments case  AFP

• Professor Sues U.S. for Coffin Photos  AP

“Bush looked petulant and flatulent because he's not fit to be President. Period.” –- Bob Witkowski, AtWitsEnd.org

"Political experts say President Bush was off his game. He looked distracted, confused, a little at a loss for words. Off his game? That is Bush's game!" -- Jay Leno

Biz/Tech News

• Oil Prices Set a New Record Above $50  Reuters

• Anheuser-Busch to Debut Souped-Up Beer  AP

• Supreme Court Won't Hear Do-Not-Call Case  AP

• Internet health advice can bring on 'cyberchondria', study show

Red learned to undo the bolt on his kennel at Battersea Dogs Home. Staff at the world famous dogs' home were baffled after an apparent troublemaker released dozens of animals night after night, allowing them to raid the kitchen and cause chaos.
(Battersea Dogs Home)

"Experts are saying if [the debate] had been a game show, Bush would've gone home with a handshake and a quart of motor oil." -- David Letterman

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Four U.S. Soldiers Charged With Murder  AP

"National polls now put the candidates neck and neck, all but erasing the bounce the president received following his boisterous reception at the Republican convention. Which may be why for tomorrow's vice presidential debate, the GOP is insisting both candidates wear elephant hats and the event be moderated by the Gatlin Brothers. Oh, and every time Cheney scores a point? Balloons!" -- Jon Stewart

Go-F*** -Yourself News

• Cheney, Edwards to Meet in Only Debate  AP

• Halliburton Set for Spotlight in VP Debates  Reuters

• The Global Test: It's called reality MSNBC 

Dear Mike, Iraq sucks

Civilian contractors are fleecing taxpayers. U.S. troops don't have proper equipment, and supposedly liberated Iraqis hate them. After the release of Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore received a flood of letters and e-mails from disillusioned and angry American soldiers serving in Iraq. Here, in an exclusive extract from his new book, we print a selection.  Click here

Kerry/Edwards News

• Bush Lead Over Kerry Narrows in New Polls  Reuters

• Fact Sheet: John Kerry -- A Plan to Help Middle Class Families U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

"In a stunning statement in a lecture at Harvard, ultra conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said, 'I have even taken the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.' And all those times you thought he and Dick Cheney were just duck hunting. I don't think so." -- Jay Leno

Odd News

• Nixon portraits not welcome in Norwegian parliament

• CIA appointee withdraws over shoplifting MSNBC

• Stockings, High Heels for Women Riot Police in Afghanistan Reuters

• Toddler Wanders Miles Across Desert  Reuters

• N.C. Woman Sells Naughty Barbie Dolls  AP

• Swedish MPs want men taxed  Reuters

• Finnish bank director gets 15,000-euro speeding ticket

• Colorado Coroner: Organ Harvest Caused Death  AP

• Man shoots at Siegfried & Roy home; no one hurt Houston Chronicle, TX 

• Candidate Ad Features Gay Wedding Cake  AP

• Uganda fines radio station for gay talk show  Reuters

Two BASE jumpers leap off China's tallest building, the Jinmao Tower, in Shanghai on Monday. Thirty-eight base jumpers from 16 countries, including six Chinese jumpers, showed their skills as part of China's week-long National Day festivities. BASE is an acronym for building, antennae, span (or bridge) and Earth, representing the fixed objects from which BASE jumps are made. (Jinmao Group)

Peace.