"Fox News host Glenn Beck has lost over 30 sponsors since he called President Obama a racist. And the latest sponsor that he just lost is Clorox bleach. That's amazing. Even a company whose sole purpose is to make things whiter thinks Glenn Beck has gone too far." --Conan O'Brien

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,335 AP

• Bomb kills 43 in Afghanistan AFP

• Pakistan Taliban threatens to avenge leader's death AFP

• Powerful Iraqi Shiite leader has died in Iran AP

• U.S. helicopter accidentally dumps Afghan ballot boxes

• UAE prosecutor claims US man had al-Qaida ties AP

• US to stop issuing most visas in Honduras

"There's talk that the elections last week in Afghanistan were rigged. Boy, I didn't see that coming." --David Letterman

PTSD Help On The Way For Vets

 The Veterans Affairs Department is taking steps to help veterans seeking compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced Aug. 24.

"The hidden wounds of war are being addressed vigorously and comprehensively by this administration as we move VA forward in its transformation to the 21st century," Secretary Shinseki said.
 

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77

"Couple of years ago down in Cuba, Fidel Castro they thought, oh, he might be dying because he had some kind of surgery and he is an older fellow, in is 80s. But now, over the weekend, it's all Fidel Castro. He is everywhere. And he was on television. He looked fit. He looked healthy. He looked happy. He was so impressive, as a matter of fact, CIA is actually thinking of sending Squeaky Fromme down there to take a shot at him." --David Letterman
 

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Republican calls Holder decision 'bulls**t' CNN Political Ticker

• Republican retreat likely to focus on Sanford impeachment Greenville News

"But Obama is going to take two weeks to unwind, as opposed to President Bush, who never wound." --David Letterman
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release

• Obama breaks vacation, keeps Bernanke at Fed

• Half of health workers reject swine flu shot

"Congress has been agonizing over health care for months now. Squabbling, fighting, the town hall meetings going crazy. Meanwhile, while they're arguing about health care, we're stuck in two wars that were rubber-stamped in about 10 minutes. What? How does that make any sense when you think about it?" --David Letterman

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil prices dip below $72 amid demand concernsAP

• Mortgage applications rise as refinancing demand jumps Reuters

• Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info

• Pilots union wants cargo ban on lithium batteries

"Miss Venezuela is our new Miss Universe, ladies and gentlemen. Beautiful, beautiful. She came out dressed as a barrel of overpriced oil." --David Letterman
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees

"Dick Cheney has a brand new book. It's a memoir about his life and times, and I believe the title of it is called, 'Too Fat to Waterboard.'" --David Letterman
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney: CIA tactics saved lives, led to captures

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