Tuesday edition - November 11, 2008

"Americans have finally got beyond our racial past, and picked a black man to clean up our mess." -Bill Maher
 

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,193 AP

• 2 roadside bombs kill 3, wound 14 in Baghdad The Associated Press

• UN warns of possible violence in Iraq elections The Associated Press

• Hijackers take convoy bound for US-led forces The Associated Press

• Army Retiree and Grandpa, 60, Volunteers for Iraq FOXNews

• Iranian papers praise president's letter to Obama AP

• Pirates seize chemical tanker, 23 crew off Somalia

Today in History - Nov. 11

In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a "body politick."

"Did you see Obama's news conference today? Wow. I have to say, nice to see adults back in charge of government. The White House press corps, you could tell, they were ecstatic. It's been years since they've heard a complete sentence." -Bill Maher
 

Disturbing News

• Prosecutors Say Boy Methodically Shot His Father New York Times

"And this is sad, you hate hearing about this, but staffers are saying that John McCain is depressed. And I think there is something true to the story, because I heard today that he had made an appointment with Joe the therapist." --David Letterman

Stop The Baptizing the Jews, Already!

Holocaust survivors said Monday they are through trying to negotiate with the Mormon church over posthumous baptisms of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps, saying the church has repeatedly violated a 13-year-old agreement barring the practice.
 

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Republican-Shenanigans News

• Bush handing over power to Obama with grace

• Palin: God May Lead Me To Top Job Sky News

• Palin says she thought election would be closer AP

• Sparring Starts as Republicans Ponder Future New York Times

Ballot Insecurity

St. Louis County keeps election ballots in the courthouse attic. Anoka County keeps them locked in the basement. Hennepin County relies on its cities to keep ballots safe.

The lack of a uniform standard for counties safeguarding ballots after the election could come into play when those votes are recounted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race.
 

"And according to a federal report, unemployment claims went up by 300,000. And that's just Republicans in Washington." --Jay Leno

Rock-The-Voter News

• Barack and Michelle Obama visit the White House Los Angeles Times

• Tiger Woods Says Father `Would've Cried' at Election of Obama Bloomberg

• Obama daughters may visit ‘Hannah Montana’ MSNBC

• Elite private schools vie to enroll Obama children Chicago Sun-Times 

• DNC Chief Dean to Step Down Washington Post

• McAuliffe Takes Steps To Run for Va. Governor Washington Post

• Senator asks sites not to sell inaugural tickets AP

"We found out that the Mormons are the ones that financed this thing against Prop 8. They spent $20 million on Prop 8, because they say that marriage should be between a man and his multiple child brides." --Bill Maher
 

"Of course, everybody now is speculating what the future of the GOP will be. GOP now stands for, of course, 'Ganging up on Palin.'" --Jay Leno
 

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil falls to $60 as China spending optimism wanes AP

• Revised AIG Terms Begin Treasury Transfusions to 'Zombie' Firms Bloomberg

• Citigroup to help at-risk borrowers stay in homes The Associated Press

• China trade surplus up but export growth weaker AP

• Olbermann nets new MSNBC deal New York Daily News

"Been a lot of stories from Germany about how America has come to terms with its past and is beginning to make up for it. Now look. I know our country is not perfect, but we do a pretty good job working out our problems. Do we need a lecture from Germany? When they elect a Jewish chancellor, give me a call. Okay?" --Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Human Rights Groups Call on Obama to Shutter Guantanamo Bay on Day One Washington Post

• 6 Pakistanis in Guantanamo, NA told Pakistan Dawn, Pakistan

Republican Gone Nuts

A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.

Barack the Plumber

"It was revealed that Dick Cheney, we haven't seen much this week, spent Election Day in South Dakota, shooting peasants, I mean, pheasants." --Jay Leno
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Colorado man continues pursuit of Cheney subpoena Examiner.com

"The effects of the Barack Obama election win are still reverberating throughout the country. A lot of pride in the African-American community. Have you noticed that? And listen to the latest rumor. You hear about this? ... Michael Jackson now considering going back to being a black guy." --Jay Leno

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Odd News

• Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter New York Times

• Peru offers bald dog of Incas to Obama family Reuters

• Deputy suspended for using Taser to wake inmate AP

• Cops have tough time finding sober driver for boy AP

• 9-year-old boy caught driving to grandma's house Reuters

• Armed bandits target man's jug of loose change AP

• Big purse stops bullet from hitting Tenn. student AP

A male sea spider carries its eggs on specially adapted appendages under its body in this undated handout. It is one of many possible new species from the Antarctic. The $650 million 'Census of Marine Life' is on track for completion in 2010, assessing about 230,000 known marine species, a statement said. It has identified 5,300 likely new species, of everything from fish or corals. So far, 110 have been confirmed as new. Photo/Cedric d'Udekem, Royal Belgium Institute for Natural Sciences

Peace.