How do we gain the support of the Iraqi people? Well the following is a good way NOT to gain any support: BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. troops opened fire on a crowded minivan north of Baghdad on Monday, fearing a car bomb attack, and killed at least three members of the same family, including […]
It seems like every time the President takes to foreign soil he has to try and prove he is human by taking to his bike. This time he did it in Beijing. This from CNN: BEIJING, China (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush took a break from talks with Chinese leaders on Sunday, trading […]
This in via Reuters: Five US soldiers charged with abuse: military Five U.S. soldiers in Iraq have been charged with abusing detainees whom it is claimed they had punched and kicked, the U.S. military said on Monday. “The allegations stemmed from an incident on September 7 in which three detainees were allegedly punched and kicked […]
President Bush has announced that he will not release papers on the embattled Harriet Miers. Via Reuters: Bush says won’t release papers on Miers President George W. Bush, citing confidentiality, said on Monday he would refuse to release documents showing what U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers recommended to him as a White House lawyer. […]
Via Reuters: Baltimore Harbor Tunnel closed in security threat The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, which carries traffic on the main East Coast highway, was closed on Tuesday as a “security precaution,” authorities said. The 1.4 mile, four-lane tunnel was closed down shortly before noon, said an officer at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Command Center. “It’s […]
On a day of poll data, this one is very nice to see.Reuters is reporting the following: A new Fox News poll also showed Bush’s approval rating dropping to its lowest level in that survey, falling to 40 percent from 45 percent since late September Full articlehere. This one has to really hurt old Bush […]
Dr. Kenneth Matsumura in California is working to launch a recall of governor Schwarzenegger. He is currently working on getting the requires one million signatures to get the issue on the ballot. This should be an interesting story to watch. RECALL2006 is the home page for the recall effort, and the story just got national […]
Brown resignation update view theReuters FEMA chief Brown resigns in wake of Katrina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, under fire and recalled to Washington in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, resigned on Monday, senior administration officials said on Monday. Under fire for a slow response to Hurricane Katrina, Brown was […]
The events of the last couple weeks have taken the spotlight from other happenings in the world (rightfully so). While we look towards the gruesome job of recovering the dead and try to figure out how to rebuild the Big Easy and other areas along the Gulf Coast, Bush gets to look to another few […]
From Reuters Iraq war protestor says to shift focus to Congress By Jeremy Pelofsky CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose vigil near President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch has become a symbol for the anti-war movement, said on Friday she plans to focus on Congress, starting with Bush close ally and […]