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Archive for October 12th, 2006

12 Oct

OLBERMANN’S SERIES ON DAVID KUOS NEW BOOK, TEMPTING FAITH

QuestionGirl 11:57 pm (Keith Olbermann)

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Keith Olbermanns second report on David Kuos new book ‘Tempting Faith’ that details how the Bush administration used evangelical christians for their votes. Can’t say I feel sorry for them……..

12 Oct

GO BACK TO SLEEP

Mirth 10:51 pm (Political Video)

Artist: A Perfect Circle
Album: Emotive
Title: Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums

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Thank you to HillCountryGal for pointing me to this

12 Oct

GENERAL SEEKS UK IRAQ WITHDRAWAL

Mirth 9:14 pm (Iraq, Military)

The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces in Iraq “exacerbates the security problems”.
In an interview in the Daily Mail, Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, is quoted as saying the British should “get out some time soon”.
He also said: “Let’s face it, the military campaign [...]

12 Oct

FOLEY EMAILS, CON’T

Mirth 8:17 pm (Bush, Congress, Humor, Neocons)

Foley’s e-mail to governor voices fear White House snubbed him
By Dara Kam
Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Tallahassee - E-mails from former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley to Gov. Jeb Bush reveal that Foley feared two years ago the White House was shunning him, and he called on the governor, President Bush’s brother, to intercede.
Foley [...]

12 Oct

Miss Bumfeld

Mirth 4:53 pm (Cartoons)

12 Oct

WOMEN SPEAK ABOUT WEARING THE HIJJAB

Mirth 4:21 pm (Humor, Middle East, Religion)

I discovered this video at A Poetic Justice and it was a great find!
An Afternoon With The Hijjabed

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12 Oct

SENATE BALANCE OF POWER

Mirth 3:18 pm (Congress, Election, Voting)

October 10, 2006
The battle for control of the U.S. Senate is coming down to the wire and it’s all tied. Rasmussen Reports currently rates 49 Senate seats as Republican or Leans Republican and 49 seats as Democrat or Leans Democrat (see State-by-State Summary). Only two states remain in the Toss-Up category–New Jersey, and Missouri.
Today [...]

12 Oct

U.S. BRINGS FIRST TREASON CASE IN OVER 50 YEARS

Mirth 2:56 pm (Al Qaeda)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California-born convert to Islam, accused of making a series of al Qaeda propaganda videos, became on Wednesday the first American charged with treason since the World War Two era, U.S. Justice Department officials said.
Fugitive Adam Gadahn, 28, who is believed to be in Pakistan, was accused of treason, which carries a [...]

12 Oct

Prison sought for former Bush official

Buck 2:45 pm (Corruption)

LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The government is pushing for three years in prison for a former Bush administration official found guilty of covering up his relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
The prison time could be years less than what David Safavian, former chief of staff of the General Services Administration, was initially [...]

12 Oct

DATE SUGGESTS VAST COSTS LOOM IN DISABILITY CLAIMS

Mirth 2:39 pm (Afghanistan, Health Care, Iraq)

Nearly one in five soldiers leaving the military after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan has been at least partly disabled as a result of service, according to documents of the Department of Veterans Affairs obtained by a Washington research group.
The number of veterans granted disability compensation, more than 100,000 to date, suggests that taxpayers have [...]