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**Wasn't there a big ole hoopla party by rummy today about Saddam's Twins? And didn't Cheney come out of hiding to grace his royal subjects? Didn't Bush make an appearance somewhere (for pay, of course)?
where are all THEIR soundbytes today?????? I'd say the silence was deafening, but the street parties across america are taking over.........
heh heh heh
1. Democrats Question Blank Pages in 9/11 Report
Reuters - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
A leading U.S. Democratic lawmaker on Thursday stood before 27 enlarged blank pages from a congressional report on the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, and accused the Bush administration of an "obsession with secrecy."
Avg Rating: 4.7, 13 ratings
2. Saudi Arabia Criticized in 9/11 Report
AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Some senior U.S. officials involved in the hunt for al-Qaida criticized Saudi Arabia's lack of cooperation in counterterrorism efforts, according to the report of congressional inquiry into the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Avg Rating: 4.6, 10 ratings
3. Computer Voting Systems Vulnerable
AP - Thu Jul 24, 4:35 PM ET
An electronic voting system used in some states as an alternative to the troublesome punch-card ballots is highly vulnerable to fraud, computer security experts warned in a study released Thursday.
Avg Rating: 4.4, 122 ratings
4. Genetic Study Shows Extent of Whale Slaughter
Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 5:05 PM ET
A genetic study of whales suggests many more have been slaughtered than believed in the whaling frenzy that began in the 18th century, and shows populations have not recovered enough to allow hunting to resume, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.4, 83 ratings
5. GOP Shores Support for Head Start Vote
AP - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Nearing a showdown, House Republicans expressed confidence they had the votes to reshape Head Start and offer some states more control over the popular preschool program. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.4, 35 ratings
6. Wolfowitz Concedes Iraq Errors
washingtonpost.com - Thu Jul 24, 1:00 AM ET
The deputy secretary of defense said yesterday that some key assumptions underlying the U.S. occupation of Iraq were wrong, tacitly acknowledging the judgment of current and former U.S. officials critical of the occupation planning.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 275 ratings
7. Congress Has Second Thoughts On Patriot Act
OneWorld.net - Thu Jul 24, 9:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 23 (IPS) -- Taking a clear stand against anti-privacy provisions in the Patriot Act, the U.S. House of Representatives in an overwhelmingly bipartisan effort last night agreed to an amendment that would bar federal law enforcement from carrying out secret ”sneak and peek” searches without notifying the target of the warrant.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 267 ratings
8. Bush to Fight Congress on Rolling Back TV Cap
Reuters - Thu Jul 24,12:39 PM ET
The Bush administration on Thursday vowed to fight congressional efforts to roll back a new rule allowing television broadcasters to own stations that reach almost half the national audience. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.3, 189 ratings
9. Feds Criticize Patriot Act Searches Vote
AP - Wed Jul 23, 9:57 PM ET
The Justice Department raised strong objections Wednesday to a surprising House vote against covert "sneak and peek" searches in criminal investigations, a move that sponsors said reflected civil liberties concerns raised by the anti-terrorism USA Patriot Act.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 164 ratings
10. Ex-Clinton Officials: Nuke Threat Growing
AP - Wed Jul 23, 8:41 PM ET
Nuclear bombs are likely to be used before the end of the decade if the United States doesn't do more to stop their spread, a group that advises Senate Democrats said Wednesday.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 128 ratings
11. WMD Missing in Iraq, Bush Speeches
Reuters - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Weapons of mass destruction have proven hard to find in Iraq and now they've disappeared from President Bush's speeches. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.3, 112 ratings
12. U.S. Vehicle Blown Up in Baghdad - Witness
Reuters - Thu Jul 24,10:21 AM ET
A U.S. military vehicle blew up in a Baghdad street on Thursday, an amateur cameraman who filmed the smoldering wreckage told Reuters. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.2, 231 ratings
13. White House Claims Add to Contradictions
AP - Thu Jul 24, 2:49 PM ET
The White House attempt to defuse criticism over President Bush's now-discredited claim of Iraqi uranium shopping in Africa has produced shifting explanations of how the assertion landed in his State of the Union speech.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 192 ratings
14. U.S. Soldiers Killed in Area where Saddam Sons Died
Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 2:47 AM ET
Three U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division operating in northern Iraq were killed in a rifle and grenade attack Thursday, a U.S. military spokesman said. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.2, 181 ratings
15. September 11 attacks might have been prevented, commission finds
AFP - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
The September 11, 2001, terror attacks might have been prevented had US agencies shared and acted upon information they had at the time, according to a congressional report released Thursday. Full Coverage
Avg Rating: 4.2, 176 ratings
16. Daily Whispers: Insiders suggest Condoleezza Rice could leave
U.S. News & World Report - Thu Jul 24,12:00 PM ET
Insiders suggest Condoleezza Rice may leave the White House.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 152 ratings
17. Code-red cartoonists
USA TODAY - Thu Jul 24, 6:25 AM ET
When Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Michael Ramirez put pen to paper seeking to defend President Bush from attacks on his Iraq policy, he never expected to be targeted for federal interrogation.
Avg Rating: 4.1, 201 ratings
18. Fla. to Restore Felons' Voting Rights
AP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Florida agreed to help restore voting rights to nearly 125,000 convicted felons who didn't get enough advice on how to regain their rights when they walked free, officials said Thursday. Full Coverage
*********125,000......................WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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