Wednesday edition - July 18, 2007

What's the big deal with the Iraqi Parliament wanting to take the month of August off -- Bush always does.

Visualize We The People pulling down a statue of George W. Bush. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

www.thismodernworld.com

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

• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,616 AP

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Three GIs Killed in Iraq Violence FOX News

• Twin bomb blasts kill 4 in Iraq CNN

• Bombs kill 11 in eastern Baghdad AP

• US: Top al-Qaida in Iraq figure captured San Jose Mercury News

• US to Block Assets of Iraq Destabilizers, US Exempted Voice of America

• U.S. military urged to revise tarnished "brand" Reuters

• Gen. Pace tours Iraq as retirement nears AP

The Taliban Grows Stronger

NATO countries are not giving the international force securing Afghanistan enough support and there are worrying signs that the Taliban are growing stronger, a detailed study by Britain's parliament has found.

Leaked from the White House: "Bush and Cheney took out impeachment insurance."  - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Disturbing News

• Japan Nuclear Plant, World's Biggest, May Be on Seismic Fault Bloomberg

• 195 feared dead in Brazil plane crash AP

Harriet Miers Update

Former White House aide Harriet Miers will continue to refuse to appear before a House committee, her lawyer said Tuesday despite Democrats‘ threats to hold her in contempt.

www.anntelnaes.com

"Have you ever been to a restaurant in New Orleans? One out of three women is for sale." - Tucker Carlson, MSNBC

Republican Shenanigans

• Snow recants comment about Iraq AP

• Administration Fights Cigarette Tax Hike Washington Post 

• Congress asked to probe Alabama case AP

• It's Dems vs. GOP in all-night debate AP

• VA Secretary Is Ending a Trying Tenure Washington Post

"The latest sex scandal concerns Florida Republican state Representative Bob Allen, who was arrested ... for offering to perform a sex act on an undercover police officer in exchange for $20. $20? Finally, a politician who's not afraid to put his money where his mouth is." --Jay Leno

www.freewayblogger.com

Rock-The-Voter News

• Washington takes handgun ban to US Supreme Court AFP
   

"The L.A. Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay a $660 million settlement in a sexual lawsuit against Catholic priests. ... $660 million? Yet, nobody goes to jail and they just get to write a check. Who do these priests think they are -- Scooter Libby?" --Jay Leno

www.oldamericancentury.org

Biz-Tech News

• OPEC oil prices hit record high Xinhua, China

• Halliburton sued for sexual assault The Guardian (Australia)

• DJ board endorses News Corp. bid CNN 

• China, U.S. to discuss seafood exports AP

• Quake forces Toyota to halt production AP

• Peter Moore quits as Xbox boss Guardian Unlimited

• Leak Preview: New Harry Potter Book Appears on Web (or Does It?) New York Times

“Well, on this latest tape, bin Laden says that a happy man is one who dies for his religion. You ever notice that the one giving this advice is never the one blowing himself up? ‘Oh, don’t worry about me, Ahmed. I want to you be happy.’”
 - Jay Leno

STUCK IN SENATE ALL-NIGHTER, VITTER ORDERS IN ‘CHINESE’

"If W. were a real cowboy, instead of somebody who just plays one on TV, he would have cleaned up Dodge by now." - Maureen Dowd

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Democrats set July 31 hearing into Cheney role in salmon die-off San Jose Mercury News 

• Filipino gets 6 years prison in Cheney spy case Reuters 

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