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From a post over at AMERICAblog, Bush: Gonzo left after months of “unfair treatment”:
Just watched Bush, who it appears is, in fact, angry. He thinks Gonzo’s name was “dragged through the mud.” As you can see below, he also thinks his A.G. “is a man of integrity, decency and principle.” In the real world, none [...]

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by John Nichols
The Nation
Facing the prospect of increasingly aggressive congressional inquiries into his politicization of the Department of Justice, as well as an energetic House push for his impeachment, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has announced that he will resign effective September 17.
Gonzales, the former White House counsel who made clear during his two-and-a-half-year tenure as [...]

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So, Bush’s speech is infuriating: his argument that we should not abandon Iraq precipitously is fundamentally a good one, but he undermines a militarily sound course of action with specious nonsense that is demonstrably false, easily refuted by any sentient being with a passing knowledge or understanding of recent history.
-Jack Jacobs, Military analyst, MSNBC

I can [...]

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Typical of the Bush Administration. Come in, mess things up, then leave. No justice. Nothing.
Bush’s replacement may be Chertoff. I’m hoping for Brownie myself. It’s all the same, right?
Gonzales has resigned as attorney general
Official announcement expected later today
Fredo and the Chimperz looks on.
WACO, Tex. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred [...]

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By CHELSEA J. CARTER
Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, Utah - Despite three weeks of drilling and digging that have revealed no signs of life from six men trapped inside a collapsed coal mine, officials said Sunday the search was continuing.
Federal and mine company officials said a seventh borehole was being punched into the Crandall Canyon mine and [...]

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By JOHN F.L. ROSS
Associated Press Writer
Fire burns next to the site of ancient Olympia
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Sunday to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of the most revered sites of antiquity.
But the fires burning for three straight [...]

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from THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST.com

The world’s largest baseball bat is located at 800 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky at the Louisville Slugger Museum.
The bat was built in 1995, resembling the 34 inch bat used by Babe Ruth, only this one is 120 feet long.
Even [...]

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United Press International
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 27 (UPI) — Almost 2,000 camels have died in Saudi Arabia in the past month due to animal feed that is suspected to have been poisoned.
The country’s Agriculture Ministry said tests revealed the feed was contaminated by insecticide, the BBC reported.
Camel owners have been promised compensation from King Abdullah. [...]

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United Press International
LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warns the United States may be heading into recession, a British newspaper reported.
Summers issued his warning as the financial markets prepared to begin a new week — following two weeks of volatility sparked largely by what analysts have variously characterized as a [...]

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