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Bush: Anthem Should Be Sung in English

The president flatly rejected any formal recognition of a new Spanish-language version of the National Anthem.

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    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 28 READS


    Darfur Starving
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    U.N. Cuts Darfur Food Rations in Half

    The United Nations is taking the drastic step because of severe funding shortfalls. Other than Libya, none of Sudan’s partners in the Arab League have contributed any money. “This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made,” says a U.N. director.

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 108 READS


    U.S. Report: Extremists Push for Terror Haven in Iraq

    The U.S. State Department’s annual report on worldwide terrorism said Sunni and Shiite extremists groups are working inside Iraq to create a terrorist haven. Also, the report names Iran as the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism.

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 19 READS


    Clooney
    AP / Mannie Garcia

    George Clooney Urges Action on Darfur Genocide

    The Academy Award-winning actor said at a press conference with Sens. Barack Obama and Sam Brownback, “What we cannot do is turn our heads and look away and hope that this will somehow disappear.”

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 938 READS


    Her Majesty’s Secret Service Wants You!

    For the first time in its history, the UK’s equivalent of the CIA is advertising for agents. The MI6 website says: “Staff who join SIS can look forward to ... a stimulating and rewarding career which, like [James] Bond’s, will be in the service of their country.”

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 40 READS


    Parents Sue School Over Same-Sex Fairy Tale

    Two families have filed suit against a Massachusetts town and its public school system over a teacher’s reading of a gay-themed fairy tale to children.

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 220 READS


    Harvard Student’s Book Pulled From Shelves

    The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books.

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 13 READS


    House Members To Sue Bush Over Budget Bill

    The president signed a bill that didn’t pass both the House and the Senate, and “anyone who has passed the sixth grade knows that before a bill can become law, both houses of Congress must approve it,” says Rep. John Conyers.

    Posted on Apr 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 41 READS


    The Onion Rips the President-as-Decider

    The presidential audio spoof hits only slightly below the belt.

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    'Patriot' book
    From Amazon.com

    Lawyer’s Anti-Bush Book Takes Amazon’s Top Spot

    Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald’s book “How Would a Patriot Act” has hit No. 1 on the online retailers’ list. Greenwald attacks the president for abusing the Constitution and setting himself up as a monarch.

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 38 READS


    Brazilian Prostitute
    From The N.Y. Times

    Brazilian Call Girl Stirs Debate on National Values

    First in a blog, then in a best-selling memoir, a 21-year-old prostitute from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has revealed a country “that is not always as uninhibited as the world often assumes.”

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 5507 READS


    Ari Fleischer
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    Ari Fleischer: White House Press Briefing Is ‘a TV Show’

    Bush’s first spokesman describes how the televised briefings we see on TV have much more to do with preening and posturing than serious Q & A.
    We think the administration needs more public grilling, not less, but it’s worth hearing his argument.

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 16 READS


    Obesity Epidemic Underestimated by Up to 50%: Study

    Were this study not from Harvard specialists, we wouldn’t have thought it possible that soooo many more Americans are obese.

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 41 READS


    Exxon Posts Huge Profits as Gas Prices Soar

    Exxon announced first-quarter profits of $8.4 billion. Gas prices are averaging over $3 per gallon. ‘Nuf said.

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 36 READS



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    Immigrant Boycott Will Seek to ‘Close’ Cities

    A nationwide day of boycotts and marches planned for May 1 will flood the country’s streets with Latinos demanding amnesty and legalization for undocumented workers. “We’re going to close down Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Tucson, Phoenix, Fresno,” says a boycott organizer.

    Posted on Apr 27, 2006 READ MORE  | 15 READS


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