May 2008 (Pt. 2)

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May 2008 (Pt. 2)

5/20/08 - POLITICS

BREAKING NEWS...

Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor
Massachusetts Senator Suffered Seizure, Rushed to Hospital Last Weekend

Sen. Edward Kennedy has malignant brain tumor

Sen. Edward Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumor; prognosis seen as poor

5/20/08

"McCain: Nooooooooooooo!!!!"

Bush plans active campaign role for GOP
President Bush will help Republican John McCain raise money later this month in Arizona. Beyond that, the White House isn't saying how much the two will campaign together.

5/20/08

McCain, Obama trade fire over Iran

McCain: Obama's Iran remarks show inexperience

5/20/08

Former Clinton aide, Obama strategist in talks
Obama strategist David Axelrod and former Clinton aide Patti Solis Doyle confirmed they had had informal conversations about how she might help the Illinois senator if he secures the presidential nomination as expected.

That kinda' sucks!

5/20/08

White House Says NBC Distorted Bush Response

It's not nessasary... Bush can distort the facts all on his own!

5/20/08

Lobbyist flap conflicts with McCain's image

5/20/08

As Time Runs Short, Clinton Claims Lead in Popular Vote

5/20/08

Length of Kennedy hospital stay raises questions

5/20/08

It's bad luck to count your chickens before they... Well, y'know.

Obama could reach delegate milestone Tuesday

Obama developing a McCain strategy before winning nomination

And what does Hillary have to say about this...

Clinton to Obama: Not so fast

Clinton camp warns Obama against victory lap

5/20/08

Sen. Robert C. Byrd endorses Obama

Sen. Robert Byrd, one-time KKK member, backs Barack Obama

5/20/08

5/20/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

New Troops in Iraq Will Keep Number at 140,000

Nearly 40,000 troops to be deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan

Pentagon announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop deployments

5/20/08

11 Iraqi police recruits killed, police say

5/20/08

Justice: FBI flagged mistreatment of detainees

5/20/08

US: 500 youths detained in Iraq; 10 in Afghanistan
The U.S. military is holding about 500 juveniles in detention centers in Iraq, and has about 10 detained at the U.S. base at Bagram, Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.

Correction: Iraq-US-Jailed Kids story

5/20/08

France says it's had informal contacts with Hamas

Appeasers!!!!... Oh, I forgot, Bush likes Sarkozy.

5/20/08

Pakistani Taliban Claim Responsibility for Suicide Bombing
Taliban militants in Pakistan are claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 13 people outside an army base in Pakistan's volatile northwest.

5/20/08

U.S. soldier riddles Koran with bullets in Iraq

Soooooo...

US general apologizes for Quran shooting

Not enough...

Iraqi VP demands action against US soldier over Koran

5/20/08

Palestinians cool to embrace from al-Qaida leader

5/20/08

5/20/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Senate deal struck on mortgage aid
Plan would let government back loans for at-risk borrowers.

Senators say have deal on housing rescue bill

Dodd, Shelby Reach Agreement on Anti-Foreclosure Bill

Well that sounds like a good thing... I can't see anyone not wanting to help out Americans in trouble... Ummm, never mind.

Bush says he won't back bill to bail out lenders

5/20/08

Economists see credit crisis nearing end
Forecasters expect credit conditions to improve in the second half of the year; outlook for economic growth scaled back.

5/20/08

Americans worry about funding a long retirement

5/20/08

No end in sight to market woes say Trichet, Buffett

5/20/08

Stocks finish mixed following tech pullback

5/20/08

Pump prices rise to new high as oil extends gains
More gas and oil records fell Monday as retail fuel prices struck new highs and crude settled above $127 for the first time, tightening the squeeze on drivers planning holiday road trips next weekend

5/20/08

Index Implies Slowdown May Prove a Short One
The index of leading economic indicators rose in April for a second month, the first back-to-back gain since October 2006, suggesting that the current slowdown will be short-lived.

5/20/08

Economic Tide Is Rising for Repo Man

5/20/08

5/20/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Obese blamed for the world's ills
The world's obese population is rising Obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and climate change, experts say.

5/20/08

Grizzly victim: 'He's eating my brain!'

Greatest tag line ever!

5/20/08

Robot digger set to land Sunday at Martian pole

5/20/08

Law Makes Noose Display a Felony

5/20/08

5/19/08 - POLITICS

GOP Hands Are Wrung Over Party Prospects

After String of Losses, Republicans Face Crisis

Democrats likely to take big gains in Congress in November

But there's alway's trouble in paradise...

Gaining Seats, Democrats Find Their House Ideologically Divided

5/19/08

McCain's national finance co-chair resigns
John McCain's national finance co-chairman has stepped down, the latest casualty of a presidential campaign eager to cauterize damage caused by its ties to lobbyists.

5/19/08

Kennedy Remains Hospitalized

Kennedy awaiting test results at Boston hospital

5/19/08

Elizabeth Edwards: Not backing Hillary

5/19/08

Speaker Pelosi leads delegation to Iraq

5/19/08

Huckabee says he would like to be McCain's No. 2

5/19/08

Frank Rich: McCain Can Run, but Bush Won’t Hide

5/19/08

Obama's Big Cross Kentucky Flier

Obama and the cross: A double standard?

5/19/08

Obama sorry for 'sweetie' comment

First the 'bitter,' now the 'sweet': Obama has a new gaffe

5/19/08

5/19/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

File Under: Blind leading the blind!

Bush lectures Arab world on political reform

As Bush leaves Mideast, he gives Arab leaders a to-do list for reform

OK so Bush is a joke but peace isn't.... So how's that going

Bush Departs From Mideast Without Concrete Progress on Peace

Great...

5/19/08

US soldier removed from Iraq for shooting at Quran

5/19/08

Iranian embassy employees shot in Baghdad

5/19/08

Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders

Bin Laden asks Muslims to fight Gaza closure

5/19/08

New commission to study WMDs announced
Soon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S., researched and written by top experts on weapons of mass destruction.

5/19/08

Iraqi forces, Shiite militants fight in Sadr City

5/19/08

Analysis: Saudis protect own interests in oil production
When President Bush, once a Texas oilman, asked Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, he may have forgotten that the Saudis have a long memory. And that made it a good bet his mission this past week would produce a dry hole

5/19/08

Ex-archbishop urges release of British hostages
A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago.

5/19/08

5/19/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Investors gird for higher oil, bleak housing data

5/19/08

Inflation fears on the rise

More awful inflation numbers expected in coming week

5/19/08

EBRD: Inflation hitting Eastern Europe hard

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development meets to map out future as inflation risks loom

5/19/08

Builders: No signs of housing recovery
The latest survey of homebuilders' confidence shows that the market remains in rough shape and will remain in a funk six months from now.

5/19/08

Is the recession off? Housing holds key

5/19/08

Average gasoline prices seen nearing $4 soon
Average price of self-serve regular close to $4 a gallon - survey

U.S. gasoline prices hit record $3.79/gallon

Survey shows gas prices up 17 cents in 2 weeks

5/19/08

Steel prices: how much higher can they go?

5/19/08

5/19/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Oil cos. expect battles over polar bear listing
The lawyers aren't clearing their calendars just yet, but the oil industry is bracing for some courtroom battles to maintain its stake in Alaska's oil-rich fields now that the Interior Department has listed polar bears as a threatened species.

Who cares about annihilation a species of pesky bears so long as you can drive your chick magnet Hummer a few extra miles... Right?

5/19/08

'Fewer hurricanes' as world warms
Hurricanes and tropical storms will become less frequent by the end of the century as a result of climate change, US researchers have suggested.

Study says global warming not worsening hurricanes

See... Global warming is a good thing!

5/19/08

Iberdrola to invest $8B in US renewable energy
Spanish power company Iberdrola SA said it plans to invest $8 billion in renewable energy in the U.S. between 2008 and 2010.

5/19/08

5/18/08 - POLITICS

Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure

Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy conscious after seizure

5/18/08

Obama picks up delegates in Kan., Md., Nev.

5/18/08

Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill

5/18/08

Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign

5/18/08

Clinton's female fans wonder what if _ and when

5/18/08

Bush election panel nominee withdraws

5/18/08

Obama Says Bush and McCain Are ‘Fear Mongering’ in Attacks

5/18/08

Clinton presses on with campaign despite long odds

5/18/08

Unintended Consequences of the House Democrats’ Winning Streak

5/18/08

5/18/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Iraqi court rulings stop at US detention sites

5/18/08

Iraqi Forces Detain More Than a 1,000 Suspected Militants in Mosul
Iraq's military says its forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an ongoing offensive aimed at defeating al-Qaida militants in the northern city of Mosul.

5/18/08

Militants Kill Pakistani Soldier to Avenge Alleged U.S. Missile Strike

5/18/08

U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice

5/18/08

Bin Laden vows to fight for Palestinians

5/18/08

Witnesses: Abu Ghraib bomber was a teenage boy
Police are investigating witness accounts that the suicide bomber who struck the Iraqi town of Abu Ghraib on Wednesday was a teenage boy, a local police official told CNN.

5/18/08

Marine who died after cross-state chase wrote of war stress

5/18/08

Iraqi police beat news photographer

5/18/08

5/18/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn't solve US problem

Because there wasn't any "boost" you dipstick! See...

Analysis: Saudis protect own interests in oil production

5/18/08

$4 a gallon not the end of rising gas prices
'It's not going to be a 1-year blip and go away'

5/18/08

Summer may bring a turning point for stock market

The operative word here is "may"...

5/18/08

The Brewing Credit-Card Storm
Regulators plan to limit rate hikes and curtail fees. But do reforms go far enough?

5/18/08

Getting Easier to Get Big Loans
The gears of the mortgage market are starting to unlock for borrowers needing big loans. In expensive markets such as Washington, that covers most people looking to refinance or move up from an entry-level home.

5/18/08

Gas prices crush retiree dreams
The record-high price of gasoline is putting a strain on American motorists - and spurring some to shift their habits. Here are their storie

5/18/08

Energy Department to stop adding oil to reserve

5/18/08

Treasury secretary says markets are calmer now

5/18/08

5/18/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Ruling May Revive Gay Marriage as Issue

California court decision could affect debate in Vermont

Same-Sex Marriage and Racial Justice Find Common Ground

5/18/08

Half-eaten Snickers bar implicates hungry burglar

I told you that dental database would be invalueable...

Scientists are building database of bite marks

5/18/08

Lawmakers say it's time to tax porn

First they came for my cigarettes and I said nothing, then they came for my beer and I said nothing but my porn.... It's time to riot in the streets!!!!

5/18/08

5/17/08 - POLITICS

Obama criticizes McCain, Bush on appeasement talk

Obama Says Bush Tries to Mask Failure With `Appeasement' Remark

Barack Obama not about to appease President Bush or John McCain

FLIP FLOPING HYPOCRITES!!!!!

"Psst, Hey asshole... They're on to us!"

Hypocrisy on Hamas
McCain Was for Talking Before He Was Against It

John McCain is a hypocrite when it comes to negotiating with Hamas

And then there's Dubya's Bull****!

Bush made a deal with Qaddaf, wrote letters signed, ‘Dear Mr. Chairman’ to Kim Jong Il

5/17/08

Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton

5/17/08

Edwards rules out vice presidential run with Obama

Too bad... That's a good looking ticket!

5/17/08

McCain courts NRA in gun shop visit

5/17/08

Bush wraps up Israel visit, heads for Saudi Arabia

I wonder how the trip went... I look for some news coverage on it... Ummm, never mind.

White House Notebook: No question, Bush not doing Q&A

5/17/08

Huckabee jokes about Obama ducking a gunman

5/17/08

Conyers: 'We're closing in on Rove'
Off the House floor, the Crypt overheard John Conyers tell two other people: “We’re closing in on Rove. Someone’s got to kick his ass.”

5/17/08

McCain adviser ousted in conflict uproar

5/17/08

ON DEADLINE: Preachers a problem for McCain too

5/17/08

5/17/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war

Bin Laden: Al-Qaida Will Continue War Against Israel

Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow

5/17/08

Iraq: Iranian Embassy convoy ambushed

Iran protests after 3 diplomats wounded in Iraq

5/17/08

US soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war'

5/17/08

Shiite power struggle behind Iraq clashes, analysts say
Recent deadly clashes in Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City represent Shiite-vs.-Shiite political maneuvering ahead of Iraqi provincial elections, analysts say.

5/17/08

Pakistan 'protests' at US strike
Pakistan's army says it has protested over a missile attack in its tribal areas that was carried out by the US.

Pakistan protests suspected US missile strike

Pakistan Says Coalition in Afghanistan Launched Deadly Missile Strike

5/17/08

Feds: No credible terror threat to Indy 500

5/17/08

Al-Maliki offers amnesty in Mosul

Maliki in Mosul offers cash for gun deal

Iraqi leader offers amnesty for turning in weapons

5/17/08

Baghdad morgue is final stop in search for the missing

5/17/08

5/17/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Bush in Saudi Arabia to press king on oil and Iran

Good for Bush. With his close ties to the Saudis I'm sure he'll be able to reason with them... Umm, never mind.

Saudis rebuff Bush's request to pump more oil

Saudis see no reason to raise oil production now

I'm shocked that Bush was unable to reason with our close Saudi allies... Sumply shocked!

5/17/08

US oil shipments canceled.
Responding to congressional pressure, the Bush administration on Friday said it is suspending oil deliveries into the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the remainder of the year.

Oooooh, Bush must be having a meltdown... I love it!

5/17/08

Defying President Bush, Senate Passes Farm Bill
The Senate voted overwhelmingly on to approve a five-year, $307 billion farm bill, sending it to President Bush for what is expected to be his futile veto.

Oh I'd love to see Bush's meltdown on this one!

5/17/08

Oil soars to a fresh record high near $128/bbl

Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too

5/17/08

Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky

So is that good news or not...?

U.S. Builders Broke Ground on Fewest Houses Since '91

Economists React: ‘Let’s Not Kid Ourselves’ on Housing

5/17/08

Senate Short of Agreement on Housing Rescue

Shelby: Housing Rescue Will Be Enacted

Dodd Optimistic About Housing Deal

5/17/08

Food stamp recipients pinched by high food prices

5/17/08

World economy on thin ice - U.N.
The United Nations blames dire situation on the decline of the U.S. housing and financial sectors.

5/17/08

5/17/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Hey... Look what we did! A proud day for us all?

Polar bear now listed as 'threatened' species

5/17/08

Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling

5/17/08

Viagra 'aids muscular dystrophy'
The anti-impotence drug Viagra may help save people with muscular dystrophy from an early death, a study suggests

There's a joke to be made here but i'm not going to be the one to do it!

5/17/08

5/16/08 - POLITICS

Bush, Obama trade blows over 'Nazi' accusation

Bush Speech Criticized as Attack on Obama

Obama says Bush falsely accused him of appeasement

Bush's 'appeasement' remark prompts swift Obama defense

And ya' gotta love Joe Biden...

Biden: Bush comment 'bulls***'

5/16/08

Edwards endorsement pays off for Obama

Eight Edwards delegates now moving to Obama

5/16/08

Analysis: Gay marriage back as campaign issue

5/16/08

McCain: I will win Iraq, kill bin Laden

Oooh, how virile! And then there's this...

McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013

The war in Iraq is over were just occupying it now... Moron!

5/16/08

Fact check: Clinton vote claims under scrutiny

5/16/08

Republicans abandon Bush on food, energy issues

5/16/08

Michelle Obama takes heat from Tennessee GOP

Tenn. GOP mocks Michelle Obama's 'proud' remark

5/16/08

5/16/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack west of Baghdad

5/16/08

House Republicans Block War Funds
131 Republicans Vote 'Present' in Protest of Pelosi Tactics

Republicans block Democrats' war funding bill

House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars

5/16/08

Gates: Some in Pentagon still not on 'war footing'
The Pentagon's slow response to wartime challenges such as protecting troops against roadside bombs stemmed in part from a mistaken belief within the defense establishment that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would be short, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said

5/16/08

Iraqi forces mount al-Qaida hunt in Mosul
U.S. and Iraqi troops moved against al-Qaida on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city

5/16/08

U.S. again breaks with Iraqi who helped make case for invading Iraq

5/16/08

US probing Iraqi companies for insurance fraud
Companies working on Iraq reconstruction have been accused of padding their profits through an insurance scam, leading to a criminal probe and hurried changes in the way many contracts are handled by the U.S. Army, according to internal military documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Contractors, insurance firms gouging taxpayers, panel says

5/16/08

Bush leaves it to Olmert to push Mideast peace

Always a good idea to leave a grown-up in charge Georgie...

5/16/08

Top Taliban leader vows revenge on America

Suspected Missile Hits Pakistan Border Village

World in brief: US accused of missile strike in Pakistan

5/16/08

Suicide bomber kills 16 Afghans, wounds 28
'The bomber, who was wearing women's clothes, killed four policemen and 12 civilians,' said Mohammad Younus Rasouli, deputy governor of Farah province.

5/16/08

5/16/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Housing rescue deal stalls in Senate

5/16/08

World economy on thin ice - U.N.
The United Nations blames the globe's dire situation on the decline of the U.S. housing and financial sectors.

UN says world economy will only grow by 1.8 percent
The U.N. says the world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn

5/16/08

Department stores hurt by slumping apparel sales

5/16/08

Farm Bill, Facing Veto, Goes to Bush
The Senate on Thursday approved a five-year $307 billion farm bill with wide bipartisan support, virtually sealing President Bush’s defeat in a battle over agriculture policy.

5/16/08

Obama snags Edwards' delegates

Collateral Foreclosure Damage for Condo Owners

5/16/08

Oil falls as options expire; gas prices rise
Oil futures ended a whipsaw session slightly lower as the expiration of options played havoc with prices, driving crude near record high levels at times and down by more than $3 a barrel at others. Retail gas prices, meanwhile, advanced past $3.77 a gallon....

5/16/08

People saving money by drinking cheap beer
Cash-strapped drinkers are starting to trade down to economy beers, the chief executive of Miller Brewing Co. said

Beer may not be recession-proof

Now this is a problem!!!!!!

5/16/08

The dollar's short-lived comeback
The greenback has rebounded nicely from lows hit in April. But some currency experts don't expect it to last.

Dollar May Extend Drop Against Yen Before Confidence Report

5/16/08

5/16/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

5/16/08

Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era

I wanna robot suit, I wanna robot suit, I wanna robot suit, I wanna robot suit, I wanna robot suit, I wanna robot suit!!!!!!!

5/16/08

5/15/08 - POLITICS

Edwards endorses Obama

Edwards Endorses Obama, or Does He?

Hillary...?

Clinton Camp on Edwards Endorsement: 'It's Not Great News'

5/15/08

Analysis: Maybe Obama should worry

5/15/08

NARAL Pro-Choice America backs Obama

5/15/08

Clinton adds superdelegate
Hillary Clinton has picked up her first superdelegate since her big win in West Virginia.

Clinton presses on, urges supporters to ignore calls to quit

Soooo....

Clinton: All about 2012?

5/15/08

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments

5/15/08

House passes election-year farm bill

Farm bill has little aid for needy children abroad
A five-year farm bill in Congress this week does little to address the growing global food crisis. Instead, it diverts money that could be spent feeding poor children abroad to give more subsidies for U.S. farmers now enjoying record high crop prices and incomes

5/15/08

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments

5/15/08

Calif installs 1st black female legislative leader

5/15/08

5/15/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Never let it be said that this President didn't suffer horribly for this war...

Bush: I quit golf over Iraq war
Bush said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.”

Bush has given up golf for troops

Bush says gave up golf in solidarity with Iraq dead

I am at a complete loss for words...

5/15/08

`Angry' Iran sharpens tone with Baghdad's leaders

Uh oh?

5/15/08

Bush Says Iran Behind Lebanese Fighting

Really now... Is there anything there not behind at this point Georgie?

5/15/08

Gates the Substitute Teacher
Secretary of Defense Gates is at it again. In a speech in Colorado Springs he implored the armed forces to cure themselves of what he calls "Next-War-Itis" and focus on current needs.

5/15/08

Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack west of Baghdad

5/15/08

US probing Iraqi companies for insurance fraud

5/15/08

Analysis: Lame-duck Bush flies to Mideast

Bush puts optimistic face on fading peace hopes in Mideast

5/15/08

7 convicted in France-Iraq terror trial
7 men were convicted on terror charges in Paris for helping funnel fighters to Iraq - a case that exposed how the war has sucked in radical youths from Europe

5/15/08

5/15/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Stocks advance following better-than-expected inflation read

But there's alway an ominous lining around that cloud...

Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump

5/15/08

FBI: Beware of mortgage fraud
The federal law enforcement agency says reports of 'suspicious' mortgage activity could hit 70,000 this year.

FBI cites escalating U.S. mortgage fraud problem

5/15/08

Gas above $3.75 a gallon; oil falls on mixed supply report
Gas prices roared above $3.75 a gallon Wednesday, while oil prices fell after an Energy Department report gave a mixed picture of the nation's petroleum reserves

5/15/08

Bernanke says markets healing but still not well

5/15/08

Economic 'misery' more widespread
Some experts argue that true inflation and unemployment -- the components of the economy's 'Misery Index' -- are higher than the government's official figures.

5/15/08

US foreclosure filings surge 65 percent in April

5/15/08

U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Forecast

5/15/08

5/15/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism
News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies."

Brave new world...

5/15/08

More Americans are taking prescription medications

5/15/08

Scientists are building database of bite marks

Now I can tell who's been stealing my Mallomars!!!!!!

5/15/08

5/14/08 - POLITICS

Clinton trounces Obama in West Virginia
Determined Clinton wins W.Va., says race not over

Clinton cruises to easy win in West Virginia

Clinton wins large but symbolic victory in W.Va.

Clinton's West Virginia win highlights Obama's weakness

Well Hillary must be very happy about the win... Ummm, I guess not...

Analysis: W.Va. win won't help Clinton much

Won't help much? If Obama won by that large a margin they (Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow and Arianna Huffington to name a few) would have stoned Hillary to death by now!

5/14/08

U.S. Outlook Is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds

Poll: Americans Say Country Headed in Wrong Direction

5/14/08

Bush administration rules limit lawsuits
Faced with an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration has found another, quieter way to make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It's rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook

5/14/08

McCain casts himself as environmental steward

5/14/08

Televangelist John Hagee apologizes to Catholics

5/14/08

Miss. Democrat wins House seat in special election
Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers won a special election to Congress on Tuesday, helping his party to a third victory in recent months for seats long in Republican hands

5/14/08

Obama says: "I love you little flag pin!"

Obama sports flag pin again after long absence

5/14/08

Lieberman: Obama's Alleged Endorsement By Hamas Shows "Difference" With McCain

5/14/08

5/14/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Bush disappointed with intel before Iraq war

OMFG!!!!!!!! You've got to be kidding me! What a scumbag!

5/14/08

Rice says Mideast peace improbable, not impossible

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

5/14/08

Democrats propose taxes to fund veterans' benefits

Surely Bush wouldn't oppose that tax increase... Would he : ) ... What a perfect screw you to Dubya'!

5/14/08

Cease-fire holds in Sadr City after deadly clashes

But...

5 Iraqi soldiers die in Mosul roadside bombing
Deaths occur after rival political blocs agreed to four-day cease-fire

5/14/08

Gates Urges Military to Focus on Iraq, Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Urges Military to Mold Itself to Fight Iraq-Style Wars

5/14/08

'Ghost city' Mosul braces for assault on last bastion of al-Qa'ida in Iraq

5/14/08

Reward for wanted terrorist drops

US slashes reward for al-Qaida Iraq leader
The Bush administration has slashed its reward for the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because it feels he's lost effectiveness and is no longer worth such a steep price.

I guess Al Qaeda in Iraq just isn't that important to President Bush...

5/14/08

Saudis sends sharp warning to Iran over Lebanon

5/14/08

5/14/08 - BUSINESS & MONEY

Stocks mixed after retail sales report, spiking oil

5/14/08

Congress defies Bush on oil reserve

Congress urges Bush to halt oil reserve shipments

Senate votes to suspend oil going to U.S. stockpile
Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel and could better be used to add supplies to a tight market.

5/14/08

Bernanke Talks Big Picture As Inflation Looms

5/14/08

Retail sales dip but sales excluding autos show strength

5/14/08

Oil Refiners See Profits Sink as Consumption Falls

5/14/08

New records for oil, gas

Iran report pushes oil to new record, gas jumps above $3.73

5/14/08

Median home prices drop in many cities

5/14/08

5/14/08 - SOCIAL ISSUES & SCIENCE

Albert Einstein letter shows disdain for religion
Albert Einstein regarded religions as "childish" and "primitive legends", a private letter he wrote a year before his death has revealed.

Childish superstition: Einstein's letter makes view of religion relatively clear

5/14/08

Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens
Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview...

5/14/08

Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings

5/14/08

5/13/08 - POLITICS

Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach

Even with this development...

No Rush for Clinton to Go
Poll Shows 64 Percent of Dems Say Clinton Should Remain in the Race

Democrats say let the contest go on

Rank and file in no hurry to end race

5/13/08

Clinton set for West Virginia win

Clinton Running Hard in Campaign’s Last Laps

Clinton Hopes West Virginia Will Deliver Big Win for Long-Shot Bid

5/13/08

McCain Breaks With Bush on Climate Policy

Environmental Stances Are Balancing Act For McCain

5/13/08

Analysis: Dems wonder about Clinton exit strategy

5/13/08

Barr launches Libertarian White House bid

Bob Barr to run for president as Libertarian

5/13/08

Obama defends his patriotism

5/13/08

Uninsured? Don't hold your breath for coverage
Don't expect miracles from Gov. Charlie Crist's new plan to cover the uninsured.

5/13/08

5/13/08 - MIDEAST CRISIS

Busted again Georgie!

Ex-State officials allege corruption in Iraq

Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption
The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.

5/13/08

Iran hard-liners come out against Iraqi-US deal

5/13/08

Iraqi government, al-Sadr group sign cease-fire

Think it'll last?

Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11
A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19

5/13/08

Bush has missed targets on Middle East peace

5/13/08

Missile Is Fired at Copter Over Baghdad, U.S. Says
The attack, which had not been disclosed previously, represents the first time that a helicopter has come under missile attack in Sadr City since fighting erupted in the Shiite enclave in March.

5/13/08

Pat Tillman's mother recalls journey for facts in new book