November 12, 2006

THE THINKING SPOT

Out of a job, Republican staffer? Why not join the Marines?

The hoodlums are back and asking to stay (((This is why Congress MUST impeach the war criminals. If we do not punish those who lied us into a war, then there is no reason or future leaders not to lie us into war.)))
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DO YOU BELIEVE THIS ?

ISRAEL LOBBY SAYS PENTAGON ‘INFILTRATED’ *** ((Sorry, but this is still the United States, and we need military leaders (as well as political ones) who place America's interests first, second, and third, and in whom hostility to ANY foreign power engaging in spying and false flag operations against the United States is a desired trait.
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ALERT

Lieberman refuses to close door on switching parties Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday repeated his pledge to caucus with Senate Democrats when the 110th Congress convenes in January, but refused to slam the door on possibly moving to the Republican side of the aisle.
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WAR

Forget democracy and bring home troops, Bush will hear. A commission of experts appointed by President George W Bush will advise him to abandon his dream of cementing a new democratic system in Iraq and instead tackle the security crisis so that the withdrawal of American troops can begin.
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Iraq PM Plans Cabinet Shake-Up...
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Violence in Baghdad Has Reached "Civil War Proportions" - Sectarian revenge killings in Baghdad and the mixed Sunni-Shiite regions surrounding the capital have reached civil war proportions. Morgues across a wide sweep of the center of the country are full as Shiite militiamen and death squads range through the region killing Sunnis.
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Iran claims presence of a US aircraft carrier cruising in Gulf waters
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Bajaur attack evidence was given by US --- The Pakistan authorities had little choice but to bomb the Bajaur school site after they received ‘overwhelming proof’ from US intelligence sources that it was being used as a training centre for insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Many people say they believe it was actually carried out by a U.S. Predator drone, which witnesses described as circling overhead before Pakistani helicopter gunships arrived
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Israel warned off nuclear 'folly'--- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has warned Tehran will not hesitate to retaliate with a crushing blow if Israel attacks its nuclear sites.
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THE WHITE HOUSE

Bush Wins the Presidential Limbo Contest: Approval Rating Hits Low of 31%. If It Gets Any Lower, He Can Have a Meeting of His Supporters in the Oval Office Pantry.
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Bush spokesman: Drug prices cheap enough
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Bush Revives Espionage Act *** Not many Americans know about this trial, slated for next January, that could result in future government suppression of news stories—based on classified information—such as The Washington Post's reports by Dana Priest of CIA secret prisons in Europe and the James Risen–Eric Lichtblau New York Times revelations on the National Security Agency's secret, warrantless spying on Americans
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Bush and Rove Blew the Election on Purpose? --- He might have been kidding, but the more you read and think about it, the more it provides a plausible explanation for the wholesale White house bungling in the closing weeks of this year’s campaign: Bush and Rove blew the midterms on purpose.How else to accept that the normally hapless Democrats not only won, but as the president put it, “thumped”?
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Bush's Conservative Judicial Nominees May Be “Doomed”....
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Rove Objected to Appointment of Fitzgerald as U.S. Attorney, Says Former Republican Senator
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POLITICS

Pelosi: “I Would Say To The Vice-President That It's A Little Too Late For 'Full-Speed Ahead'”...
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THE POLITICS AND PROFITS IN KEEPING AMERICANS SICK --- This week Bush is trying to figure out why his public health goons forgot to double the fluoride content in the drinking water prior to the elections.Even Hitler knew this was the best way to make a population docile.And now you can understand why Big Pharma is giving money to Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy when they don’t need it.When the money of Big Pharma is involved, party lines are irrelevant
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Hints At Presidential Bid...
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Sen. Biden: I Will Run For President In 08... Feingold: I Won’t Run…
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John Edwards' New Book Ignites Speculation Of '08 Presidential Run...
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LEGAL ITEMS

Enron's Fastow assigned to La. prison
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Buying Cheney’s Blunder - Can a company under investigation by the Justice Department raise hundreds of millions of dollars in an initial public offering? What if there are two separate investigations? Or three?
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Paedophile jailed for transatlantic 'internet rape'
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ELECTION ITEMS

Election 'Big Change' A Smokescreen To Pacify Public - The "big change" called for by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, is nothing more than a political smokescreen to pacify Americans as, behind the scenes, the New World Order and Illuminati are still firmly in control over U.S. foreign and domestic policy
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Ga. Display Lists Vets' Names by Race - A display in a central Georgia community divides the names of 800 local veterans into two lists, marked in large type: ''Whites'' and ''Colored.''
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Voting machines lose ally - Sarasota elections supervisor, in reversal, endorses switch to a paper ballot system
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Organic Farmer Jon Tester Elected to United States Senate
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Sarasota County audit to begin Monday, state officials say - "Given our level of concern about this race and the number of voters who did not choose a candidate, we are paying very serious attention to the matter," the letter said.
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Assembly GOP moves against governor - Conservative Republican Assembly legislators signaled they are prepared to make life difficult for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger by installing a combative conservative as their leader, a move experts said might backfire and actually marginalize the GOP caucus.
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Mag: Rove Boasted Winning Numbers One Week Before Elections...How Did He Get It So Wrong?...
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Florida Recount, 2006-Style - On Monday Florida will begin its first recount for a federal election since the botched 2000 presidential contest
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ECONOMY

Homeowners are going underwater as loans pass home values - In the next couple of years, a combination of rising mortgage interest rates and falling or slow-growing home value could plunge thousands of homeowners underwater.
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49 Million U.S. Adults Notified Of Data Breaches --- An estimated 49 million U.S. adults have been told over the last three years that their personal information has been lost, stolen or improperly disclosed, a research firm said Friday.
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911

Lifting the Fog on 9/11: Experts Present Scientific Evidence at UC Berkeley
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CONGRESS

McGovern to Meet With Congress on War
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Democrats Will Introduce Bill to Revamp Iraq Watchdog Office --- restore the power of a federal agency in charge of ferreting out waste and corruption in Iraq and greatly increase its investigative reach.---to resurrect investigations of war profiteering and financial fraud in government contracting
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Dems Plan To Resurrect Iraq Oversight Agency Next Week...
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What a Mandate! Popular Vote For Senate Was 55%-43% Democratic
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Democratic base dials up pressure - After toppling the long-dominant Republicans in a hard-fought election, the Democratic Party's incoming congressional leaders have immediately found themselves in another difficult struggle — with their own supporters.
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To Restrain National Government --- I seriously doubt Alexander Hamilton and James Madison had any inkling their strong central government would be privatized at wholesale prices and become master of states and citizens. Fortunately it is not too late to correct their error.
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Democrats Aim to Save Inquiry on Work in Iraq *** Congressional Democrats say they will press new legislation next week to restore the power of a federal agency in charge of ferreting out waste and corruption in Iraq and greatly increase its investigative reach.
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Lieberman: “This Was Not A Major Realignment Election”...
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Democrats, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action Over Iraq - On Friday Dems put their new political power to use in shaping the debate over Iraq, promising stepped-up Congressional oversight of the war and a resolution demanding a schedule for reducing the number of troops there.
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An Open Letter to Carl Levin: No Free Pass to Gates *** (by Ray McGovern - former CIA) *** "Dear Senator Levin,the humiliation you felt was palpable when, as the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, you were unceremoniously diddled by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputies Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, chief architects of the fiasco in Iraq. They all but thumbed their noses at you, and you often complained about their 'lack of candor.' In two short months, you will chair Armed Services and will no longer have to tolerate such behavior. Indeed, you can start practicing now by not letting the nomination of Robert Gates be a 'slam dunk.'"
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RELIGIOUS ITEMS

Elton John: “Religion Promotes...Hatred”...
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Requiem for Fallen Fighters --- On the first Monday of every month, the Reverend Robert H. Malm stands before his congregation at a special requiem service and reads the name and rank of every US serviceman or woman who was killed in Iraq or Afghanistan the previous month. The first thing he notices is that most of the casualties are enlisted men. The officers and the women, those names jump out ... The majority are younger than 24.
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ENVIRONMENT

Earth may face economic calamity - A new British report claims that unless urgent action is taken on climatechange, floods and droughts could leave millions displaced by the middle ofthe century
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Carbon emissions grow 'out of control' --- Study: Growth rate 3.2%, up from 0.8% before 2000; Catastrophic change feared.
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INTERNATIONAL

Castro's health is deteriorating
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Tony Blair's Wife Forced To Cancel Tour Over Poor Ticket Sales...
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MILITARY

Military service linked to Lou Gehrig's disease - Military service, particularly in the Gulf War, may be linked to development of Lou Gehrig’s disease, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
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MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Fighting breast cancer for the third time hasn't stopped fearless columnist Molly Ivins from giving it to 'em raw
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Morning-After Pundits Take Winners to Task --- Fairness and Accuracy
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Wrong Man to Replace Rumsfeld
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When is a Crime so Great it Shouldn’t be Acknowledged?
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