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Hitler Vs. Coulter Quiz. Who Said it Adolf, or Ann?

Excerpt: “Hence it is that at the present time the liberal is the great agitator for the complete destruction of America. Whenever we read of attacks against America taking place in any part of the world the liberal is always the instigator.” Who said it?? Hitler or Coulter?

AP
China pleased after watching U.S. wargames .

Excerpt: SHANGHAI, China – Chinese military observers said Thursday that observing U.S. military exercises in the Pacific this week gave them a better understanding of U.S. weapons and tactics. Delegation leader Rear Adm. Zhang Leiyu called the visit to the war games near Guam “a positive step in China-U.S. military ties,” the official Xinhua News agency reported.

H.L.s Take: Thats great, now if they ever want to attack us. They will know our secrets.

Editor & Publisher
Polls, Pundits and Pols

Excerpt: You’d never know it from some of the reporting and bloviating on the debate over an Iraq withdrawal, but all major polls show that the public favors withdrawals, with strong support for a timeline or total pullout within a year.

Democratic Daily
Rick Santorum’s WMD Tall Tale

Excerpt Rick Santorum told a tall tale during the debate on the Kerry-Feingold Iraq amendment and in a press conference on Wednesday. We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons,” Santorum claimed, smug and lying like a rug on the floor. He cited report by the National Ground Intelligence Center, a Defense Department intelligence unit, that he had heard about a month or so ago, but “no one had seen before”. Oh, so very convenient, that Ricky pulled that one out of the air just in time for the debate on the Kerry-Feingold amendment

Brad Blog
Poll Workers Indicted in Tennessee, GOP ‘Sore Losers’ Continue Fight to Overturn Election

Excerpt: Apparently, it’s neither a case of “sour grapes” nor “sore losers” when Republicans challenge elections that they reportedly lost. That’s only the case when Democrats charge irregularities or illegalities in an election. And, of course, when it’s a Republican whose ox has been gored, the GOP uses every available means to fight the results of the election, and the courts and the legislatures usually play along. And nobody bothers to call them “tin-foil hat conspiracy theorists.” Go figure.

Thank You Lt.org
Lt. Watada Refused Deployment today

Excerpt: BREAKING NEWS (June 22, 2006) – At approx 0230 hours this morning, June 22, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada refused written orders to board a bus bound for an adjacent airstrip, and Iraq War deployment – as he has pledged to do since first speaking out against the illegal Iraq War. At this time Lt. Watada has been restricted to base, possibly confined to quarters, and has been ordered to have no contact with any non-military personnel, with the exception of his civilian lawyer. More information is coming soon.

SF Gate
AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn’t yours

Excerpt: AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant more latitude when it comes to sharing customers’ personal data with government officials. The new policy says that AT&T — not customers — owns customers’ confidential info and can use it “to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.”

BBC News
Enron boss wants verdict quashed

Excerpt Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is asking a judge to overturn last month’s court verdict that found him guilty of fraud and conspiracy at the firm.

AP
New jobless claims up 11,000 last week

Excerpt: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. workers claiming an initial week of jobless aid rose 11,000 last week…

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