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Some Religious Fanatics Joyous Over Middle East Violence
Jul 21, 2006 Apparently some religious fanatics see the Rapture as a silver lining to the current turmoil in the Middle East and can barely contain their joy. Read some truly frightening messages posted to a Rapture Ready/End Times message board. (Harpers via BoingBoing.net)Lamont in a Dead Heat With Lieberman
Jul 20, 2006 Connecticut businessman and teacher Ned Lamont has pulled into a dead heat with Sen. Joe Lieberman, according to a Quinnipiac poll. That is unbelievable momentum, and should erase any doubt about Lamont's viability.
Annan: Hostilities Between Israel and Hezbollah Must Stop
Jul 20, 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded a cease-fire while also condemning Hezbollah and attacking Israel for "excessive use of force." The European Union made similar demands for a cessation of violence and pledged 10 million euros in aid. Bombed-out roads in southern Lebanon are hampering aid efforts.Iraqi PM Condemns Israel
Jul 20, 2006 In yet another awkward turn of events for the Bush administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki denounced Israel's actions in Lebanon.Lebanon “Torn to Shreds”
Jul 20, 2006 Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese prime minister, called for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah and announced that more than 300 people had been killed in his country during the week of attacks. Twenty-nine Israelis have been killed since the fighting began.Does Al Qaeda in Iraq Have a Leader?
Jul 20, 2006 According to a prominent Cairo lawyer, the man identified by the U.S. as the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq has been in an Egyptian prison for seven years. More details from the BBC on this murky story.Paying for Being Poor
Jul 19, 2006 A new study by the Brookings Institution found that the urban poor pay hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a year in extra costs for necessities, such as car insurance, home appliances, banking fees and other basics. (NYT link)
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill
Jul 19, 2006 Its official. In his first use of the veto, the president has refused to sign H.R. 810, or ғthe Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005. According to Bush, ԓHuman beings are not a raw material to be exploited or a commodity to be bought or sold. The bill, which passed the Senate just shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, would undo funding limits imposed by the administration in 2001. The silver lining here might be the impact of this on the midterm elections. Check out the roll call on Daily Kos.Foreign Companies Buy U.S. Roads
Jul 19, 2006 U.S. roads and bridges paid for by American taxpayers are being sold to companies abroad. Selling roads and bridges to private companies provides states with extra cash in the short term, but as Indiana's House Democratic leader has argued, these deals are shortsighted taxpayer rip-offs that funnel long-term profits to foreign coffers. (h/t AmericaBlog)
Colbert Skewers Ploy Against Unions
Jul 19, 2006 Pseudo-pundit Stephen Colbert uses his nightly "The Word" segment to satirize labor relations. The word is solidarity, "as in me and all my management buddies are in solidarity about hating unions."
Stewart Slams Lebanon Coverage
Jul 19, 2006 "The Daily Show" host offers a roundup of Lebanon reporting and confronts the media's seeming inability to process the crisis.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.