Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More Dick...............
In shocking testimony made by the Pentagon’s top auditor on Monday, the Defense Department revealed that a former unit of the company where Vice President Cheney was CEO is under investigation for allegedly billing for unallowable costs, accepting bribes, falsifying time cards and overbilling. The onetime unit of Halliburton, KBR, is now an independent company. Halliburton formally broke off ties with KBR in April 2007...Link
Bush officials trying to interfere............
The Washington Post reports: “Former Bush administration officials are launching a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to urge Justice Department leaders to soften an ethics report criticizing lawyers who blessed harsh detainee interrogation tactics, according to two sources familiar with the efforts. “In recent days, attorneys for the subjects of the ethics probe have encouraged senior Bush administration appointees to write and phone Justice Department officials, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not complete.Link
What happens if swine flu goes away?.........
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Mexico saying the worst may be over and the new H1N1 virus starting to look more like a seasonal flu strain in the United States and elsewhere, critics are going to start asking if public health officials overreacted to the outbreak....Link
R.I.P.
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "The Cannonball Run" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died, his son's publicist told CNN. Publicist Jay Schwartz did not disclose the cause of death, but DeLuise, 75, had been battling cancer for more than a year. DeLuise was surrounded by family when he died in a Santa Monica, California, hospital Monday night, son Michael DeLuise told CNN affiliate KTLA-TV...Link
Monday, May 4, 2009
Bombs Away...............
Perhaps the most intriguing U.S. Senate race sideshow: Rand Paul's potential to raise millions overnight for a primary contest against mainstreamer Trey Grayson. A relative unknown to most GOP voters, Paul attracts a following of thousands on Facebook and other social media. Backers brag today that Paul could set "set new fundraising records" and that a one-night moneybomb is "all that's needed to conduct a Senate campaign." The moneybomb is the successful tactic employed by Rand's father, Ron, during his 2008 presidential campaign. It raised as much as $6.6 million in one day....Link
Democrats drop funds to close Gitmo......
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are refusing to pay for President Barack Obama's plan to relocate prisoners from the Guantanamo detention facility where enemy combatants are being held. Obama has signed an executive order to close the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by early next year. But the Pentagon has yet to come up with a plan on where to put the 240 or so prisoners. Between 50-100 are likely to be sent to the United States...Link
What would Jesus Do?..................
According to the survey, 54 percent of Americans who attend church at least once per week said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or “sometimes” justified, while only 42 percent of Americans who “seldom or never” attend church services agreed with that viewpoint....Link
How can people study the bible this much and still not understand it is wrong to torture?
How can people study the bible this much and still not understand it is wrong to torture?
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