Juror Explains Libby Verdict: They Felt He Was 'Fall Guy' - "Denis Collins said, "We asked ourselves, what is HE doing here? Where is Rove and all these other guys....He was the fall guy." He said they believed that Vice President Cheney did "ask him to talk to reporters." He said, "some jurors said at one point, 'We wish we weren't judging Libby...this sucks.""
How Barack Obama learned to love Israel - "If disappointing, given his historically close relations to Palestinian-Americans, Obama's about-face is not surprising. He is merely doing what he thinks is necessary to get elected and he will continue doing it as long as it keeps him in power. Palestinian-Americans are in the same position as civil libertarians who watched with dismay as Obama voted to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act, or immigrant rights advocates who were horrified as he voted in favor of a Republican bill to authorize the construction of a 700-mile fence on the border with Mexico."
Edwards: Jesus Would Be 'Appalled' - "Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have private time to pray at school. Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country's willingness to go to war "when it's not necessary.""
Bush Record Of Illegalities Suggests Possible Role In 9/11 WTC, Pentagon Strikes - "After all, his record reveals him to be a serial liar, warmonger, tyrant, torturer, and usurper of his peoples’ civil liberties. Just off the top, here are some illegal GWB actions that betray what he is really about."
Americans Don't Trust Bush on Threat Intelligence - "Many adults in the United States express no confidence in their federal government on the topic of intelligence, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 63 per cent of respondents say they cannot trust the Bush administration to honestly and accurately report on possible threats from other countries."
Heaven help us: George reportedly is thinking again - "For decades the U.S. has had a nasty habit of cutting quick deals for questionable profit, and later asking with feigned innocence why its beloved friend bit it in the end. We don't seem to learn. So here we are, about to cut a likely bin Laden-redux deal, assuming one hasn't been cut already. History doesn't impassively repeat itself just because of our simple ignorance."
NATO Looms Large in Military Planning - "NATO's rising power and the increased role the military will play in shaping the foreign policy of countries around the world will figure prominently in Russia's new military doctrine, the Security Council said Monday."
Israel, Iran top 'negative list' - "A majority of people believe that Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. It shows that the two countries are closely followed by the United States and North Korea. ... Canada, Japan and the EU are viewed most positively in the survey."
59 things that would have stayed secret - "What they didn't want you to know: A list of intriguing facts disinterred by the Freedom of Information Act."
The Housing Bubble Starts to Burst - "Okay, enough of the gloating; while the collapse of the housing bubble was both predictable and inevitable, it is not pretty. Tens of millions of people will be hurt as they see much of the equity in their homes - money that most had counted on to support their retirement - disappear. Millions more will be forced out of their homes as they find that they are unable to meet the payments on adjustable rate mortgages that reset at higher rates. People who had worked hard and saved in order to become homeowners will see their dream disappear."
Green Acres Is the Place for Many - "In what's been called the "Green Acres" effect, Americans are fleeing the cities for the country in record numbers. Eighteen of the 25 largest metropolises saw more people leave than move in, according to a Census Bureau report released in 2006."
Has Generation Y overdosed on self-esteem? - "For some, the study validates their suspicions of educational and parenting techniques that put undue emphasis on the positive: tot-level self-esteem boosterism, luxury-as-necessity entitlement, and what one calls "instant fame-ification.""
School district: Sixth graders had sex in class - "Middle school students having sex in a busy classroom while a teacher is present? Warren Township Associate Superintendent Jeff Swensson confirmed it's true. It's been kept under wraps since November."
Stress increases cortisol, reduces brain size in children - "Children should not be stressed as a new study shows that stress a child experienced may cause shrinkage of a key part of the brain, affecting his or her memory and emotion"
Where's My Personalized Medicine? - "Despite its ability to predict dangerous and even deadly drug reactions, a high price tag and lack of familiarity with the technology have prevented doctors from embracing the world's first DNA chip test to deliver personalized medicine."
NASA can't pay for killer asteroid hunt - "NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough money to pay for the task so it won't get done."
Who Wants to Save the Aye-Aye? - "One of my zoology professors used to refer to it as "The Bambi Syndrome"—us hairless bipeds tend to gravitate towards cuddly megafauna like the panda; we're ready to empty our pockets to pull them from the precipice of certain doom. But can you get people rallying for an obscure species of clam? Does anyone really get pumped about saving the tuna? What about the almost grotesque-looking aye-aye, which, according to Slate got hit so bad with the ugly stick that conservationists are going to pieces trying to figure out how to persuade people that its unique genetic heritage is worth giving a damn?" -- Check out the pic.
Quote of the Day
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
~ Feodor Dostoevski, Russian novelist, 1821-1881
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