My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq

My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq: "'We discovered several (weapons) caches, a torture facility that had chains, a bed - an iron bed that was still connected to a battery - knives and swords that were still covered in blood as we went in to go after the terrorists in that area,' said Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, the top U.S. commander in northern Iraq." But no water boarding equipment?

My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq

My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq: "The torture center, which the U.S. military said it suspected was run by al-Qaida in Iraq, was found based on tips from Iraqis in the area, where the al-Qaida insurgents are very active. Graves containing 26 bodies were found nearby." I wonder if they got the memo that water boarding is no longer allowed. But seriously, they torture and kill people with their suiciders and we just poor some water on one of their leaders and he cries like a baby and spills all kinds of information.

My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq

My Way News - Torture Center Found in Northern Iraq: "Separately, at least 13 Iraqis were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a group of people who had gathered around U.S. soldiers handing out holiday gifts northeast of Baghdad, authorities said. It was not immediately known if any soldiers were killed or wounded." This so infuriates me. I can't express how much I want to destroy these people. They work for the Enemy.

My Way News - MLB Drug Report Hits Clemens the Hardest

My Way News - MLB Drug Report Hits Clemens the Hardest: "NEW YORK (AP) - Page after page, Roger Clemens' name was all over the Mitchell Report. Count them, 82 times. Barry Bonds showed up more often. So did Jose Canseco. Andy Pettitte, Eric Gagne and Miguel Tejada also became part of baseball's most infamous lineup since the 1919 Black Sox scandal. But they didn't get the worst of it Thursday. That infamy belonged to Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. The Steroids Era."

My Way News - Second Life's CTO Resigns

My Way News - Second Life's CTO Resigns: "Pastafarianism - in which the universe's creator resembles spaghetti and meatballs - is the brain child of a physics graduate student at Oregon State University, who in 2005 wanted to protest the Kansas State Board of Education's decision to require the teaching of intelligent design." Whether or not a school teaches Evolution, Creationism, or Intelligent Design or even this idiot's request, Pastafarianism should always be left to the community. So, I have no problem if Mr. Ondrejka's community decided that teaching their kids to be idiots like him is what they wanted.

My Way News - Police Release Images of Mall Gunman

My Way News - Police Release Images of Mall Gunman

State officials, aquaintances and police have described Hawkins as having a troubled past. He had broken up with a girlfriend recently and lost his job. Acquaintances said he was a drug user and that he had a history of depression.

Hawkins spent four years in a series of treatment centers, group homes and foster care after threatening to kill his stepmother in 2002, state officials said.

In August 2006, social workers, the courts and his father all agreed: It was time for Hawkins to be released - nine months before he turned 19 and would have been required to leave anyway.

After reviewing surveillance tape, a suicide note and Hawkins' last conversations with those close to him, police said they don't know - and may never know - exactly why Hawkins went to the mall and opened fire.

About an hour before the shootings, Hawkins called Debora Maruca-Kovac, a woman who with her husband took Hawkins into their home because he had no other place to live. He told her he had written a suicide note, Maruca-Kovac said. In the note, Hawkins wrote that he was "sorry for everything" and would not be a burden on his family anymore.

Murtha Retreat: "Surge Is Working"

Murtha Retreat: "Surge Is Working": "MURTHA: I -- I think -- I think the surge is -- is working."

My Way News - Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote

My Way News - Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote: "CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state." Chavez now has to relinquish power in 2012. I doubt it. This man is a dictator. Maybe his country doesn't quite get it yet, but they will. I think the results are meaningless because Chavez can do whatever he wants still and no one can stop him. He's already shown that before.

My Way News - Thousands Battle Pakistani Police

My Way News - Thousands Battle Pakistani Police: "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Police fired tear gas and battered thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation. More than 1,500 people have been arrested in 48 hours, and authorities put a stranglehold on independent media."

My Way News - Bush to Democrats: 'We Are at War'

My Way News - Bush to Democrats: 'We Are at War'

"Unfortunately, on too many issues, some in Congress are behaving as if America is not at war," Bush said during a speech at the Heritage Foundation. "This is no time for Congress to weaken the Department of Justice by denying it a strong and effective leader. ... It's no time for Congress to weaken our ability to intercept information from terrorists about potential attacks on the United States of America. And this is no time for Congress to hold back vital funding for our troops as they fight al-Qaida terrorists and radicals in Afghanistan and Iraq."

Jury: Westboro must pay $10.9 million

Jury: Westboro must pay $10.9 million - Examiner.com: "BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Albert Snyder might have financially immobilized the Kansas church that picketed at his son’s military funeral to intentionally inflict emotional distress on him and his family." Westboro Baptist Church : Fred Phelps: "The Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kansas, is a hate group masquerading as a Christian church. Led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, the misguided members of this church target homosexuals and a range of others with messages of hate. The church’s ourageous protest actions - the group prefers to picket funerals(!) - have earned the Phelps and his ilk much media coverage." This Fred Phelps is working for the devil. He gives Fundamental Baptists (which I am) a bad name. He's disgraceful. Independent Fundamental Baptists believe in the Holy Bible. My church, Tabernacle Baptist Church in Coraville, Iowa, uses the King James Version. We believe that the Bible is inerrant and that it was inspired (literally means "breathed into") by the Almighty God, Himself. We follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the Bible. If there is a conflict of opinion, we always hold up the Word of God above everything. But a person must also study the Bible to fully understand. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 We don't believe in anything like this crazy guy, Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church.

Donovan plans meditation university - Yahoo! News

Donovan plans meditation university - Yahoo! News: "'For a country the size of Scotland it would take only 250 students meditating to protect Scotland from its enemies and to bring peace, to stop violence and drug abuse,' Lynch said. 'That is just a byproduct of the students meditating together.'"

FOXNews.com - Nicole Kidman Is 'Golden' in Holiday Smash - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment

FOXNews.com - Nicole Kidman Is 'Golden' in Holiday Smash - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment: "Now comes Kidman in “The Golden Compass,” the first part of a trilogy based on very popular novels by Phil Pullman called “His Dark Materials.” New Line Cinema, the folks who brought you “The Lord of the Rings” is behind this one, too, with Mark Ordesky again taking up the reins. I’ve now seen about a half hour of it, and without a doubt, “The Golden Compass” will be the big holiday smash hit for which Hollywood is so desperate." Sounds like an Alice In Wonderland knockoff. Also sounds like another Harry Potter. I know the author is an atheist activist. Interestingly, we are currently studying the end times at my church (Tabernacle Baptist). Two of the verses we are studying are 2 Peter 3:3-4:

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.: "However, the race in Iowa is very fluid. For each of the top four candidates, between 57% and 61% of their supporters say they might change their mind before the caucus is held." Huckabee is surging at the right time. Or is it too early? I'm amazed at what he's accomplished with the little money he's had compared to Romney and Guiliani.

My Way News - Microsoft Deal Values Facebook at $15B

My Way News - Microsoft Deal Values Facebook at $15B: "The $240 million price Microsoft paid for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook demonstrates just how badly the world's largest software maker wanted to deepen its relationship with a startup that doesn't even have $200 million in annual revenue."

My Way News - Fewer Soldiers, Iraq Civilians Are Dying

My Way News - Fewer Soldiers, Iraq Civilians Are Dying: "BAGHDAD (AP) - October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths and Americans commanders say they know why: the U.S. troop increase and an Iraqi groundswell against al-Qaida and Shiite militia extremists."

My Way News - Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

My Way News - Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic: "The 'Net Neutrality' debate erupted in 2005, when AT&T Inc. (ATT) suggested it would like to charge some Web companies more for preferential treatment of their traffic. Consumer advocates and Web heavyweights like Google Inc. (GOOG) and Amazon Inc. cried foul, saying it's a bedrock principle of the Internet that all traffic be treated equally."

Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment - Times Online

Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment - Times Online: "Mr Justice Burton identified nine significant errors within the former presidential candidate’s documentary as he assessed whether it should be shown to school children. He agreed that Mr Gore’s film was “broadly accurate” in its presentation of the causes and likely effects of climate change but said that some of the claims were wrong and had arisen in “the context of alarmism and exaggeration”."

My Way News - Al Gore, UN Panel Share Nobel for Peace

My Way News - Al Gore, UN Panel Share Nobel for Peace

"Awarding it to Al Gore cannot be seen as anything other than a political statement. Awarding it to the IPCC is well-founded," said Bjorn Lomborg, author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist.

He criticized Gore's film as having "some very obvious mistakes, like the argument that we're going to see six meters of sea-level rise," he said.

My Way News - Jury Mulled $3.6 Million Download Award

My Way News - Jury Mulled $3.6 Million Download Award: "MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Some of the jurors who levied a $222,000 penalty last week against a Minnesota woman for illegally sharing music online would have liked her to pay the maximum $3.6 million penalty, one juror said." What if she didn't do it? What if she was framed? Did they have real proof she was file sharing the songs on Kazaa or did the jury just believe the RIAA because they weren't savvy enough in computers? Makes me think of that substitute teacher who was found guilty of showing pornography to students when it was obvious that she was just being slammed by pop-ups. It's becoming more and more dangerous to just use a computer on the Internet these days.

My Way News - GM OnStar System Could Halt Stolen Cars

My Way News - GM OnStar System Could Halt Stolen Cars: "The new technology likely gives OnStar and GM a leg-up on competitors that market vehicle tracking devices aimed at retrieving stolen vehicles, said Jack Nerad, executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book in Irvine, Calif. He predicted being able to stop a stolen car would appeal to consumers." Another great example of what a free market system can give us over a government controlled economy.

My Way News - Studies Tout Treating Mini-Strokes Fast

My Way News - Studies Tout Treating Mini-Strokes Fast: "Rothwell said that minor strokes should now be classified as medical emergencies. 'The health care system needs to be changed to respond to these people quickly,' he said. 'The current delays in treatment in the United Kingdom are no longer acceptable.'" This is what we can expect from Hilary Care. A rigid over-priced socialist health system that kills more people than it saves.

My Way News - Coordinated Iraq Suicide Attacks Kill 19

My Way News - Coordinated Iraq Suicide Attacks Kill 19: "The attackers in the oil hub 155 miles north of Baghdad drove a minibus laden with explosives into the house of a local police chief and detonated an explosives-packed Toyota Land Cruiser outside the home of a leading member of the local Awakening Council, a group of Iraqis who have turned against extremists in the area." Who's saying the Iraqi's are not standing up for themselves? This is just a single example that's made it through the Drive By's that shows there are more and more leaders risking their lives to fight against al qaeda.

My Way News - 50 Years Ago, Sputnik Changed Technology

My Way News - 50 Years Ago, Sputnik Changed Technology: "Sputnik gave birth to more than mere technology. The threat of a Soviet-dominated space spurred the U.S. government to increase tenfold money spent on science, education and research. Satellite pictures of Earth inspired an embryonic environmental movement." "Embryonic environmental movement."? That's a loaded word. How strange it found it's way into a science article.

My Way News - Download Case Should Go to Jury Today

My Way News - Download Case Should Go to Jury Today: "Copyright law allows damages of $750 to $30,000 per infringement, or up to $150,000 if the violation was 'willful.' That means Thomas, who works for the Department of Natural Resources of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, could face a judgment of anywhere from $18,000 to $3.6 million for the 24 songs." Wow. That's quite a range. There is so much money in entertainment in this country. For the common man, like me, I can't begin to understand how these lawsuits, some 26,000 according to the article, are justifiable.

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Instapundit.com -: "August 18, 2004 TOM HARKIN, FAKE WAR HERO: In an update to an earlier post, I noted some comments by Donald Sensing about Sen. Tom Harkin, most recently seen attacking the patriotism of Dick Cheney. Sensing observed: 'Harkin himself claimed to have battled Mig fighters over North Vietnam while a Navy pilot. He was a pilot, but never went to Vietnam.'"

My Way News - House Moves on Troop Withdrawal Plan

My Way News - House Moves on Troop Withdrawal Plan: "The developments underscored the difficulty facing Democrats in the Iraq debate: They lack the votes to pass legislation ordering troops home and are divided on whether to cut money for combat, despite a mandate by supporters to end the war." Um, if it was a mandate then they would have the votes. Duh. Can we say media bias? Also, Rush was being smeared today by Reid and Harkin, or better know as Clinton's twin puppets. They are trying to claim that Rush has denigrated the troops. Bull@#$! These idiots are in for a big surprise. You don't try to smear the most popular radio talk show host and get away with it. I'm embarrassed that Harkin is from my state. This is not going away any time soon.

My Way News - High Court Won't Hear Birth Control Case

My Way News - High Court Won't Hear Birth Control Case: "'If the state can compel church entities to subsidize contraceptives in violation of their religious beliefs, it can compel them to subsidize abortions as well,' the groups said in urging the court to take their case. 'And if it can compel church entities to subsidize abortions, it can require hospitals owned by churches to provide them.'"

My Way News - US, Iraqi Civilian Deaths Fall Sharply

My Way News - US, Iraqi Civilian Deaths Fall Sharply

BAGHDAD (AP) - Deaths among American forces and Iraqi civilians fell dramatically last month to their lowest levels in more than a year, according to figures compiled by the U.S. military, the Iraqi government and The Associated Press.

The decline signaled a U.S. success in bringing down violence in Baghdad and surrounding regions since Washington completed its infusion of 30,000 more troops on June 15.

My Way News - Democrats Fail to Pass Anti-War Bill

My Way News - Democrats Fail to Pass Anti-War Bill: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops home from Iraq in nine months, culminating a losing week for Democrats who failed to push through any anti-war proposal. The vote, 47-47, fell 13 votes short of the 60 needed to pass." [emphasis added] Let's be real clear here. The vote failed. It failed short of the 51 votes required, not just the 60 votes needed for cloture.

My Way News - Senate Blocks Anti-War Bill

My Way News - Senate Blocks Anti-War Bill: "The 28-70 vote was 32 short of the 60 needed to cut off a GOP filibuster. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Russ Feingold, was indicative of the Democratic leadership's new hardline strategy." 28-70! This is another embarrassment for the Dem. leadership. Move-on should impeach Reid and Pelosi now!

My Way News - Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6

My Way News - Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6: "JENA, La. (AP) - Thousands of chanting demonstrators filled the streets of this little Louisiana town Thursday in support of six black teenagers initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate." True hatred is a primary building block to civil war.

My Way News - U.S. Commander: Violence Down in Baghdad

My Way News - U.S. Commander: Violence Down in Baghdad: "BAGHDAD (AP) - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday that a seven-month-old security operation has cut violence in Baghdad by half, but he acknowledged that civilians were still dying at too high a rate." Citizens of Iraq will have to feel a certain level of security before freedom of speech can occur. This is the essence of a "free" society, that is the ability to say whatever you want to without repercussions. Now that is idealistic or perfect scenario that cannot be achieved but can be approached. Our forces must maintain this level of security for a undetermined length of time in order for Iraqis to fully engage in an American-style of democracy. The Iraqis will also need to perceive this level of security even after we leave. Our military has been charged with this task also. This success is hard to qualify or quantify. You can set all the benchmarks you want, but none them will guarantee success. You have to do this empirically because there are an infinite number of unknown factors to consider. You essentially give your best guess, based on historical data, and then test the waters in as safe of way as possible. We are likely far from this, but it is achievable if given enough time. Where have we failed here then? Well, as much as I detest saying it because it gives ammo to the liberal hordes, it's up to the president (and to a lesser extent, congress) to rally the home front. Bush has unfortunately failed to do this to the level it needs to be done. To his defense, he has been surprisingly flanked by his fellow Americans to his detriment. We that support this cause have the foresight to understand what the consequences will be if we fail, but have not been able to persuade those against the war. There is a logical and analytical solution to this. The first step is to convince all Americans that we really have the same goal, enough security to keep us free.

My Way News - Craig Lawyers Ask Ethics Case Be Dropped

My Way News - Craig Lawyers Ask Ethics Case Be Dropped: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Sen. Larry Craig asked the Senate ethics committee Wednesday to reject a complaint based on the Idaho Republican's guilty plea in a police undercover operation in an airport men's room, saying the events were 'wholly unrelated' to official duties."

My Way News - Sony May Start Movie Download Service

My Way News - Sony May Start Movie Download Service: "Last week, Sony revealed a new Walkman video player that comes with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows Media Player 11 that is capable of managing digital libraries in the U.S. and Europe. The LCD-mounted players, which will also be compatible with MPEG-4 encoded video and AVC, are already available in Japan."

My Way News - Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat

My Way News - Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat: "An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised 'technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries,' meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline." Do you believe it? I'm highly skeptical when I see claims like this. However, it is also exciting to imagine. I remember years ago thinking that capacitors seem like a better solution than batteries, but when I looked into it, I found the main problem is leakage, that is, electrons "leaking" across the insulator. I'm not an expert, but I understand the basic principles here. EEStor may indeed be pulling a fast one here, but they are saying interesting things when they say they improved the insulating material to accomplish this. We'll see.

My Way News - U.S. Troop Buildup Felt in Iraq Hotspots

My Way News - U.S. Troop Buildup Felt in Iraq Hotspots: "Adgie said he received a report Monday that al-Qaida in Iraq beheaded a 12-year-old boy in the middle of the street because his father was cooperating with the Americans."

My Way News - Bush to Outline Aid to Mortgage Holders

My Way News - Bush to Outline Aid to Mortgage Holders: "The official said Bush will direct Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson to work on an initiative to help troubled mortgage holders get services and products they need to keep them from defaulting on their loans. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the initiatives ahead of the presidential event." With all of the media attention to this, I wonder how many people have decided, "Hmm, I'm as troubled as those other troubled mortgage holders, I need help too!" I know I certainly have troubles and I'm a mortgage holder. I'd love to get services and products for free, but I'm smarter than that. I know anything offered by the government is really forced wealth re-distribution. If I accepted something like this, I'm telling myself and the world that I'm a loser and can't manage myself as a responsible adult.

My Way News - Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol

My Way News - Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol: "BEIJING (AP) - Police in China's capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user's browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content."

My Way News - Taliban Agree to Free S. Korean Hostages

My Way News - Taliban Agree to Free S. Korean Hostages: "GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban agreed Tuesday to free 19 South Korean church volunteers held hostage since July after the government in Seoul pledged to end all missionary work and keep a promise to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year."

My Way News - US Attorney General Gonzales Resigns

My Way News - US Attorney General Gonzales Resigns: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Alberto Gonzales, the nation's first Hispanic attorney general, announced his resignation Monday - ending a nasty, monthslong standoff over his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department."

My Way News - Romney: Iowa Straw Poll Win Not Hollow

My Way News - Romney: Iowa Straw Poll Win Not Hollow: "While Romney won handily, Huckabee argued it was his second place finish that should be the most important story coming out of the straw poll. Huckabee said his campaign had little money to spend and dedicated less than $100,000 to the straw poll."

Religion and culture behind Texas execution tally - Yahoo! News

Religion and culture behind Texas execution tally - Yahoo! News: "The longer trend is a decline of homicides over the past 30 years with a peak of 2,652 in 1991 in Texas and 1,407 in 2005. And fewer murders should translate into fewer death sentences." Hmm. Can't it also be said that fewer murders are because of more executions?? Oh, wait, that wouldn't follow the action line, conservatives are mean.

Religion and culture behind Texas execution tally - Yahoo! News

Religion and culture behind Texas execution tally - Yahoo! News: "Texas also stands at an unusual geographical and cultural crossroads: part Old South, with its legacy of racism, and part Old West, with a cowboy sense of rough justice." Reuters, AP, et al: part liberal agenda biased, and part liberal agenda biased.

My Way News - U.S. Seeks to Curb Illegal Immigration

My Way News - U.S. Seeks to Curb Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) - A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing.

Two Cabinet secretaries - Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff and Commerce's Carlos Gutierrez - said they hoped to have new tools to combat illegal immigration before moving further to cope with the problem. But Congress could not agree on comprehensive legislation.

The officials said they'll rely instead on tools already in their arsenal, some of which are already under way, including a plan to administratively sanction employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Gmail - Breaking News

"MIAMI (AP) Government forecasters slightly lower their outlook for Atlantic hurricane season, predicting 13 to 16 tropical storms, seven to nine of them hurricanes." Keeps going down. Maybe we've solved Global Warming! Man, that was quick. Now there is just no reason for Al Gore to run for president.

My Way News - Raid in Iraq Kills 32 Suspected Militants

My Way News - Raid in Iraq Kills 32 Suspected Militants: "'The individuals detained and the terrorists killed during the raid are believed to be members of a cell of a Special Groups terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for terrorist training,' the military said."

My Way News - Bonds Breaks All-Time Home Run Record

My Way News - Bonds Breaks All-Time Home Run Record: "For one spectacular moment, Barry Bonds and everybody cheering him could forget about the controversy surrounding his chase and appreciate the phenomenal feat: 756."

My Way News - Utah Mine Owner: Rescue Will Take 3 Days

My Way News - Utah Mine Owner: Rescue Will Take 3 Days: "Little was known about the six miners. Only one has been identified, but Mexico's consul in Salt Lake City, Salvador Jimenez, said three of the men are Mexican citizens." I hope these guys are rescued safely. This paragraph piqued my interest. Could some or even all be illegals? This is going to be possibly a bigger issue than anyone wants it to be.

My Way News - Pakistan Criticizes Obama on Comments

My Way News - Pakistan Criticizes Obama on Comments: "Also Friday, a senior Pakistani official condemned another presidential hopeful, Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, for saying the best way he could think of to deter a nuclear terrorist attack on the U.S. would be to threaten to retaliate by bombing the holiest Islamic sites of Mecca and Medina."

My Way News - Pakistan Criticizes Obama on Comments

My Way News - Pakistan Criticizes Obama on Comments: "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan criticized U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday for saying that, if elected, he might order unilateral military strikes against terrorists hiding in this Islamic country."

Breaking News

WASHINGTON (AP) House Democrats have decided against boosting automobile fuel economy as part of upcoming energy bill.

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.: "During the month of June, the number of people identifying themselves as Republicans increased and the number of Democrats was little changed. That’s the first time in 2007 that the number of Republicans has increased."

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.

Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani remain in a virtual tie atop the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Thompson attracts support from 25% of Likely Republican Primary Voters while Giuliani is the top choice for 24%. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Arizona Senator John McCain are each preferred by 12% (see daily history). Among the second tier candidates, Arizona Senator Sam Brownback attracts support from 3%, Mike Huckabee is favored by 2% and four other candidates (Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, Tommy Thompson, and Sam Brownback) split 4% of the vote. Seventeen percent (17%) are undecided.

Giuliani/Thompson 2008 Republican ticket. Giuliani for President, Thompson for Vice President. I just want to get it out there as my prediction. I also predict that Hillary will not pick Obama for her VP.

My Way News - Nifong Admits: No Crime in Lacrosse Case

My Way News - Nifong Admits: No Crime in Lacrosse Case: "DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong acknowledged Thursday there is 'no credible evidence' that three Duke lacrosse players committed any of the crimes he accused them of more than a year ago, offering for the first time a complete and unqualified apology."

Bullet-Riddled Body of S. Korean Found | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited

Bullet-Riddled Body of S. Korean Found | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited: "KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage was found by police Wednesday in central Afghanistan after a purported Taliban spokesman said the militants had killed one of the captives. The male victim had 10 bullet holes in his head, chest and stomach, and was discovered in the Mushaki area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni province, said police officer Abdul Rahman. The Taliban spokesman said earlier that the hostage was was killed because Afghan authorities hadn't met their demands to release other militants from prison."

VOA News - S. Korea Negotiates for Hostages in Afghanistan, While Some Resent Their Presence There

VOA News - S. Korea Negotiates for Hostages in Afghanistan, While Some Resent Their Presence There: "South Korea is the world's second most active nation in terms of Christian missionary activity, after the United States. More than 12,000 South Korean Christians are estimated to be involved in projects in 160 nations."

My Way News - Airports Warned About Terror Dry Runs

My Way News - Airports Warned About Terror Dry Runs: "The bulletin said the passengers carrying the suspicious items seized since September included men and women and that initial investigation had not linked them with criminal or terrorist organizations. But it added that most of their explanations for carrying the items were suspicious and some were still under investigation. The four seizures were described this way: - San Diego, July 7. A U.S. person - either a citizen or a foreigner legally here - checked baggage containing two ice packs covered in duct tape. The ice packs had clay inside them rather than the normal blue gel. - Milwaukee, June 4. A U.S. person's carryon baggage contained wire coil wrapped around a possible initiator, an electrical switch, batteries, three tubes and two blocks of cheese. The bulletin said block cheese has a consistency similar to some explosives. - Houston, Nov. 8, 2006. A U.S. person's checked baggage contained a plastic bag with a 9-volt battery, wires, a block of brown clay-like minerals and pipes. - Baltimore, Sept. 16, 2006. A couple's checked baggage contained a plastic bag with a block of processed cheese taped to another plastic bag holding a cellular phone charger."

My Way News Photo - AFGHANISTAN KIDNAPPINGS

My Way News Photo - AFGHANISTAN KIDNAPPINGS

Ghazni Province Villagers participate in a demonstration in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Villagers in Ghazni Province held a rally demanding that the hostages be released, said Mohammad Zaman, the deputy provincial police chief. Some carried banners and shouted slogans calling for the Koreans to be freed, he said. An AP Television News reporter saw 100 to 150 villagers demonstrating. Korean negotiators accompanied by Afghan elders and clerics met face-to-face with the kidnappers of 23 South Koreans Tuesday as a threatened Taliban deadline to execute them passed by once again. Purported Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said late Tuesday negotiations were in the "final stage," but he provided no other details. (AP Photo)

My Way News - Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Dismissed

My Way News - Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Dismissed: "WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal."

My Way News - U.S. Ready for Direct Talks With Iran

My Way News - U.S. Ready for Direct Talks With Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is ready to hold new direct talks with Iran on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, where the Bush administration accused Tehran of supporting Shia insurgents, the State Department said Tuesday.

"We think that given the situation in Iraq and given Iran's continued behavior that is leading to further instability in Iraq, that it would be appropriate to have another face-to-face meeting," spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.

He said no date for the talks, which would be held in Baghdad, had yet been arranged.

Translation: We know what you're doing, we now have solid evidence of it, and this is your last warning to cease and desist. We will take out your training camps and anything else we feel is necessary to ensure our safety. I don't think we can sustain a full occupation of Iran. So, my guess is we intend to wipe out as much as we can of their attack capability (especially missiles). This will include destroying any known training facilities, and as much of their military as possible from the air. We most likely have already been positioning ourselves to repel any attack, but I don't think we would move ground forces into Iran. As a bonus for the rest of the world and us, we will destroy their nuclear plant and any capability to enrich uranium. If we are going to do this, we have to do it this year. Starting this during a presidential election will guarantee failure for us. So, my best guess is it will happen by the end of November or never. By the way, I wanted to get this out, there has been attempts to better define victory in Iraq. Our victory in Iraq should be complete and total destruction of terrorists. That's it. The definition of terrorist for us should be anyone desiring to kill Americans or our allies and willing to act on it. The president made a miscalculation during the illegal immigration fight and his support has eroded because of it to dangerous levels. The thing that angered me the most is this question "So, do you expect us to deport 12 million plus people now?" So now the number of people who break our laws will determine what's right? Isn't that called "Mob rule"?

Pace: Another troop buildup possible - Yahoo! News

Pace: Another troop buildup possible - Yahoo! News: "BAGHDAD - The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq, including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger troop buildup." They're going to have a field day with this. Dem's will now continue to claim how incompetent our military leaders our and that only they (dem's) can lead us out of this Bush disaster. (But of course, they'll conveniently leave out what they would actually do.)

iPhone buyers have no regrets - Yahoo! News

iPhone buyers have no regrets - Yahoo! News

Early iPhone owners are overwhelmingly happy with their devices, a survey out Friday says, and Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) are luring customers from rivals as a result. In one of the first such studies, 90% of 200 owners said they were "extremely" or "very" satisfied with their phone. And 85% said they are "extremely" or "very" likely to recommend the device to others, says the online survey conducted and paid for by market researcher Interpret of Santa Monica, Calif. The firm surveyed 1,000 cellphone users July 6-10.

"Off the charts." Better go buy Apple stock. Google and Apple should get together. That combination may indeed be the final straw that breaks the Microsoft/Intel camel's back. Google/Apple is the new guard, Microsoft/Intel are the old guard. Yahoo is becoming the odd man out.

War protester Sheehan announces plan to challenge House leader - International Herald Tribune

War protester Sheehan announces plan to challenge House leader - International Herald Tribune: "CRAWFORD, Texas: Leaving her former peace camp near U.S. President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, well-known war protester Cindy Sheehan began a nearly two-week trek toward Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to challenge the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi." I thought she retired? She's like the Michael Jordan of left-wing wackos. Hmm, who should I support....

Official: Bomb victim involved in plot | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Official: Bomb victim involved in plot | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "ERIE, Pa. — A pizza deliveryman who robbed a bank and was then blown up by a bomb locked around his neck was involved in the robbery plot, a federal law enforcement official familiar with an indictment being released Wednesday told The Associated Press." This is just bizarre. I remember this story and it seems impossible for the deliveryman to have been in on the robbery. This will be an interesting story to follow for sure.

My Way News - White House Awaits September Iraq Review

My Way News - White House Awaits September Iraq Review: "Democrats said the only way Baghdad and its neighbors would take more responsibility in Iraq would be if the U.S. starts to pull out." I believe this indicates a possible new strategy for democrats, that pulling out is the only way for Iraqis to take responsibility. This is a trial balloon by their willing accomplices in the media to see if it sticks.

My Way News - Dems Call for Combat to End by 2008

My Way News - Dems Call for Combat to End by 2008: "WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Democrat said Tuesday it was obvious the Iraqi government has made no progress and the only way to propel it was to begin pulling out U.S. troops. In a countermove, President Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley and war adviser Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute arrived on Capitol Hill to consult with members. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, proposed legislation with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., that would order President Bush to begin pulling out troops in 120 days and end combat by April 30, 2008." We all wish we could just wave a magic wand and declare "it's over". The democrats have been watching too much Harry Potter, because we don't live in a world like that. The consequences have been articulated very well what is going to happen if we surrender Iraq to al qaeda. Al qaeda will turn Iraq into an islamic state of their vision. They will use it as their base to launch operations to kill America. No matter how you feel about the president, we must understand that this is a war that our enemy will not quit. They must be destroyed or else we will. The truth is that it will be necessary for us to stay in Iraq for a long time. Most likely for at least a generation, maybe 30 years. The middle east must be transformed from it's current state of hatred and bitterness towards Israel and the U.S. And this will take at minimum one generation to begin the transformation. The enemy has been allowed to brain wash their children with this hatred for generations. It will take a long to time to teach them not to hate.

My Way News - Death Sentence for 10 Women's Murders

My Way News - Death Sentence for 10 Women's Murders: "LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pizza deliveryman was sentenced to death Tuesday for the murders of 10 women and an unborn fetus during the 1980s and '90s in neighborhoods plagued by a crack cocaine epidemic. A jury in May recommended the death penalty for Chester Turner, and Superior Court Judge William R. Pounders agreed. 'I don't think any jury would arrive at a different conclusion and would, in any court, demand a death penalty,' Pounders said. Turner declined to comment after several of the victims' relatives spoke at the hearing. The case will automatically be appealed."

ABC News: Senator Apologizes for 'D.C. Madam' Link

ABC News: Senator Apologizes for 'D.C. Madam' Link: "Asked whether she could forgive her husband after an extramarital affair, as Livingston's wife had done, Wendy Vitter told the Times-Picayune: 'I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary [Clinton]. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me.'"

My Way News - Bush Wipes Away Libby's Prison Sentence

My Way News - Bush Wipes Away Libby's Prison Sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - Just when things looked darkest for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, when prison seemed all but certain, President Bush wiped away the former White House aide's 2 1/2-year sentence in the CIA leak case.

Bush's move came Monday, just five hours after a federal appeals panel ruled that Libby could not delay his prison term. His prospects for an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court seemed bleak. The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, Libby was just waiting for a date to surrender.

After months of sidestepping pardon questions, Bush stepped in. He did not issue a pardon but erased a prison sentence that he felt was just too harsh.

My Way News - U.S.: Iran Helped in Deadly Iraq Strike

My Way News - U.S.: Iran Helped in Deadly Iraq Strike

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iranian forces helped plan one of the most sophisticated militant assaults of the Iraq war - a January raid in which gunmen posed as an American security team and launched an attack that killed five U.S. soldiers, an American general said Monday.

U.S. military spokesman Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner also accused Iran of using its Lebanese ally, the Shiite militia Hezbollah, as a "proxy" to arm Shiite militants in Iraq.

The claims were an escalation in U.S. accusations that Iran is fueling Iraq's violence, which the government in Tehran has denied. It was also the first time the U.S. military has said Hezbollah has a direct role - which, if true, would bring a dangerous new player into Iraq's conflict.

Hezbollah has denied any activities in Iraq, saying it operates only in Lebanon.

My Way News - Senate Blocks Immigration Bill

My Way News - Senate Blocks Immigration Bill: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections. The bill's supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate and clear the way for final passage of the legislation, which critics assailed as offering amnesty to illegal immigrants. The vote was 46 to 53 in favor of limiting the debate. Senators in both parties said the issue is so volatile that Congress is highly unlikely to revisit it this fall or next year, when the presidential election will increasingly dominate American politics." Victory! At least victory against amnesty. Now its time to really put on pressure to fully secure our borders. I'm talking about all borders, north and south as well as ports. We are at war, in case you didn't know. The enemy wants to kill us (Americans, conservative or liberal) anyway they can. We must know who comes in to the country. I hope the hoard of citizens that forced this amnesty bill to die will not let up on securing the borders. I know it's more the administration that has failed us than congress, but congress can certainly help push the president to do the right thing.

Ad Hoc Electronics - Reliable Wireless Monitoring & Control Products, RF Expertise

Ad Hoc Electronics - Reliable Wireless Monitoring & Control Products, RF Expertise: "Advantage Ad Hoc Electronics Ad Hoc Electronics is a complete wireless solution provider that supplies OEMs, integrators and electricians with reliable wireless products and custom engineering. Ad Hoc's data radio modems, RF modules, 802.11g WiFi routers, and wireless light switches are reliable, easy-to-deploy and simple-to-use." This is cool. No wires, no batteries. It takes about 1.6 lbs. to operate the switch, which doesn't seem like a lot, but maybe it's pretty stiff for your finger. I then wonder if there is a snap sound or not. But that may be okay either way.

My Way News - Immigration Bill Faces Crucial Vote

My Way News - Immigration Bill Faces Crucial Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative Republican senators and a handful of Democrats are trying to put a final knife in President Bush's plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.

A broad immigration bill, embracing what critics call amnesty, survived a series of unfriendly amendments Wednesday. Supporters pointed to the bill's tighter borders and workplace rules to keep it alive.

Both sides agreed the crucial vote occurs Thursday. Supporters must gain 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to limit debate and clear the way for a roll call on final passage, perhaps by Friday. Anything less will likely doom the legislation until a new president and Congress take office in 2009.

We wait with bated breath.

Immigration bill advances in Senate - Yahoo! News

Immigration bill advances in Senate - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants."

My Way News - Video Post Shows Captured BBC Reporter

My Way News - Video Post Shows Captured BBC Reporter: "GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A video recording released Monday shows kidnapped British journalist Alan Johnston wearing an apparent explosives belt of the type suicide bombers use and warning it will be detonated if an attempt is made to free him by force. The video, about one minute, 42 seconds long, was posted on a Web site that has been used by militant groups in the past. It opens with the title 'Alan's Appeal' in both English and Arabic and features the logo of the Army of Islam, a shadowy group that has claimed responsibility for snatching Johnston, a British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent. 'Captors tell me that very promising negotiations were ruined when the Hamas movement and the British government decided to press for a military solution to this kidnapping,' Johnston says in the recording, looking nervous and stressed. 'And the situation is now very serious, as you can see.' Johnston is seen wearing a red sweater with a blue and white checked vest strapped around his body - the apparent bomb belt."

My Way News - Chavez Warns of Resistance War With U.S.

My Way News - Chavez Warns of Resistance War With U.S.: "CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government."

My Way News - Al-Zawahri: Muslims Should Support Hamas

My Way News - Al-Zawahri: Muslims Should Support Hamas: "CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida's deputy leader called on Muslims around the world to back Hamas with weapons, money and attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests in a Web audiotape Monday, urging the Palestinian militant group to unite with al-Qaida's 'holy warriors' after its takeover of Gaza."

My Way News - Iraq: Surge of Suicide Blasts Kills 27

My Way News - Iraq: Surge of Suicide Blasts Kills 27: "BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide bomber who penetrated layers of security blew himself up in the busy lobby of a leading Baghdad hotel on Monday, killing at least 12 people, including a U.S.-allied tribal sheik, police reported."

My Way News - Judge Won't Delay Libby Prison Term

My Way News - Judge Won't Delay Libby Prison Term: "WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge said Thursday he will not delay a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby in the CIA leak case, a ruling that could send the former White House aide to prison within weeks. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton's decision will send Libby's attorneys rushing to an appeals court to block the sentence and could force President Bush to consider calls from Libby's supporters to pardon the former aide." The president should pardon Libby before he spends one night in prison. He deserves that. Why is president Bush so eager to pardon illegal immigrants and not a railroaded member of his administration?

My Way News - Lawmakers Profit From Gold Mines, Books

My Way News - Lawmakers Profit From Gold Mines, Books: "According to financial disclosure forms filed by House and Senate members Thursday, Speaker Pelosi, through her marriage, is a millionaire many times over. Reid, whose leadership post depends on holding onto a fragile majority in the Senate, can always fall back on his gold mining claims in Nevada." They are not in for the money. They are in it for the power.

My Way News - Bail Denied for Alleged 'Spam King'

My Way News - Bail Denied for Alleged 'Spam King': "Federal prosecutors allege that Soloway has sent tens of millions of e-mail messages since 2003 to advertise his company, which offered software to send out broadcast e-mails. For $495, customers could have an ad sent to 20 million e-mail addresses or receive software allowing them to send up to 80 million e-mails. The Spamhaus Project, an international anti-spam organization, listed Soloway as one of about 135 spammers deemed responsible for as much as 80 percent of all junk e-mail." Prosecuting spammers in a very public and severe way is the only thing that's going to slow down the deluge of spam email. I hope to see many other cases worldwide like this one.

My Way News - Libby in Court to Try to Stall Sentence

My Way News - Libby in Court to Try to Stall Sentence: "Bush's father pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra arms and money affair on Christmas Eve 1992. President Clinton pardoned more than 100 people on his way out the White House door, including former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros and Whitewater scandal figure Susan McDougal."

My Way News - Hamas Overruns Rival Fatah's Key Posts

My Way News - Hamas Overruns Rival Fatah's Key Posts: "'We are telling our people that the past era has ended and will not return,' Islam Shahawan, a spokesman for Hamas' militia, told Hamas radio. 'The era of justice and Islamic rule have arrived.'"

My Way News - Church Asks Japan to Join Sony Campaign

My Way News - Church Asks Japan to Join Sony Campaign: "Govender said the church was demanding the immediate withdrawal of the game, a Sony apology for using the interior of the cathedral without permission and a substantial donation to the church's education department." Had to read the entire article before I got to the extortion part of it.

Wireless breakthrough delivers electrical energy without power cord | Chicago Tribune

Wireless breakthrough delivers electrical energy without power cord | Chicago Tribune

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In a perfect world, there'd be no wires. They clutter the view, get tangled behind desks and limit how far networks can reach. That's why the telegraph gave way to the radio. Cell phones unstrung telecommunications. Wi-Fi liberated computer data. Now the last knotty wire that seemed destined to remain, the power cord, could be on its way out. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announced last week that they had made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly, potentially previewing a future in which cell phones and other gadgets get juice without having to be plugged in.

This is truly amazing. The whole "noise cancellation" principle blows my mind and makes me wonder how it will affect fundamental mathematics. But now that MIT is having success with "re-instating" the canceled noise, I am truly amazed. Sending power through the air is something I've thought about for years. I like to think of it as encryption. The power source encrypts the amperage so it is undetectable and hopefully harmless. Then it sends it through the air and and a receiver collects it and then decrypts it so it can be used. They are 40 to 45% efficient according to the article. What happens to the 55 to 60% of power that is not used? I hope that when this is eventually implemented we don't have to worry about our livers being cooked accidentally!

My Way News - Screaming Paris Hilton Sent Back to Jail

My Way News - Screaming Paris Hilton Sent Back to Jail: "LOS ANGELES (AP) - Screaming and crying, Paris Hilton was escorted out of a courtroom and back to jail Friday after a judge ruled that she must serve out her entire 45-day sentence behind bars rather than in her Hollywood Hills home." This story blows my mind. I'm, first, amazed that it is nationally news. Then I'm amazed I was ever amazed. It's makes me crack up.

My Way News - Turkey Says Troops Crossing Into Iraq

My Way News - Turkey Says Troops Crossing Into Iraq: "ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who operate from bases there, Turkish security officials told The Associated Press."

My Way News - Sony Develops Film-Thin, Bending Display

My Way News - Sony Develops Film-Thin, Bending Display: "TOKYO (AP) - In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all - a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video."

I'm trying to publish to Public Diary.

My Way News - Bush: Iraq at Center of Terror Fight

My Way News - Bush: Iraq at Center of Terror Fight: "'As global terror threats remain very real, President Bush is sinking more money and sending more troops to referee Iraq's civil war, when those precious resources would be better spent in finishing the mission left unaccomplished in Afghanistan,' said Brian Katulis, a national security expert at the Center for American Progress think tank." Why does the DBM have to quote unknowns, such as Brian Katulis? Because they are desparate.

My Way News - Bush: Bin Laden Ordered Non-Iraq Attacks

My Way News - Bush: Bin Laden Ordered Non-Iraq Attacks: "Democrats and other critics have accused Bush of selectively declassifying intelligence, including portions of a sensitive National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, to justify the U.S.-led invasion on grounds Saddam Hussein's regime possessed weapons of mass destruction. That assertion proved false." The DBM (Drive-By Media) hits again by blatantly stating falsehoods. WMD was found in Iraq. We did not found huge quantities as expected. But that never has stopped the DBM. We know that convoys of trucks carring something, possibly the huge quantities of chemical and biological WMD, went to Syria. It has never been established what was on those trucks, at least not publicly.

My Way News - Agreement Near on Iraq Funding Bill

My Way News - Agreement Near on Iraq Funding Bill:

"WASHINGTON (AP) - Flinching in the face of a veto threat, Democratic congressional leaders neared agreement with the Bush administration Tuesday on legislation to pay for the Iraq war without setting a timeline for troop withdrawal. Several officials said the emerging compromise bill would cost about $120 billion, including as much as $8 billion for Democratic domestic priorities - originally resisted by the White House - such as disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina victims and farmers hurt by drought. After a bruising veto struggle over war funding, congressional leaders in both political parties said they hoped the compromise would be cleared for President Bush's signature by Friday. Despite the concession, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters that the legislation would be the first war-funding bill sent to Bush since the U.S. invasion of Iraq 'where he won't get a blank check.' Reid and other Democrats pointed to a provision that would set standards for the Iraqi government in developing a more democratic society. U.S. reconstruction aid would be conditioned on progress toward meeting the goals, but Bush would have authority to order the money to be spent regardless of how the govern"

My Way News - White House to Quickly Replace Wolfowitz

My Way News - White House to Quickly Replace Wolfowitz:

Wolfowitz on Thursday announced that he would step down at the end of June, his leadership undermined by a furor over the compensation he arranged in 2005 for Shaha Riza, a bank employee.

But later in the article it says:

After days of negotiations, Wolfowitz got what he wanted - an acknowledgment from the bank's board that he did not bear sole responsibility for the conflict-of-interest furor surrounding his handling of the pay package.

"He assured us that he acted ethically and in good faith in what he believed were the best interests of the institution, and we accept that," the board said in its announcement of Wolfowitz's resignation. [emphasis added]

My Way News - Amazon.com to Launch Digital Music Store

My Way News - Amazon.com to Launch Digital Music Store: "SEATTLE (AP) - Online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday said it plans to launch a digital music store later this year featuring songs without copy protection restrictions."

My Way News - Television Evangelist Falwell Dies at 73

My Way News - Television Evangelist Falwell Dies at 73: "LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73."

My Way News - LEDs Emerge to Fight Fluorescents

My Way News - LEDs Emerge to Fight Fluorescents: "The energy efficiency is no doubt a draw for commercial clients like hotels, but LEDs have another big advantage: they last up to 50,000 hours, according to manufacturers. That compares to about 10,000 hours for fluorescents and 1,000 hours for incandescents. Not having to send out janitors to replace burned-out bulbs means big savings in maintenance costs." Janitors are people too!

My Way News - Pentagon Tells 35,000: Prepare to Deploy

My Way News - Pentagon Tells 35,000: Prepare to Deploy: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has notified more than 35,000 Army soldiers to be prepared to deploy to Iraq beginning this fall, a move that would allow commanders to maintain the ongoing buildup of troops through the end of the year if needed. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Tuesday the deployment orders, which have been signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, do not mean that the military has made a decision to keep the increased level of 20 brigades in Iraq through December. A brigade is roughly 3,500 soldiers. Instead, he said the decision gives the Pentagon the 'capability' to carry the buildup to the end of the year. The replacement forces, Whitman said, would give commanders in Iraq the flexibility they need to complete the mission there. The announcement, said Whitman, has 'nothing to do' with a decision to extend the troop buildup. He said the Pentagon 'has been very clear that a decision about the duration of the surge will depend on conditions on the ground.'"

My Way News - House Pitches New Iraq Plan

My Way News - House Pitches New Iraq Plan: "House Democrats want to provide a bill that supports the troops, but not give Bush a blank check on the deeply unpopular and costly war. Further complicating matters, several House liberals oppose funding the war at all while other more conservative Democrats are reluctant to tie strings to a bill needed by the troops. The new version is likely to meet resistance in the Senate. Several Senate Democrats said they would oppose a short-term funding bill because it leaves open the question of whether troops will get the resources they need after July. 'There's the question of why it wasn't fully funded,' said Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. If the House version of the bill fails in conference with the Senate, Democratic leaders say their members will have other chances to affect Iraq policy. Party leaders have pointed to the 2008 defense authorization bill, which helps to set Pentagon policy, as well as the 2008 appropriations bills. However, that plan could meet resistance by members reluctant to watch their carefully crafted bills sink under a presidential veto. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has drafted a defense authorization bill that requires U.S. officials to report on progress made on the war. But according to a panel aide familiar with the draft, the bill so far does not include a tough" Let's see, has 100 hours passed yet? Couldn't have, because Pelosi said her congress would fix all of our problems by then. Last I checked, they hadn't done a thing. I thought April marked the first 100 days? I am so confused... I feel like a democrat.

My Way News - Queen Elizabeth to Honor U.S. Soldiers

My Way News - Queen Elizabeth to Honor U.S. Soldiers: "The queen, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, had a full day of sighteeing in the U.S. capital planned for Tuesday, including a stop at the Children's National Medical Center with first lady Laura Bush and a trip to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in suburban Maryland." I didn't even know the queen was married.

My Way News - Bush's Veto Survives House Challenge

My Way News - Bush's Veto Survives House Challenge: "Democrats flashed defiance, yet signaled they were ready to make significant concessions such as jettisoning the troop withdrawal timetable in order to gain Bush's signature on a replacement measure. There was early talk in both parties of setting goals for the government of Iraq to meet as it strives to develop a self-defending, democratic society."

My Way News - Senate OKs War Bill With Iraq Timeline

My Way News - Senate OKs War Bill With Iraq Timeline: "With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at his side, Reid said Democrats hoped to have a follow-up war-funding bill ready for the president's signature by June 1. Despite administration claims to the contrary, he said that was soon enough to prevent serious disruption in military operations. Several Democratic officials have said they expect the next measure will jettison the withdrawal timetable, a concession to Bush. At the same time, they say they hope to include standards for the Iraqi government to meet on issues such as expanding democratic participation and allocating oil resources."

Exactly what Cheney predicted. The democrats are showing their complete incompetence to lead. When will Americans wake up and realize that the Democratic party of today is a loser party?

My Way News - '$100 Laptop' to Cost $175

My Way News - '$100 Laptop' to Cost $175: "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The founder of the ambitious '$100 laptop' project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface. Nicholas Negroponte, the former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab who now heads the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, updated analysts and journalists on where the effort stands, saying 'we are perhaps at the most critical stage of OLPC's life.' That's partly because at least seven nations have committed to being in the initial wave to buy the little green-and-white 'XO' computers - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, Thailand, Nigeria and Libya - but it remains unclear which ones will be first to pony up the cash. The project needs orders for 3 million machines so its manufacturing and distribution effort can get rolling."

My Way News - Petraeus Eyes Long Commitment in Iraq

My Way News - Petraeus Eyes Long Commitment in Iraq: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday that conditions in Iraq may get harder before they get easier and will require 'an enormous commitment' over time by the United States."

Reid: Bush in denial over war in Iraq - Yahoo! News

Reid: Bush in denial over war in Iraq - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday President Bush is in a state of denial over Iraq, 'and the new Congress will show him the way.' Holding his ground, Bush renewed his staunch opposition to timetables for U.S. troop withdrawals."

My Way News - Supreme Court OKs Abortion Procedure Ban

My Way News - Supreme Court OKs Abortion Procedure Ban: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a disputed abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench."

My Way News - Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case

My Way News - Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case: "RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Duke lacrosse rape case finally collapsed Wednesday, with North Carolina's top prosecutor saying the three athletes were railroaded by a district attorney who ignored increasingly flimsy evidence in a 'tragic rush to accuse.'"

My Way News - IBM Gives Feds $45M in Translation Tech

My Way News - IBM Gives Feds $45M in Translation Tech: "To honor an employee's son who was badly wounded in Iraq, IBM Corp. plans to give the U.S. military $45 million worth of Arabic-English translation technology that the Pentagon had been testing for possible purchase."