Monthly Archives: November 2004

Tom Ridge

Posted by on 11/30/2004 21 comments

It’s been announced that Tom Ridge is resigning. He has sent a letter of resignation to President Bush and the formal announcement will be made later today. Developing…..

Carlos Gutierrez

Posted by on 11/30/2004 151 comments

GW Chooses Carlos for Secretary of Commerce President Bush on Monday chose Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba and now the chief executive officer of Kellogg Co. to be secretary of Commerce. If confirmed by the Senate, Gutierrez would succeed …

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A “Perception Problem”

Posted by on 11/30/2004 18 comments

Annan Says His Son’s Payments Created a ‘Perception Problem’ The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, said yesterday that he had not known that his son had continued receiving payments until February of this year from a Swiss inspection company …

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2004 Votes Are In

Posted by on 11/29/2004 36 comments

Over The Top It’s time for the 2004 awards for over-the-top rhetoric. Cameron Diaz said that if you think rape should be legal, you should not vote on November 2. Alan Keyes, Republican Senate candidate in Illinois, said Catholics who …

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High Court Tenure

Posted by on 11/29/2004 32 comments

Poll: Most Oppose High Court Life Tenure Six in 10 Americans say there should be a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to an Associated Press poll. The survey found public support for an idea that has arisen …

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Stem Cell Miracle!

Posted by on 11/29/2004 22 comments

So, I got this email from a liberal friend of mine who, apparently, is only a headline reader – – not a reader of the entire article. The subject of the email? Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy …

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Black Friday

Posted by on 11/28/2004 123 comments

U.S. Holiday Shopping Starts with $8 Billion Day Americans spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year ago, according to figures released on Saturday, but retailers’ hopes for the key season were curbed as titan …

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A Father’s Farewell

Posted by on 11/28/2004 127 comments

My son, the soldier, comes home for good. At last report he had left Iraq and was waiting a flight in Kuwait. With luck he will be in Germany today and then on to Texas. By the way, he is …

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Deserters C’mon Home

Posted by on 11/27/2004 49 comments

Deserters should face the music like men Days before George W. Bush comes to Canada, three of his countrymen have been dealt a blow in their campaign to receive refugee status and be allowed to live here. Jeremy Hinzman is …

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Cuyahoga’s Provisional Ballots

Posted by on 11/27/2004 4 comments

Suit Seeks Provisional Ballots Re-Examined A watchdog group sued Friday to try to stop Cuyahoga County’s elections board from rejecting thousands of provisional ballots until they are hand checked against voter registration cards. People for the American Way Foundation said …

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Iraq Wants To Postpone

Posted by on 11/27/2004 13 comments

Ten Iraqi parties demand vote be postponed Ten parties signed a joint statement arguing that elections should be postponed by six months to allow an improvement of the security conditions. Actually the count is up to fifteen groups who want …

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More Oil For Food Scandal

Posted by on 11/26/2004 241 comments

Annan’s Son Took Payments Through 2004 One of the next big chapters in the United Nations oil-for-food scandal will involve the family of the secretary-general, Kofi Annan, whose son turns out to have been receiving payments as recently as early …

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Big Brother & Passports

Posted by on 11/26/2004 6 comments

Electronic passports raise privacy fears The US State Department will soon begin issuing passports that carry information about the traveller in a computer chip embedded in the cardboard cover as well as on its printed pages. Privacy advocates say the …

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George Washington

Posted by on 11/25/2004 16 comments

With the arrival of Thanksgiving I wanted to share something I recently read. It is George Washington’s Proclamation from 1789. When Thomas Jefferson was elected he did away with the this practice, but it again became a tradition with Abraham …

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Islamophobia

Posted by on 11/24/2004 85 comments

UN to hold seminar on ‘Islamophobia’ UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will open a seminar on “Islamophobia” at UN headquarters on December 7. The seminar entitled ‘Confronting Islamophobia: education for tolerance and understanding’ will be the second in a series …

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