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March 2008 (Pt. 3)


3/31/08 - POLITICS

HE CAN'T SAY FAREWELL QUICK ENOUGH!

Check out the big man on campus taking care of our country's business during wartime!

Bush Begins Long Farewell on World Stage

It's fine as long as he does inane crap like this were he can't do any real damage... Wishful thinking!

Bush gets first pitch, first look
"I didn't want to bounce it, that's for certain," Bush later told ESPN announcers Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. "That's why I came in with high heat."

3/31/08


Obama leads in Texas caucus tally

3/31/08


Bill Clinton Woos Calif. Superdelegates

3/31/08


Clinton vows no surrender in election race

Plus...

Women Push Back in Support of Clinton

The Game’s Not Over, Clinton Backers Agree

So...

Obama Says Clinton Should Keep Running

I'm sure she is sending Obama a thank you note post haste!

3/31/08


Congress Readies Activist Housing Agenda

3/31/08


Obama running as 'underdog'

Ummm... If he say's so.

3/31/08


3/31/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


Al-Sadr Pulls Fighters Off Streets

Al-Sadr Offers Peace; Iraq Welcomes Move

Cleric Suspends Battle in Basra by Shiite Militia

And finally...

Iraqi Gov't Lifts Curfew After 4 Days

3/31/08


Iraq Fighting a Reality Check

3/31/08


Remains ID'd As Missing Ohio Soldier's
"My heart sinks, but I know they can't hurt him anymore,"

Body found of Ohio soldier missing in Iraq

3/31/08


French extremists dream of jihad in Iraq

They should send a thank you note to George Bush for making it possible...

3/31/08


US: 14 Bodies Found in Mass Grave

3/31/08


Al Qaeda Trying to Change the Look of Terror
Group Is Training Europeans, Americans to Use in Attacks, CIA Chief Says

And...

CIA director: Afghan, Pakistan border 'danger' to West

So don't forget to be very afraid and soil your pants daily... Especially when you go to vote in November!

3/31/08

 


3/31/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY


Fierce Regulation Debate Expected
In proposing the broadest overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression, the Bush administration has kicked off a fierce debate.

Paulson to propose financial market overhaul

And...

Wall Street Awaits Government Plan

As for the rest of us...

Uncertain Economy Awaits Next President

3/31/08


Congress Readies Activist Housing Agenda

3/31/08


Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish

3/31/08


Japan Stocks Decline on Concern U.S. Consumer Spending to Slow

Philippine shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street decline

3/31/08


Another Jobs Loss May Sink Stocks Again

3/31/08


Consumer spending weak in February

3/31/08


3/31/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Lessons on how to kill your children for absolutely no reason...

Parents pick prayer over docs; girl dies
Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor.

and this is what you get for killing your children...

Praying parents' other 3 kids removed

3/31/08


Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate
For years, Hannity offered his top-rated radio show as a regular forum for Turner's occasionally racist, always over-the-top rants. Hannity also chatted with him off-air, allegedly offering encouragement to Turner as he struggled to overcome a cocaine habit and homosexual leanings.

FOX ALERT!

3/31/08


Worker Sentenced in Slaughterhouse Abuse
One of two men caught on videotape apparently abusing cattle at a California slaughterhouse has been sentenced to six months in jail.

3/31/08

 


3/30/08 - POLITICS

Clinton Rules Out Leaving Race Early

Clinton not quitting: 'I like long movies'

Even though...

Gallup: Second straight 'statistically significant' lead for Obama

Endorsement of Obama Points Up Clinton Obstacles

3/30/08


Party Fears Tight Obama-Clinton Finish

3/30/08


Edwards Praises Both Clinton, Obama

3/30/08


Bill Clinton to Fellow Dems: 'Relax'

3/30/08


Catholic vote critical for Dems in Pa.

3/30/08


Siegelman: Rove's Fingerprints "Are Smeared All over The Case"

3/30/08


Lewinsky questioner surprised with Chelsea's response

3/30/08


3/30/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


Shiite Leader Al-Sadr Defies Iraq Gov't

Fresh fighting flares in al-Sadr stronghold

3/30/08


Rice Renews Focus on Mideast Peace

3/30/08


Curfew Extended in Baghdad

Iraq authorities extend Baghdad curfew indefinitely

3/30/08


Iraq: a Dangerous Walk to Work

3/30/08



Standing Up' Iraq Army Looks Open-Ended
AP IMPACT: 'Standing up' Iraqi army now open-ended as Basra fight rages and 2008 target drops

3/30/08


Al-Maliki Vows to Remain in Basra

3/30/08


3/30/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Bernanke, House Republicans to meet Tues on economy

3/30/08


Washington, Wall St. Tangle on Oversight

3/30/08


Weak Economy Slows Cargo, Idles Railcars

3/30/08


Consumer Spending Weak in February

3/30/08


Administration Pushes Regulatory Changes

3/30/08


Rich clients' assets to hit $75 trillion by 2012: study

3/30/08


3/30/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


U.S. Court upholds 10 Commandments on public land

3/30/08


AK-47s are turning up more in US

3/30/08


3/29/08 - POLITICS


Bush Sees 'Defining Moment' in Iraq

So Bush is saying the violence is a good thing?!?! Why would he say something so inherently stupid... Oh...

Campaign Notebook: Iraq Violence Refocuses Attention on War

3/29/08


McCain guru linked to subprime crisis

3/29/08


Democrats Prod Bush on Housing Measures

3/29/08


Obama Suggests Ex-Pastor Is Contrite

Obama's Double Standard on Reverend Wright

3/29/08


Bush Aide Resigns for Alleged Wrongdoing
An aide to Bush has resigned because of his alleged misuse of grant money from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

3/29/08



Click to play McCain's new ad

McCain Launches General Election Ad

McCain Casts Himself as President Americans Are Waiting For

3/29/08


Obama Gets Boost; Clinton Urged to Quit

3/29/08


3/29/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Coalition Jets Drop Bombs in Basra

US Forces Launch Airstrikes in Iraq

U.S. aircraft join Basra fight; Maliki extends deadline

3/29/08


Iraq: New Clashes in the South

3/29/08


Jordan snubs Arab summit

Al-Maliki to Skip Arab Summit

Arab summit divided by no-shows

3/29/08


Al-Sadr wants Arabs to back 'resistance'

3/29/08



US installs interim commander in Iraq, Afghanistan
US Admiral William Fallon was replaced Friday as head of US military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, a post he quit following reports he opposed President George W. Bush's policy towards Iran

3/29/08


We're fighting for survival, says Mahdi army commander

3/29/08


3/29/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY


Bush seeks financial regulation overhaul
The Bush administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation's financial services industry from banks and securities firms to mortgage brokers and insurance companies.

3/29/08


Fed Offers $100 Billion More to Banks

3/29/08


Wall Street Closes Week Lower

3/29/08


Newspaper Print Ad Sales Fall 9.4%, Most on Record

3/29/08


Consumers, inflation weaken as slowdown drags on

3/29/08


Help for those seeking economic stimulus money

3/29/08


3/29/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Human ancestor fossil found in Europe

3/29/08


Dinosaur lured mates with giant horns

I find it interesting to note how little has changed after all this time... (Bah dum dum!) And the ladies still fall for it (just kidding)!

3/29/08


3/28/08 - POLITICS

Bush Scolds Congress About Iraq
President Bush said that congressional critics have bullied Iraq's leaders and ignored political progress achieved at the cost of U.S. lives.

Congressional critics cost the troops their lives... Whatever helps ypu sleep at night nutjob...

3/28/08


Obama Would Have Left if Wright Stayed

Well isn't that convenient...

3/28/08


Clinton dismisses call to end her campaign
Voters want their voices to be heard, their votes counted, she tells crowd

3/28/08


Mukasey Vows Corruption Crackdown
Mukasey vowed anew to crack down on crooked politicians and public officials, dismissing critics who accuse the Justice Department of letting partisan loyalties interfere with corruption cases.

3/28/08



Between propagating anti-Israel rhetoric and referring to Italians as “garlic noses”, Barak Obama must be cringing!

More controversial Wright comments surface

Rev Jeremiah Wright lands Barack Obama in trouble again

3/28/08


Clinton, Obama Predict Eventual Unity

Clinton, Obama vow Democrats will unite despite bitter campaign

3/28/08


Obama, Clinton Offer Economic Plans

Democratic rivals urge more fiscal oversight

3/28/08


3/28/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Baghdad under curfew amid clashes
A curfew has been imposed on Baghdad amid continuing clashes between Shia militias and Iraqi security forces.

Baghdad locked down after violent clashes

More than 100 dead in two days of Iraq fighting

Iraq assembly holds emergency session amid curfew

International Zone under curfew as attacks continue

3/28/08


Troops find mass grave

3/28/08



Al-Qaeda video shows boys training to kill, kidnap

3/28/08


Bodies of 2 More US Contractors ID'd

3/28/08


UK Admits Mistreating Iraqi Detainees
The British military admitted Thursday that some of its troops breached the human rights of an Iraqi man who died in custody and of eight other detained Iraqis.

3/28/08



Iraqi Leader Faces Pivotal Moment

Iraqi Prime Minister Says No Retreat
Iraq's prime minister vowed to fight "until the end" against Shiite militias in Basra despite protests by tens of thousands of followers of a radical cleric in Baghdad and deadly clashes in the capital and the oil-rich south.

3/28/08


Diplomats Told to Take Cover in Baghdad

Memo to US Diplomats Under Fire in Iraq

3/28/08


3/28/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Economy Nearly Stalled in 4th Quarter

Economy Sputters With 0.6 Percent Growth

4th-Quarter Data Confirms Frailty of the Broad Economy

3/28/08


Fed policy-maker warns U.S. near recession

3/28/08


Dollar Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop Against Euro in a Month

3/28/08


Fed must ensure slowdown is short - Fed's Lockhart

3/28/08


3/28/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Big Belly Boosts Risk of Later Dementia

That explains a lot!

3/28/08


Warming Affects Trees, Streams in West

3/28/08


California Lowers Auto Emissions Rule

California Trims Goal for Number of Emission-Free Vehicles


3/27/08 - POLITICS


Bush Calls Fuse Delivery a Mistake

Let me get this right... Bush is calling a shipment of nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan a "mistake"... But the war in Iraq was A-OK!

3/27/08


Clinton Camp Denounces Obama Iowa Supporter for Lewinsky Comments

3/27/08


McCain Agrees With Bin Laden?

3/27/08


Justice Department enters passport breach probe

DoJ: Prosecutors Helping State Dept. on Passport Breach Investigation... But Not Investigating

3/27/08


Cheney muses on power of future VPs

3/27/08



Obama Related to Pitt, Clinton to Jolie

3/27/08


States Brace For Record Turnout
Politico: Election Officials Across The Country Get Ready For What Could Be An Election Day Like No Other

3/27/08


3/27/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


US: Saddam Paid for Lawmakers' Iraq Trip
Federal prosecutors say Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion.

3/27/08


Shiite Enclave Back on Edge

3/27/08


Official: 40 Dead in Basra Fighting
An Iraqi military spokesman says 40 people have been killed and 200 wounded in two days of fighting between Shiite militias and government forces in the southern city of Basra.

3/27/08


Warring Militants Threaten Iraq's Fragile Security

3/27/08



Marine, Iraq dog reunited in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday with one of his closest war buddies — a 2-year-old dog named Nubs.

3/27/08


Pentagon says new Iraq fighting arises from surge's success

Up is down, left is right and Bush is smart!

3/27/08


3/27/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Stocks Retreat on Weak Economic Data

3/27/08


Oil Prices Jump on Inventory Report

3/27/08


New Home Sales Drop for a Fourth Month
New Home Sales Drop To 13-Year Low

3/27/08


Paulson calls for bank rules review
The Bush administration will soon release a plan aimed at promoting smoother functioning of financial markets, Paulson says.

Paulson Urges Broader Fed Oversight of Wall Street

3/27/08


What Created This Monster?

3/27/08


3/27/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Muslim scholar denounces Vatican baptism

Vatican says Pope's baptism of Muslim not a hostile act

Who could have seen this coming!?!?! Oh yeah... We all did!

3/27/08


Woman's suit against seminary dismissed
Leaders of a prominent Southern Baptist seminary who believe women are biblically forbidden from teaching men were within their rights when they told a female professor to leave, a federal judge has ruled.

3/27/08


3/26/08 - POLITICS


I was shocked to find out that Hillary padded her resume'.... I guess, judging by the media frenzy, that it's never happened before!

Hillary's Flight of Fancy

Clinton Says She Erred on Bosnia Story

Take it with a grain of salt media outlets because...

Bosnia a war zone when Hillary visited in 1996

Clinton Speechwriter Backs Hillary’s Bosnia Story…Sort Of

3/26/08


Obama releases tax returns, says Clinton should too

So...

Sen. Clinton says she expects to release returns within a week

3/26/08


Pentagon Admits Mistaken Arms Shipment

3/26/08


Dems eager to vote in Pennsylvania primary

3/26/08


Clinton Would Have Left Obama's Church

Clinton: Wright would not have been my pastor

Damn straight! That dude is just as crazy as Pat Robertson Is or Jerry Faldwel was (and don't forget Hagee & Parsly)!

3/26/08


Government Benefit Programs in Trouble

3/26/08


Nancy Reagan to Endorse McCain in Calif.

3/26/08


3/26/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


Bush silent on troop numbers in Iraq

And here's why...

Report Says Troop Levels Won't Decrease
Current Force Stands At About 150,000

US troop presence in Iraq to remain steady: report
US troop levels in Iraq are likely to remain steady for the rest of President George W. Bush's presidency, under war plans presented by his top Iraq commander.

U.S. officials suggest Bush delay decision on Iraq withdrawals

3/26/08


US military deaths in Iraq at 4,001

And the beat goes on...

3/26/08


Iraqi Leaders Face Grave Shiite Crisis

3/26/08


Al-Qaida's No. 2: Attack Israel, US

3/26/08



US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia

Iraqi Forces Fight Sadr's Militia in Basra; 18 Killed

Here's the screwed up part... It started off as a peacfull protest!

Peaceful Iraq protests spark clashes; 50 reported dead

3/26/08


US Embassy Employee Dies of Wounds

3/26/08


3/26/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY


Consumer confidence at 5-year low
Key index plummets amid pessimism about jobs and income.

Consumer Confidence Plunges in March

3/26/08


Government Benefit Programs in Trouble

3/26/08


Paulson: Social Security fix needed
Treasury Secretary says program is 'financially unsustainable.' Trustee report says government will have to pay back what it owes starting in 2017.

Home Price Drop Signals Tough Spring

3/26/08



US home prices slide 10.7 percent in major markets

3/26/08


The dollar weakened as US consumer confidence tumbles

3/26/08


3/26/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Western Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

Vast Antarctic Ice Shelf on Verge of Collapse

3/26/08


Study: Warming May Threaten Lake Tahoe

3/26/08


3/25/08 - POLITICS


US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4,000

But don't worry...

Bush Says Iraq War Deaths Not in Vain

Bush Sympathetic As War Toll Hits 4,000

And to show his profound grief...


White House Hosts Annual Easter Egg Roll

Weeeeeeeee, FUN!

3/25/08


McCain Says US Succeeding in Iraq

3/25/08


Edwards unlikely to endorse

3/25/08


Clinton 'Misspoke' About '96 Bosnia Trip

3/25/08



No Carville Apology for Judas Remark

3/25/08


Dynasty: Not a dirty word in Pennsylvania

3/25/08


Passport Case Raises Outsourcing Concern

3/25/08


3/25/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


At Grim Milestone, White House Says Focus Is on Success in Iraq

3/25/08


Remains of 2 US Contractors Recovered

3/25/08


Marines See a Safer Iraq

3/25/08


Iraq seen as more stable than Afghanistan: report

Isn't that a sad statement...

3/25/08


Iraq War Protesters Disrupt Chicago Mass
Six Iraq war protesters disrupted an Easter Mass on Sunday, shouting and squirting fake blood on themselves and parishioners in a packed auditorium.

3/25/08


Green Zone Shelling Mirrors Militia Ire

3/25/08


3/25/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Home Sales Rose in February

Don't be fooled... The only reason the sales went up is because people are selling them dirt cheap because they're destitute!

Prices continued to slide. The median sales price for single-family homes and condominiums dropped to $195,900, a fall of 8.2 percent from a year ago, the biggest slide in the current housing slump. The median price for just single-family homes was down 8.7 percent from a year ago, the biggest decline in four decades.

3/25/08


Partying Like It’s 1929
If Ben Bernanke manages to save the financial system from collapse, he will — rightly — be praised for his heroic efforts.

3/25/08


Slump Moves From Wall St. to Main St.

3/25/08


Stocks Jump on Revised Bear Stearns Deal
JPMorgan boosted investors' optimism by lifting its offer for Bear Stearns to $10 per share from $2.

Someone made a filthy amount of money on this one!

3/25/08


High Gas Prices Aid Prop-Plane Comeback

3/25/08


3/25/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires

That's just crazy talk! Everyone knows that cats are the only domesticated pets who can talk to god!


Christian Cat Lovers Club

3/25/08


3/24/08 - POLITICS


DOJ Urged to Investigate Passport Breach

Passport cases 'imprudent curiosity,' spokesman says

3/24/08


Poll of polls: Obama's lead narrows after tough week

3/24/08


Obama's Rough Patch Could've Been Worse

3/24/08


Advisers to Both Fault Obama Camp
Both Clinton and Obama supporters faulted Obama's campaign for allowing a retired general and backer of the Illinois senator to equate Clinton's husband to McCarthy...

3/24/08


Pressure grows on Democrats to unite behind a candidate

3/24/08


Richardson: 'I am very loyal to the Clintons'

With friends like him...

3/24/08


Specter: Congress should cut short break

3/24/08


3/24/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


Attacks kill 57 in Iraq

On Violent Iraq Easter, 57 Killed

3/24/08


6 killed by U.S. copter may have been allies

3/24/08


Rockets hit Green Zone in Iraq

Blasts Target Baghdad's Green Zone
Some 10 blasts were heard starting shortly before 6 a.m in the sprawling area in central Baghdad

3/24/08


US Lawmakers Assess Iraq Violence
On a day of new insurgent attacks in Iraq, with at least 40 people killed, members of the U.S. Senate spoke out on the war on American television. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports they offered differing assessments of the situation on the ground.

3/24/08


Mother Fights Army Over Son's Death

3/24/08


U.S. military: Troops kill shaved would-be suicide bombers

3/24/08


3/24/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

US Ponders: How Deep Is Economic Abyss?

3/24/08


Bank of America may face $6.5 bln loan loss: analyst

3/24/08


Investors Await Housing, Spending Data

3/24/08



Gas prices hit record $3.26, diesel at $4.06

3/24/08


Is the worst over, or just beginning?

Light at end of tunnel or false dawn?

3/24/08


3/24/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Cloned cells treat Parkinson's in mice

A great many religious people who have relatives with Parkinson's are going to have to have a serious come to Jesus moment with thmselves...

3/24/08


Worker Sentenced in Slaughterhouse Abuse
One of two men caught on videotape apparently abusing cattle at a California slaughterhouse has been sentenced to six months in jail.

3/24/08


3/23/08 - POLITICS


Obama Adviser Faults Bill Clinton Speech
McPeak made off-the-cuff remarks to reporters in comparing the former president's comments with the actions of Joseph McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator.

Obama-Supporting Retired General Compares Bill Clinton To McCarthy

3/23/08


Clinton Got Along With GOP in Senate

3/23/08


Bush tries to be unpopular — not really
"Both the president and the vice president have long believed, and it's a part of what has made them the leaders that they are, which is not to chase popularity polls but to hold themselves to a standard that requires people not to like them," she said. Huh? Requires people not to like them?

3/23/08


White House: Computer hard drives tossed
Older White House computer hard drives have been destroyed, the White House disclosed to a federal court Friday in a controversy over millions of possibly missing e-mails from 2003 to 2005.

3/23/08



Chief of firm involved in breach is Obama adviser
The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly looking at the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Barack Obama campaign.

3/23/08


Ron Paul keeps presidential run alive

3/23/08


3/23/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Democrats demand 'straight talk' on Iraq
With troops entering their sixth year of combat in Iraq, N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez demanded that President Bush give an honest assessment of the costs of the conflict.

3/23/08


3 US Soldiers Killed Near Baghdad

6 killed by U.S. copter may have been allies

3/23/08


Al-Qaida blamed in failed US site attack
An Al-Qaida terror cell was behind a mortar strike against the U.S. embassy in Yemen that missed its target but killed a security guard and wounded 13 students...

3/23/08


US deaths in Iraq approach 4,000

3/23/08



Thousands rally against Iraq war in New York

3/23/08


Iraqi Aides Hope for New Life in America

3/23/08


3/23/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Financial Market Turmoil Raises Worries

3/23/08


Fed's Moves Bring Praise, New Scrutiny

3/23/08


Last Hope in a Weak Economy? Mom and Dad

3/23/08


US auto shows reflect industry doldrums

3/23/08


3/23/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Fossil of Oldest Rabbit Relative Found
Just in time for Easter, the oldest rabbit relation is bounding onto the scientific scene.

3/23/08


Pope to baptize prominent Muslim

That shouldn't piss them off too much especially after Bin Laden pissed all over the pope earlier this week!

3/23/08


3/22/08 - POLITICS


Candidates' Passport Files Breached

Barack Obama's confidential passport file secretly looked at
Obama's confidential passport file has been secretly looked at by three US government officials in recent months, the Bush administration said yesterday.

Clinton passport details breached
US Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has said her passport file was improperly accessed by officials at the state department. ...

McCain passport records were also viewed
The passport files of presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, a Republican, were improperly accessed by State Department workers, a U.S. official said

Our government spies on everyone but don't worry everything is taken care of...

2 fired in passport case with Va. firm

3/22/08


Obama Spends $1.5 Million a Day

Obama Has Clear Money Advantage

3/22/08


NM Gov. Bill Richardson Endorses Obama

3/22/08


Obama's use of the phrase "typical white person" to describe his grandmother offends some
Barack Obama's use of the phrase "typical white person" on a local radio station yesterday wound up making waves from Huffington Post to YouTube to Larry King Live.

Obama Attempts to Clarify "Typical White Person" and Which Offensive Comments He Heard at Church

3/22/08


McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam

3/22/08


Clinton Camp Raps Obama Camp Over Photo

3/22/08


3/22/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS


Pentagon divided on Iraq strategy
Ground commanders want to keep a large troop presence but the Joint Chiefs worry about the strain of long tours of duty.

3/22/08


Cheney pledges U.S. commitment to Afghanistan

3/22/08


Report: World ignoring Iraqi refugee crisis

3/22/08


Iraq leader sombre on anniversary
Jalal Talabani said Iraqis still faced huge difficulties five years onIraqi President Jalal Talabani has singled out violence and corruption as the main problems facing his country on the fifth anniversary of the invasion.

3/22/08


Pentagon Rules Out Fallon Testimony
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the decision had nothing to do with Fallon's views on Iran or the reasons for his unexpected resignation and retirement

3/22/08


Iraq: War Victims Fund Aids Innocents

3/22/08


3/22/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Financial Market Turmoil Raises Worries

3/22/08


Sliding dollar: No easy rescue
Fears about the greenback are building, but currency experts say a bailout by central banks isn't likely.

3/22/08


Feds Open Criminal Probe Into Alcoa

3/22/08


Mortgage rates fall, 1st time since February
Fed actions spur drop in 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, but ARM rates still climb.

3/22/08


3/22/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Gas-belching volcanoes may have killed dinosaurs

3/22/08


Cosmic blast 7.5 billion years old, seen with naked eye

3/22/08


3/21/08 - POLITICS

NOT SO BREAKING NEWS: OUR GOVERNMENT SPIES ON US!

Passport files of candidates breached
Records of Clinton, McCain, Obama inappropriately accessed, officials say

3/21/08



Obama's Minister's Remarks Won't Fade

here's one ofthe reasons why!

McCain aide suspended for relaying video

3/21/08


Cheney's former chief of staff disbarredCourt Bans Libby From Practicing Law

3/21/08


GOP Facing Losses in Congress Elections

3/21/08


Clinton closing in on Obama in NC Clinton takes lead over Obama in Gallup poll

3/21/08


Clinton's first lady schedule released
Schedules show Clinton plunged into health care quickly

I guess they didn't find anything incriminating or embarassing so..
.

Group wants Clinton phone logs released

3/21/08


Democrats Want Contract Fraud Documents

3/21/08


Obama: Trust Me to End the War

3/21/08


3/21/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Purported bin Laden message: Iraq is 'perfect base'

Bin Laden urges support for Iraq insurgency

Bin Laden: Pope helps anti-Islam Crusade

3/21/08


Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: ‘So?’

3/21/08


Iraq begins sixth year of chaos, bloodshed

3/21/08


Three die in clashes between Iraq police, Mehdi army

3/21/08


Soldier Electrocutions Probed in Iraq

Hidden Danger: Soldiers Dying From Electrocution

3/21/08


Iraqis say war failed to win battle for democracy

3/21/08


3/21/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY


Reports Suggest Economy Weakening More

3/21/08


Inflation is Americans' top economic concern
Ahead of the Fed's rate cuts, nine in ten Americans say they are concerned about rising prices, according to a new poll.

3/21/08


Social Security's running out of time
Because the trust fund is invested in Treasuries, the real problem starts not in 2040, but a decade or so from now.

3/21/08



Unemployment claims surge in latest week
Labor Department says 378,000 filed for unemployment for the first time last week, well above forecasts.

3/21/08


Slowdown could have been avoided
A well-respected economist says the U.S. is now in a recession...and that Congress and the Federal Reserve could have stopped it.

3/21/08


3/21/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE


Early life on Earth - no predators, plenty of sex

Adam and Eve were a pair of filthy fornicators.... Hehehehe!

3/21/08


Science, Bible Agree: Giving Is Better

Adam and Eve were giving each other a lot apparently!

3/21/08


3/20/08 - POLITICS


Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'

Bush Defiantly Defends War in Iraq

Bush Speech Marks 5 Years of War in Iraq

Which might explain this...

Poll: Bush's popularity hits new low

3/20/08


GOP sees Rev. Wright as pathway to victory

3/20/08


Bush Picks New Homeland Security Adviser

3/20/08


Fact Check: Bush on al Qaida, Iraqis

3/20/08


Lewinsky and the First Lady

First Lady Clinton and the Intern Crisis

3/20/08



Clinton presses re-vote case in Michigan

Clinton Calls on Obama to Back Primaries

New bid to seat Florida delegates based on state and national vote

But...

Liberals Don't Want Convention Fight

So...

Dems Urged to Hold Superdelegate Primary

3/20/08


3/20/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Osama Bin Laden 'Makes New Message'

Bin Laden slams EU over prophet cartoons

Bin Laden threatens grave punishment over cartoons

3/20/08


War Protesters Halt Traffic, Recall Dead

3/20/08


US Company to Help Expand Iraqi Refinery

3/20/08


Cheney: Iran May Have Resumed Weapon Program

Here we go again... He can't go away quick enough.

3/20/08


Iraqi Journalists Forced Into Exile

3/20/08


3/20/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Poll: 71 percent think Iraq spending hurts economy

3/20/08


Stocks Decline After Huge Rally

3/20/08


Oil Falls on Weak Demand Report

My goodness... how do they do it! It's dropped all the way down to $104.48 a barrel!

3/20/08


The Fed may be done - Get over it

3/20/08



Bad Economic News Persists

3/20/08


A slice of pizza gets pricier

3/20/08


3/20/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Global Warming Rushes Timing of Spring
The changes could push some species to extinction.

3/20/08

Methane found on distant world

Stuff of Life (but Not Life Itself) Is Detected on a Distant Planet
Astronomers reported that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

3/20/08