Wednesday edition - November 12, 2008

"But I'm no pundit. I don't know anything about politics, but as soon as Barack Obama shook hands with President Bush, Obama's ratings went down 10 points." --David Letterman
 

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

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

• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 555 Rocky Mount Telegram, NC

• Suicide bomber hits Afghan gov't office, killing 6 AP

• Six dead as tanker bomb rocks Afghanistan's Kandahar AFP

• US acknowledges 37 Afghan civilians killed in fighting last week Los Angeles Times, CA

• Taliban urges Obama to end Bush's foreign policies AP

• American shot dead in Pakistan's frontier Peshawar Reuters

• Reopening of Iraq bridge symbolizes renewed unity Los Angeles Times

• Iraq FM: Iraq not to be base for offensives against neighbors Xinhua, China 

• North Korea to halt border crossings with South AP

"There was a little confusion at the meeting there at the White House when President Bush was told that Obama was coming. He said oh, you mean we caught him?" --David Letterman

Back In The USSR

Russia has rejected U.S. proposals seeking to ease its concerns about a missile defense system that Washington plans to deploy in Europe, local news agencies on Wednesday quoted a Kremlin source as saying.

Disturbing News

• Woman slain after failed Klan rite Newsday, NY 

• Guns sales surge after Obama's election CNN 

• Paranoia on the rise, experts say AP

"And then today, the big transition process begins, because earlier today, Barack Obama met with President Bush at the White House. So you had the president-elect and the president-inept, so they were there together." --David Letterman
 

Premature Evacuation Prevention

After an F-bomb dropped on "Morning Joe," the MSNBC news-talk show has installed an early-warning system.

A seven-second delay was added with Tuesday's broadcast, to protect against future eruptions such as that of host Joe Scarborough, who seemed to surprise even himself with his verboten utterance.
 

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Republican-Shenanigans News

• Transcript: Bush recalls regrettable, proud moments CNN

• Anti-abortion groups jolted by election defeats AP

• Catholic bishops warn Obama they'll fight on abortion Boston Globe

• Can Republican Governors Rebuild Their Party? TIME 

• Bush Marks Holiday On Carrier Washington Post

• Florida trims Everglades buyback deal guardian.co.uk, UK

Creepy Congressman Reappears

Even today, two years after Mark Foley's very public fall from grace, the former congressman can't explain why he sent lurid, sexually explicit computer messages to male teens who had worked as Capitol Hill pages.
 

A FABULOUS short and sweet interview with Sarah Palin and John McCain - YouTube

"And the controversy continuing over those clothes she bought, or the Republicans bought, or the Republicans want the clothes back. Do you know this story? I say, let Sarah Palin keep the clothes. She can have the clothes. What are a bunch of male Republicans going to do with a bunch of women's clothes? I guess that's kind of creepy." --Jay Leno
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Hawaii grad seen as possible replacement for Obama in Senate Honolulu Advertiser

• Edwards speaks about Obama, Clinton but not affair The Associated Press

• AP poll: Public seems willing to wait on tax cuts AP

"Well, according to a new post-election survey, people want Sarah Palin to run for president in 2012. That's what it says. It says she's been getting thousands of calls from people pleading with her to run, all Democrats." --Jay Leno

"Barack Obama attended a parent-teacher conference at his daughters' school the other day. And a very positive meeting. The teacher said, both the girls already reading at a President Bush level." --Jay Leno
 

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices dive to lowest points since 2007 AFP

• Best Buy: 'Most difficult climate we've ever seen' CNNMoney.com

• Stocks Drop After New Loan Aid Plan BusinessWeek

• Pelosi's Auto-Rescue Plan Sets Up Clash With Bush (Update1) Bloomberg

• Glass makers hit with huge fine BBC News

AIG Gone Wild

A key Democratic lawmaker called Tuesday for the resignation of American International Group's CEO after the troubled insurer held a financial planners conference last week at a posh Arizona resort.

Round and Round We Go, Where We Stop, Nobody Knows

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday the $700 billion government rescue program will not be used to purchase troubled assets as originally planned.

"According to the New York Daily News, a New Jersey City Councilman named Steve Lipski got so drunk at a Grateful Dead tribute band concert -- not even the Grateful Dead, a Grateful Dead tribute band concert -- he urinated off the balcony of the nightclub onto the people below. A politician urinating on people. Or, as Senator Larry Craig calls that, foreplay" --Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Air traffic controllers unionize at Guantanamo The Associated Press

• Guantánamo down to 250 detainees; future uncertain MiamiHerald.com, FL 

We could save the IRS a lot of money by just flushing our tax dollars down our own toilets. - Grant Gerver

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"Everybody seems to be ganging up on Sarah Palin lately. Have you noticed that? Oh, boy. Now, when she goes hunting, the moose return fire. That's how bad it's gotten." --Jay Leno

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney places wreath at Arlington The Associated Press

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Odd News

• "Little House on the Prairie," adults-only version! Reuters

• Man calls cops but leaves pot pipe in plain sight AP

• Clergyman says church has vanished Reuters

• Man allegedly steals communion wafers from priest AP

• Woman finds frozen pig head on pole in her yard AP

• China police chief arrests 48 relatives Reuters

The mechanical design of Philips Research's intelligent pill (iPill) in the form of an 11 x 26 mm capsule is seen in this undated handout illustration. Dutch group Philips has developed an 'intelligent pill' that contains a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body. Philips, one of the world's biggest hospital equipment makers, said on November 11, 2008 that the 'iPill' capsule, measures acidity with a sensor to determine its location in the gut, and can then release drugs where they are needed.
Photo/Philips

Peace.