Monday edition - July 9, 2007

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Bush should just pardon his entire administration and be done with it.

Name ONE GOOD THING the Bush Administration has done for this Country, aside from saving Terri Schiavo.  - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

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

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3605 Forbes, NY

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Six U.S. troops killed in Iraq, says military Reuters

• Bomber kills 23 army recruits, weekend toll at 250 Reuters

• UK soldier killed in Iraq named Guardian Unlimited

• Iraq Politicians: Arm Our Citizens CBS News, NY 

• Obstacles ahead for missile defense Christian Science Monitor

• Iraqis warn of consequences of US troop drawdown Reuters India, India

• Australian Official: Oil a Reason for Being in Iraq NPR 

• Defense secretary cancels Latin America trip as deadline looms for ... Kansas City Star, MO

• Memos: Blackwater team sent wrong way AP

The Compassion of Bush = Rich White Friends of Bush

It has been a truly moving experience to witness the concern and compassion the president of the United States can show towards a convicted felon. Particularly someone accused of such grave offences as Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. On March 6 2007 Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice, making false statements to the FBI, and twice committing perjury before a grand jury. According to the charge sheet, Libby "did knowingly and corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice by misleading and deceiving the grand jury". So it wasn't a case of absent-mindedness, then.

That is why George Bush's act of mercy is so inspiring, especially when one considers that compassion is not something generally associated with him. When he was governor of Texas, for instance, there were quite a number of convicted felons towards whom he didn't show much compassion at all. In fact he insisted they receive the full penalty of the law, which in their case was somewhat more severe than in Libby's. They were executed.

Once again, The Surge is working......IN REVERSE. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Disturbing News

• 2 billion Chinese mice overrun lake area AP

• Expert says rising sea levels pose threat to rice AFP

The term "scot-free" has been officially replaced by "Scooter-free."  - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Republican Shenanigans

• Jabs at Clinton play well with GOP base AP

• Nebraska senator denies plans to leave the GOP Boston Globe

• Abortion row threatens to derail campaign of the 'new Reagan' Independent, UK

• Conyers: Reprieve may have quieted Libby AP

• Leahy expects ex-Bush aide to testify AP
   

 Cindy Sheehan Delivers Ultimatum to Pelosi

Cindy Sheehan, the slain soldier's mother whose attacks on President Bush made her a darling of the anti-war movement, has a new target: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sheehan, who announced in late May that she was departing the peace movement, said she decided to run against Pelosi unless the congresswoman moves to oust Bush in the next two weeks.
 

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SHOCKER: FRED THOMPSON LEAKED SECRETS NOT ONLY OF WATERGATE, BUT OF SAM WATERSTON!

Rock-The-Voter News

• LA Mayor's Summer Affair Makes Headlines Washington Post

• Pennsylvania shuts services amid budget impasse Reuters

E-mail

Subject: pardons/commutations

Hey Lisa,
Just an observation on the Scooter Libby debacle. With all the republicants comparing the Bush outrage with Clinton's pardons it's important to remember that Clinton pardoned these guys on his last day in office, W still has 1 1/2 years left in his term. By the time it's over there will be a lot more conservative criminals on the street.
Jonathan

Go Hillary!!

Thanks for writing, Jonathan.

I fear you are right. Two conservative criminals that will be added to our streets are Bush and Cheney, unless the Democrats realize the Articles of Impeachment are in our Constitution. Impeach, Indict and throw the key away!

Democrats Return From Vacation

Congressmen returning from their Independence Day break are ready for battle with the White House, with Democrats decrying President Bush's commutation of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence and fighting Bush's latest claim of executive privilege.
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices edge down, remain more than $72 United Press International

• Dow Jones Continues Hunt for an Alternative Bid New York Times

• Sony cuts PS3 price by $100 CNET News.com

• DC Comics hopes to snag online comic market Inquirer

• Scammers Play Robin Hood to Test Stolen Credit Cards Washington Post

• Google to buy e-mail security company for $625 mln Reuters

• Carlyle Buys Manufacturing Conglomerate Washington Post 

Cheney Secret Revealed Six Years Later

Sue Ellen Wooldridge, the 19th-ranking Interior Department official, arrived at her desk in Room 6140 a few months after Inauguration Day 2001. A phone message awaited her.

"This is Dick Cheney," said the man on her voice mail, Wooldridge recalled. "I understand you are the person handling this Klamath situation. Please call me at — hmm, I guess I don't know my own number. I'm over at the White House."

Wooldridge wrote off the message as a prank. It was not. Cheney had reached far down the chain of command.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Lawmakers to work on shutting down Guantanamo facility USA Today 

• Pentagon Appeals Case Against Detainee Washington Post

• The man who closed down Abu Ghraib Prison talks about conditions ... Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL 

Another Nixon Supporter

Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.

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Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney Clout May Be Dwindling Washington Post

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