Puppets not happy with more troops coming
• NY TimesAs President Bush challenges public opinion at home by committing more American troops, he is confronted by a paradox: an Iraqi government that does not really want them.
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Senate urged to update privacy laws
• AP[They passed these snoop laws!] The government's ability to use computers to gather personal information about citizens and act on it has far outstripped the federal laws designed to protect them from secret federal dossiers, a privacy advocate t
India could dump U.S. nuclear deal: envoy
• ReutersIndia will walk away from a civilian nuclear deal with the United States if New Delhi's concerns are not allayed. It must allow India to reprocess spent U.S. nuclear fuel and will not stop it conducting nuclear bomb tests, India's special env
Democrats to betray antiwar voters
• Classically Liberal blogI just hope the American people are prepared for the Democrats to stab them in the backs. At no point did any portion of voters switch parties in order to vote for the Democratic agenda. They were voting against the President’s Iraqi policy.
White House chose new Intelligence chief to darken Iran Intelligence Estimate, broaden domestic surv
• by Larisa Alexandrovna (Raw Story)Nominating retired Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as Director of National Intelligence is an effort by the Vice President to tighten the Administration’s grip on domestic intelligence and grease the wheels for a more aggressive stance towards Iran,
Democrats Plan Symbolic Votes Against Iraq Plan
• NY TimesDemocratic leaders intend to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling o
Officer who killed boy, 13, is secretly cleared
• LA TimesA Los Angeles Police Department disciplinary board has secretly decided not to punish the officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Devin Brown two years ago, rejecting an earlier ruling by the civilian Police Commission that the act violated department p
9/11 Document-Theft Probe Is Criticized
• Washington PostThe Justice Department and the National Archives improperly assured the Sept. 11 commission that its members had access to all relevant materials without knowing documents had been stolen from the archives by former national security adviser Samuel R
Soldier gets 9 months for Iraqi deaths
• APA 101st Airborne Division soldier who had been charged with murder in the deaths of three Iraqi detainees pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to nine months in military jail.
Pentagon Agrees To Protect Privacy In Database of High School Students
• APThe government agreed to no longer disseminate student information to law enforcement, intelligence and other agencies and to stop collecting student Social Security numbers.
Key to Planet Formation Found in Space Lint
• Space.comThe space lint was detected in a disk encircling AU Microscopii, a relatively young red dwarf star, just 12 million years old, located 32 light-years from Earth. The newfound fluffy particles are about ten times larger than interstellar dust grains a
Thai fisherman stumble upon rare giant terrapin
• AFPThai fisherman have stumbled upon a rare giant terrapin, a species that many thought was extinct in the waters around Thailand's coast, a conservation organisation said.
400 year old Jamestown seeds reflect survival efforts
• APSeeds and plant remains preserved in a well at America's first permanent English settlement suggest the Jamestown colonists were not just gentlemen with few wilderness survival skills, but tried to live off the land by gathering berries and nuts.
House passes minimum wage increase
• APThe Democratic-controlled House voted to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing America's lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to their first raise in a decade. The vote was 315-116, with more than 80 Republicans joi
Senate moving on ethics bill
• APSenators moved to put more muscle into legislation to sanitize their tarnished image with proposals requiring lawmakers to pay charter rates for corporate jet rides and shell out the full cost for Skybox tickets to sporting events.
Sen. Kennedy seeks end to private health care
• AP[one size fits all fascism] The federal government should join Massachusetts in enacting universal health coverage, says Sen. Edward Kennedy, the new chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over numerous health issues.
Couple roleplays the political way
• www.glumbert.comBush is screwing America
Translating Bush's Speech
• By Nick Cooper - narcosphere.narconews.comBush: And they responded with outrageous acts of murder aimed at innocent Iraqis. Cooper: When we do it, it's the opposite of outrageous. Can I say inrageous?
Few voices pressing Bush to leave Iraq immediately
• ReutersAs President George W. Bush charted a new course for the Iraq war, there were calls to add troops and withdraw troops, but few voices counseled the U.S. leader to pull American forces out now.
Boston to press Congress for tougher gun laws
• ReutersBoston, facing a spike in gun violence and murders, will press the new Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives to come up with tougher national gun laws, Boston's mayor said.
U.S. sends stealth fighter planes to South Korea
• Raw StoryThe United States is deploying a squadron of stealth fighters to South Korea, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, amid speculation that North Korea may be ready to test a second nuclear device.
Violence engulfs Somali capital
• By Jeffrey Gettleman - International Herald TribunMogadishu exploded in violence Wednesday morning after insurgents attacked a government barracks during the night. But it is difficult to tell how many people here actually support the growing insurgency against Somalia's transitional government
PREMEDITATED MERGER
• WorldNetDailyHow leaders are stealthily transforming USA into North American Union
NSA helped Microsoft build Vista
• InfoWars.comTHE USA GOVERNMENT'S cryptologic organisation, the National Security Agency, has admitted that it is behind some of the security changes to Microsoft's operating system Vista.
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Bush's annual excuse for his failure in his war
Powell GammillSo tonight we will hear from President Bush on how his war is going in Iraq, and how much it is going to cost us in additional lives and dollars. We will hear the same from the Democrats. The War Party live on every channel.
Abramoff Probe Targets Ex-Interior Deputy
• Playfuls.comSources familiar with the investigation said J. Steven Griles was told possible charges against him in the investigation of Abramoff's lobbying activities include alleged false statements made to the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee in 2005
Two bystanders witness Houston cop murder a man after handcuffing him
• chron.comPerry said she remembers the officer had handcuffed the man before pulling out a gun. "And he shot him the first time; one time," Perry said. "And then he was, like, hesitant and he shot him ... two additional times. And after he shot
US denies further Somalia strikes
• Al JazeeraOn Wednesday, US officials contradicted earlier reports by the Somali government that there had been more US air strikes since the US bombing operation on Monday.
Bush set to reveal Iraq strategy in address to nation tonight.
• BBCThe president is expected to bolster US forces in the country by sending more than 21,500 extra troops to Baghdad and the restive Anbar province. He'll also ask for a lot more money.
Pilot Program Will Certify That No Illegals Work Here
• By Randy Hall - CNSNews.comAn immigration reform group planned to launch a new program in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday to certify that businesses are voluntarily complying with laws against employing illegal aliens. If the effort is successful, it could spread nationwide, the gr
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