Monthly Archives: February 2005 - Page 2

That’s MISS Rice, to you

WASH POST: ‘Condoleezza Rice’s coat and boots speak of sex and power’… Rice boldly eschewed the typical fare chosen by powerful American women on the world stage. She was not wearing a bland suit with a loose-fitting skirt and short …

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“No Torture”

Man Accused in Plot to Kill Bush Was Not Tortured, U.S. Prosecutors Say At a court hearing in Alexandria, Va., 23-year-old Ahmed Abu Ali offered to display scars on his back as proof that he was tortured by Saudi authorities. …

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German Protesters

German Protesters Call Bush ‘No. 1 Terrorist’ About 12,000 protesters, many carrying banners reading “Bush go home,” “No. 1 Terrorist” and “Warmonger,” marched through the German city of Mainz on Wednesday, but were mostly kept away from the visiting U.S. …

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Sgt. 1st Class David J. Salie

A soldier’s last words on Iraq: ` The price is worth it’ A must read. Helpful tip, get a tissue: The Army said its farewell to Sgt. 1st Class David J. Salie here on Tuesday at his home post in …

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Terri Schiavo Continued

Fla. Right-To-Die Case Goes Back to Court Back-to-back court rulings handed victories to each side in the bitterly contested fight over the fate of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, but her parents’ share of the victory may be short-lived. The 2nd District …

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Secret Recordings Part Deux

Author Regrets Secretly Taping Bush Talks An old friend of President Bush who secretly recorded their private conversations and released them to the media said he has regrets and is turning the tapes over to Bush. Doug Wead allowed journalists …

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Stampede From The North

Canadians want U.S. to pay for beef ban Under an obscure provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian cattlemen are asking the U.S. government to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to cover losses they incurred when …

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The Real Refugee Scandal

It’s a matter of life and death, not sex. So prolific in scandal has the United Nations become that it’s getting hard to keep tabs. You can surf the channels, from rape by peacekeepers in the Congo, to theft at …

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Ahmed Omar Abu Ali Charged

Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush A former Virginia high school valedictorian who had been detained in Saudi Arabia as a suspected terrorist was charged Tuesday with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and with supporting the al-Qaida terrorist …

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America’s Greatest President

Gallup Poll Reveals Reagan Now the People’s Choice A new Gallup Poll finds that Ronald Reagan is now the people’s choice for America’s greatest president ever. Bill Clinton comes in second. While this finding may suggest that many Americans favor …

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Is America Ready?

Americans Say U.S. Is Ready For Female President, Poll Says Recently we’ve had a few discussions about a female president and/or vice president – – according to a poll it states we’re ready. More than six in 10 voters believe …

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Guiliani – Rice ’08

Conservatives Predict Giuliani/Rice Ticket in 2008 Conservatives gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political action conference predicted that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will win the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Giuliani received 19 percent of the vote …

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The Web War

UN panel may end web war A UN-sponsored panel aims to settle a long-running tug of war for control of the internet by July. The panel, set up in December 2003, will lay the groundwork for a final decision in …

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“No Hostile Intent”

Three Little Words Matter to N. Korea What’s in a phrase? Everything, in the craft of diplomacy. This is the story of three little words — “no hostile intent” — and the fierce tussle within the Bush administration over them …

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Terri Schiavo

Parents of Woman in Florida Lose Bid to Keep in Feeding Tube The parents of a severely brain-damaged Florida woman failed in an 11th-hour effort on Monday to halt a court order that will allow the removal of a feeding …

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