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September 23, 2004 Thursday

Iraqi Elections Will be Held on Time, Prime Minister Promises
Voice of America, DC -- 9-23-04
The interim prime minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, has told a joint session of the US Congress, elections scheduled for January will go ahead, saying the Iraqi ...

Crying hostage begs for his life
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -- 9-23-04
The British and Iraqi governments have refused to bow to the demands of kidnappers threatening to kill a British captive, despite a desperate video message ...

Allawi asks Musharraf for troops
Daily Times, Pakistan -- 9-23-04
... Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, asked about Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s meeting with President Bush...

It does seem as though we are in a grade B movie.

"There are rumors that Dan Rather could lose his job over this. Wouldn't that be ironic? Another American losing his job due to President Bush!" –- Jay Leno

Lynchburg, Va. (IWR News Parody) -- At a $10,000 a plate Republican tent revival in Virginia last night, President Bush promised the snake handlers in attendance that he would do his best to ring Armageddon if he is reelected.

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

Gunmen Kill Oil Official in Northern Iraq AP
U.S. Attacks Insurgents in Baghdad; 1 Dead AP
Hostage's kin vent fury at U.S. as they await his fate AFP
Spiritual leader of Iraqi hostage-takers killed Ireland Online
Britain Says It Will Not Give in to Iraq Kidnappers Reuters
U.S. Rules Out Iraqi Women Prisoners' Release AP
Militants Claim to Have Killed Italians AP
Officials Say Iraqi Elections on Track AP
North Korea May Be Preparing Missile Launch -- Sources Reuters
Mugabe: Bush Acts Like 'Political God' AP
U.S. to Close 35 Percent of Overseas Bases AP
Rumsfeld Sold Stakes in Pentagon Contractors Reuters
Israel's bunker bomb buy irks Iran CNN

Presidential Polls Glance AP

Robert Redford said he is insulted when President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney tout their status as Westerners.

"I take particular offense as a Westerner when I see all the swagger and all the strutting. .... And I think, `What do they know about the West?'" said Redford, who has homes in California and Utah. "It's synthetic. It's fake."

“Daryn [Kagan], my former colleague at CNN and a heck of a good person, is dating Rush Limbaugh. Gasp.”
— Peter King SI.com

Disturbing News

Haiti Storm Death Toll Could Reach 2,000 ABC News
Cleveland Ranked Nation's Poorest Big City AP
German restitution bid stirs outrage in Poland Chicago Tribune
CIA's spy network thin USATODAY.com
Bush Campaign: Gifts Should Cover Recount AP
Senate Approves Goss As Head of CIA
Airport screeners missed weapons USATODAY.com
Hurricane Jeanne Heads for Southeast U.S.; Ivan Reforms in Gulf Bloomberg

Republican Shenanigans

Cat Stevens Calls U.S. Deportation 'Ridiculous' Reuters
British Foreign Minister rejects U.S. reason for deporting Cat Stevens AFP
Texans Still at Odds Over Bush's Legal Reforms Los Angeles Times
Despite Bush Flip-Flops, Kerry Gets Label washingtonpost.com
Millions Blocked from Voting in Election Reuters
Bush Team Orchestrates Larger Ad Campaign AP
Charges Vs. DeLay Linked to Ethics Charges AP

"President Bush gave a speech at the United Nations. I don't want to say it was a hostile crowd, but they had Bush stand behind a screen made of chicken wire." –- Jay Leno

Good News

Ex-FBI Translator Sues U.S. for Records AP

Biz/Tech News

Oil Prices Soar on Worrisome Supply News AP
CBS Is Fined $550,000 for Super Bowl Incident New York Times
Australia vows action after incendiary device found on jet AFP
Microsoft to secure IE for XP only CNET News.com
U.S. Cybersecurity Office May Relocate AP

"It looks like President Bush and John Kerry have agreed on three debates. Kerry wanted more but Bush said no; he thought three was a good even number." –- Jay Leno

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Bush-Prison-Torture News