Monthly Archives: December 2005

GW’s Message

Posted by on 12/31/2005 8 comments

Text of the President’s New Year’s Message as released from the White House The New Year is a time of hope as we reflect on the past and prepare for the future. The great strength of our nation lies in …

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Just Put It On The Taxpayers Tab

Posted by on 12/30/2005 7 comments

Democrats Seek Records on Romney, Others The Democratic National Committee requested public records from state agencies on their dealings with Gov. Mitt Romney, who may run for president in 2008. His spokesman called it the work of a “dirty tricks …

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Come Out Swinging

Posted by on 12/30/2005 3 comments

The President is gonna call their bluff The White House Social Office needs to note right now, before anybody has a chance to forget, that it really must send flowers, chocolates and wall-sized Christmas cards (um, holiday cards) next year …

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The Donald

Posted by on 12/30/2005 2 comments

Well, would you hire this man to be gov? Could New York’s state capitol building become the next Trump Tower? Republican sources said The Donald, who in 1999 toyed with the idea of running for the White House on the …

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9/11 Loans Part Deux

Posted by on 12/30/2005 21 comments

Who Else Got The Money? Texas golf course, whose owner was cited by a lender as saying “people were more interested in staying home and watching the attack on television than playing golf.” However, the course was owned by someone …

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The Clinton’s

Posted by on 12/29/2005 18 comments

CIA renditions began under Clinton The CIA’s controversial “rendition” program was launched under US president Bill Clinton, a former US counter-terrorism agent has told a German newspaper. Michael Scheuer, a 22-year veteran of the CIA who resigned from the agency …

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9/11 Loans

Posted by on 12/29/2005 2 comments

Many That Got 9/11 Loans Weren’t Hurt Most companies interviewed about the government-backed Sept. 11 loans they received have told investigators they weren’t hurt by the suicide attacks and didn’t know they were getting terrorism assistance, an internal government investigation …

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Unwarranted Complaints

Posted by on 12/28/2005 8 comments

Check it out… SHORTLY after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush ordered surveillance of international telephone communications by suspected members of Al Qaeda overseas, even if such calls also involved individuals within the United States. This program was adopted by …

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Israel & Lebanon

Posted by on 12/28/2005 3 comments

Israeli Jets Hit Militant Base in Lebanon Israeli jets blasted a Palestinian militant group’s base a few miles outside the Lebanese capital Beirut on Wednesday, hours after rockets fired from Lebanon hit a northern Israeli border town. In their deepest …

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GW The Reader

Posted by on 12/28/2005 4 comments

Our President, The History Buff George W Bush is a “history buff”, a White House spokesman revealed as he disclosed the president’s holiday reading list. “He reads a lot of books, based on recommendations,” the president’s spokesman Trent Duffy said. …

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Frank Rich

Posted by on 12/26/2005 6 comments

Joins the Fringe The conviction of an American Muslim for plotting to assassinate President Bush has been strangely underplayed by our media. The New York Times carried the story back on page 20. But the story has ominous implications, not …

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Tsunami Funds

Posted by on 12/26/2005 1 comment

Where Did They Go? Up to about a third of the $590 million U.N. fund spent for the Indian Ocean tsunami relief may have gone to pay for overhead. The Financial Times says its two-month investigation showed the money appears …

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Some Refuse To Entertain Troops

Posted by on 12/26/2005 14 comments

Follywood During world war two American troops away from home for Christmas were entertained by Marlene Dietrich, Bing Crosby and the Marx Brothers. Even in Vietnam Bob Hope was guaranteed to put in an appearance. But soldiers in Iraq are …

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Merry Christmas

Posted by on 12/25/2005 Comments Off

From our homes to yours we wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Oil For Food Questions

Posted by on 12/23/2005 6 comments

Oil-for-Food questions UN has still not answered . . . As A journalist, I expect my share of verbal abuse. But it is not everyday that I have my professionalism impugned by the world’s top diplomat on global TV. The …

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