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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the Democratic-controlled Congress not to interfere in the conduct of the Iraq war today and suggested President George W. Bush would defy troop withdrawal legislation. Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The WorldWoman bomber kills 41 at Baghdad college
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A female suicide bomber triggered a ball bearing-packed charge Sunday, killing at least 41 people at a mostly Shiite college whose main gate was left littered with blood-soaked student notebooks and papers amid the bodies.
Bomb kills 40 outside Iraq mosque
A truck exploded Saturday as worshippers left a Sunni mosque west of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 60 in an apparent sign of increased internal Sunni battles between insurgents and those opposing them.
Al-Sadr: U.S. Security Doomed To Fail
The leader of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia complained Sunday that bombs "continue to explode" in Baghdad and that U.S.-led security crackdown is doomed to fail, adding that Iraqi forces should operate independently of the U.S. "occupiers." The NationU.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,154
As of Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
GIs Petition Congress To End Iraq War
More than 1,000 active-duty and reserve members of the U.S. military have signed a petition calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Former U.N. envoy supports Iraq pullout
WASHINGTON - President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday. MediaAl Gore wins Oscar and lots of laughs
LOS ANGELES -- The documentary that turned former U.S. vice-president Al Gore's power-point presentation on global warming into an engaging and entertaining film won the Oscar on Sunday night. The best-documentary win was a triumph for Gore, who has kept a sense of humour about his loss in the 2000 election that was decided in George W. Bush's favour by a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Covert Question, Open Controversy (by the Washington Post ombudsman, Deborah Howell)
(L)ast Sunday's Outlook article by Victoria Toensing, a well-known Republican lawyer, sent many liberal readers up the wall. She criticized special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the media and several players in the case… Outlook's purpose is to challenge conventional wisdom and make people think, said (Associate Editor Robert) Kaiser; he called the piece a "huge success… It made people consider Fitzgerald's methods and his case in a fresh light…"
Actually Toensing’s article and the accompanying graphic helped to cast a SHADOW over the amazingly clean and principled proceedings against Libby. Which is exactly Toensing’s purpose in writing it, and in pressuring the Post to publish it. Fitzgerald shines in comparison to the sleazy Ken Starr, whom Toensing supported, despite (or perhaps because of) the many unethical and possibly illegal leaks against the Clintons that emanated from Starr’s office. —Caro
Dr. Mike out at Nova M
Mike Newcomb, a long time fixture in Phoenix talk radio and most recently a principal in Nova M Radio, the company that brought liberal talk radio back to the Valley of the Sun, is off the network and his role with Nova M appears to be over. In a press release issued today by Nova M CEO Anita Drobny two programming changes were announced at KPHX, Nova M’s flagship station in Phoenix. Stephanie Miller takes over Dr. Mike’s slot, broadcasting from 7 am to 10 am mst and Jeff Farias will host a daily show from 8 pm to 10 pm mst. Also added to the Nova M schedule is John Loftus, who signed on with liberal talk network several months (ago). Technology & ScienceStudy shows breath test for lung cancer possible
A simple breath test can sometimes detect lung cancer in patients even in the early stages of the disease, proving in principle that the idea might work, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
The article doesn’t say, but this research may have been prompted by a study last year showing that dogs can smell cancer on people’s breath. —Caro
Adult stem cell study is flawed
A scientific panel says a 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic ones was flawed and its conclusions may be wrong, a finding that raises questions about the promise of a less controversial source for stem cells.
CSI Technology Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Fabric
Fabric swatches dug up from archaeological sites often look like dull brown rags, but archaeologists are putting crime lab techniques to work to uncover the colors, patterns and other revealing features of antiquated textiles. The patterns, in particular, have helped researchers identify the dyes, paints, skills and trade routes of the Hopewell, a broad network of Native American groups who lived in the eastern part of North America about 2,000 years ago. For more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com. |
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