Thursday edition - February 8, 2007

It's a toss up, I don't know who is crazier, the president of Iran or the US.

"It's so cold today, Condoleezza Rice climbed under a man." --David Letterman

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

• US military deaths in Iraq at 3110 Akron Farm Report, NE 

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Four Marines killed; Iraq official held AP

• 7 die as 5th US aircraft downed in Iraq Toronto Sun

• Car bombing kills 15 in Shiite town AP

• Families Sue Blackwater for Iraq Deaths Houston Chronicle, TX 

• Italian court set to try US soldier in absentia Boston Globe

• Two US Civilians Also Charged in Scheme ABC News

• Freed Muslim terror suspect says Britain is "police state" Monsters and Critics.com 

• Letter bombs hurt 6 in attacks in Britain Seattle Times

• Saddam family marks 40 days of mourning AP

If only Bush were an astronaut, that would explain his wildly erratic behavior. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Rice Suffers Memory Loss. She Must Have Caught It From Scooter Libby.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice disputed claims Wednesday that the Bush administration bungled a diplomatic overture from Iran that offered a broad dialogue with the United States after nearly a quarter-century of enmity...Rice told Congress she does not remember seeing the 2003 Iranian proposal, which suggested Iran was ready to discuss its disputed nuclear program, support for militant groups that the United States labels terrorists and the acceptance of Israel.

 

Do those people who have their fingers on the buttons to launch nuclear missiles get the same kind of psychological evaluation as our astronauts? - Zing!

Disturbing News

• U.S. warns citizens of violent crime in Kenya Reuters

• Travel chaos as snow sweeps Britain Guardian Unlimited

When All Else Fails, Force Em Out

The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors...One of the U.S. attorney departures that is raising the most eyebrows is that of Carol Lam, who has been overseeing the massive federal corruption probe of former Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham...To some veteran former Justice Department officials, the departure of Lam before the Cunningham probe is completed harks back to a similar case involving a CIA asset more than 25 years ago, in which the U.S. attorney was fired because of pressure from the agency.

Republican Shenanigans

• Anti-terror funding slashed in NYC, D.C. AP

• GOP urges change in Afghan drug policy AP

• GOP admits some sins, now accuses Democrats Sarasota Herald-Tribune

• Bush issues medical emergency directive AP

"Ted Haggard, the minister who was caught with a gay prostitute, has just finished a three-week sex addiction program. He says he is now 'completely heterosexual.' Haggard says he will prove he is completely heterosexual by having sex only with men who are completely heterosexual" --Conan O'Brien

$12 Billion Bye Bye

This week, we were treated to the spectacle of the former U.S. civilian overlord of Iraq, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, squirming in the hot seat as he attempted with little success to explain what he did with 363 TONS of newly printed, shrink-wrapped $100 bills he had flown to Baghdad.

That's $12 billion in cold, hard American cash, and no one, especially Bremer, seems to know where it went.

Catholic Gone Wild

The head of a conservative Catholic group is demanding that former Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, fire two of his campaign bloggers, charging that they are "anti-Catholic, vulgar, trash talking bigots."

In a move that has created a buzz in the blogosphere, Catholic League President William Donohue points to a blog written by Amanda Marcotte on the "Pandagon" blog site regarding the church's opposition to birth control saying it forces women "to bear more tithing Catholics."
 

"Congratulations to Vice President Al Gore. Been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Luckily for Gore, Florida does not vote on this one.”
 - Jay Leno

Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices rise to $58.11 a barrel BusinessWeek

• Zippo talk creeps into security hearing AP

• Troubled Tribune Announces 4Q Profits Surge Editor & Publisher

• Bloggers Rail Against Proposed NY iPod Fine InformationWeek
   

NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak drove to Florida wearing a wig and an adult diaper Monday to assault a love rival. It's big news. Iran must be terrified now that they know we don't do any psychological screening of the people on top of our rockets. - Argus Hamilton

 Is Lisa Nowak John Stewart's sister?

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Military: No Gitmo guard abuse evident AP

• Guantanamo chief labels Hicks a dangerous terrorist ABC Online

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney Surprised by Libby's Account SierraTimes.com 

• Libby Trial: Russert Ruins the Cover Story The Nation

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