June 1, 2007 - 2089 Days since 9/11
“I want justice…There’s an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive,’” President Bush, 9/17/01, UPI
“The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.” President [...]

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From PBS’s Online Newshour:
President Bush Urges Nations to Set Emissions Targets
President Bush, in a counter-offer to European leaders, said Thursday that 15 nations with the world’s largest economies should set common targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
He did not say what the targets should be or how they should be met. The comments marked a [...]

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The Biden-Gelb plan would:

Keep Iraq together by giving its major groups breathing room in their own regions and control over their daily lives. A central government would be left in charge of common interests like defending the borders and distributing oil revenues.
Secure the support of the Sunnis — who have no oil — by guaranteeing [...]

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 From the yahoo.news via the A.P.:
WASHINGTON - President Bush envisions a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq similar to the one in South Korea where American forces have helped keep an uneasy peace for more than 50 years, the White House said Wednesday.
The comparison was offered as the Pentagon announced the completion of the troop [...]

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May 31, 2005;
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The insurgency in Iraq is “in the last throes,” Vice President Dick Cheney says, and he predicts that the fighting will end before the Bush administration leaves office.
In a wide-ranging interview Monday on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” Cheney cited the recent push by Iraqi forces to crack down on insurgent [...]

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From KSL-TV
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 16-year-old son of Gov. Jon Huntsman broke a leg and needs surgery after crashing his motorcycle.
Jon Huntsman III was riding with his father Monday at Miller Motorsports Park when he “landed wrong” after a jump, said Lisa Roskelley, spokeswoman for the governor. “He had a [...]

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Oh, my, the hits just keep on coming.
From the ruggedly handsome and well coiffed Brian Ross at ABC, we have the following gem:
Paul Wolfowitz may have been ousted from his post at the World Bank, but a free-speaking GOP lawmaker has an idea to keep the so-called “architect” of the Iraq War from standing in [...]

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“Vee haff vays of making you talk!”

or -

“You expect me to talk?”

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!
Oh, my, I could do this all day.

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Dear JM Bell,
Things are heating up — literally.
According to the National Climatic Data Center, 2007 has been the hottest year ever. Global temperatures from January through April were the highest they’ve ever been.
With each new piece of evidence, the case that our planet is warming becomes more and more certain, and the need for action [...]

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From USA Today:

Rules ‘hiding’ trillions in debt
Liability $516,348 per U.S. household
By Dennis Cauchon
USA TODAY
The federal government recorded a $1.3 trillion loss last year — far more than the official $248 billion deficit — when corporate-style accounting standards are used, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
The loss reflects a continued deterioration in the [...]

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Consider, this Memorial Day, taking the time to learn more about the POW/MIA issue, and maybe getting to know one of these organizations below.

National League of POW/MIA Families 
Operation Just Cause
Advocacy and Intelligence Index for Prisoners of War
POW/MIA Freedom Fighters
National Alliance of Families
For the Return of America’s Missing Servicemen

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Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
The [...]

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May 9, 2007 gave us the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive signed by our Occupier in Chief. The NSHSPD declares that in the event of a “catastrophic event”, George W. Bush can become King of America, or something far more sinister.
“The President shall lead the activities of the [...]

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Here’s a little excersize in compare and contrast.
Senator Hatch in this morning’s Deseret Morning Republican Party Newsletter:
WASHINGTON — Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, noticed a change in the atmosphere during his visit to Iraq over the weekend, saying it was different from when he made his first trip there a year ago.
“We are seeing measurable progress,” [...]

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Monica Goodling is testifying as I write this, you can watch it on CSPAN 3, but I have no idea what the hell she needed immunity for. It is NOT against the law to be boring as hell. It SHOULD be, but it’s not.

Also, she’s doing such a cute little job of covering Gonzo’s ass [...]

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