WAR : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#war

·   Political elite finds a new home out of harm's way - Many of Iraq’s leading politicians have moved quietly back into self-imposed exile in Britain because of the dangers of living and working in Baghdad.

·  Iraqi violence "self-sustaining": U.S. intel chief - Sectarian violence in Iraq has become "self-sustaining," increasing the challenge of stabilizing the country, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Friday.

·  U.S. troops kill Afghan policeman - An American troop convoy fired on Afghan policemen in waning daylight in eastern Afghanistan, killing one officer and wounding another, officials said Saturday.

·  Blair and Bush to hold Iraq handover summit - TONY Blair will fly to Washington this week for a summit with President George W Bush to discuss the gradual handover of Iraq, amid renewed doubts about Britain’s influence over the US, write David Cracknell and Sarah Baxter.

·  Rumsfeld proposed Iraq shift before resigning -NYT - Rumsfeld outlined several options for policy changes, including reductions in U.S. forces and bases in Iraq as well as a "minimalist" recasting of the U.S. mission and goals in Iraq, but he made no recommendations, the Times said.

·  Corruption: the 'second insurgency' costing $4bn a year - One third of rebuilding contracts under criminal investigation

POLITICS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#politics

·    He's The Worst Ever - It is impossible to say with certainty how Bush will be ranked in, say, 2050. But somehow, in his first six years in office he has managed to combine the lapses of leadership, misguided policies and abuse of power of his failed predecessors. I think there is no alternative but to rank him as the worst president in U.S. history.
TVNL Comment: And the only president to take power via electoral coup...TWICE!

·  Is President Bush Sane? - Delusion still rules Bush three weeks after the American people repudiated him and his catastrophic war in elections that delivered both House and Senate to the Democrats in the hope that control over Congress would give the opposition party the strength to oppose the mad occupant of the White House.

ECONOMY : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#economy

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9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911

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CONGRESS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#congress

·  Lame-Duck Congress May Run Out the Clock - Congress will convene on Tuesday for what some fear will be the lamest of lame-duck sessions, and GOP leaders have decided to take a minimalist approach before turning over the reins of power to the Democrats.

·  Huge war spending bill to test Democrats - Iraq and Afghanistan request could go as high as $200 billion

DOMESTIC : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#domestic

·  Bush to ease rule limiting HIV-positive foreign visitors - President Bush will ease a long-standing rule barring HIV-positive people from entering the United States without a special waiver, a ban long criticized by human rights groups.

·  New Rules Make Firms Track E-Mails, IMs - U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new federal rules that go into effect Friday, legal experts say.

·  The other kind of terror (Non Islamic) - Crocker, who told undercover FBI agents of his desire to explode a briefcase bomb while Congress was in session, was found guilty by a jury in about 90 minutes in April. The 40-year-old farmhand and father of two was convicted of accepting what he thought were ingredients to make Sarin nerve gas and a block of C-4 explosive from undercover agents in October 2004. - Of course, this story is not even on the front page of the Jackson paper, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any Fox coverage, either.

·  Travel only if you don't mind being seen NAKED - DHS really meant: We have been secretly breaching your privacy for more than 10 years and haven't been caught out, so that means we can now tell you about it and carry on doing it forever.

·  Police admit planting evidence - A Huntington Beach police officer's exoneration for planting a loaded gun in a suspect's car has led to the revelation that police routinely plant evidence in unsuspecting civilians' vehicles for training exercises.

·  DHS official admits taking bribes to fake documents - A federal immigration official pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving more than $600,000 in bribes for falsifying documents for illegal immigrants.

ENVIRONMENT : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#environment

·   Judge rules on road ban in forests - A federal judge has ruled that a Clinton-era ban on road construction in national forests applies to hundreds of oil and gas leases sold by the Bush administration.

INTERNATIONAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#international

·  US pressured Blair into arms bribery inquiry - A bribery investigation threatening the future of 50,000 British jobs followed heavy pressure on Tony Blair from George Bush's administration, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

MILITARY & VETERANS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military

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EDITORIAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#editorial

·   Jewish People: The Human Shields Held Hostage by Israel - We have to reach a point where we can discuss Israel, its government and its policies without falling back on accusations of anti-Semitism.

JOURNALISM & MEDIA : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#media

·   Journalism School Probes Possible Cheating on Ethics Exam - Ironic? Yes. Unfortunate? Certainly. But what made the incident particularly notable was where and when it took place: at Columbia University, one of the premier journalism schools in the country, at a time when media ethics are much in question.

HEALTH & SCIENCE : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#health

·  Pfizer ends cholesterol drug development -  Pfizer Inc. said Saturday it has cut off all clinical trials and development for a cholesterol drug that was supposed to be the star of its pipeline because of an unexpected number of deaths and cardiovascular problems in patients who used it.
TVNL Comment: Lower cholesterol with garlic. - In a large study of 220 patients, the garlic group took 800 milligrams of a powdered garlic for four months. This group experienced a 12 percent drop in cholesterol and a 17 percent drop in triglycerides. The placebo group had little change.

·  Germany says it will seek ban on smoking in public buildings - Yielding grudgingly to the growing European move against smoking in public places, Germany announced Friday it would seek to ban smoking in restaurants, discothèques, schools and other public buildings - but not in bars, pubs or under beer tents.

·  HEMP SEED: THE MOST NUTRITIONALLY COMPLETE FOOD SOURCE IN THE WORLD - Seeds of the plant cannabis sativa, hemp seed, contain all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary to maintain healthy human life. No other single plant source has the essential amino acids in such an easily digestible form, nor has the essential fatty acids in as perfect a ratio to meet human nutritional needs.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#rights

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OF INTEREST : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#interest

·   Polonium, $22.50 Plus Tax - Commercially, Web sites and companies sell many products based on polonium 210, with labels warning of health dangers. By some estimates, a lethal dose might cost as little as $22.50, plus tax.

·  U.S. diocese favors break with Episcopal Church - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.