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August 2008 (Pt. 1)

So What are the attacks du jour...

Obama: McCain embracing harmful Bush policies (ap)

Obama slams McCain in official Democratic radio address (cnn)

And Mr. McCain...

McCain faults Obama on the war in Iraq (ap)

McCain hits Obama for choosing ‘failure’ in Iraq (thehill)

8/10/08

Guaranteed health care key plank in Dems' platform (ap)

8/10/08

Analysis: Fresh energy problems for new president (ap)

8/10/08

Edwards' affair his most costly political risk (ap)

8/10/08

Edwards's Ex-Mistress Will Not Pursue Paternity Test (washingtonpost)

8/10/08

Mainstream media finally pounce on Edwards' affair (latimes)

8/10/08

Embracing a Free-Form Style, McCain Leads a Camp Divided (nytimes)

8/10/08

(VIDEO) White Supremacists Back Obama's Bid (yahoo)
They are not exactly supporting Barack Obama, but prominent white supremacists anticipate a definite boost to their cause if he becomes the first black president.

White supremacists hope Obama win prompts backlash (ap)

8/10/08

Growing diversity in swing counties favors Obama (ap)

8/10/08

Hillary Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama (ap)

8/10/08

Clinton T-Shirts Are Off, Obama’s On (nytimes)

8/10/08

FBI to newspapers: Sorry about your phone records (ap)

8/10/08

New York Senate Caps School Tax Increases at 4% (nytimes)

8/10/08

Obama arrives for vacation: 'Surf's up?' (signonsandiego)

Obama family arrives in Hawaii, campaign stays home (reuters)

8/10/08

Commander: Georgia to remove all troops in Iraq (ap)

8/10/08

THIS IS AMERICAN JUSTICE?

Detainee May Not Go Free After Sentence (washingtonpost)
U.S. Still Might Hold Hamdan as 'Combatant'

8/10/08

Guantanamo defendants mostly low-level figures (ap)

Guantanamo convict eligible for "movie night" (ap)
if convicted Yemeni captive Salim Hamdan behaves, he'll get to see as many as 10 movies before his 66-month (6 month) sentence runs out on New Year's Eve.

8/10/08

The Hamdan Case: Don’t Shoot the Driver (newsweek)
How the Bush administration botched the 'war on terror' by overreaching.

8/10/08

Al-Qaida said to lose key WMD operative (ap)

8/10/08

US-Iraqi officials seek to ease water shortages (ap)

8/10/08

Iraq bombing kills 21 (cnn)
Bomb explodes in outdoor market in Tal Afar in northern Iraq

8/10/08

US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing (ap)

8/10/08

EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program (ap)

EU Begins Enforcement of New Iran Sanctions (voanews)

8/10/08

'Surge' may not be enough in Afghanistan, commander says (cnn)

8/10/08

Analysis: President Pervez Musharraf's last gasp shows how West has failed (telegraph)

8/10/08

Pakistani Army Targets Militants Near Afghan Border (voanews)
Pakistani helicopter gunships have attacked militant hideouts in a tribal region along the Afghan border.

8/10/08

Six Pakistani troops killed in tribal area (afp)

8/10/08

The new math of lending (cnn)
With banks tightening their credit standards, many have to walk a fine line when it comes to lending to consumers.

8/10/08

Gas prices fall: 23 days and counting (cnn)
The national average price for a gallon of gas slips to $3.826. Only 10 states are above $4 a gallon.

Oil sinks on stronger dollar to $115 a barrel (ap)

8/10/08

Oil sinks to 3-month low (cnn)

Oil sinks on stronger dollar to $115 a barrel (ap)

8/10/08

$1 trillion in losses? Bank on more (cnn)
Wall Street should not be surprised to see pain in the financial sector linger on for much longer.

8/10/08

Consumer debt jumps by $14 billion (cnn)
Borrowing rate sees largest increase since November as consumers rack up $2.59 trillion in debt during June.

8/10/08

UBS Fined $150 Million, Agrees to Buy Auction Debt (bloomberg)

8/10/08

European Bonds Post Third Weekly Gain on Outlook for ECB Rates (bloomberg)

8/10/08

Worker productivity slows (cnn)
Wages and benefits also grow at slower pace in second quarter as economy struggles.

8/10/08

Twist for 'Auction Rate' Cases (wsj)
Arbitrations Are to Be Heard by Three-Person Panel

8/10/08

E.P.A. Won’t Ease Ethanol Requirements in Gas (nytimes)

8/10/08

Judge rejects 4 Sept. 11 settlements as excessive (ap)
Lawyers for the families of four 9/11 victims are urging a judge to reconsider his decision to reject $28.5 million in settlements that he now says are excessive compared with those other survivors received.

8/10/08

Minorities Often a Majority of the Population Under 20 (nytimes)

8/10/08

Win for backers of gay marrige (mercurynews)
Court accepts Brown's title on ballot measure banning gay marriage

Ruling on ballot title is setback for Prop. 8 backers (sacbee)

8/10/08

Birth Control Fears Addressed (washingtonpost)
HHS Chief Says Draft Rule Is Not Redefining Abortion

Birth control: is administration backing down -- or not? (latimes)

8/10/08

Report say flu is bigger risk than terror in UK (ap)
Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday....

8/10/08

Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child (ap)

Edwards' political future in doubt after admitting affair (usatoday)

Former US vice-presidential nominee John Edwards admits to having affair (guardian)

And here it comes...

Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out on Husband's Affair (abcnews)

8/9/08

Clintons try to prove they want Obama to win (ap)

Clinton says she wants Obama to win White House (ap)

8/9/08

Cheney Will Speak at G.O.P. Convention (nytimes)

Cheney to speak at GOP convention on opening night

8/9/08

Georgia, Russia hurl accusations over South Ossetia (reuters)

World Leaders Call for End to Fighting in South Ossetia (voanews)

Red Cross Calls for Humanitarian Corridor in South Ossetia (voanews)

8/9/08

Do Americans have ‘Obama fatigue?’ (reuters)

Poll: Nearly half hearing too much about Obama (ap)

Obama Hopes His Vacation Will Cure 'Obama Fatigue' (abcnews)

8/9/08

Campaign '08 enters goofy stage (csmonitor)
Paris Hilton for president! Just kidding, but the election's silly season may be eroding Obama's 'celebrity.'

8/9/08

Win Points for McCain! (washingtonpost)
Spread John McCain's official talking points around the Web -- and you could win valuable prizes!

8/9/08

The Forgotten War (washingtonindependent)
Four-star General Calls Afghanistan Conflict "Generational"

8/9/08

Trash soils Bush pledge to protect islands (ap)
Two years ago with fanfare, President Bush declared a remote chain of Hawaiian islands the biggest, most environmentally protected area of ocean in the world. It hasn't worked out that way.

8/9/08

Schumer: 'Hit McCain Harder' (politico)

8/9/08

Protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver can be restricted (reuters)

Dems seem to be getting more like the Republicans every day... Ugh!

8/9/08

GOP Drops in Voting Rolls in Many States (nytimes)

8/9/08

Nader: Obama Not Black Prez He Hoped For (abcnews)

Just when you thought it was safe, Nader's coming back (mcclatchydc)

Nader, still in the presidential ring, sees in Obama a decline in ‘fortitude’ (csmonitor)

...not the black president he hoped for... Oh Ralphy boy, you've lost it!

8/9/08

Obama Muslim Coordinator Resigns (washingtonpost)

Obama Muslim Affairs Coordinator Quits Nine Days Into Job (foxnews)

The reason why...

Obama's Muslim adviser a victim of Holy Land Foundation fallout (dallasnews)

8/9/08

Marine faces trial for Iraq death (bbc)

Marine ordered to stand trial in Fallujah killing (ap)

8/9/08

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reorganizes militia (ap)

Sadr Plans to Focus Mahdi Army on Religious, Social Mission (washingtonpost)

8/9/08

EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions (bbc)
The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran in protest at its nuclear programme.

Western powers study more Iran sanctions (reuters)

8/9/08

Study Cautions Against Strike on Iran's Nuclear Facilities (washingtonpost)

8/9/08

Afghan children raped with 'impunity,' U.N. official says (cnn)

8/9/08

EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program (ap)

8/9/08

Unfazed by bombings, India has an option: peace (ap)

8/9/08

US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan (ap)

8/9/08

Another Bush crony falls...

Focus on army as coalition moves to impeach president (gulfnews)

Musharraf's Political Allies Pledge To Oppose Impeachment Motion (rttnews)

Instability Mounts in Pakistan Amid Decision to Impeach Musharraf (washingtonpost)

8/9/08

Iraqis excited about Olympics, regret small team (ap)

8/9/08

Baghdad zoo welcomes pair of US-donated tiger cubs (ap)

8/9/08

Productivity growth slowed in spring (ap)

8/9/08

Now Wall Street Wants Your Pension, Too (businessweek)
JPMorganChase, Citi, Cerberus, and Morgan Stanley are among the firms lobbying Washington to let them take over and run corporate pension funds

8/9/08

Fannie Mae loses $2.3B in quarter as defaults rise (ap)

Credit expenses lead to $2.3 billion loss for Fannie (marketwatch)

And...

Freddie deepens housing gloom with $820m loss and dividend cut (ft)

8/9/08

Retailers struggle as stimulus money dries up (cnn)
Weaker-than-expected retail July sales indicate that the government's $92 billion worth of economy-boosting stimulus checks may have run their course.

8/9/08

Foreclosure crisis: The $4 billion fix (cnn)
Washington will give funds to states and cities to rehab houses. Proponents say it will help stabilize neighborhoods, but others say it's too little to do much good.

8/9/08

Stocks jump as oil prices fall sharply (ap)

Crude's Pain Is Wall Street's Gain (forbes)

Oil Prices Tumble Again; Stock Markets Surge (nytimes)

8/9/08

U.S. Productivity Masks A Threat (forbes)

8/9/08

Oil sinks on stronger dollar, slips below $116 (ap)

8/9/08

Dollar soars higher on euro zone woes (ap)

Dollar soars to 5-month high vs euro as turnaround eyed (reuters)

Euro Declines to 8-Week Low as ECB Cites Economic Growth Risks (bloomberg)

8/9/08

Pilots' reports on low fuel (ap)

Pilots complain airlines restrict fuel to cut cost (ap)

8/9/08

Llama fetus ritual to help Bolivia's Morales? (reuters)
Muttering incantations at a witches' market above La Paz, Faustino Tinta sets fire to a dried llama fetus and wax trinkets, an offering his client hopes will help Bolivian President Evo Morales survive a recall vote.

I don't belive I am mistaken when I recall that Karl Rove did exactly the same thin in 2000.

8/9/08

Urine bottles: Another result of high fuel prices? (ap)
Police think the price of fuel may be causing drivers to travel slower than normal to save fuel while at the same time passing rest areas or truck stops.

8/9/08

Woman riding a donkey fights off lion with machete (ap)

Is it just me or does this sounds oddly arousing!

8/9/08

26 teen cheerleaders rescued from crammed elevator (ap)

Is it just me or does this sounds oddly arousing!

8/9/08

Austrians fete voluptuous, prehistoric Venus (ap)

8/9/08

119 illegal African clawed frogs seized in Nevada

They were found to be doing the jobs that our American clawed frogs wont do!

8/9/08

Officials say Bill Clinton to address Democrats (ap)

Bill Clinton to speak at Democratic convention (cnn)

Roles of Clintons at Convention Start to Clear (nytimes)

8/8/08

Obama rejects talk of trouble from Clinton backers (ap)

8/8/08

McCain campaign to return 50K in donations (ap)
McCain's campaign said it is returning $50,000 in contributions solicited by a Jordanian man who is a business partner of prominent Florida Republican...

McCain to Give Back $50,000 Under Scrutiny (nytimes)

8/8/08

Rice: Denies White House Ordered Forged Letter (youtube)

8/8/08

McCain says Obama wants to forfeit war in Iraq (ap)

File Under: Shut the f--k up... Stinking of desperation Johnny!

8/8/08

McCain Web Ad Is Accused Of Linking Obama to Antichrist (wsj)
The ad generated criticism from Democrats and religious scholars who see a hidden message linking Sen. Obama to the antichrist. Brian Rogers, a spokesman for John McCain's campaign, said of the spot, "It's a light-hearted ad that pokes fun at him,"...

8/8/08

House GOP calls for offshore drilling vote, end to vacation (usatoday)

Boy-o-boy do they ever want to drill... And they're doing it all for you don't ya' know!

8/8/08

Exxon [Hearts] Obama (abcnews)

Report: Exxon Execs Gave More to Obama (washingtonpost)

8/8/08

Obama Signs On to Three Debates (washingtonpost)

8/8/08

AdWatch: Obama ad ties McCain to Bush (ap)

Tabloid story could push Edwards off convention stage (wral)

Might a John Edwards convention star turn be in jeopardy? (latimes)

8/8/08

McCain calls for probe of company he once aided (ap)

8/8/08

Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama (ap)
Geisel allegedly referred to Obama with a racial epithet and continued, "If he gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself." ... Another person in the class quoted Geisel as saying that "he hated George W. Bush and that he wanted to put a bullet in the president's head,"...

Alleged Barack Obama death threat leads to arrest in Miami (latimes)

What a raving ass-hat! I think someone didn't get enough hugs from his mommy as a little boy!

8/8/08

Too Fit to Be President? (wsj)
Facing an Overweight Electorate, Barack Obama Might Find Low Body Fat a Drawback

8/8/08

Tenn. Democrat beats lawyer who linked him to KKK (ap)
The ad was also incongruous because of Cohen's religion - Jews are another group targeted by the KKK.

One word to Nikki Tinker who ran the ad... DUH!

8/8/08

Iraqi official defends $79 billion spending surplus (ap)

8/8/08

Iraq Roadside Bomb Attacks Drop to Record Low, U.S. Army Says (bloomberg)

Wait for it...

Afghan roadside bomb incidents hit four-year peak (reuters)

And just to make things worse...

Roadside bombs getting harder to find (cnn)

8/8/08

Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave (ap)

U.S. troops may leave by 2011, Iraqi officials say (cnn)

WOW! Only three more years... It's almost too good to be true! Ummm, let's try for three more months shall we boys!

8/8/08

Iraqi cleric links truce, US withdrawal timetable (ap)

8/8/08

Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years (ap)

Bin Laden Driver Gets 51/2 Years; U.S. Sought 30 (washingtonpost)

Military Panel Sentences bin Laden Driver to a Short Term (nytimes)

Weeeeeeeeeeee! It was all worth it! 5 1/2 years... The dude already has 5 years served so in essence he will be released in 6 months!!!!!! Vindication for the Bush administration I believe!

8/8/08

Did President Bush get what he needed at Guantanamo? (latimes)
Was the conviction of the first person to be tried as a terrorist before a military panel at Guantanamo a victory for the Bush administration?

8/8/08

AP IMPACT: Harsh justice under resurgent Taliban (ap)
Two women hunkered down in the dark, enveloped in blue burqas said "I hope they release us tonight so we can go home,", "There must be some reason why they have brought us here," the other responded. Soon after, the militants shot them dead.

8/8/08

Gates endorses big expansion of Afghan army (ap)
The new plan will cost well over $10 billion. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said officials are currently looking at ways to finance it.

Gates Endorses $20 Billion Bid to Aid Afghans (nytimes)

8/8/08

Taliban Resists Military Deployment In Pakistan Tribal District (ahn)
Clashes erupted when Taliban militants resisted deployment of Pakistan security forces in Loyisam, a strategically important area in Pakistan's Bajaur district.

8/8/08

Pakistani ruling coalition moves to oust Musharraf (ap)

Opponents reach deal to impeach Musharraf (guardian)

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf Faces Impeachment (ahn)

8/8/08

Remote-control warriors suffer war stress (ap)

The same thing used to happen to me when I killed too many Orcs in The World Of Warcraft!

8/8/08

Oil prices rise after Turkish pipeline fire (ap)

Oil breaks losing streak on pipeline shutdown (marketwatch)

8/8/08

Prices hit US consumer spending (bbc)

Consumer spending falls in US (financemarkets)

Consumer spending falls as prices surge (msnbc)

8/8/08

Jobless claims hit highest point since March 2002 (ap)

8/8/08

Stocks fall on worries about financial sector (ap)

8/8/08

Mortgage Rates Unchanged (wsj)

Long-term mortgage rates hold steady (cnn)

8/8/08

ECB, BoE leave interest rates unchanged (ap)

8/8/08

Fears of global slowdown buck up the dollar (ap)
The dollar climbed to eight-week highs against the euro and seven-month highs agains the yen as fears of a global slowdown...

8/8/08

Canadian dollar plummets to new multi-month low against US dollar (rttnews)

8/8/08

Citigroup returning billions to investors (ap)

8/8/08

Bank of America subpoenaed over sale of securities (ap)

Bank of America gets subpoenas, reports SEC probe (reuters)

8/8/08

Wall Street bonuses expected to tumble (cnn)

Say it isn't so! Anything but the Wall Street bonuses.... Oh the humanity!

8/8/08

Apparel retailers face tough back-to-school time (ap)

I remember vividly, in hard economic times, having out of necessity to wear my sister's hand-me-downs... Luckily I looked good in a tube top!

US nuclear submarine leaked radiation over 2 years (ap)
An American nuclear-powered submarine leaked radiation for more than two years, releasing the bulk of the material in Guam and Pearl Harbor...

8/8/08

Police raid Md. mayor's home and kill his dogs (ap)

8/8/08

Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot (ap)

8/8/08

Mike Leavitt with president George Bush

Official says new rules are not anti-birth control (ap)
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt attempted to ease concerns that the Bush administration is planning to issue new rules that would limit women's access to birth control.

8/8/08

CERN's new collider to fire first beam next month (ap)

8/8/08

McCain Calls for 'Economic Surge' (abcnews)
ABC News' Bret Hovell: John McCain called for an "economic surge" Wednesday, marrying key language from the war in Iraq with the economic troubles facing ...

McCain wants Iraq-style 'surge' to right US economy (afp)

Mccain was never known for his subtlety....

8/7/08

Gasoline costs, energy rivet candidates' attention (ap)

8/7/08

McCain says he'd push Congress to vote on energy (ap)

8/7/08

Obama Hits Back, Too Softly For Some (washingtonpost)

8/7/08

Obama's Tire-Gauge Solution: No Joke (time)

Fact Check: Properly inflated tires cut gas use (ap)

Obama pokes at McCain over tire-pressure issue (ap)

8/7/08

McCain Gets His Money’s Worth Out of Paris, Britney Ad (foxnews)

8/7/08

Stevens’ attorney files for change of venue (ktuu)

Stevens Formally Seeks Change Of Venue For Corruption Trial (cbsnews)

8/7/08

With Genie Out of Bottle, Obama Is Careful on Race (nytimes)

8/7/08

Kennedy tapes video for Democratic convention (cnn)

8/7/08

Clinton aims to soothe delegates at Dem convention (ap)

8/7/08

Five Republican senators to skip GOP convention (ap)

8/7/08

Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots (ap)

I know I am... Paper ballots have a lot fewer software "mishaps" if you know what I mean.

8/7/08

Facing 'dire' tumor, Novak announces retirement (cnn)

8/7/08

Michelle Obama describes duty as mother-in-chief (ap)

8/7/08

Iraqi election bill falls to ethnic rivalry (ap)

Iraqi parliament fails to agree on election law (ap)

8/7/08

500: Deadly U.S. Milestone in Afghan War (nytimes)

8/7/08

U.S. warns of 'punitive' action on Iran (cnn)

US: Iran stalling on nukes, new penalties likely (ap)

8/7/08

Israel mulls military option for Iran nukes (ap)

8/7/08

3 women held in Iraq suicide bomb plots (cnn)

8/7/08

US officials defend Iraq's oil-fed budget surplus (ap)

GAO: Iraq could have $79 billion budget surplus (ap)

8/7/08

Iraq reissues tender to drill 2 oil wells (ap)

8/7/08

US military works to keep out Iraq militia leaders

8/7/08

Oil expected to bring Iraq at least $66 billion in 2008 (latimes)

8/7/08

Arraignment today for former Boston resident suspected of Al Qaeda ties (boston)

Pakistani Woman Accused of Attempting to Kill US Officers in Court (washingtonpost)

8/7/08

President Musharraf to be impeached (timesonline)

8/7/08

Roadside bombs now less sophisticated, more vexing (ap)

8/7/08

Bin Laden's driver found guilty in a split verdict (ap)

Split verdict in first Guantanamo war-crimes trial (ap)

Bin Laden's driver is found guilty on less serious charge (sun-sentinel)

I know i'm resting easier today!

White House pleased by bin Laden driver verdict (ap)

8/7/08

Army may offer some linguists up to $150K to stay in service (usatoday)

But what if they're gay!

8/7/08

Price Increases Ramp Up, Sounding Inflation Alarm (wsj)

8/7/08

U.S. unemployment rate edges up to 5.7% (bizjournals)

US unemployment jumps to four-year high (timesonline)

8/7/08

US housing slump 'worst since 1930s' (guardian)

U.S. Pending Home Sales Probably Fell for Fourth Time This Year (bloomberg)

8/7/08

AIG Posts $5.4 Billion Loss As Housing Woes Continue (wsj)

8/7/08

Why the Housing Rescue Bill Will Fail (amateureconomists)

8/7/08

Oil dips on supply jump, soft demand (cnn)

Oil prices close below $119 after inventory report (ap)

Crude Oil Trades Near $119 After Supply Gains, Dollar Climbs (bloomberg)

8/7/08

in related news...

Funds for Highways Plummet As Drivers Cut Gasoline Use (wsj)

8/7/08

General Motors skids to $15.5B second quarter loss (ctv)

GM posts one of its biggest quarterly losses ever (tradingmarkets)

8/7/08

Wall Street advances after oil declines (ap)

8/7/08

The Tax Rebate Was a Flop (wsj)

8/7/08

Freddie Mac swings to 2Q loss (ap)

8/7/08

Booger is back: Woman receives 5 cloned puppies (ap)

SKorean firm delivers first commercial dog clones (ap)

The dog was obviously cloned directly from that woman's DNA... They look like twins!

8/7/08

Man tells 911 slot machine stole his money (ap)

8/7/08

Alaska seeks to reverse U.S. polar bear decision (reuters)

Alaska Sues Feds Over Polar Bear Listing as Threatened Species (abajournal)

8/7/08

SF adopts aggressive green building standards (abclocal)

Newsom signs the nation's most stringent green building codes (sfgate)

8/7/08

Martian soil may contain detrimental substance (ap)

8/7/08

Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica (ap)

8/7/08

Scientists say Mars soil similar to Chile desert (ap)

8/7/08

Author claims White House knew Iraq had no WMD (msnbc)

Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda? (latimes)

Book: White House, CIA Forged Letter to Tie Saddam to 9/11 Attacks (abcnews)

Book: White House, CIA Forged Letter to Tie Saddam to 9/11 Attacks (efluxmedia)

Well Bush administration... Is it true?

White House denies fake Iraq-al-Qaida link letter (ap)

8/6/08

McCain ad pushes independence, distance from Bush (ap)

'Original Maverick' McCain chases Obama's 'change' mantle (afp)

8/6/08

Critical of McCain, Obama quiet on own energy vote (ap)

Anybody got an Idea where Obama stands...?

Obama Promises to 'End the Age of Oil in Our Time' (abcnews)

Well thats pretty clear!

8/6/08

Bush Asia trip gets off to protests (thestandard)

Bush encounters dueling demonstrations in Asia (ap)

8/6/08

Analysis: Democrats exact price from Bush for war (ap)

8/6/08

Man heckles Obama about Pledge of Allegiance (ap)

8/6/08

Negativity the norm in presidential campaign (ap)

8/6/08

Young people finding Obama way cooler than McCain (ap)

Oh hell yeah!

8/6/08

Obama recovery? Two polls show him ahead (usatoday)

Obama leads McCain nationally in AP-Ipsos poll (ap)

Yet some say...

Summer polls in presidential campaign are pure folly (seattlepi)

8/6/08

Hillary Clinton sets campaign dates for Obama (ap)

Hillary Clinton to hit campaign trail for Obama (reuters)

8/6/08

HELEN THOMAS TURNS 88

Happy Birthday, Queen Helen! (opednews)

Send Your Thoughts To Helen on her Birthday! (mediabistro)

8/6/08

Anti-Obama books are best sellers (usatoday)

8/6/08

Presidential hug for controversial senator (latimes)
Republican Ted Stevens is the king of pork-barrel earmark spending. The senior senator from Alaska is also the architect of the infamous Bridge to Nowhere, a project to connect the town of Ketchikan (population 8,900) with its airport on the Island of Gravina (population 50) at a cost to federal taxpayers of $320 million.

8/6/08

Iraq reissues tender to drill 2 oil wells (ap)
Iraq's Oil Ministry is reissuing an invitation to drill two deep exploration oil wells in a pair of major oilfields in southern Iraq.

Make that blood money!

8/6/08

Lawyer Says Detainee Aided U.S. in Afghanistan (nytimes)

8/6/08

Report: US Told Interrogators Guantanamo Visits Were Taped (voanews)

8/6/08

Coming to a theater near you: Gitmo tapes? (latimes)

8/6/08

Iraq postpones key elections vote (bbc)

No vote on Kirkuk issue, Iraqis say (upi)

Iraqi parliament again puts off election vote (reuters)

8/6/08

Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra (timesonline)

Well, is this true?

UK Basra deal claims 'not true' (bbc)

8/6/08

Pakistani accused of shooting at U.S. officers extradited to U.S. (cnn)

8/6/08

13 arrested in Istanbul bombings (cnn)

8/6/08

Big Powers to Consult on Next Move on Iran Nuclear Issue (voanews)

8/6/08

Iran offers response to nuclear incentives package (ap)

Yet...

Iran letter offers no concrete response to offer (reuters)

8/6/08

China 'guarantees' safe Games amid terror threat (afp)

8/6/08

Taleban 'burn Pakistan schools' (bbc)

8/6/08

Taliban threaten suicide bombings in Pakistan (ap)

8/6/08

Hamas, Fatah Feud Over Attacks on Facial Hair (foxnews)
The internecine fight between Hamas and Fatah has gotten ugly — at least for Palestinians who favor men with mustaches.

Are you f--king kidding me!

8/6/08

Service sector contracts as new orders fall (ap)

8/6/08

Fed leaves funds rate unchanged at 2 percent (ap)

Fed holds rate steady on inflation, growth worries (ap)

Fed Keeps Rate at 2% as Economic Growth Stagnates (bloomberg)

8/6/08

Fannie Mae to Lift Mortgage Fees, Raising Loan Costs (bloomberg)

8/6/08

Service sector remains in contraction (cnn)

Service Industries in U.S. Contracted Again in July (bloomberg)

8/6/08

Greenspan warns governments may have to bail out more banks (afp)

Don't Blame Free Markets for Economic Woes, Alan Greenspan Says (bloomberg)

8/6/08

Oil falls as low as $118 on demand concerns (ap)

You can't sell what on one can afford to buy!

8/6/08

Stressed banks borrow record amount from Fed (reuters)

8/6/08

Inflation Takes Steam Out of Rise in Spending (nytimes)

8/6/08

Dow gets 331-point boost (cnn)

Wall Street extends rally after Fed decision (ap)

US Stocks Rally Most Since April on Oil's Drop, Fed's Outlook (bloomberg)

8/6/08

Housing Lenders Fear Bigger Wave of Loan Defaults (nytimes)
The first wave of Americans to default on their home mortgages appears to be cresting, but a second, far larger one is quickly building.

8/6/08

Time to lock in your mortgage rate (cnn)
Home buyers may find big savings in locking in mortgage interest rates.

8/6/08

HIV IN AMERICA:

More than 56,000 in U.S. infected with AIDS each year (reuters)

8/6/08

CDC understated number of new HIV infections in US (ap)

AIDS Infection Rate in U.S. Higher Than Previously Estimated (washingtonpost)

8/6/08

Clinton in Africa says nutrition key to AIDS fight (ap)

8/6/08

12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference (ap)

8/6/08

Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug (ap)

8/6/08

Mixed results for growth hormone in HIV patients (ap)

8/6/08

Obama turns 47, staff loses present (cnn)

Well-heeled serenade Obama on his 47th birthday (ap)

Celebratory Obama Serves Media Sassiness and Birthday Cake (abcnews)

8/5/08

Obama ad alleges McCain is in oil companies' 'pocket' (usatoday)

Minor problem though...

Obama's Overstatement (newsweek)
An Obama ad says McCain's campaign got $2 million from "Big Oil." The total is actually $1.3 million.

8/5/08

Obama proposes tapping oil stockpiles (ap)

Obama backs some drilling, tapping oil stockpile (ap)

8/5/08

New McCain Ad Implies Obama is the Anti-Christ? (beliefnet)

8/5/08

While Dems away, GOPers play - on oil drilling (ap)

House GOP leaders vow to keep up protest sessions (cnn)

I believe this is what the Republicas used to call "political theater".

8/5/08

Bush to face protesters during South Korea visit (ap)

8/5/08

McCain rallies bikers at Sturgis (foxnews)

McCain visiting motorcycle rally, nuke power plant (ap)

8/5/08

'I am not a racist' : Bill Clinton (afp)

Bill Clinton to ABC: 'I Am Not a Racist' (washingtonpost)

And take this to the bank as well...

Bill Clinton refuses to say Barack OBama is “ready” for White House (nydailynews)

8/5/08

Alaskans for Obama: A Rare Democratic Push in the Last Frontier (washingtonpost)

8/5/08

What Role for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention? (usnews)
Consideration of a symbolic delegate role-call vote stirs tensions

8/5/08

Cheney not expected to attend GOP convention (cnn)

Report: No role for Cheney at GOP convention (usatoday)

8/5/08

Paris Hilton's mom takes offense at McCain's humor (ap)

File Under: Shut the f--k up!, your daughter is a glorified porno star... and a lousy one at that!

8/5/08

Bush, indicted senator attend troop rally (cnn)

8/5/08

Iraq violence kills 11, including 2 US soldiers (ap)

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bombings (washingtonpost)

8/5/08

Attack kills 16 police days before the Olympics (ap)
In a deadly attack just days ahead of the Olympics, two men from a Muslim ethnic group rammed a truck and hurled explosives at jogging policemen , killing 16