 Bush may be unpopular inside the Beltway, but to Republicans nationwide, he remains the fundraiser extraordinaire, & he is expected to pull in more than $200 million for Republican candidates by Election Day 2008. Although his approval rating hovers in the 30s, between 70 % and 80 % of Republicans support his policies, including the "surge" of troops to secure Baghdad. Even though the next elections are 20 months away, the growing partisanship and polarization makes the president an even bigger draw for campaign cash. "The higher level of partisanship, particularly on foreign affairs, has helped inspire and energize Republicans in terms of being more supportive of Bush," The Democrats supported Scum Bag Clinton and now his Shrew of a wife, Republicans support The Idiot in Chief Bush. Isn’t Party Politics wonderful when no matter how bad the leaders are, they have the support of the Party Useful Idiots who don’t dare think for themselves, or what their doing to this country ...
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Editor - 11:40:00 04-16-07
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 Crisis creeps towards catastrophe as village after village is wiped out |
Tagalo Hassan had no idea that the horrific violence of Darfur had spread like a stain across the border into Chad and had been creeping towards his village for months.Being three years old, he could not have understood what was happening when the shooting started before dawn, or when a bullet shattered his right leg and cut a groove in his left.The attack was carried out by Sudanese Arab horsemen, the feared Janjaweed, and their Chadian allies seeking to oust the government in the capital, N'Djamena. But there was no one on hand to explain any of that to Tagalo. His father had fled, thinking the boy was with his mother and baby brother. The baby was dead, however, and his mother had been crippled in the same hail of bullets. Tagalo was found lying alone by Italian relief workers....
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Editor - 11:18:00 04-16-07
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| Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City |
They maneuver in squads, like the American infantrymen they try to kill. One squad fires furiously so another can attack from a better position. They operate in bad weather, knowing American helicopters and surveillance drones are grounded. Some carry G.P.S. receivers so mortar teams can calculate the coordinates of American armored vehicles. They kidnap and massacre police officers. The Sunni guerrillas and extremists who now overshadow this city demonstrate a sophistication and lethality born of years of confronting American military tactics. While the “surge” plays out in Baghdad just 35 miles to the south, Baquba has emerged as a magnet for insurgents from around the country and, perhaps, the next major headache for the American military. Some insurgents have moved into Baquba to escape the escalation in Baghdad. But the city has been attracting insurgents for years, particularly after American officials in Baghdad proclaimed it and surrounding Diyala Province relatively pacified ...
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Editor - 10:38:00 04-16-07
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| Gonzales Girds for Hill Appearance |
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' efforts Tues to clarify his role in the firings of 8 federal prosecutors may be imperiled by conflicts between his prepared Senate testimony and details already released by the Justice Department and former aides. ``I never sought to mislead or deceive the Congress or the American people about my role in this matter,'' Gonzales wrote in the 25-page statement, which was released in advance of his appearance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. ``I do acknowlede rule of law into disrepute, and debased honesty as the coin of the realm.'' The Justice Department did not have an immediate response. Gonzales has defended himself several times during the firestorm, beginning with remarks to reporters on March 13 that later contrasted with more than 5,600 pages of e-mails, schedules, memos and other Justice Department documents released to show that the firings were not improper. The contradictions continue in Gonzales' prepared testimony, including: ...
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Editor - 10:26:00 04-16-07
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| Clinton's fundraising shortfall |
Hillary Clinton appears to have been pipped at the post by her main rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama, in the first round of their struggle - raising cash to pay for the primary campaign. The New York senator, who has been seen as the Democratic frontrunner but who has been feeling the heat of Mr Obama's challenge, declared last night that in the first three months of the year she had raised $26m from her fundraising drives across the country. That is likely to be slightly more than Mr Obama is expected to declare to the Federal Election Commission by the deadline of midnight local time last night. Earlier this month he reported raising $23.5m. But Mrs Clinton is hampered by the fact that out of her takings she has had to spend $5m on the costs of her fundraising, a chunk expected to be greater than the money spent by Mr Obama. She has also had to set aside $6.9m, which was donated specifically for a general presidential campaign and under electoral ...
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Editor - 10:22:00 04-16-07
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| More Scrutiny of U.S. Drugs Opposed by Some Patients |
Perry D. Cohen, who has Parkinson's disease and takes 34 pills a day, has a message for members of Congress: Don't make U.S. drug-safety laws so tough he won't be able to get new, improved medicines. At the same time, Kim Witczak wants stricter regulation to keep drugs with potentially deadly side effects off the market. Her 37-year-old husband committed suicide in 2003 after taking an antidepressant. Lawmakers will negotiate between those competing arguments in a Senate committee scheduled to act this week on legislation to revamp safety standards at the Food and Drug Administration. Members of Congress say stricter enforcement is needed to prevent the marketing of medicines such as Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, which was withdrawn in 2004 after being linked to heart attacks. ...
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