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"All angles on Iraq tonight." There are many angles to Iraq? Oh. I didn't think there was. I thought there was supposed to be a sovereign Iraq. What's the angle to that?
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"Swarmer" - Like Bees. Helicopters. Reconnaissance. This is a training session. That is why it is NOTHING, except the USA did lose at least one soldier. Nic. This military maneuver was nothing. It was never intended to anything except another training mission. Rove 'hyped' it for PR purposes. There isn't anything to this.
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THIS IS DEMOCRACY? This is exploitation of the American People.
U.S. Senate passes $2.8 trillion fiscal 2007 budget
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly passed a $2.8 trillion election-year budget that would continue a string of huge deficits while also rejecting some of President George W. Bush's domestic spending priorities.
By a vote of 51-49, the Senate approved the fiscal 2007 budget that is nonbinding, but provides guidelines for spending bills Congress will try to pass this summer.
The budget passed with Vice President Dick Cheney, who also serves as president of the Senate, sitting in the Senate chamber ready to cast a tie-breaking vote if needed.
The House of Representatives has not yet written its version of a fiscal 2007 budget.
The Republican budget, which won the support of only one Senate Democrat, projects a $359 billion deficit in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, down slightly from the $371 billion estimated for this year.
The budget also calls for the opening of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, generating an estimated $6 billion in leasing fees and bonus bids paid by energy companies to drill in the refuge. Pro-development lawmakers have been pushing the initiative for years and it was unclear whether environmentalists will be able to block the plan this year.
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-03-17T004031Z_01_N16205864_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-BUDGET.XML
The Iraqi people are not better off now. Their lives are in direct fire of war daily. That wasn't going on with Saddam there. Tell me Abu Ghraib is better than any prison Saddam had?
Army Releases Abu Ghraib Documents
They support assertions by a punished officer that she was innocent of two main allegations.
From Associated Press
March, 17 2006
WASHINGTON — Army documents released Thursday substantiate assertions by Janis Karpinski, the highest-ranking officer punished in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, that she was innocent of two principal allegations lodged against her by the officer who initially investigated the case.
Among the documents was a January 2005 report by the Army inspector general's office that found insufficient evidence to support allegations that Karpinski had made a misleading statement to other Army investigators and that she failed to obey an order in connection with disciplinary action against soldiers under her command.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-karpinski17mar17,1,7024210.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
Abu Ghraib Dog Handler Case Goes to Jury
By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press
FORT MEADE, Md. — A military jury began deliberating Friday in the case against an Army dog handler accused of using his barking animal to torment prisoners at Abu Ghraib for his own amusement.
Sgt. Michael Smith, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., could get up to 24 1/2 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3731759.html
THE USA IS NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS. National Security is defined as American Business, American Workers, American Investors and RESPECT for the unions of the Longshoremen. End of Discussion. This is NOT an answer to our National Security including our ports.
Security changes proposed after ports flap
COMBINED NEWS SERVICES
March 15, 2006
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, reeling from a recent ruckus over ports security, will work with Congress to bolster national security reviews of foreign companies and others that want to invest in the United States, Treasury Secretary John Snow said yesterday.
Snow pushed lawmakers to ensure that any changes to investment rules leave the U.S. "open for business."
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/ny-ussecu154662680mar15,0,3130949.story?coll=ny-lipolitics-print
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A Homegrown Solution for Safe Ports
Sophisticated scanning technology is being tested in Hong Kong. Why not at home?
The Dubai Ports World affair touched a nerve in the U.S. over the threat of possible security breaches at American ports. Though U.S. authorities thoroughly inspect the 5% of cargo containers they identify as high-risk, only 45% of all containers pass through the most accurate radiation scanners.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2006/nf20060316_8508_db016.htm
YOU GUYS don't get it, do you?
Look. Let's talk turkey. The American Hospital Association. Port Security. What do they have in common? Americans and the need for income. The American Hospital Association is wall to wall established Non-Profit Corporations with losts of money to invest. They need to form a cooperative and buy into the security of our country. Why isn't Port Elizabeth funded by all the hospitals in Newarki? Every American could have FREE hospital care including those on Medicare and Medicaid IF the nation's hospitals could invest in the security of our nation. Most certainly Port Investment is lucrative. It would be perfect to fund American Health Care. End of Discussion !!
Director Ridge Speaks at American Hospital Association Meeting
Remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to the American Hospital Association
The Washington Hilton
Washington, D.C.
GOVERNOR RIDGE: Thank you very much for that very kind introduction, and thank you for your warm reception. I'm very pleased we've had the opportunity to spend a little time with you this morning.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020408-5.html
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More Evidence of Taliban & al Qaeda in Lodi, CA
Yes, the fine gentle people of the Taliban visited Lodi, California, testimony during the terror trial revealed yesterday. An FBI report also reveals that one of the men who was in Lodi to raise funds for the Taliban was Ayman al-Zawahiri--al Qaeda's #2 man.
Via Cagey Mind this from the Sac Bee:
Prosecutors on Thursday turned over to defense attorneys four FBI reports that apparently reflect agents' interviews of Naseem Khan, the government's key witness in the trials of two Lodi men on terrorist-related charges....
The first report describes an interview of the source on Oct. 26, 2001, in Bend, Ore., where Khan lived at the time. The source told agents that during Ramadan in 1999, when Khan was living in Lodi, three Taliban members came to the Lodi Muslim mosque while the source was there and met with members who handled the mosque's financial affairs.
The source said the trio "traveled around to the other area mosques in Stockton, Yuba City and Live Oak," apparently on a money-raising mission.
"Source said that a very large amount of money is collected at the various mosques during Ramadan," the report says.
The source named the three Taliban members as Ayman al-Zawahri, Ahmed Mohammed Hamed and Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed al-Nasser.
Now that KG, formerly of the CalMafia blog, has come out of retirement, his blog will be the place to check for Lodi terror updates.
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/163861.php
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Virginia Chow the woman's rights advocate !
FDA Nominee Could Stumble on Issue of 'Morning After' Pill
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
March 16, 2006
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday nominated acting Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach to permanently head the troubled Food and Drug Administration, but a controversy involving science and sexual mores could stall his confirmation by the Senate indefinitely.
Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Patty Murray of Washington announced Wednesday that they would block a floor vote on the nomination until the FDA made a firm decision on the controversy — whether or not to allow Plan B, the "morning after" birth control pill, to be sold without a prescription.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fda16mar16,1,7597869.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
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Mention Spring Break and does the news team at AC 360 revel with the College Crowd. No. They seek to terrorize every parent in America.
Prostitutes on lookout as police search for Daytona serial killer
By TRAVIS REED
Associated Press
Posted March 17 2006, 3:00 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH -- Joe Lynn Alderman and other prostitutes walking Daytona's streets are on edge as police think a serial killer is stalking them.
They are trying to memorize vehicle descriptions and license plates, talking regularly with investigators and keeping a wary eye out for suspicious activity. Three women who police say led ``high-risk lifestyles'' have turned up dead since December.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-317serialkiller,0,1020259.story?coll=sfla-news-florida
There is a lot of killing going on in Florida, including Pediophils on the loose.
Suspect in West Boca nanny killing charged with Lake Worth attack
By JEROME BURDI
sun-sentinel.com
Posted March 17 2006, 3:38 PM EST
WEST PALM BEACH – The man held in the nanny killing case on Friday was charged at his first appearance hearing with trying to kill a Lake Worth couple during a 2003 break in, prosecutors said.
The suspect, Jerry Wiggins, 30, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Broward County just two weeks ago for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Coral Springs girl.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-317jerrywiggins,0,3841825.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Pathologist says teen who died after boot camp altercation likely suffocated
By Bill Kaczor
Associated Press Writer
Posted March 17 2006, 6:12 PM EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A teen who was punched and kicked by guards at a Panama City boot camp likely died because he was suffocated during the confrontation and probably was brain dead when he was brought to a hospital, a pathologist told lawmakers Friday.
Dr. Michael Baden observed the second autopsy performed on 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson on Monday in Tampa. Anderson's family disputed the original autopsy by a district medical examiner who found the boy had a natural death from complications of sickle cell trait, a usually benign blood disorder many blacks have.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0317bootcamp,0,4472974.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
To: Governor Jeb Bush
PETITION TO GOVERNOR JEB BUSH OF FLORIDA ASKING FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE RECENT CARLIE BRUSCIA MURDER
WE, the undersigned citizens of the State of Florida, hereby ask the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, to call for an immediate independent and bipartisan commission to be formed to investigate the events and circumstances of the tragic abduction and murder of Carlie Bruscia, age 11, of Sarasota. The purpose of the petition is to inquire specifically why the charged person, one Joseph Smith, was allowed to be in the general public despite his prior history, especially regarding a kidnap of another person prior to Carlie Bruscia’ s murder. The judicial system was derelict in its duty to protect the public from people like Mr. Smith, and the State of Florida has a right to correct such injustice. The citizens of Florida have an inherent right to protect their children, and the Government of the State of Florida, being of the citizens of Florida, has an inherent right to protect the children of this State from harm at any cost.
http://www.petitiononline.com/Jeb8447/petition.html
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Firm Sets Timetable for U.S. Ports Pullout
By TED BRIDIS Associated Press Writers
© 2006 The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A Dubai-owned company is giving itself up to six months to sell all $700 million worth of its newly acquired U.S. port operations to an American buyer, a plan forced by congressional concerns over terrorism security.
DP World, the world's third-largest ports company, disclosed new details and the timetable Wednesday for its plans to surrender its U.S. businesses. The announcement was the first time it described its plans for the newly acquired U.S. operations as a "sale" to a single, unrelated American buyer and indicated it would retain no stake.
Lawmakers who criticized the Bush administration for approving DP World's earlier plans to operate in the United States said they were satisfied. Still, the House voted 377-38 Wednesday to formally express its opposition to DP World running any port terminals in America.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3727261.html
Great Lakes gray wolves no longer endangered -US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Interior Department on Thursday proposed to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the federal list of endangered and threatened species.
Wolves in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, would no longer be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Instead they would be shielded by state and tribal programs, Department of Interior Secretary Gale Norton said in a press conference call.
The final decision will be made in eight to 12 months following a public comment period.
The Fish and Wildlife Service, an arm of the Interior Department, estimates some 4,000 gray wolves now live in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, up from between 700 and 1,000 when the animal was classified as endangered in 1974.
The agency says the current population represents 80 percent of all the gray wolves in the 48 contiguous states.
"Certainly, in the western Great Lakes the wolves are back," said John Kostyak, a lawyer for the National Wildlife Federation who attributed the recovery to cooperation between government officials and landowners.
"We're seeing a very impressive rebound for the species that have enjoyed the protection of the ESA," he said.
In 2003 the Bush administration tried to downgrade the status of the wolf from endangered to threatened in most of the lower 48 states. But federal courts in Oregon and Vermont struck down the decision.
The agency said the proposed Great Lakes delisting is smaller in scope than the 2003 effort, and can be easily approved. A 90-day public comment period on the proposal begins next week.
The Fish and Wildlife Service said that by 1960, the gray wolves were almost entirely eliminated from the three states in the northern Midwest, having starved from a lack of prey and been hunted for bounties for nearly 200 years.
"This is a species that over the centuries was basically extirpated from almost the entire lower 48 (states)," Kostyak said.
The proposal does not affect gray wolves in the West or in the Southwest, nor does it concern red wolves, a different species found in the Southeast.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-03-16T195743Z_01_N16340974_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENVIRONMENT-WOLVES.xml
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http://www.dennys.com/en/cms/Nutrition%2FAllergens/23.html
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Dubai ports vote splits Arizona Republicans
The Business Journal of Phoenix - 11:12 AM MST Thursday
by Mike Sunnucks
Four Arizona Republican lawmakers were among backers March 16 of an unsuccessful effort to kill a federal ban on turning over U.S. seaport operations to a state-owned company from the United Arab Emirates.
Arizona Congressmen Jim Kolbe, John Shadegg, Jeff Flake and Trent Franks -- all Republicans -- were among 38 lawmakers who voted for a plan to take the port restrictions out of a defense and security-related spending bill.
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2006/03/13/daily38.html?jst=b_ln_hl
P&O India to clarify on Dubai Ports deal
K P Narayana Kumar / New Delhi March 17, 2006
Prior consent of central, state governments was must for any equity dilution in the company.
P&O Ports India has sought time till the end of the month to reply to a Gujarat Maritime Board notice on its recent takeover by Dubai Ports. P&O owns the Mundra International Container Terminal.
The board has also decided to ask Adani Port Ltd, the original owner of the Mundra Terminal, to clarify certain points, possibly with regard to the sale of the terminal to P&O some years ago.
Board Vice-Chairman & CEO HK Dash said, “We have received a communication from P&O. They have sought time till March 31 to file a detailed reply.”
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=218975
I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE.
US-Oman deal should survive ports furor: lawmaker
Reuters
Thursday, March 16, 2006; 6:22 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is likely to approve a free-trade pact with Oman this year despite the furor over a state-owned Arab company managing American ports, a Democratic congressman said on Thursday.
"My prediction on Oman -- if I was a betting man, I'd bet it would happen," Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, said in remarks to the USA Engage business coalition, which lobbies against the use of unilateral U.S. sanctions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601536.html
Bi-state cooperation could begin with ports
Thursday, March 16, 2006
By DON HAMILTON Columbian Staff Writer
Vancouver and Portland should consider merging their two ports, the mayors of the two cities said Thursday at a forum looking at bi-state issues.
The daylong Bi-State Metropolitan Forum at Portland State University examined common issues and common problems the two states share. PSU and Washington State University Vancouver were among the sponsors.
Much of the discussion at the conference centered on the need for better schools, smarter economic development and transportation improvements. But the two mayors -- Royce Pollard of Vancouver and Tom Potter of Portland -- said they wanted to see if a port merger made sense.
"I see one area where we could move a lot further," Pollard said during a question and answer session with Potter that was moderated by Scott Campbell, publisher of the Columbian. "I'd like to see some day where we have one port authority, Vancouver and Portland. We'd drive the economic engine that we have for the success of our region. I think it's worth looking to that in the future."
Potter said the issue intrigued him and wondered whether money could be saved through economies in administration and marketing.
"The proximity begs the question," Potter said after the forum. "Why shouldn't we at least look at entering into more collaborative activity?"
The idea, though, was only that, an idea. No discussions have taken place and neither port has been involved in any merger discussions, said Larry Paulson, executive director of the Portland of Vancouver, who attended the conference and was surprised when he heard the proposal.
"I said that's news to me," Paulson said.
The two ports already operate a joint marketing agreement, travel together on overseas trips, share a floating dock and sit on several interstate committees.
http://www.columbian.com/news/breakingNews/breakingNews.cfm?story=13407
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NEXT UP ON CNN. The Day of Disaster. A fiction work to insight terror beyond any imagination.
Like I said.
National Security is not for sale !
