Tuesday edition - July 3, 2007

I never would have thought the Bush administration could make Paris Hilton look good.

As we approach the The 4th of July, let us prepare to celebrate by revolting once more. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

FORGET IMPEACHMENT; LET’S ‘COMMUTE’ BUSH’S TERM

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3583 Forbes

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Two Marines die in accident in Iraq's Anbar province International Herald Tribune

• US military helicopter shot down south of Baghdad, two pilots rescued International Herald Tribune

• 33 Militants Killed in Afghanistan Washington Post

• Iraq Cabinet Approves Oil Law Draft Washington Post

• Kurdish security forces torture suspects-HRW report Reuters AlertNet

• Suicide bombing in Yemen kills 9 Los Angeles Times

Libby + Bush = Pardon

The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. But spokesman Tony Snow said, for now,  President Bush is satisfied with his decision to commute Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.

"In London, police defused a potentially massive car bomb parked in front of famed Piccadilly Circus. President Bush got a little confused. He called the new prime minister and made sure all the animals and clowns were safe." --Jay Leno
 

Gift for Putin

As a gift, Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush, gave Putin a Segway, and he reportedly gave it a try. The former president and first lady own three Segways and regularly zip around their sprawling property. A sign at the entrance to the compound reads: "Caution. President on Segway. Slow Down."

I wonder if Putin placed any bugging devices when he stayed at the Bush compound in Kennebunkport?

Republican Shenanigans

• Pressed for Money, McCain Cuts Campaign Staff New York Times

• Governor accused of playing politics on warming rules San Francisco Chronicle

• Senator Bruno accused of misusing state aircraft Newsday

• Timeline of events in CIA leak case AP

• Study: FOIA requests plagued by delays AP

"President Bush's immigration bill failed to pass. To be fair, this is not the first time in his life George Bush has heard the term 'failed to pass.'" --Jay Leno

Rock-The-Voter News
 

• Bill Clinton plunges into White House campaign Los Angeles Times

• GOP Race Barely a Crawl in Nevada Washington Post

• Obama Raises $32.5 Million, Record for a Democrat Bloomberg

Biz-Tech News

• Rising oil prices top $71 a barrel Seattle Times

• Factory orders dip in May AP

• Nissan sales up, DaimlerChrysler down AP

• Ford U.S. sales fall 8.1 pct in June Reuters

• Green Scorecard Puts IBM Top, Apple Last PC World

• Hackers Working to Unlock iPhone PC World

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Guantanamo judge rejects charges for Canadian Reuters

• Navy still probing 2006 Guantánamo deaths Miami Herald, FL

"Experts say the price of milk could rise to as much as $4 a gallon. $4 a gallon for milk? I didn't know Dick Cheney was involved with the dairy industry" --Jay Leno

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Nixon's Lawyer: Cheney "Defies logic." Wired News 

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