Monthly Archives: January 2006 - Page 2

Must See TV

Posted by on 1/26/2006 Comments Off

President Bush has called a Press Conference to be held at 10:15 AM EST.

Cruel & Unusual?

Posted by on 1/26/2006 5 comments

Supreme Court to Hear Death Row Appeal The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a Florida death row inmate’s appeal that challenges that state’s lethal injection method, just hours after the court dramatically stepped in to stop the man’s execution. …

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Hil Blasting Continued

Posted by on 1/26/2006 4 comments

Hil Blasts Bush on Eavesdropping Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called President Bush’s explanations for eavesdropping on domestic telephone calls “strange” and “far-fetched,” launching a blistering attack on the White House ahead of the president’s State of the Union address. “Obviously, …

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Gerald Ford Update

Posted by on 1/25/2006 Comments Off

President Ford Released From Hospital Former President Ford was released from a hospital Wednesday, 12 days after he was admitted for treatment of pneumonia, his chief of staff said. “He is doing well,” spokeswoman Penny Circle said. I’m so glad …

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“Warriors and Wusses”

Posted by on 1/25/2006 8 comments

L.A. Times writer defends incendiary Iraq column A Los Angeles Times columnist who infuriated conservatives by writing that he does not support American troops fighting in Iraq — and calling those who do “wusses” — stood by the article on …

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Iran Welcomes Russian Enrichment Offer

Posted by on 1/25/2006 2 comments

Fox Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday that the government views Russia’s offer to help enrich Iran’s uranium as a positive development, but no agreement has been reached between the countries. Chief negotiator Ali Larijani also reiterated Iran’s threat to …

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Palestinians Vote

Posted by on 1/25/2006 Comments Off

Fox News Amid tight security and a sea of green and yellow flags, Palestinians cast ballots Wednesday in their first parliamentary election in a decade ” a historic vote integrating Islamic militants into politics and determining the future of peacemaking …

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Gestapo of Homeland Security lurks here

Posted by on 1/22/2006 12 comments

Fox News NEW YORK ” Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration’s harshest critics, compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar. “We’ve come to this dark time in …

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Was This On The Fly Or Planned?

Posted by on 1/22/2006 Comments Off

Remember Farris Hassan? He is the 16 year old Pine Crest student from Fort Lauderdale, that decided to take a lesson from school, on immersed journalism, and apply it to his life. He headed for Iraq in early December. See …

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I Wonder If Court TV Will Cover This Trial

Posted by on 1/21/2006 5 comments

Fox News is reporting that Dr. Cyril Wecht, a county coroner who has consulted on deaths from Elvis Presley to JonBenet Ramsey, was indicted on federal charges of using government resources to further his private practice. The 84-count indictment includes …

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You’ve Gotta Love Karls Honesty!

Posted by on 1/20/2006 Comments Off

Via the AP Embattled White House adviser Karl Rove vowed Friday to make the war on terrorism a central campaign issue in November and said Democratic senators looked “mean-spirited and small-minded” in questioning Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. “Republicans have …

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The Woes Of Operating A Blog: Washington Post

Posted by on 1/20/2006 5 comments

PCD sent me this link to the story that has been cirulating about The Wasahington Post’ Blog. Until Yesterday, comments were welcome. All was apparently fine until Deborah Howell wrote that Abramoff “had made substantial campaign contributions to both major …

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Hil’s Tough Talk

Posted by on 1/20/2006 6 comments

Smack of the Week A tough-talking Hillary Clinton yesterday suggested she would back a military strike on Iran if that country’s radical Islamic government attempts to build nuclear weapons. Clinton’s speech seemed to position her somewhat to the right of …

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Kerry Says “Crunch”

Posted by on 1/20/2006 6 comments

Kerry says 2006 is ‘crunch time’ for Iraq John Kerry said, “This is crunch time for everything we’ve invested and for everything they’ve invested,” Kerry told reporters in Baghdad’s Green Zone, adding later: “I’m confident that, providing the government makes …

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OBL

Posted by on 1/20/2006 5 comments

Bin-Laden Tape The tape was broadcast shortly after 1500 GMT on Thursday. the pan-Arab TV station al-Jazeera has broadcast an audio tape purporting to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, in which the speaker says al-Qaeda is preparing new …

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