FBI says, “No hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11” - "When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.”"
Field commanders tell Pentagon Iraq war 'is lost' - "Military commanders in the field in Iraq admit in private reports to the Pentagon the war "is lost" and that the U.S. military is unable to stem the mounting violence killing 1,000 Iraqi civilians a month."
Specter tells Cheney to stop interfering - "Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter is firing off a three-page letter to Cheney. At issue is the committee's review of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program. The letter asks Cheney to stop lobbying other committee Republicans to oppose subpoenas for phone company executives."
Amendment to ban gay marriage fails in Senate - "In a 49-48 test vote, the Senate blocked a proposed constitutional amendment to declare marriage as strictly between a man and a woman."
High hopes for drone in LA skies - "Commander Heal is quick to point out that it is not their intention to launch 'big brother' style surveillance operations. "There's no place in an urban environment that you can go to right now that you're not being looked at with a video camera and you have nothing to fear from your own government - you are being watched by your fellow citizens," he says. "The only time that this is ever going to be operational is in some kind of emergency condition."" -- Sure. Isn't that how it always begins?
'Godless' is Gutless - "Anne Coulter says we’re “Godless” — we “liberals.” And by “liberals,” she means anyone who wants to keep the government out of our underpants, out of Iraq, and out of the business of helping Big Business shoplift America. ... You accuse those who don’t sign on to your list of prejudices as the Lord’s enemies. That’s not original, Anne: the Taliban thought of it before you and they too were partial to dressing in black. You want to talk about Godless? OK, let’s go:"
Ann Coulter, "Bitch" Is Too Kind a Word For You - "I've got a better word for you, Ann Coulter. The word that rhymes with what football teams often do on fourth down." -- Coulter is a vile specimen.
Christians-Only Baseball? - "The Colorado Rockies recruit Christian players and claim God is at work on their game. Something's gone rotten on the diamond." -- Jesus Christ.
Muslims craft their own video games - "Tired of Arabs and Muslims being portrayed as bad guys, a Syrian firm puts out a new line of games."
Americans want universal health coverage, group says - "The federal government should guarantee that all Americans have basic health insurance coverage, says a committee set up by Congress to find out what people want when it comes to health care."
Before Scoring That Job, You'd Better Ace the Test - "Similar probing questions await many job seekers this summer, as personal-assessment tests have leaped from the pages of teen magazines to become a standard practice in corporate America. An increasing number of companies use these tests to sift through thousands of résumés and assess the acceptability and future success of prospective hires."
Time for gamblers to fold - "Beginning next month, Washington residents who play poker or make most other types of wagers on the Internet will be committing a Class C felony, equivalent under the law to possessing child pornography, threatening the governor or torturing an animal." -- Yes, freedom reigns in America.
Adios, apostrophe - "The Internet is killing off punctuation it doesn't need, want or comprehend Compound words, hyphens are also facing extermination."
New CD swap site to give back to artists - "A new Web site that aims to transform music industry economics is set to go live on Thursday, giving musicians a major cut of the proceeds while largely freezing out record labels and other intermediaries."
JK Rowling voted greatest living British writer - "The Harry Potter creator whose stories of the young wizard have sold over 300 million copies worldwide received nearly three times as many votes as Discworld author Terry Pratchett in second place."
Quote of the Day
"Give me the sense to wonder. To wonder if I'm free."
~ Iron Maiden
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