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Archive for December 29th, 2006

29 Dec

Club Blue

QuestionGirl 10:30 pm (Club Blue)

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Soggy Bottom Boys
Man of Constant Sorrow

29 Dec

U.S. TROOP DEATHS IN IRAQ UP TO 107 THIS MONTH

QuestionGirl 8:31 pm (Iraq)

107 U.S. deaths, 1 U.K, 2 Other. 1,604 Iraqi deaths this month. More troops= more deaths.
28-Dec-2006 5 | US: 4 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile [...]

29 Dec

AT&T Yields to Net Neurtrality

QuestionGirl 7:12 pm (Miscellaneous)

In a striking victory for Internet freedom advocates, AT&T officials agreed on Thursday night to adhere to strict Network Neutrality conditions if allowed to complete their proposed $85 billion merger with BellSouth.
The phone company filed a “letter of commitment” with the Federal Communications Commission in which it promises to observe Net Neutrality principles for [...]

29 Dec

Saddam to Hang by 6am Iraq Time

QuestionGirl 6:37 pm (Iraq)

Well, George Bush said he’d be executed before the end of the year……and loving death the way he does……he’s trying to come through on this one. My thoughts and prayers are with the troops and the Iraqi citizens…..in hopes things don’t get any more out of control than they already are.

BAGHDAD, Iraq [...]

29 Dec

Florida Republican Faces House Challenge Next Week

QuestionGirl 5:49 pm (Congress, Election)

No way Buchanan won this one.

The 2006 House elections may be over for most members, but Rep.-elect Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., faces a potentially lengthy wait before he can rest easy in the seat he won Nov. 7
Rep. Rush D. Holt, D-N.J., said Friday that he will raise a parliamentary inquiry next week concerning [...]

29 Dec

Army Wants Guard & Reserves Back to Iraq

QuestionGirl 2:20 pm (Iraq, Military)

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — Strapped for soldiers, the U.S. Army wants new authority to send National Guard and Reserve soldiers back to[tag] Iraq [/tag]for repeat deployments, even those who have already served the maximum time allowed by the Pentagon.
A national commission looking at National Guard and Reserve issues will decide in March whether [...]

29 Dec

Iraq Death Toll Spurring Protest Groups

QuestionGirl 2:16 pm (Iraq, Protests)

But hey, let’s send in more troops for the slaughter…..

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - In Kansas City, they will light candles and lay out more than 80 pairs of empty combat boots. In Chicago, anti-war activists will hand out black ribbons, each bearing the name of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.
And in New [...]

29 Dec

U.S. Households: Worst Financial Shape Since WWII

QuestionGirl 2:10 pm (Economy)

From The Agonist:

It’s been awhile since I have written about the issue of consumer debt. Please don-t take this as a sign that consumer debt in the US is not an issue anymore. Far from it - the consumer debt issue is still alive and well. In fact, it’s reaching historic levels - as in [...]

29 Dec

Situation in Iraq Spirals Downward…..Blair and Bush Vacation

QuestionGirl 1:59 pm (Tony Blair)

The Brits aren’t too happy about Blair’s vacation, and they are questioning who’s paying for it. Something Blair and Bush have in common…..they both like to vacation while their troops and the Iraqis continue to die. Not to worry…..it won’t spoil their vacation!

HOW long before we are hailing Lord Robin Gibb [...]

29 Dec

108,000 Iraqis Flee Home This Month

QuestionGirl 1:50 pm (Iraq)

We sent in about 10,000 additional troops and 108,000 Iraqis fled. Wonder how many will have to flee if Bush sends in even more troops.

Since the February 22 bombing of a Shi’ite shrine that sparked a wave of sectarian killings between majority Shi’ites and minority Sunnis, about 432,000 [tag]Iraqis have fled their [...]