Monday edition - June 18, 2007
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Iraq now ranked second among world's failed states
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Italian Judge Slows
CIA Abduction Trial to Await Court Ruling |
US: 60 pct. of Baghdad
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Everything Bush touches turns to fool's gold.
George W. Bush: "The Paris Hilton of Presidents" - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Three soldiers killed in explosions International Herald Tribune, France
Remains of kidnapped Iraqi tae kwon do team found in Anbar province San Diego Union Tribune
US-Led Airstrike Kills 7 Afghan Children
As Sunni Mosque Falls, Sadr Issues a Call
General: Violence In Iraq Not Unexpected
Here's a puzzle you'll not soon solve: what can't you blame on Bush? - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com
Disturbing News
Tainted toothpaste still in local stores
Accident Kills 6 in Charity Car Show ABC News
"Wait, can I just ask a question? How did those [Albanian] people get so close to the president? They're hugging him, they're playing with his hair. We're not even allowed to ask the guy questions" --Jon Stewart
Bush being greeted by Albanians.
Republican Shenanigans
Pace says he refused to quit voluntarily
DC grand jury examines Sen. Ted Stevens' ties to VECO
McConnell Says Immigration a Close Call San Francisco Chronicle
The richest candidate appears to be Republican Mitt Romney from Massachusetts. He’s worth over $300 million. He’s so rich, even his butler is a Republican. - Jay Leno
Rock-The-Voter News
House votes to delay decision on passports rule Houston Chronicle
"The country of Iran announced this week they're going to publish the writings and speeches of the Iranian president ... which, of course, answers the question 'What's the worst Hanukkah gift you could give someone?" --Jay Leno
Biz-Tech News
Oil near $68 on supply worries CNNMoney.com
Weight & see? Nah! Consumers scarf up new diet pill
'Thomas the Train' Toys Recalled
"Last week when President Bush was in Albania, they named a street after him. During the street naming ceremony, Bush told the Albanians, 'I am honored to be standing here on Lame Duck Boulevard'" --Conan O'Brien
Bush-Prison-Torture News
INTERVIEW-Guantanamo will close when Bush goes-lawyer
"We violated the tenets of the Geneva Convention. We violated our own principles and we violated the core of our military values. The stress of combat is not an excuse, and I believe, even today, that those civilian and military leaders responsible should be held accountable." - Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, the Army two-star general who led the first investigation into detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison
Go-F***-Yourself News
Nevada Congressman Opposes Presidential Pardon for Libby KOLO, NV
Scooter’s Sopranos Go to the Mattresses New York Times
"Vice President Dick Cheney is going into surgery. He's having a new pacemaker installed. ... Doctors are confident that Cheney will be up and sneering in no time." --David Letterman
Odd News
Father's Day originated in Spokane Seattle Post Intelligencer
US boy band creator in detention in Guam Washington Post
The life-size silicone and fibreglass artwork "The Embrace" (2005) by artist Patricia Piccinini, is displayed at 'Art 38' in Basel, June 12, 2007. The international art exhibition is running from June 13-17. Photo/Siggi Bucher
Peace.