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Malaysia’s Tooth King Breaks World Record
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s Tooth King, Rathakrishnan Velu broke a new world record today when he completed a successful attempt using his teeth to pull three Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) commuter coaches, weighing 297.1 tonnes, for a distance of 2.8 metres.
The feat is his […]
Brian DePalma Airs “Redacted” Iraq Images in New Film
By E&P Staff
Published: August 31, 2007 5:05 PM ET
NEW YORK Critics of the war in Iraq have long charged that the press has usually whitewashed the death and violence of the conflict by refusing to publish or air some of the most graphic images. Now a famous […]
Into Thin Air
He’s still out there. The hunt for bin Laden.
By Evan Thomas
Newsweek
Sept. 3, 2007 issue - The Americans were getting close. It was early in the winter of 2004-05, and Osama bin Laden and his entourage were holed up in a mountain hideaway along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Suddenly, a sentry, posted several kilometers away, […]
Friday August 31, 9:42 PM
Bush to Hear Military’s Concerns on Iraq
President Bush is expected to hear deep concerns Friday from top Pentagon generals about continuing the military buildup in Iraq, as yet another grim independent report emerges finding lack of progress in the conflict.
Iraq was to be the main topic at a meeting scheduled so […]
should stay in office, because the jackals’ calling for his ouster
are far more unpleasant than thoughts of his alleged encounter at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport or
Berlin’s Tempelhof Aerodrome…for that matter.
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German Unification Day eve…
Images: (Aerodrome) commons.wikipedia.org; (man on ladder) dkimages.com; (lightbulb changer) Unger via shoplet.com;
The reactionary radio talker minions usually provide reinforcements by braying outrage at women who would dare breast-feed in public.
Why do these folks feel threatened by this?
HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads
Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign
By Marc Kaufman and Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, August 31, 2007; A01
In an attempt to raise the nation’s historically low […]
His agents hint that he is still in hunt for Ron Silver Bio-Pix!!
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By CARLOTTA GALL and SALMAN MASOOD
Published: August 30, 2007
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 30 — The exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said Wednesday that Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, had agreed to resign as army chief as part of a nearly completed […]
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Roman Catholicism exposed children to these images daily.
As Sister Mary Friedrich was fond of saying:
“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Compare the level of Sheen’s religious discourse with that heard on morning huckster programs today. The major difference is that Bishop Sheen assumed the viewers were rationally, intelligent beings.
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Images: (Sheen) Library of Congress-New York […]
These are quotes from W’s speech in New Orleans
on the second anniversary of Katrina.
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“In other words, the taxpayers and people from all around the country have got to understand the people of this part of the world really do appreciate the fact that the American citizens are supportive of the recovery effort.
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And so I […]
Further, what is more smarmy? Craig’s years of hypocrisy or the self-righteous outrage from his Phellow Pharisees? Geesh. It was a dangerous move, but it seems the man may have been horny. The real question is this. What did that cop do to get eight-hour shifts in a public men’s room stall? He must be […]
Gonzales announces resignation
By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
August 27, 2007
Alberto Gonzales, the nation’s first Hispanic attorney general, announced his resignation Monday — ending a nasty, monthslong standoff over his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department.
Republicans and Democrats alike had demanded his resignation over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and […]
are picked to finish first in the Tele-Conference,
but the Lady Mails are in for a long season.
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Ted Haggard’s Cash-For-Heaven Offer
by: Cara DeGette (Colorado Confidential)
Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 11:20 AM MDT
UPDATE: New information on the background of the group Families With a Mission and its founder, Paul Huberty, appears at the […]
One hundred years ago, coal mine and spinning mill owners took advantage of children. Now, could it be that a media company has followed their lead for
profit and entertainment?
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‘Kid Nation’ Borders Open To a Flood Of Bad Publicity
By Lisa de Moraes
Saturday, August 25, 2007; C07
CBS, which said it wanted to make some noise with […]
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Group: 1.14M Iraqis have been displaced
By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The number of Iraqis who have fled their homes under threat of sectarian violence has more than doubled since the start of the year, despite the increase in American troops that began in February, a humanitarian organization said.
The number of displaced […]
Wis. cat endures cross-county adventure
Fri Aug 24, 9:58 PM ET
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Annie the cat loves to roam, but she got a bit more traveling experience than she bargained for last month. She sneaked into the back of a truck — bound for Virginia.
After traveling 1,000 miles, the 10-year-old calico roamed in the woods […]
Warner’s Iraq proposal roils White House
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer–Fri Aug 24, 5:15 PM ET
Sen. John Warner’s suggestion that some troops leave Iraq by the end of the year has roiled the White House, with administration officials saying they’ve asked the influential Republican to clarify that he has not broken politically with President Bush.
But […]
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The ethics of Philip Zelikow.
Blogger Glenn Greenwald noted that Republican lobbyist Philip Zelikow had been making TV appearances calling for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s ouster without disclosing the fact that he was being paid by Iyad Allawi to lobby for Maliki’s removal. Today, ABC News released a statement stating the Zelikow had not informed […]
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Foreign Policy
The Terrorism IndexSeptember/October 2007
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In the third Terrorism Index, more than 100 of America’s most respected foreign-policy experts see a world that is growing more dangerous, a national security strategy in disrepair, and a war in Iraq that is alarmingly off course.
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Now that the Roman Catholic Church has 86′d Limbo as a place where non-baptized infants must spend eternity, can a practicing Catholic use the idiomatic expression–”I’m in Limbo about this.” Will the use of the idiom result in a mortal sin against the Pope’s Infallibility in matters of Faith and Morals?
Please see earlier concerns about […]
August 21, 2007 2:22 PM
Brian Ross Reports:
Former CIA director George Tenet “bears ultimate responsibility” for failing to create a strategic plan to stop al Qaeda prior to 9/ll, according to a review by the CIA’s inspector general that was made public today, more than two years after it was written.
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Overheard while George Bush awarded George […]
The largest single life form on earth is not the Blue Whale, the 2,300 acre Oregon fungus or the General Sherman Sequoia. The world’s largest single life form lives in relative anonymity in Macedonia, Ohio.
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Images: (Duck #1) Fotographie Gerard de Haan (Duck #2) via vancouverislandbirds.com; (Duck #3) Photo Frank Huber via kwic.com;(hangar) ci.akron.oh.us; (Chicago) […]
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What happens to the dumpster?
The City of Chicago leases it as a storage unit for under-utilized oil platforms.
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Matt Cooper Says Rove DID Leak Valerie Plame’s Identity To Him: UPDATED!
By: Logan Murphy on Sunday, August 19th, 2007 at 10:20 AM - PDT
Following Karl Rove’s appearance this morning on “Meet The Press” David Gregory (who is involved in the Plame scandal. More on that later.) held a round table discussion which included former Time […]
“Trouble’s my middle name
and Damascus International airport
is gonna wish I was never air-borne!”
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mages: (Wagger) {(gear) 12 O’Clock High via wwiilectureinstitute.com; (Lieberman) US Gov’t via en.wikipedia.org; (cigar) cubatravelexperts.com; Oronogue CC via profiles.hospitalityonline.com;) (Quote) Dr Strangelove: Or […]
An insider’s guide to the upcoming week
Monday, August 20, 2007; Page A02
The Dog Ate My Subpoena
Today at 2:30 p.m., the clock runs out on the latest deadline for the White House to turn over materials regarding the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping program to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The White House is likely to miss that deadline, […]
How Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gains
Bush Adviser’s Effort to Promote the President and His Allies Was Unprecedented in Its Reach
By John Solomon, Alec MacGillis and Sarah Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, August 19, 2007; Page A01
Thirteen months before President Bush was reelected, chief strategist Karl Rove summoned political appointees from around the government to […]