News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks Out for Impeachment
Congresswoman and House Judiciary Committee Member Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) has spoken up in support of impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Waters said she advocates impeaching Cheney first, which is the same approach taken by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio) in his bill, H. Res. 333.
Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause
Kucinich Reveals Dem Funding Bill Includes Privatization of Iraq Oil & Carte Blanche to Invade Iran
Folks be very careful and remember, the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Department of defense to block troop access to Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket and more sites
The sites blocked include Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket, live365, hi5.com, pandora.com, 1.fm, and other sites.
Retired Trooper Claims Self-Defense in Shooting
A retired Alabama state trooper turned himself in to authorities a day after he was indicted for a fatal shooting 42 years ago. James Fowler has maintained he fired in self-defense when a young black man died during a civil rights demonstration. That death sparked the march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights.
US DJ criticised over Obama song
Limbaugh said liberals upset about the term should be aware that "magic negro" is a historical cultural term, a reference to benevolent African-Americans portrayed in old films.
INTERNATIONAL:
A Preview of AFRICOM?
Only time will tell, but the Council on Foreign Relations recommended in a recent report that the US ramp up its involvement in Africa to secure its oil resources. Is it even possible that this agenda won’t lead to the same fiasco of a foreign policy that it has in the Middle East?
Selective Memri
Several things make me uneasy whenever I'm asked to look at a story circulated by Memri. And you should be uneasy also.
IRAQ:
Pepe Escobar : 'The cultivation of life'
Popular wisdom in Iraq rules that Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, with a simple fatwa, or even a single word, could bring the US occupation to an abrupt end. So why doesn't he?
OP-ED:
Gas Prices – Complain, Restrain, and Sustain - May 2007
There are a couple of plans floating around the Internet to counteract this new form of “highway robbery.” One plan says we should not pump gas on May 15th. Question: What difference does it make if the gas thieves get our money on the 14th the 15th or the 16th of the month? So we skip a day, then what? Back to business as usual?
Giuliani Would Make a Worst President than Bush
Giuliani is a media creation. Giuliani was unknown until in search of name recognition he staged a stormtrooper assault on the financial firm Princeton/Newport involving fifty federal marshals outfitted with automatic weapons and bullet proof vests. Giuliani framed Leona Helmsley with the suborned perjury of one of Helmsley’s accountants, whose own infraction in helping to defraud the Miller Brewing Company was dropped in exchange for false witness against Helmsley.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Study: Oral sex adds to HPV cancer risk
The study, which appears in this week's New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), shows that men and women who reported having six or more oral-sex partners during their lifetime had a nearly ninefold increased risk of developing cancer of the tonsils or at the base of the tongue.
FOOD&DRINK:
Letting Leafy Greens into Your Life
A packet of Swiss chard seeds will set you back only a dollar or two. Fordhook Giant, introduced in 1924, is a popular variety with large, dark green leaves and white stems.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Monk Institute Moving to New Orleans
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has decided to move from Los Angeles to New Orleans. The goal is to help young people in a post-Katrina Big Easy continue to learn the music that is the heart and soul of the city.
Carey Bell, harmonica player at the forefront of blues music
He emerged at the forefront of blues harmonica in the 1970s after touring and recording with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, particularly as part of Dixon's Chicago Blues All-Stars. Mr. Bell's trademark sound worked well on funkier up-tempo songs, but he also was capable of great expression and sustained melodic work on ballads.
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