May 31, 2004 Memorial Day

Cheney Office 'Coordinated' Halliburton Deal -Time
Reuters - 5-31-04
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon e-mail said Vice President Dick Cheney's office "coordinated" a multibillion-dollar Iraq reconstruction contract awarded to ...

Some Firms Exceeding Federal Oil Leases
Wyoming News, WY - 5-31-04

WASHINGTON - A single New Mexico family and a dozen big oil companies, including one once headed by Commerce Secretary Don Evans, now control one-quarter of all federal lands leased for oil and gas development in the continental United States despite a law intended to prevent such concentration, federal records show….

The Paper Trail
TIME - May 30, 2004
Vice President Dick Cheney was a guest on NBC's Meet the Press last September when host Tim Russert brought up Halliburton. Citing ...

And we were worried about Monica.

"They've bullied when they should have persuaded. They have gone it alone when they should have assembled a whole team. They have hoped for the best when they should have prepared for the worst. In short, they have undermined the legacy of generations of American leadership." John Kerry

"Speak softly and carry a big stick."

"Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Muller held a press conference...to announce that Al Qaeda is planning attacks somewhere inside the United States at sometime in the future. So go about your normal lives, but with a vague sense of foreboding." —Craig Kilborn

TBH Politoons

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

Two US Soldiers Die in Clashes in Iraq Guardian, UK
US tanks fight Iraq militia swissinfo, Switzerland
Civilian convoys ambushed Seattle Times, WA
OPEC Is Concerned About Attack on Saudi Arabia Oil Workers , ... Bloomberg
Massive Manhunt Underway in Saudi Arabia Voice of America, DC
Attack rattles Canadians living in Saudi Arabia The Globe and Mail, Canada
Blair denies Iraq troops delayed for election The Scotsman, UK
Decision on Iraqi president postponed MLive.com, MI
Iraq War Woes Deepen Internal Pentagon Tensions Reuters
Interrogators hid identities USATODAY.com
Iraqis Accuse U.S. Troops of Theft in House Raids Reuters
Al-Qaeda vows to "cleanse" Arabian Peninsula of infidels: website AFP
U.S. Casualties in Iraq Top 200, Rising AP

World Headlines about Bush’s War Trophy

Bush shows off Saddam's pistol Rediff, India
Bush keeps Saddam pistol Albawaba Middle East News, Middle East
Bush keeps Hussein's pistol at the White House The Globe and Mail, Canada
Saddam ’ s gun is Bush trophy IrishExaminer.com (subscription), Ireland
Bush has a piece of Saddam TVNZ, New Zealand
Bush has war trophy: Saddam Hussein's pistol Jamaica Observer, Jamaica
Bush blown away by Saddam gun News24, South Africa
Bush keeps Saddam gun at White House People's Daily, China
Bush keeps Saddam's pistol as trophy Japan Today, Japan
Bush has war trophy: Saddam Hussein's pistol Jerusalem Post, Israel –
Saddam's 'Spider Hole' Gun Now in Bush's Hands FOX News
Hussein's weapon hangs in Bush study Kansas City Star (subscription), MO
Saddam's gun on display at White House ABC Online, Australia
Troops Bestow Hussein's Gun on President Bush Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA

Can a sitting president be Baker Acted?

Disturbing News

China defends military build-up, blames US for worsening Taiwan ties AFP
Army running low on its supply of bullets San Francisco Chronicle, CA
British Army Defuses Bomb in Catholic Area of Belfast, AFP Says Bloomberg
Haitians desperate for aid Toronto Star, Canada
American Troops Prepare to Leave Haiti Guardian, UK
Gay advocates denied communion at Holy Name Chicago Sun Times, IL

Republican Shenanigans

From Bush, Unprecedented Negativity Washington Post
Bush's election use of Air Force One beats predecessors' Contra Costa Times, CA
Three GOP committees agree to pay $10000 fines Contra Costa Times, CA
Republicans Working Against Bullet Train WESH.com, FL
Bush to Visit Tomb of the Unknowns Newsday, NY
Bush Calls for 'Culture Change' Christianity Today

Yep, Chelsea is in love.

"I forgot out there on the stage to thank my cast. So if I could do that now, I want to thank Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld. I thought the love scene between Cheney and Rumsfeld brought a tear to my eye." --Michael Moore, after winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his documentary film "Fahrenheit 9/11"

John Kerry News

John Kerry names nuclear security cooperation as priority ITAR-TASS, Russia
Kerry visits Vietnam Memorial MLive.com, MI
John Kerry Expected to Visit Tucson KPHO Phoenix, AZ
Pelosi Has No Doubt Kerry Will Be the Winner New York Times

"I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls." --Sen. John Kerry

Good News

Even Some in GOP Call for More Oversight of Bush New York Times, NY

Lisa
I heard a new definition of the Bush Administration over the
week end.

It's called shrubbery. I rather Like it.

Oracle

"I spent several years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all over again as vice president of the United States?" --Sen. John McCain

Biz/Tech News

First Enron trial has no famous defendents Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA -
Report: FDIC Not Protecting Data Enough AP
Atrocities will send oil prices soaring The Times (subscription), UK
Fear Factor Grips Oil Markets Reuters
Stewart Aims to Limit Jail Time -Newsweek Reuters
Microsoft Workers Grumble on Benefit Cuts Reuters
Bush Rolls Out Operation Comeback BusinessWeek Online
Virtual Museum Enhances Exhibits PC World
Gaps Seen in 'Virtual Border' Security System New York Times

"They could still be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm." --President Bush, on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction

Odd News

Texas Programmer Wins Libertarian Nod Guardian, UK
Republican singles hunt for Mr Right - Guardian
Japanese Web Star Spreads Blogging Gospel AP
Motorcyclists Visit With President Bush AP
Bush Is Just 'Normal Guy with Feelings' -Berlusconi Reuters
Experts: Beach Manners Often Go Unheeded
'Nuclear' Discovery Dampens Barbecue

You might be a right wing republican if......you are waiting for the supreme court to give you permission to pray .

The Blue Angels in the missing man formation. (Navy/HO)

Peace.

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