from United Press International

WASHINGTON — More than half of U.S. respondents to a UPI-Zogby International poll said media have the right to report on secret government programs of questionable legality.
Some commentators took U.S. media outlets to task for unveiling secret U.S. programs. Those programs included secret CIA detentions and renditions and the warrantless surveillance programs.
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The driver of the gasoline tanker truck that overturned and ignited a fire that brought down part of the MacArthur Maze has a substantial criminal record, including a conviction for possession of heroin in 1996 that earned him a 32-month state prison sentence, law enforcement officials said Monday.
But James Mosqueda, 51, of Woodland, was able [...]

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Some changes made today……..what’s up with that?

HONOLULU (AP) - President George W. Bush has appointed Lt. Gen. Carrol “Howie” Chandler as the new U.S. Air Force commander in the Pacific, the Pentagon announced.
Chandler has been nominated to replace Gen. Paul V. Hester, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a statement Friday. Chandler also has [...]

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Sing like a canary baby……..

Deborah Jeane Palfrey is behind the biggest sex scandal to hit Washington D.C. in years.
Palfrey, now more commonly known as the DC Madame, says she is naming names in order to clear her own. “I do not have sufficient monies to undertake this extraordinarily expensive task on my own,” Palfrey [...]

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From YahooNews:

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez announced Monday he would formally pull Venezuela out of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a largely symbolic move because the nation has already paid off its debts to the lending institutions.
“We will no longer have to go to Washington nor to the [...]

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Oh the poor baby. They’re picking on him. Making stuff up! It’s always someone else’s fault with these guys. I’ve read this so many times with them I don’t know whether to puke or laugh.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz lashed back at critics on Monday who he [...]

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The headline reads: Guantanamo Camp’s Chief Gets Promoted. Ahhhhhh I got news for the reporter who wrote that…..it’s not a camp. It’s a prison. Where people are abused. Where people are held for years without being charged. Where human rights are violated. So it figures they promoted the guy running the show. [...]

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These two performances are 34 years apart. Tom’s put on some weight, but the voice is still as strong as ever. This June 7th will be Tom Jones‘ 67th birthday! Enjoy the comparisons! - Jimmy

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Ray McGovern on Tucker Carlson.

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Comedians, artists and certainly political cartoonists tend to possess an anti-authoritarian, skeptical, irreverent streak. This makes the staunchly conservative cartoonist an especially odd bird.
Rightwing Cartoon Watch seeks to highlight far right cartoons, but also document the broader range of opinion from conservative cartoonists on the hot issues of a given week. While [...]

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Stephanie Miller is filling the Imus spot Monday - Wednesday. I meant to tune her in today and forgot. Wouldn’t it be great if they replaced Imus with her? I wrote a letter to MSNBC last week supporting her for the slot.

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From The Hill

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) arrested 74 people in wheelchairs on Capitol Hill Monday, charging them with unlawful assembly.
USCP Sergeant Kimberly Schneider confirmed the arrests, adding that they took place on the House side of the Capitol. Schneider added that the arrestees belonged to ADAPT, a group that supports funding for in-home [...]

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