Monday edition - March 31, 2008

So what if all hell's breaking loose in Iraq. It's great job security for the Military. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4010 The Associated Press

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• US, Iraq forces find 14 bodies in mass grave Reuters

• Turkish Army Kills at Least 15 Kurdish Rebels in Northern Iraq Bloomberg 

• Body found of Ohio soldier missing in Iraq CNN International

• Baghdad Green Zone hit by mortars -police Reuters

• Sadr fighters disappear from Iraq's streets AFP

• Iraq Refuses to Endorse Summit Statement Washington Post 

• Sweden closes doors to fleeing Iraqis AP

• Bush to Meet NATO Allies Divided Over Adding Troops in Afghanistan Washington Post 

It's In His Blood

Republican Sen. John McCain is opening a new chapter in his presidential campaign, casting himself as an "imperfect servant of my country" who was born into a family of American warriors devoted to honor, courage and duty.
 

"My economic plan is better than my bowling." — Presidential hopeful Barack Obama after bowling a 37 out of a possible 300 points

Disturbing News

• Two Indonesian youths die of bird flu Reuters 

• Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk Washington Post 

“Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged with perjury and lying under oath after being caught sending sexually explicit text messages to his female chief of staff. That was the most embarrassing thing to happen to a Democratic politician in, like, a week.” - Jay Leno

You know, Bush is always talking about “we’re fightin’ Al Qaeda — and other extremists. Yeah, Al Qaeda, who actually attacked us. This is a war between rival Mafia families with George Bush playing the part of Fredo. - Bill Maher

Baseballer-in-chief

President Bush had enough to worry about — like not flubbing the first pitch in front of a crowd that might not exactly be his biggest fans anyway.

Republican Shenanigans

• Bush prods Congress on agenda AP

• Bush seeks financial regulation overhaul AP

• Rove tells Dems how to win a 'knife fight;' McCain ... USA Today

Another One Bites The Dust

The U.S. housing secretary will resign Monday morning under pressure after accusations of improper allocation of federal contracts, the Wall Street Journal reported in its Monday edition.

Pimped

"Stephanie, it's unacceptable. We all agree on that, Stephanie. I'm sorry to single you out; you know, we've had -- this has been an issue here. We don't need another issue here."

MSNBC host Dan Abrams chastising guest Stephanie Miller Wednesday after the liberal talk-radio host dropped "pimped out" in a discussion of Chelsea Clinton. In February, the cable network suspended David Shuster for two weeks when he used the phrase; unclear if Miller will be invited back.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Pelosi: Olympic boycott would be mistake AP

• Obama's Penn State rally draws 20,000 AP

• Women push back in support of Clinton AP

"We're going to win this election if we just chill out and let everybody have their say." — Former President Bill Clinton, insisting that his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, would not drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil Falls a Second Day on US Economic Slowdown, Iraq Supplies Bloomberg 

• US Treasury set to announce regulatory overhaul Reuters

• Japan Stocks Fall, Cap Quarterly Loss, on US Spending Concern Bloomberg 

• Europe Inflation Accelerates to 3.5%, Sentiment Drops (Update1) Bloomberg

• Aloha Air Closes Passenger Operations; 1900 Jobs Are Affected CNNMoney.com

• Tech fraud poses threat to US, attorney general says in San Jose San Jose Mercury News

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• David Hicks gag order expires BBC News, UK\

"If I wanted to be loved, I ought to be a TV correspondent, not a politician." — Vice President Dick Cheney

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney: Diet Sprite, Scotch and war histories Baltimore Sun

• Vice President Cheney to visit Colorado 9NEWS.com, CO

"The last time that I checked, a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." — Gloria Allred, an attorney representing a Texas woman who says federal security agents forced her to remove a nipple ring with pliers before she was allowed to board an airplane

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