Wednesday, December 14, 2005

HEADLINES, AND OTHER ASSORTED TOPICS I DID NOT BLOG ABOUT

Diebold CEO resigns.

Rendon Group paid $56 million thus far, and was paid to promote propaganda in Afghanistan.

Capitol Hill leaders voting tax cuts for the rich and cutting necessary spending for the poor.

Dick Cheney's wife giving civics lessons now, to schoolchildren, comparing Iraqi constitutional votes to early American constitutional creation.

President and CEO of Red Cross resigns.

California executes Tookie Williams.

Pentagon simply rewriting the "torture" rules to get around McCain amendment banning torture

America's illegally held detainees in Europe "quietly" shipped to North Africa (Morocco) a month ago when word "leaked out."

White House pushing for more lax pollution rules, that would allow "ten times the unreported pollution."

U.S. warning Canadian politicians not to "bash Washington" during their January 2006 elections.

US trade deficit hits "record $68 billion dollars."

Pentagon spying on ordinary citizens (no surprise there).

White House refusing to bail out New Orleans utility (despite having bailed out NYC's utility after 9/11)

Gulf Coast families facing high rejection rates and widespread delays.

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