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September 28, 2004 Tuesday

Swagger vs. Substance
By PAUL KRUGMAN - 9-28-04

Let's hope the press won't let President Bush steal the debate with his Clint Eastwood imitation.

FBI behind in handling terror files
International Herald Tribune, France - 9-28-04

WASHINGTON Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 120,000 hours’ worth of potentially valuable terrorism-related recordings ...

GAO: White House Violated Law on Medicare

AP - 9-28-04

The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients...congressional investigators said.

Thirty five days till the election.

"Teresa Heinz Kerry predicted at a fund-raiser the other day that Osama bin Laden will be captured just before the election. Of course when President Bush heard he was furious. He said, 'How did she find out?'" -- Jay Leno

"He's walking with his arms a little wider, as if he's gonna go for his sidearms. I don't know whether his tailor is making his suits too tight under the arms or whether he's adopted a kind of Gary Cooper-John Wayne walk down the hall to the podium. He's far more confident than he was. And he is more certain of his rightness, regardless of the facts." – Ann Richards – Former Governor Of Texas speaking about George W. Bush

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

Minister: N. Korea Has Nuclear Deterrent AP
Fiji Soldiers to Protect U.N. in Iraq AP
American Forces Strike Fallujah AP
Blair Acknowledges Iraq War Divided UK ABC News
British soldiers killed in Iraq, Egyptian hostage freed AFP
Italians to Be Freed in Iraq for Ransom -Newspaper Reuters
Jordanian King Says Iraqi Elections Impossible Now Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic
US Jets Strike Sadr City CBS News
More Arrested in Pakistan Following Killing of Al-Qaida Leader Voice of America
Abducted CNN man released in Gaza BBC News, UK

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"You know when your horse is headed down toward the waterfalls or when your horse is drowning, it's a good time to change horses in midstream." -- John Kerry

Reporters Put Under Scrutiny in C.I.A. Leak
By ADAM LIPTAK
The investigation of the disclosure of C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame's identity seems to have been both exhaustive and inconclusive…

Disturbing News

Eight US States on Flood Watch as Jeanne Rains on Carolinas Bloomberg
Pregnant woman alleges cop forced her onto her stomach USA Today
US wants China to explain detention of New York Times researcher Channel News Asia, Singapore
Half of public schools have errors in test data Chicago Sun Times
Storms take toll on Florida polls Toronto Star
Lawmakers Want Paper Records of E-Ballots AP
Colo. initiative could make 2004 a repeat of 2000 USATODAY.com

"Here's some good news... I think we can all sleep a little easier tonight knowing Cat Stevens is no longer a threat, can't we? The bad news -- Joni Mitchell is still out there somewhere." – Jay Leno

Republican Shenanigans

Election signs caught in political crossfire Mansfield News Journal, OH
Congresswoman demands probe of alleged coercion by US Army recruiters AFP
Ex-Superfund Official Guilty in Fraud AP

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Good News

Court Orders Judge to Hear Fla. Suit on Vote Machines Reuters
Bush Lead Narrows in ABC News/Washington Post Poll Reuters
Top US musicians launch of anti-Bush music blitz AFP
VA Hospital in Las Vegas to Get Land AP

Viewers of Jon Stewart’s show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch “The O’Reilly Factor,” according to Nielsen Media Research. - MSNBC

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Biz/Tech News

Burger King adds exec from Halliburton, Enron
Enron-linked UK bankers in court CNN International
Top Fastow Aide Describes Barge Deal ABC News, United States
Health Insurance Costs Rise Faster Than Wages Reuters
Oil Nears $50 as Gulf Storms Curtail Output
Bubble in crude? CNN/Money
Starbucks to boost coffee prices in US USA Today
Yahoo Gives Web Site a Facelift AP
U.S. Senate to Weigh Bill Targeting Web Song Swaps Reuters
Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent Row AP
Hackers use porn to target Microsoft JPEG hole Network World Fusion

“Patriotism now means talking tough, being tough-minded -- which mostly consists of endorsing U.S. military action to solve problems and publicly disparaging international diplomacy. You can also find an overload of tough-talking, tough-minded types in the political press corps. Virtually none of the press bus "patriots" ever risked corrupting his views of the country's military or warfare by personal exposure to either military service or combat. By their lights, if you dare to question, let alone oppose, the next U.S. war du jour, then you are a hopeless wuss”. -- Mark Shields - CNN

Kerry/Edwards News

Vets rally in support of Kerry Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX
Size seems to matter in Kerry-Bush debate
John Nichols: Kerry should hammer Halliburton The Capital Times, WI
Kerry Learning to Wield Humor As Weapon AP
John Edwards refuses to cross picket line Boston Herald, United States
Middletown 9/11 widow to join Edwards event Asbury Park Press, United States
Edwards' wife touts values at Jackson fund-raiser Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS
Kerry's stepson courts 'new voters' at USM Portland Maine Press Herald, ME

Spank Bush

"Oil is at a record high. Almost $50 dollars a barrel. Here's my question: Then why does it cost me almost $50 to fill my tank? I know I'm not using the whole barrel. I want a whole barrel!" -- Jay Leno

Odd News

Diamonds go in $18M heist Toronto Star
New $50 Bill Begins Circulating AP
'Female Viagra' may enter market USATODAY.com
Chinese Police May Join U.N. in Haiti AP
Kids Banned from Tanning Salons Reuters
Schwarzenegger ends smoking in California prisons Reuters AlertNet, UK
Seeking Peace - This Time with Elephants Reuters
Toy Poodle Saves Family From House Fire AP
Unfortunate Canadian Whale Speared by Cruise Ship Reuters
Comedy Central Refutes O'Reilly's Claim AP
Collection of Reagan Letters for Sale AP
Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Wednesday SPACE.com
'Miraculous' Christ Washes Up in Texas Rio Grande Reuters

This image taken 22 August, 1999 by NASA's Landsat 7 satellite and obtained 19 May, 2000 from NASA's Earth Observatory Internet site shows Mt. St. Helens as it looked 20 years after the eruption of the catastrophic volcano. (NASA)

Peace.

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