October 23, 2006

THE THINKING SPOT

WILL CONSERVATIVES VOTE FOR FREEDOM OR TO KEEP DEMOCRATS FROM A MAJORITY? Every single election - the same thing: Stop voting on a single issue. You cannot excuse any member of Congress for the destruction they have heaped upon this country because they vote for one issue you like. Grow up. Most of us want this country to flourish in total.
http://tinyurl.com/y75g3w

WAR
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"Wars cause suffering, put a premium on fraud and cruelty, infect whole societies with anger, fear & pride. They are crusades that make the world safe for spiritual darkness."- Aldous Huxley
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Biden tells Fox: If the Senate changes hands, no fewer than 12 conservative senators will vote to change course in Iraq
http://tinyurl.com/y6eppp

Active-Duty Troops Launch Campaign to Press Congress to End U.S. Occupation of Iraq - or the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, active- duty members of the military are asking Members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and bring American soldiers home.
http://tinyurl.com/yaykr5

These are the Bush/Cheney Politically Connected Privatized Guns for Hire. They are Killing and Torturing in Our Name, But Accountable to No Government. Book to read: Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror -read review:
http://tinyurl.com/wahzj

THE WHITE HOUSE

Officer dies after being run over by Bush family member in SUV . Will driver receive special treamtent? (Remember that Laura Bush ran over her ex boyfriend and no charges were brought! Have a family record of bad driving!)
http://tinyurl.com/vp9p6

Bush Scolds Dad On Election Remarks: “He Shouldn't Be Speculating Like This"...It was the latest sign of possible strain in the relationship between the two men.
http://tinyurl.com/wy84j

SCANDAL

HASTERT’S OFFICE IN TURMOIL…
http://tinyurl.com/yy6hmh

Ellsberg: Hastert got suitcases of Al Qaeda heroin cash, should be in jail - Daniel Ellsberg said that Dennis Hastert received suitcases of cash at his home from Turkish heroin money and that Hastert should be in jail, along with his friends.
http://tinyurl.com/yhszyv

LEGAL ISSUES

Turmoil in Hastert's Office as Key Staff Testifies --- Some of Hastert's principal aides have hired criminal defense lawyers to represent them during the investigation. Ted Van Der Meid, Hastert's chief in-house counsel, has retained Washington, D.C.-based attorney Lee Blalack, who also represents convicted former Congressman Duke Cunningham.
http://tinyurl.com/yy6hmh

Google Slammed By Lawsuits...
http://tinyurl.com/y8nz59

ELECTION ISSUES

ABC News: Electronic Voting Machines Could Skew Elections - "Certainly, just tweaking a few votes in a couple of states could radically change the outcome of our policies for the coming year," she said.
http://tinyurl.com/sgnk9

Racists on the Ballot: Hard-Right Radicals Run in 2006 - Across America, right-wing radicals are running for everything from national political office to a county mosquito control board.
http://tinyurl.com/yyopfu

Recipe for a Cooked Election Greg Palast
http://tinyurl.com/y4gvjp

Immigrants Flocking to GOP Districts
http://tinyurl.com/y7pz3a

Republican Makes Childish Retaliation after Dems Release Report Showing GOP Knew about ex-Rep. "Duke" Cunningham Corruption
http://tinyurl.com/sdypt

Hillary's GOP Opponent Gets Nasty: “She Was Hideous Before Work... I Don't Know Why Bill Married Her”...(I am not a fan of Hillary, but Spencer's arrogant attitude simply belies his own insecurities to my mind)
http://tinyurl.com/yygtxh
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"A sneer is the weapon of the weak."-- James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)**********************************************
ECONOMY

The Real Bush Economy: "The Republican economic record is one of deficits, deceit and divisiveness."
http://tinyurl.com/trffa

What's Up?? OPEC Agrees To Production Cuts Yet Prices Are Down!
http://tinyurl.com/tzbzk

CONGRESS

How Bush Rules: And How Sonny Bono Predicted the Downfall of the GOP Congress
http://tinyurl.com/vmxkn

It's About Checks and Balances --- No matter what your position is on Iraq, as the costs spiral out of control, there has been a glaring lack of oversight from Congress. -- failed policies of the executive branch go unchallenged."
http://tinyurl.com/yyw26m

DOMESTIC

Lying about "Abortion Hurts Women"
http://tinyurl.com/w6t6n

THE CIA’S TRAVEL AGENT - Boeing does not mention, either on its Web site or in its annual report, that Jeppesen’s clients include the C.I.A., and that among the international trips that the company plans for the agency are secret “extraordinary rendition” flights for terrorism suspects.
http://tinyurl.com/y7rc98

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

You can't call yourself a think tank if your ideas are stupid --- (Bill Maher)
http://tinyurl.com/y2ugvg

HEALTH

US Public at Risk from Radiation: Scientists
http://tinyurl.com/u3jcx

Knee Replacement for Women --- I didn't realize that nearly two-thirds of knee replacements are for women, and the implants that have been used for years were designed more with men in mind. This is a great step forward, since these better-fitting replacements mean greater flexibility, less pain, and a quicker recovery.
http://tinyurl.com/yy2tal

Promising New Treatment for IBS
http://tinyurl.com/yx6nek

New deadly TB strain threatens to sweep the globe; WHO warns nations to prepare:
http://tinyurl.com/y874hr

Colloidal silver antibacterial liquid sprayed on Hong Kong subways as public health measure:
http://tinyurl.com/y93ads

Self-examination leads to false positives, unnecessary treatment for breast and testicular cancers:
http://tinyurl.com/y67g2x

U.S. restaurants super-size food portions to please customers, study finds:
http://tinyurl.com/y5ba5w

Researchers discover new juice extraction technique for heart-healthy sea buckthorn superfruit:
http://tinyurl.com/y4tnof

Declining pollinator populations threaten future crops, ecosystems:
http://tinyurl.com/y5ptkg

FDA, FTC have joined forces to remove natural diabetes treatments from the web using campaign of "threat letters," says health advocate:
http://tinyurl.com/wydlt

Alaskan village may be bird flu bridge to North America:
http://tinyurl.com/yxqpdv