Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 31st, 2007
Keith Richards, the musician personally responsible for making drugs cool in rock and roll, has signed a contract reportedly worth more than $7 million for his autobiography.
The memoir will chronicle his journey from choirboy to rock legend. It is scheduled to hit the shelf in the fall of 2010, according to New York-based publisher […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 30th, 2007
Things are not looking good for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick; earlier today one of his co-defendants in a federal dog-fighting case pleaded guilty.
Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton VA, entered a guilty plea in the U.S. District Court in Richmond, and pledged to fully cooperate with the government’s prosecution of Vick in an interstate […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 28th, 2007
Vice President Dick Cheney underwent surgery today to receive a new battery for a device implanted in his chest believed to make him an emotionless killing machine.
Cheney who has had a history of heart problems ever since he fell into a fiery river of lava on the planet of Mustafar, arrived at the George Washington […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 25th, 2007
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines 22-17, to charge Contempt of Congress citations against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton and former White House Counselor Harriet Miers. This vote enables the sanctioning of both of them for failing to comply with the committee in regards to the subpoenas issued to both […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2007
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) along with other Democrats are proposing censuring President Bush over the Iraq War and what Feingold calls an “assault on the Constitution.” The first of his censure resolutions accuses the president of leading the U.S. into war without proper military preparation.
The second resolution accuses the president of “assaulting” the Rule […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 20th, 2007
Yesterday in federal court U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband former ambassador Joseph Wilson against several Bush administration officials for leaking her agency identity. She stated that it violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 20th, 2007
During a floor speech Thursday Senator Robert Byrd (D-WA) went on the attack of any person who partakes in the cruelty of animals through vicious dog fighting. This of course was due in light to federal agents recently charging Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick with breeding and training pit bulls to fight illegally. Senator Byrd […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 17th, 2007
Apparently her recent confrontation with conservative pundit Ann Coulter left Elizabeth Edwards with a thirst for blood. Edwards has struck again, this time going after Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodam Clintion.
In an interview with the online magazine, Salon, Edwards attempted to punch holes in the notion that Clinton was the “women’s candidate,” for the 2008 […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 17th, 2007
The District of Columbia is looking to the highest court in the land to uphold its 30-year handgun ban law. In March of this year the case of Parker v. District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2 to 1 that the law violates the Second Amendment, which […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 16th, 2007
North Korea, the shadowy “hermit kingdom” of Kim Jong Il, made a promising step forward regarding its international relations this weekend, when U.S. officials reported the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Yongbyon.
The closing of the nuclear reactor marks the first serious concession in the five year nuclear showdown between North Korea and the […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 14th, 2007
Could it be a Democratic conspiracy?
Earlier this week, several news networks reported a conversation between Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards in which the two spoke of lessening the numbers of candidates invited to participate in presidential forums.
The conversation was picked up by an open microphone after a NAACP forum in Detroit on Thursday, in […]
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Posted in Weathers Report on Jul 12th, 2007
The House of Representatives voted 223-201 today to bring home the majority of U.S. troops in Iraq by April of next year.
The vote couldn’t have come at more inopportune time for President Bush since it fell on the same day as the release of the latest government report on the progress in Iraq.
How are […]
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Posted in Polity & Lifestyle on Jul 12th, 2007
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson died yesterday at the age of 94 in Austin, Texas. She was the quiet rain to Lyndon’s loud storm as well as the 36th president’s most trusted adviser and financial backer.
Mrs. Johnson was given her nickname in infancy by her nanny exclaiming, “She’s as purty as a ladybird.” Her husband […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 11th, 2007
This is truly funny. While fellow political wonks and others truly interested in politics bog down about the issues, campaign fundraisers, and who is leading in the polls, two very unique campaign contributions in the form of web videos have hit the net. If these two keep campaigning for their candidate like this […]
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Posted in Right Wing Justice on Jul 11th, 2007
The confession of Louisiana Senator David Vitter is just another sad example of how the ethics and moral values of a lot of these country’s leaders just isn’t there. The United States Senator’s former telephone number was discovered on the client list of the “D.C. Madam”, Deborah Jean Palfrey, whom had a prostitution ring which had […]
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