Monthly Archives: August 2005 - Page 2

Daley Answers to the The Justice Department

Posted by on 8/28/2005 3 comments

CBS With corruption swirling around City Hall, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley was questioned Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s office in a two-hour session about the scandals in his office. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that local historians say …

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It lasted 1 week

Posted by on 8/28/2005 2 comments

AP A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the central bus station in this southern Israeli city during morning rush hour Sunday, critically wounding two security guards in the first attack since Israel began its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip …

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Cindy channels the dead

Posted by on 8/27/2005 6 comments

WND Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is now purportedly “channeling” her slain son, Casey, from heaven, suggesting he’s calling President Bush “an idiot,” and she claims to have “tens of thousands of angels” supporting her cause to bring home immediately American …

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What? No Insurgents?

Posted by on 8/27/2005 11 comments

Finally someone got it right. U.S. warplanes launched multiple airstrikes yesterday against a suspected terrorist safe house in the western Anbar province, destroying the building where up to 50 killers were believed to be hiding, the U.S. military said. Coalition …

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Third Source Backs “Able Danger”

Posted by on 8/27/2005 9 comments

One could lie. Two could lie. But, three? A third person has now come forward to verify claims made by a military intelligence unit that a year before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, it had information showing that lead hijacker …

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Will It Crash?

Posted by on 8/27/2005 6 comments

US Heading For House Price Crash Says Greenspan Wall Street shuddered yesterday after Alan Greenspan, the United States’ central banker, warned American homebuyers that they risk a crash if they continue to drive property prices higher. He said that the …

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ABC7 Looks At The Financing Of ‘Camp Casey’

Posted by on 8/26/2005 6 comments

ABC With the president back at his Crawford Ranch, the anti-war protest right outside his ranch is getting a lot more media attention. ABC7 looks at who is financing and who is providing on the ground support. The camp at …

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Washington to be sued over Global Warming

Posted by on 8/26/2005 92 comments

IOE In a landmark judgment, a court in California has allowed a coalition of environmental groups to sue the US government over global warming – the first time a court has recognised the potentially disastrous impact of climate change. A …

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Who is Muqtada al-Sadr ?

Posted by on 8/26/2005 5 comments

TWI Firebrand Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is rapidly gaining support among Iraqi youth, raising fears he could eventually unify Shi’ites and Sunnis against American forces. A senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace said yesterday he had …

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Is this modern day Iraq or 218 years ago in the US?

Posted by on 8/25/2005 12 comments

Avalon Mr. President I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them: For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of …

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Able Danger; The Plot Thickens

Posted by on 8/25/2005 2 comments

Fox Aides to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (search), R-Pa., are actively discussing a hearing on “Able Danger” and the larger issue of information-sharing between the Pentagon and the FBI, FOX News has confirmed. Able Danger (search) is the …

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Sometimes a parody is just better than the real news

Posted by on 8/25/2005 2 comments

Dear Mrs. Sheehan, You have asked me to identify the noble cause for which your son died. I have not answered you personally out of respect for the nobility of your son’s sacrifice. Being president forces me into the spotlight, …

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Speaking of Walter Reed

Posted by on 8/25/2005 7 comments

WP A federal panel voted unanimously Thursday to close the District’s Walter Reed Medical Center, the flagship of military medicine and hospital to several U.S. presidents, as part of the Pentagon’s plan to restructure hundreds of military bases and facilities …

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“Maimed for lies”

Posted by on 8/25/2005 3 comments

CNS The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the current home of hundreds of wounded veterans from the war in Iraq, has been the target of weekly anti-war demonstrations since March. The protesters hold signs that read “Maimed …

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Oh Goodie! Cindy is back at the camp

Posted by on 8/24/2005 10 comments

AP A woman whose son was killed in Iraq returned to Texas Wednesday to resume her anti-war protest near President Bush’s ranch after a weeklong absence to care for her ailing mother. About a dozen protesters who have continued the …

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