Monday edition - December 31, 2007

Happy New Year All Hat No Cattlers! Good riddance to 2007.

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

• US military deaths in Iraq at 3,902 AP

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Suicide bomb attack kills 12 in Iraq AP

• Iraq on Alert for Saddam Anniversary The Associated Press 

• Third drug company says it faces Iraq 'kickbacks' probe AFP

• Bush to host Turkish president AP

Tourism - A Dead Issue In Iraq

Despite a drop in violence across Iraq, there is still no place in the country that is safe from attack by extremists, the US military warned on Sunday.

Disturbing News

• New pet birds may carry illness Seattle Post Intelligencer

My picks for the biggest assholes of 2007 by Bill Maher

Republican Shenanigans

• Clock running on Bush presidency AP

• Nice-guy Huckabee fires back in Iowa Baltimore Sun 

• Huckabee Battered with Attack Ads While Romney Climbs Back in Polls Wall Street Journal

• Giuliani Touts Experience to Boost Campaign in New Hampshire Bloomberg

• Paul partisans see Montana opportunity AP

• S.C. Republicans get bogus Romney card AP

That Romney's a "Mittwit."  - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Another Rich White Guy Wants To Be President

Buoyed by the still unsettled field, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is growing increasingly enchanted with the idea of an independent presidential bid, and his aides are aggressively laying the groundwork for him to run.

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama Fires Back at Edwards Washington Post

• Prominent Clinton backer criticizes Iowa caucuses CNN International

Biz-Tech News

• Oil steady near $96, eyes biggest gain this decade Reuters

• Deutsche Bank's Walter sees oil price dropping to 80 usd by end-2008 CNNMoney.com

• "Christmas Story" still a hit with cable viewers Reuters

• Record data breaches in 2007, groups say AP

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Guantanamo Bay detainee dies of cancer Los Angeles Times

Iowa Update

“The election of the next President of the United States should not be by the national media, it should be by Iowa,” an energetic Bill Richardson told a boisterous crowd of about 200 people in downtown Des Moines this afternoon...In a shot at Dick Cheney, Richardson promised that “my vice president will be a member of the executive branch.” He engaged in a call and response with the crowd at both the beginning and end of the speech, opening by asking, “Are we ready to take our country back?” The crowd responded: “Woo!”

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Activists look for arrest of Bush, Cheney Brattleboro Reformer

Season's Greetings from All Hat No Cattle

Thank you for your support in 2007

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