Wednesday edition - October 8, 2008

John McCain acts like an angry old man -- correction -- he is an angry old man.

I thought [John McCain] just came across as a kind of a guy who was just kind of not very happy to be there and kind of petty. - James Carville on John McCain's debate performance
 

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

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4180 The Associated Press

• Female suicide bomber kills 9 in Iraq CNN 

• Turkey threatens Iraq raid after deadly Kurdish rebel attack AFP 

• Pentagon source: strike killed 30 Afghan civilians AP

• Ex-Army captain guilty of stealing fuel, selling it on Iraq's ... USA Today

• Negroponte Calls Security Deal on Iraq ‘Close’ New York Times

• Iran reiterates support for security in Iraq Tehran Times, Iran

• Iran Withdraws Claim on US Plane New York Times

• Former Taliban minister denies Afghan peace talks Reuters UK

• Pakistan Orders Afghan Refugees Out of Tribal Region Voice of America

• Bush Urged to Sign India Nuclear Accord Measure Without Caveats Bloomberg

• Gates asks allies to send troops to Afghanistan AP

Huh? But Bush Said Iran Is An Axis Of Evil

In an effort to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the 9/11 attack, Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled many of them and made copies of nearly 300 of their passports, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday.
 

The McCain-Obama Post-Debate "Handshake"

"The Dow is a little bit like Britney Spears...at any moment it could chug a Red Bull, shave its head, punch a photographer and we'll be right back where we started." - Jimmy Kimmel

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Subject: palin effect

lisa,

love your site.

do you think palin has taken any of hillary's voters?

donation enclosed.

jack

Yes, Jack I do think Palin has taken some of the Hillary supporters. See all sixteen of them below:

Thanks for the donation Jack. I will put food and gas on my family! Big hug!

“Sarah Palin said she 'watched the debate very closely,' with 'one eye' on it and the other eye, of course, on Russia.” - Jay Leno
 

Disturbing News

• Scientists Declare Costa Rica’s Holdridge Toad Extinct Costa Rica Travel News, Costa Rica 

Iceland Meltdown

This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown. ..."Everything is closed. We couldn't sell our stock or take money from the bank," said Johann Sigurdsson as he left a branch of Landsbanki in downtown Reykjavik.

"President Bush gave a speech today about the economy and he said that he believes that `anyone who makes bad decisions should fail.' Then Bush looked around the room and said, `Hey, why did it get so quiet in here?'" - Conan O'Brien

Republican-Shenanigans News

• 'Wasn't Us,' Former AIG Chiefs Say Forbes 

• Execs' posh retreat after bailout angers lawmakers AP

• Prosecutors wind down case against Stevens The Associated Press 

• Kenya finally deports US anti-Obama author Xinhua 

• Not "The Senator," But "That One" The Nation

What I Learned From Last Night’s Obama / McCain Debate

By MadKane

Here’s what I learned from the second presidential debate: If (heaven forbid) Election 2008 has to be resolved in court, the title of the case will be McCain v. That One.
 

"President Bush's response to the economic crisis was to meet with small business owners at a soda shop in San Antonio, Texas, this week. The bad news: The small business owners are now General Motors, General Electric, Century 21."- Jay Leno

Palin Genes

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is distantly related to the late Princess Diana and late U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, genealogy experts said on Wednesday.

The governor of Alaska and the princess are tenth cousins, while Palin and Roosevelt are ninth cousins once removed, said Ancestry.com, online genealogists

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama picks up second debate win, poll says CNN

• Biden calls Palin's criticism 'mildly dangerous' AP

• Transcript of second McCain, Obama debate CNN International

• National Debt Passes $10 Trillion, No One Notices Huffington Post

"Tonight's debate is called 'Townhall style.' Which means instead of ignoring the moderator's questions, the candidates can ignore the voters directly." - Jay Leno
 

Bush Adds Fuel To The Fire

China cancelled a visit to Washington by a senior general, slapped an indefinite ban on port calls by US naval vessels, and cancelled low-level diplomatic exchanges with the US yesterday, in retaliation for a US plan to sell $6.5bn (£3.7bn) of advanced weaponry to Taiwan.

China's foreign ministry in Beijing said the move broke international law and would cast a shadow over bilateral relations.

"Tonight's presidential debate took place in Nashville, Tenn. Which is perfect, because the economy right now is like a bad country music song: `I lost my girl, I lost the house, the dog died.'" - Jay Leno

Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices tumble close to one-year lows AFP

• Central banks launch co-ordinated rate cut Financial Times, UK 

• Fed Will Lend Directly to Corporations Wall Street Journal

• Dow dips more than 500 on worries about financials Forbes

• Retirement Savings Lose $2 Trillion in 15 Months Washington Post  

• Man Kills His Family and Himself Over Market New York Times

• Russia Halts Shares as Medvedev Funding Plan Fails to Stem Rout Bloomberg

• Higher sales boost Costco Wholesale 4Q results Forbes

"The bad news: The Dow dropped 500 points today. The good news: I didn't know there were 500 left." - Stephen Colbert

Google Goggles

Google protects drunk e-mailers from themselves

As mornings after go, there are few cocktails more deadly than a computer, a head full of booze and a seething sense of indignation. But help could be at hand for those who cannot resist dispatching a wee-small-hours email to a boss or an ex.

An altruistic Google employee has come up with a system that will block -or at least make you think twice about - the kind of message you will only regret the next day.
 

"The economy looks bad. Give you an idea how bad things are, my ATM machine now has a slot-machine lever on it." - Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Judge orders 17 Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay Los Angeles Times

• White House disagrees with court on Guantanamo ruling Reuters India, India

And The Torture Continues

A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney's former Wyo. US House seat up for grabs LocalNews8.com, ID 

• Vice President Makes Campaign Appearance In New Orleans WDSU

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them! - Albert Einstein

"Credit Crunch" chocolates are seen for sale in Selfridges department store, in London October 7, 2008. Britain will hold more talks with banks this week over a possible multi-billion pound injection of public funds, industry sources said as the credit crisis tightened its grip on Europe's main financial center.
Photo/Stephen Hird

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Subject: The Real Mavericks

Lisa,

I love reading AHNC every day.

One of our local radio personalities interviewed a member the the Texas Family Maverick's. They are very liberal and have a compelling family history; and, resent McCain and Palin using their name.

I added a link to get you started and would love to see you follow up. Imagine if the GOP couldn't adopt the word 'maverick'.

http://www.radiokrl.com/

Thank you,

Elaine
Pinole, CA

I love the quote, "I’m Fontaine Maverick, And John McCain, You Are No Maverick..."

Thanks for the link...well worth the visit.
 

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Odd News

• Nolte House Fire: What the Hell Happened? E! Online

• Yoko Ono, EMI drop suits over Lennon song Reuters

• Sex addict David Duchovny out of rehab New York Daily News

• Nasa spots asteroid before annihilation Times Online, UK 

• Australia's tourism chiefs turn to Hollywood for help AFP

• Second lottery win makes Kansas man flush AP

• Authorities say man skipped jury duty to drink AP

• Ala. sheriff says inmate hid hacksaw in Bible AP

Artist Laura Gilberts' print 'The Zero Dollar' protesting the breakdown of the American economy. Gilbert distributed 10,000 of the fake greenbacks in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 to call attention to the economic crisis gripping the nation. Photo/Mary Altaffer

Peace.