October 19, 2006

THE THINKING SPOT

The limits of liberty: We're all suspects now
http://tinyurl.com/yxndgb

Molly Ivins Don't Count the Republicans Out --- Molly Ivins writes: "I watched this happen two years ago - same rejection of the Iraq war, same disgust with Bush and Co., same understanding Republicans are for the rich, period, same polls showing D's with the lead going right into Election Day. And the same geographic gerrymander and same wall of money in the last two weeks. I'm not close to calling this election, and I'm sure not into celebrating anything yet."
http://tinyurl.com/yjtwzt

ALERT

SOME CHEMICALS ARE MORE HARMFUL THAN ANYONE EVER SUSPECTED
http://tinyurl.com/yanf4b

WAR

North Korean General: 'War Is Inevitable' - If President Bush continues to ask North Korea to "kneel,"
http://tinyurl.com/ym4rse

Bush and Cheney in Deep Denial. American GIs at Grave Risk. "American military casualties in Iraq are mounting dramatically amid reports that allies of US President George W. Bush are pushing him for a new exit strategy." 10 More GIs Killed Today.
http://tinyurl.com/yj76al

US has lost control in Iraq, says military strategist -A key US military strategist who counts the former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, among his students, is absolutely scathing about the current Bush administration's strategy in Iraq and says no one except the President is in any doubt that it should change.
http://tinyurl.com/yzre22

FBI tried to entrap Ramsey Clark --- FBI offered him a chance to avoid indictment - if he would wear a hidden microphone to gather evidence against Stewart and Clark, who was also part of the blind sheik's defense team
http://tinyurl.com/yz7c2o

THE WHITE HOUSE

WMD Plot Uncovered In East Texas:
http://tinyurl.com/xxfc

Bush says he may ignore new war-funding law
http://tinyurl.com/yxx6ru

SCANDAL

Catholic Priest Claims Relationship With Foley A Catholic priest told The Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Wednesday that he had an intimate two-year relationship with former Representative Mark Foley of south Florida when Mr. Foley was a teenage altar boy.
http://tinyurl.com/yh7ngx

WaPo Reporter : There Are Rumors Of A Third Page
http://tinyurl.com/yktqqq

Like the Mafia, Only Dumber --- "The Republican criminal enterprise that is currently unraveling in all directions, on the other hand, operated virtually free from restraint or scrutiny."
http://tinyurl.com/y3mowe

Worse than Foley? Republicans Covering Up Evidence that GOP Knew of ex-Rep. Duke Cunningham Bribery & Cronyism
http://tinyurl.com/ydfhjv

LEGAL ISSUES

Judge Orders Release Of Cheney Visitor Logs…
http://tinyurl.com/ygwqz3

Cunningham investigation could lead to officials in Defense, intelligence - An investigation into the dealings of former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., may implicate Defense Department and other agency officials who awarded contracts or were otherwise involved with funds channeled to corrupt contractors, according to a House inquiry.
http://tinyurl.com/y9wl8p

Ex-FDA Chief Pleads Guilty To Lying About Stock Investments - Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser
http://tinyurl.com/yn6g99

ELECTION ISSUES

Voters' Approval of Congress Falls To 16%, Lowest Point in 12 Years
http://tinyurl.com/yda224

Ohio Lawsuit to Reinstate Hundreds of Thousands of Purged Democratic Voters
http://tinyurl.com/y9jtx6

Moderates in Kansas Decide They're Not in GOP Anymore
http://tinyurl.com/ymhk4x

War, Scandal Could Make This "Year of the Woman"
http://tinyurl.com/ymw6zh

McCain: If Dems Win “I Think I'd Just Commit Suicide”... (How dignified!)
http://tinyurl.com/ycoxfc

“Republican Candidates Are Barely Mentioning Iraq On The Campaign Trail”...
http://tinyurl.com/yb5s4f

RAW acquires police report Congresswoman accused of stealing; Husband accused of touching boy inappropriately (Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM))
http://tinyurl.com/y5abx5

Republican Congressional hopeful Tan Nguyen allegedly behind voter suppression attempt
http://tinyurl.com/uqzyl

ECONOMY

Ford set to produce last Taurus
http://tinyurl.com/ybkezw

Wal-Mart expands $4 generic drug program
http://tinyurl.com/ycgkfx

CONGRESS

The Worst Congress Ever --- hijacked the national treasury, frantically ceded power to the executive, and sold off the federal government in a private auction.
http://tinyurl.com/yjarmh

DOMESTIC

Wal-Mart Workers Walk Out --- "We want justice," and criticizing the company's recent policies as "inhuman."
http://tinyurl.com/yetv9c

Pentagon Monitoring Peace Activists' E-Mails
http://tinyurl.com/yh4qzu

WMD Plot Uncovered In East Texas:
http://tinyurl.com/xxfc

ENVIRONMENT

Disease Big Risk From Global Warming
http://tinyurl.com/ylhpt3

INTERNATIONAL

Mexican Union Has Complaint Against North Carolina
http://tinyurl.com/ybjhgx

Europe Moves To Kill Internet
http://tinyurl.com/ych2ck

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

NBC Universal to Cut Staff, News Budget
http://tinyurl.com/yeuscb

EDITORIALS - OPINIONS

Hidden Power: What You Need to Know to Save Our Democracy - Thom Hartmann's Independent Thinker of the Month Review
http://tinyurl.com/ygn74d

HEALTH

New Cancer Drug Costs More Than $4,200 - Drug companies have managed to take the cost of some drugs through the stratosphere, and you can bet that the cost of health insurance will follow.
http://tinyurl.com/yebnfw

Scientific Basis for Splenda Toxicity - the chlorine in Splenda makes it very similar to DDT, PCB and Agent Orange and why you will want to consider minimizing your exposure to this artificial sweetener.
http://tinyurl.com/vt96l

Artery stents causing strokes?
http://tinyurl.com/yacdhb

Diversity of Doctors Increasing
http://tinyurl.com/y9r5nv

HUMAN RIGHTS

"It's like we are dogs," said Melvin, an elderly homeless man in a wheelchair, as tears streamed down his cheeks.
http://tinyurl.com/yluz4m

SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Meet Your Meat --- the truth behind humanity’s cruelest invention –the factory farm.
http://tinyurl.com/y7p2sy