Thursday edition - April 3, 2008

We can't take pictures because of security checkpoints for the president? Can we still take pictures of the White House?

"President Bush threw out the first ball the other night at the Washington Nationals home opener. Boy, wasn't is nice to see Bush throwing out something other than the Constitution?" --Jay Leno

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4011 Guardian

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Iraq The Associated Press

• Baghdad security plan spokesman freed-Iraq military Reuters

• Admiral: Iraq has troops, Afghanistan waits CNN International

• France's Sarkozy confirms troops for Afghanistan Reuters

NATO Nixes Georgia and Ukraine

NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day.

"Did you see Barack Obama bowling in Pennsylvania the other day? Ooh, that was bad. He bowled a 37 out of a 300. See, that's good. That is good, because I want a president that's bad at bowling. I mean, shouldn't he have more important things to do? Look, I don't know President Bush, but I'm willing to guess he's a great bowler." --Jay Leno

Disturbing News

• Man Says Explosives at Airport Are Just for Show Washington Post 

FOX Shoots Blanks At Peabody Awards

Complete list of 2007 Peabody Award winners for broadcasting excellence in news and entertainment

To Placate the Right, and Neutralize Age Issue, McCain to Pick Fetus as Running Mate

Republican Shenanigans

• For McCain, son’s duty in Iraq is not a talking point The Hill

• Beer executive could be next first lady AP

• Republicans lead "pork" spending lists: report Reuters

• Ad Calls on US to Skip UN Conference The Associated Press 

• Lou Dobbs Almost Calls Condi A "Cotton Picker" Huffington Post, NY 

Justice Dept Investigating Homophobia

The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating whether a career attorney in the department was dismissed from her job because of rumors that she is a lesbian.

"Hillary Clinton was in Philadelphia today, where she told the crowd she is like the movie character Rocky. ... Now, if I remember the movie correctly, doesn't Rocky get the crap beat out of him and then he loses to the black guy?" --Jay Leno

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama warms to using Gore's advice Denver Post

• Obama, Clinton trade jabs in Pennsylvania Chicago Tribune

• Clinton irked by Richardson endorsement AP

• Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to make stops in Oregon Salem Statesman Journal, OR 

Another Day, Another Democrat and a Hooker

Speaking for the first time about her husband's acknowledgment that he paid for sex with an alleged prostitute, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow told the Free Press this afternoon she's going through a "very difficult and personal" time and will continue to work through it with her family.
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil Near Mid-$104 After Overnight Jump The Associated Press

• US treasury secretary talks trade in China under shadow of Tibet AFP

• FAA says 4 US airlines under investigation, cites overdue inspections San Diego Union Tribune

• ATA Airlines files for bankruptcy AP

• Mobile Group Hits Back at Cancer Claims BusinessWeek

• Google Docs: Your Online Office? Washington Post

• European cargo vessel to dock with space station Reuters

When are we gonna accomplish another mission, Uncle George? - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Florida Delegates Update

Democratic Chairman Howard Dean reached out to Florida voters Wednesday to try to repair his party's damaged relations with a pivotal state in the presidential election....His declaration put Florida back in the convention picture. But it did not resolve the thorny question of how the state's delegates might be allotted to Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Tribunal rules in Guantánamo limit disclosure of evidence MiamiHerald.com, FL 

• Justice memo on torture disclosed Boston Globe

• Lynndie England sorry for Abu Ghraib scandal, blames media ... International Herald Tribune

"Political experts say that Mitt Romney has the No. 1 thing John McCain is looking for in a vice presidential candidate - an organ donor card." --Jay Leno

Go-F***-Yourself News

• AlterNet Books Launches with Dick Cheney Satire Publishers Weekly
   

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