Monday edition - March 17, 2008

Well, they said Eliot Spitzer may have spent as much as $80,000 on prostitutes. $80,000, wait a minute, think about it, with the stock market going down, real estate markets crashing, he got a better return than most guys on his money, didn't he? Who's getting that kind of bang for their buck?" --Jay Leno

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

• US military deaths in Iraq at 3,988 AP

• Seven killed as Shiite militants clash with Iraqi police AFP

• Five years on, Iraq still a nation at war AFP

• Red Cross, Amnesty paint grim picture of post-invasion Iraq AFP 

• Pope: Enough With Slaughters in Iraq The Associated Press

• Kurds Mark 20th Anniversary of Deadly Gas Attack New York Times
  Brief Power Outage Idles Oil Refinery The Associated Press

• Tibetan riots spread International Herald Tribune

Delusional or Dumb? Or Both?

Everyone here is flummoxed about why the president is in such a fine mood... “I’m coming to you as an optimistic fellow,” he told the Economic Club of New York on Friday. His manner — chortling and joshing — was in odd juxtaposition to the Fed’s bailing out the imploding Bear Stearns and his own acknowledgment that “our economy obviously is going through a tough time,” that gas prices are spiking, and that folks “are concerned about making their bills.”
 

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Condoleezza Rice Continues To Waste Jet Fuel

SALVADOR, Brazil - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stopped her typically fast-moving motorcade on Friday to stroll the streets of Salvador, a Brazilian town known historically for its slave trade.
 

Disturbing News

• Atlanta examines tornado damage AP

What Ever Happened To Winning Their Hearts And Minds?

Iraqis are finding their lives more hopeful but give the United States little credit for the improvement, an international media poll finds.

"Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be sworn in as Spitzer's replacement. .Paterson says his top priority is fiscal responsibility. He wants to cut back on government spending. Especially on whores." --Jimmy Kimmel

Republican Shenanigans News

• Audit: Bush barely trims FOIA backlog AP

• White House played role in smog rule AP

• US tones down praise for Musharraf AP

• Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP Boston Globe 

• Clinton: McCain would keep troops in Iraq 100 years Baltimore Sun

• Alaska GOP Chair Survives Ouster Attempt The Associated Press

Fox Launches Obama Watch

Hoping to prod Barack Obama into appearing on its show, "Fox News Sunday" launched the "Obama Watch," a weekly update on the number of days the Democratic presidential candidate has failed to appear on the program.

"TodaySpitzer held another press conference. He said he needed to leave to begin the difficult process of healing. Not emotionally -- his wife hit him in the face with a George Foreman Grill." - Jimmy Kimmel

Rock-The-Voter News

• Clinton attacks Obama and McCain on Iraq Reuters

• College Journalists Interview Bill Clinton Washington Post 

• Website says Obama attended anti-white Wright sermon; campaign says no Los Angeles Times

• Obama's Church Blames Media ABC News 

• Obama's camp: Hillary's Ireland claims are blarney Chicago Sun-Times

• Ahern says Hillary ‘hugely helpful’ in peace process Scranton Times-Tribune

• Pelosi: Don't Expect Dem Dream Ticket ABC News

"Please can we stop making this campaign about race and patriotism and different candidate supporters and get back to focusing on what it's about -- the black guy and the lady" --Jon Stewart
 

Biz/Tech News

• Oil and gold jump to new records BBC News, UK 

• Investment firm Carlyle Capital files for winding up Reuters

• Global markets tumble AP

• Bush: US is on top of financial crisis AP

• Web site aims to help mail-order brides Reuters

Huh?

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Friday he hoped Guantanamo prisoners charged in the September 11 attacks would not receive the death penalty, even though capital punishment would be fitting.
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• 'High value' detainee transferred to Guantanamo from CIA custody JURIST

• Guantanamo Detainee Gets Reprieve The Associated Press

Shooting the Messengers

As federal judges order more reporters to disclose their confidential sources, news organizations are pinning their hopes on congressional passage of a media shield bill the Bush administration opposes as a threat to national security.
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney wants Arab envoys in Iraq to curb Iran's role AFP

• Did Cheney Step on McCain's Trip? Town Hall, DC 

"Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, was arrested near her home in Idaho after a sheriff's deputy saw her swerving, pulled her over and found some half smoked joints in her car and a bong made out of a coconut." - Jimmy Kimmel

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Odd News

• Group tries tours to North Korea's isolated golf course Reuters

• Florida Senate passes droopy pants law Reuters

• Millions of bees loose on Calif. highway AP

• Jet mistakenly drops dummy bomb in Okla. AP

• Engagement ring ends up gone with the wind Reuters

• Turnip causes bomb scare at law office AP

• Illinois-shaped corn flake for sale AP

A man attends St Patrick's day celebrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hundreds of thousands of revelers throughout Ireland were gathering Monday for celebrations to mark the annual Saint Patrick's Day national holiday.
Photo/Peter Muhly

Best wishes for a peaceful St. Patrick's Day.