Thursday, August 20, 2009
Under pressure.........
In a new book, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge reveals new details on politicization under President Bush, reports US News & World Report's Paul Bedard. Among other things, Ridge admits that he was pressured to raise the terror alert to help Bush win re-election in 2004...Link
Taking notice............
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky is reaping an online fundraising bonanza today, as a “money bomb” for his campaign efforts exploded from supporters of his father's 2008 presidential campaign. Organized by music promoter Trevor Lyman, the man who organized multimillion-dollar online fundraising efforts for the 2008 Ron Paul for President campaign, the campaign hopes to raise as much as $1 million during the day. Rand Paul is running as a Republican for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Jim Bunning...Link
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
More then 60 killed in over 5 blasts in Baghdad.
More then 60 people killed and 300 wounded in a series of bomb blasts and mortar attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. One car bomb exploded outside the office of foreign ministry. Foreign ministry office lies on the edge of the heavily guarded and fortified Green zone. The blast created a large crater outside the office of foreign ministry...Link
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