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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Emails Catch Ralph Reed in Lies SHARE
Reed's work to shut down two Indian casinos in Texas, and a third proposed for Louisiana, in 2001 and 2002, cost the Coushatta tribe of Louisiana, whose sole source of income is a casino, an estimated $4 million. The Coushattas were another Abramoff client.
Reed maintained through a spokeswoman that he didn't know who was financing those efforts. But in e-mails made public last year, the funding was a topic of open conversation.
On June 5, 2001, Abramoff e-mailed Reed: "Not sure I understand what this bill is all about. ... Please let me know so I can discuss with the tribe."
Emails Catch Ralph Reed in Lies SHARE
Reed's work to shut down two Indian casinos in Texas, and a third proposed for Louisiana, in 2001 and 2002, cost the Coushatta tribe of Louisiana, whose sole source of income is a casino, an estimated $4 million. The Coushattas were another Abramoff client.
Reed maintained through a spokeswoman that he didn't know who was financing those efforts. But in e-mails made public last year, the funding was a topic of open conversation.
On June 5, 2001, Abramoff e-mailed Reed: "Not sure I understand what this bill is all about. ... Please let me know so I can discuss with the tribe."
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
UN pleads for food as drought grips Kenya SHARE
Western tourists are kept oblivious to the starvation threatened if aid does not come in 10 days
UN pleads for food as drought grips Kenya SHARE
Western tourists are kept oblivious to the starvation threatened if aid does not come in 10 days
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Bush signs up to terror pact with Pakistan SHARE
Imran Khan is among hundreds arrested as Pakistan cracks down on protests over visit
Bush signs up to terror pact with Pakistan SHARE
Imran Khan is among hundreds arrested as Pakistan cracks down on protests over visit
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Death rules the delta in battle to control oil SHARE
Kidnappings and ethnic war in Nigeria have one root cause - oil. The power struggles and corruption that flow from it have claimed thousands of lives. Eleven years after his own father was killed there, Ken Wiwa reports from the Niger Delta on the persistent conflict that is tearing the country apart
Death rules the delta in battle to control oil SHARE
Kidnappings and ethnic war in Nigeria have one root cause - oil. The power struggles and corruption that flow from it have claimed thousands of lives. Eleven years after his own father was killed there, Ken Wiwa reports from the Niger Delta on the persistent conflict that is tearing the country apart
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Iran's own Eminem raps for Islam SHARE
With his desire to purge Iranian culture of the un-Islamic influence of 'decadent western music', President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad needs all the allies he can get. But now he has support in the unlikely form of Kiarash Alimi, a teenage Iranian musician who has taken up rap to persuade fellow youth their tastes are misguided
Iran's own Eminem raps for Islam SHARE
With his desire to purge Iranian culture of the un-Islamic influence of 'decadent western music', President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad needs all the allies he can get. But now he has support in the unlikely form of Kiarash Alimi, a teenage Iranian musician who has taken up rap to persuade fellow youth their tastes are misguided
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Indian cult kills children for goddess SHARE
'Holy men' blamed for inciting dozens of deaths
Indian cult kills children for goddess SHARE
'Holy men' blamed for inciting dozens of deaths
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Stumbling in Afghanistan SHARE
Oblivious, Bush's Afghan trip takes him to spot he abandoned the capture of Osama bin Laden in order to attack Iraq.
Stumbling in Afghanistan SHARE
Oblivious, Bush's Afghan trip takes him to spot he abandoned the capture of Osama bin Laden in order to attack Iraq.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Right-wing Christian TV empire, Trinity Broadcast, savors a tax blessing as a "church' SHARE
A ruling that means Sumner County and the city must refund the theme park-like Trinity Broadcasting Network complex here more than $300,000 in taxes ends an 11-year skirmish and gives the colorful owners much of what they?ve wanted ? status as a church. [What these free-loading bandits don't pay, you have to because GS Bush spends like there ain't no tomorrow -- rapture happy!!]
Right-wing Christian TV empire, Trinity Broadcast, savors a tax blessing as a "church' SHARE
A ruling that means Sumner County and the city must refund the theme park-like Trinity Broadcasting Network complex here more than $300,000 in taxes ends an 11-year skirmish and gives the colorful owners much of what they?ve wanted ? status as a church. [What these free-loading bandits don't pay, you have to because GS Bush spends like there ain't no tomorrow -- rapture happy!!]
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Unprocessed Uranium Netted in Colombia Sting SHARE
Colombian authorities say they have seized 13.5 kilograms of natural, unprocessed uranium in a sting operation.
Brigadier General Gustavo Matamoros told reporters a man and a woman were arrested in the capital, Bogota, after they offered to sell the uranium to undercover agents for $315 million.
Unprocessed Uranium Netted in Colombia Sting SHARE
Colombian authorities say they have seized 13.5 kilograms of natural, unprocessed uranium in a sting operation.
Brigadier General Gustavo Matamoros told reporters a man and a woman were arrested in the capital, Bogota, after they offered to sell the uranium to undercover agents for $315 million.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Prophet Cartoons in Pakistan SHARE
At least 35,000 people have rallied in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to protest controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Some protests in Pakistan have turned deadly and at least five people died in rioting last month.
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Prophet Cartoons in Pakistan SHARE
At least 35,000 people have rallied in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to protest controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Some protests in Pakistan have turned deadly and at least five people died in rioting last month.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
UN Food Agency: More Aid Needed for Starving Kenyans SHARE
UN officials estimate at least 11 million people are facing starvation across East Africa
UN Food Agency: More Aid Needed for Starving Kenyans SHARE
UN officials estimate at least 11 million people are facing starvation across East Africa
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Iraq Civil War: Another Mosque Attack in Bagjdad SHARE
An attack Sunday on a Sunni mosque in Baghdad left three people dead. Police say the attackers who stormed the al-Nour mosque wore military uniforms.
Iraq Civil War: Another Mosque Attack in Bagjdad SHARE
An attack Sunday on a Sunni mosque in Baghdad left three people dead. Police say the attackers who stormed the al-Nour mosque wore military uniforms.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Heck of a job, Mr. President SHARE
The Bush administration has a substantial credibility problem. Things it says turn out not to be true. Again and again.
Two troubling examples made the news last week, and they illustrate a serious problem rooted in a combination of political arrogance, incompetence and disdain for the audience. Often it seems the White House, or the president himself, offers the American public an incredulous shrug to punctuate the plea, "Who could have known?"
Heck of a job, Mr. President SHARE
The Bush administration has a substantial credibility problem. Things it says turn out not to be true. Again and again.
Two troubling examples made the news last week, and they illustrate a serious problem rooted in a combination of political arrogance, incompetence and disdain for the audience. Often it seems the White House, or the president himself, offers the American public an incredulous shrug to punctuate the plea, "Who could have known?"
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
State of Denial: US Top General: Iraq's Not on Verge of Civil War SHARE
Iraq is not on the verge of civil war, the Pentagon's top general said Sunday, though he acknowledged that ``anything can happen'' in the beleaguered nation.
Ending the insurgency depends not only on military efforts but also on whether the Iraqi government can give the people what they want, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace said.
``I do not believe it has deep roots,'' Pace said of the insurgency. ``I do not believe that they're on the verge of civil war.''
State of Denial: US Top General: Iraq's Not on Verge of Civil War SHARE
Iraq is not on the verge of civil war, the Pentagon's top general said Sunday, though he acknowledged that ``anything can happen'' in the beleaguered nation.
Ending the insurgency depends not only on military efforts but also on whether the Iraqi government can give the people what they want, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace said.
``I do not believe it has deep roots,'' Pace said of the insurgency. ``I do not believe that they're on the verge of civil war.''
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Nato may help US airstrikes on Iran SHARE
It was not US General's demonstration that raised eyebrows, but what he said about Nato?s possible involvement in any future military strike against Iran. ?We would be the first to be called up if the Nato council decided we should be,? he said.
Nato may help US airstrikes on Iran SHARE
It was not US General's demonstration that raised eyebrows, but what he said about Nato?s possible involvement in any future military strike against Iran. ?We would be the first to be called up if the Nato council decided we should be,? he said.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
John Murtha: The 'Only People Who Want Us in Iraq' are Iran, al Qaeda, and China - VIDEO SHARE
MURTHA: The public is way ahead of what?s going on in Washington. They no longer believe it. The troops themselves, 70 percent of the troops said we want to come home within a year. The only solution to this is to redeploy. Let me tell you, the only people who want us in Iraq is Iran and al-Qaeda. I've talked to a top-level commander the other day, it was about two weeks ago, and he said China wants us there also. Why? Because we?re depleting our resources, our troop resources and our fiscal resources.
John Murtha: The 'Only People Who Want Us in Iraq' are Iran, al Qaeda, and China - VIDEO SHARE
MURTHA: The public is way ahead of what?s going on in Washington. They no longer believe it. The troops themselves, 70 percent of the troops said we want to come home within a year. The only solution to this is to redeploy. Let me tell you, the only people who want us in Iraq is Iran and al-Qaeda. I've talked to a top-level commander the other day, it was about two weeks ago, and he said China wants us there also. Why? Because we?re depleting our resources, our troop resources and our fiscal resources.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Zawahiri urges Hamas to fight on SHARE
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the Palestinian militant group Hamas not to recognise past peace deals with Israel.
Zawahiri urges Hamas to fight on SHARE
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the Palestinian militant group Hamas not to recognise past peace deals with Israel.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
Iran issues new nuclear warning SHARE
Iran has threatened to press ahead with industrial-scale uranium enrichment if its nuclear work is referred to the UN Security Council.
Iran issues new nuclear warning SHARE
Iran has threatened to press ahead with industrial-scale uranium enrichment if its nuclear work is referred to the UN Security Council.
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Sunday, March 5, 2006
GA GOP Congressman's Creative PAC Circumvents Campaign Finance Laws SHARE
A recent article in the AJC highlighted a previously unpublicized PAC that operates out of Speaker Richardson's law firm, called the MMV Alliance Fund. The fund allows the Speaker to accept large donations that would otherwise be illegal under campaign finance laws. Last year's ethics bill originally contained bans on gifts from lobbyists to legislators as well as enforcement measures on ethical behavior of public officials. But both of these were removed from the bill - at the direction of Speaker Richardson. They got it half right. The bill effectively held lobbyists more accountable, but not legislators.
GA GOP Congressman's Creative PAC Circumvents Campaign Finance Laws SHARE
A recent article in the AJC highlighted a previously unpublicized PAC that operates out of Speaker Richardson's law firm, called the MMV Alliance Fund. The fund allows the Speaker to accept large donations that would otherwise be illegal under campaign finance laws. Last year's ethics bill originally contained bans on gifts from lobbyists to legislators as well as enforcement measures on ethical behavior of public officials. But both of these were removed from the bill - at the direction of Speaker Richardson. They got it half right. The bill effectively held lobbyists more accountable, but not legislators.
