Thursday edition - March 27, 2008

Thanks to John from Japan for the cartoon idea

“In this….latest audio tape, Osama bin Laden blasts the cartoon showing the prophet Mohammad in a turban. See, this is why President Bush and Osama bin Laden are such enemies. Bush loves cartoons.” - Jay Leno

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4003 The Associated Press

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• SAS soldier killed in Iraq gunfight Guardian

• Dozens killed in Iraq Shiite city clashes: police chief AFP

• Black smoke near US embassy after Baghdad blast Reuters

• Sadr followers march to demand downfall of Maliki Reuters

• McCain vows no retreat from Iraq, sends olive branch to Europe AFP

• Bush Consults Advisers on Iraq The Associated Press
   

Dropping Trou For Cheney

Once you make it past the first check, (if you make it through the first check) there's the routine metal detector and x-ray machine, followed by the side trip behind the curtains for a body search.

Only, this time, I was asked to drop my pants.

“Well, according to a new study by the University of British Columbia and Harvard, money can buy happiness but only if you spend the money on someone else. To which former Governor Eliot Spitzer said, ‘See!’” - Jay Leno

Disturbing News

• Mexico drug war opens bloody new front on U.S. border Reuters

"The new governor of New York is having an interesting week. David Paterson, who is legally blind, decided to air all his dirty laundry immediately, and it turns out there's a lot of it. First, he and his wife admitted to having numerous affairs. They even held a press conference last week to do it, and then last night, he talked about a history of drug use. ... One good thing about this whole Eliot Spitzer mess is, we finally found out why New York is the city that never sleeps -- everyone's too busy having sex with each other there." --Jimmy Kimmel

Passport Paranoia

State Department workers viewed passport applications containing personal information about high-profile Americans, including the late Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith, at least 20 times since January 2007, The Associated Press has learned.

Republican Shenanigans

• GOP could affect start of 'Skins-Giants opener Baltimore Sun

• Republican Crossovers Fuel Record Democratic Voter Registration in ... ABC News

• No government bailout, McCain says Seattle Times

www.internetweekly.org

"How about that John McCain? I like John McCain. He looks like the guy who gets frisky with the new waitress at IHOP. ... He looks like the guy who watches his Cadillac go through the car wash. ... He looks like the guy in the supermarket yelling into his cell phone, 'I'm in aisle three, Marge. I can't find the brownie mix.'" --David Letterman

Back In The U.S.S.R.

President Bush said Wednesday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Russia to try to break a logjam between the two nations over a proposed U.S. missile defense system.

Hillary Clinton's campaign admitted Monday she misspoke when she said she was under enemy fire at a Bosnian airport twelve years ago. She just misremembered it. She was under enemy fire when her plane left Washington but not when it arrived in Bosnia. - Argus Hamilton

Rock-The-Voter News

• Florida Legislature makes formal apology for slavery Sun-Sentinel.com, FL 

• Obama criticizes McCain on mortgage crisis Los Angeles Times 

• Poll signals pastor controversy didn't hurt Obama USA Today 

• Clinton backers warn Pelosi on superdelegate rift Reuters

"Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama vacationing now in the Virgin Islands. It's been a while since anyone's used the words 'Democrats' and 'virgin' in the same sentence. You just don't hear that these days." --Jay Leno
 

"To give you an idea how bad the Democrats are doing, in a stunning reversal, John McCain now 10% ahead of Hillary Clinton and 7% ahead of Barack Obama. And this is after Iraq, a recession, and no healthcare. Imagine how far ahead he’d be if the Republicans had actually done something.” - Jay Leno

Biz-Tech News

• Oil tops $107 on Iraq pipeline explosion Reuters India, India 

• American Airlines forced to ground 80 planes for inspection Los Angeles Times

• Housing prices should be allowed to fall: Paulson Reuters

• Judge orders banks to fund Clear Channel buyout MarketWatch

• New Web site offers Vietnam War records AP

"Things are getting more violent in Tibet." To "disperse protesters, Chinese soldiers are now lobbing toys with lead in them into the crowds." - Jay Leno
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Canada court told of Guantanamo rights violations Reuters

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney jet makes stopover in Shannon Irish Independent

"Here's some news from Hollywood. You know Pamela Anderson? Well, she recently had her marriage annulled. ... Her marriage lasted two months. I mean, honest to God, she goes through husbands like New York goes through governors." --David Letterman

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