Staff / TruthdigJul 13, 2006
According to the AP: "Zinedine Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by harsh insults about his mother and sister."
Watch the interview (in French, no subtitles) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
The Calif governor said about the group of private citizens who are patrolling the country's border with Mexico, "I support any time that a civilian wants to go and do the job that law enforcement cannot do" (Story--scroll down)
Ironically, the governor made the statement at a campaign stop while trying to burnish his credentials with Latino voters--many of whom view Minutemen as akin to the KKK
Also, higher up in the piece: Karl Rove gets booed while trying to woo Latinos at a conference. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Responding to a recently published list of White House salaries--including $100,000 a year for the "director for lessons learned," Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) ran through a few "lessons" the White House apparently missed.
Money quote: "When you've 'turned the corner' in Iraq more times than Danica Patrick at the Indy 500, it means you are going in circles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Testifying before Congress yesterday, the Justice Department's top lawyer had a succinct answer to a question posed by a senator about whether Bush was wrong or right in his interpretation of the Supreme Court's Hamdan case: "The President is always right." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
"The Daily Show" host uses a montage of video clips of Bush alternately dismissing and praising the use of diplomacy in dealing with WMD-bent dictators like Saddam Hussein and North Korea's Kim Jong-Il. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Over 100 people were killed in a three-day stretch A N Times reporter writes, "Militias now appear to be dictating the ebb and flow of life in Iraq". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
The official anti-terrorism database is so flawed that it lists 8,591 potential terrorism targets in Indiana--50% more than in New York and twice as many as in California. Examples: "Old MacDonalds Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory and the Mule Day Parade." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Columnist Robert Novak revealed for the first time, in a column to be released Wednesday, that both Karl Rove and former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow had confirmed Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent He said that this occurred only after another administration official first supplied him with the info
This is not a huge deal, relatively speaking, but certainly of interest to Plamegate junkies
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Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Salon reviews a thoughtful new book that examines the mental anguish suffered by homosexual Christians who enter residential programs to battle their sexual desires. (Reg. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
The National Journal just published the new salary list for Oval Office employees, and Think Progress deliciously singled out a few who definitely aren't earning their money. For instance: Deborah Nirmala Misir, the ethics advisor, earns $114,688; Stuart Baker, director for lessons learned, earns $106,641.
There's a "director for lessons learned"? Where's his office? A solitary confinement box at Guantanamo? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Duh!
In a Johns Hopkins study, many volunteers who took a single dose of psilocybin-laden "magic" mushrooms said it was "one of the most meaningful or spiritually significant experiences of their lives. Some compared it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Christopher Sherman / APSep 11, 2017
President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Eric Tucker / APAug 25, 2017
Arpaio and Trump both questioned the authenticity of Obama’s birth certificate and share hard-line views on immigration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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