Wednesday edition - August 29, 2007

I wonder who would push the nuke button first, Putin or Bush?

“But people are stunned. The Russian president appearing in public without a shirt. And I was thinking well, heck, our president often appears in public without a brain.” - David Letterman

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

• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,731 AP

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• 50 Killed at Religious Festival in Iraq New York Times

• Iran says US accusations on Iraq "not true" Reuters 

• 3 S. Koreans Freed in Afghanistan Washington Post

• Insurgents get a cut of US aid to Iraq Seattle Times, United States

• US forces say free eight Iranians held in Iraq Reuters 

"They also came up with what they call the National Intelligence Estimate for Iraq. ... They said ... the Iraqi political leaders remain unable to govern effectively. President Bush said that was the most ridiculous thing he has ever heard. Judging leaders by their effectiveness?" --Bill Maher

Angelina Visits Iraq

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday traveled to Iraq and appealed for more international support for the millions of people uprooted by war and violence.

2 Years Ago Today Katrina Devastated New Orleans

Hurricane Recovery - Republican Style - Cha Ching

Two years later, some of these areas are still distressed. One reason for the lack of attention paid to the Gulf Coast may be the massive investments made in the region by casino, hotel and real estate interests. That has created the appearance of a recovery that business promoters say has brought, and will continue to bring, enormous growth to the area. But many locals say that the casino-led development has done little to alleviate post-disaster conditions for most residents, including the 37 percent of the population -- approximately a half million people -- who earn below what federal guidelines deem low to moderate income. Moreover, maneuvering in Washington by the state's Republican leaders has diverted aid money away from some of the people who need it the most.

Disturbing News

• Idaho uses snow machines to fight fire at ski resort Reuters

• Record Number of Americans Lack Health Insurance HealthDay -

• 36.5 million live in poverty in United States: report AFP

"Alberto Gonzales is stepping down, but he can't recall why." --David Letterman

Wizard of Whimsy

"Sen. Craig said he made a mistake by pleading guilty. And I was thinking, maybe that was your second mistake." --David Letterman

#1 and #2

The US has around 10,240 strategic and tactical nuclear weapons, on submarines, boats, planes and on land. The majority of the weapons are located in the US in New Mexico, Georgia, Washington, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, South Dakota and Colorado. The US also has around 480 of these positioned in Europe, located in Germany, the U.K., Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Russian Federation has 3,814 nuclear weapons including strategic, tactical and bomber capability. These are all located in Russia in Aleysk, Dombraovskiy, Kartaly, Kozels, Tatschevo, Bershet, Kostroma, Krasnoyarsk, Drovyanaya, Irkustsk, Kansk, Nizhniy, Novosibirsk, Teykobo, Vypolzovo, Yoshkar-Ola and Yurya.

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Republican Shenanigans

• Craig's in Closet, Republicans in the Dark Bloomberg 

• GOP Plans Early-Primary Penalties New York Times

• Architect hired for Bush's presidential library Houston Chronicle 

• Biden says Bush wants to delay chaos AP

• Pranksters wrap Rove's car AP

Jenna announced her engagement two weeks ago, although President Bush knew about it over a month ago from some wiretaps. - Jay Leno

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Rock-The-Voter News

• Florida Dems fire back at DNC MSNBC

• Former State Senator Sentenced to 5-1/2 Years In Prison WKRN

Outing Hillary

In asking a federal court to force the National Archives to release papers from Hillary Rodham Clinton's time as first lady, the public interest group Judicial Watch has opened itself to the charge that it's on a fishing expedition. Maybe so, but the group is fishing with a license -- the Freedom of Information Act.
 

Biz-Tech News

• Oil edges higher on expected fall in US crude, gasoline inventories Forbes, NY

• Consumer confidence slips on both sides of the Atlantic International Herald Tribune

• Silicon Valley lawyer charged in options case MSNBC

• Ex-Goldman Sachs Worker Pleads Guilty ABC News

• Court orders new sentence for ex-Wal-Mart exec Reuters

• Insurer will drop 40600 policies Orlando Sentinel

• Google + CNN = Good for You Motley Fool

• ‘Albuquerque Tribune’ faces closure as Scripps seeks buyer Santa Fe New Mexican
   

"Sen. Craig is married. Apparently he told his wife, don't worry about having dinner ready to me. I'm going to wolf down a hot dog at the airport." --Jay Leno

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Army officer acquitted of most Abu Ghraib charges Baltimore Sun

• Botero to donate 'Abu Ghraib' paintings to US college AFP

Go-F***-Yourself News

• No new news on Dick Cheney. He must be in that undisclosed location again.

Larry Craig Wants To Spank Bill Clinton

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has been publicly denying assertions that he's gay since at least 1982, when a whisper campaign implicated him in a House page scandal.. "I am not gay and never have been."...And in between his 1982 denial (click here to watch archive ABC News video of it) and last year's allegations, he called President Bill Clinton a "naughty boy" and talked of giving the president a little spanking for his Oval Office tryst and denial of it.
 

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