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

· The Lords of War - George Bush. "One dead American for every day in office".

· Police commander assassinated in Baghdad - Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a senior police officer in eastern Baghdad today, as insurgents kept up their attacks on members of Iraq’s new security forces, police said.

· Rebels fight U.S. to Iraq standoff - `A WAR OF ATTRITION' ECHOING VIETNAM CONFLICT HAS SETTLED ON AL-ANBAR

· U.S. General Says Iraqis Will Need Longtime Support From Air Force - The Air Force's top general said Monday that American warplanes would have to support Iraq's fledgling security forces well after American ground troops eventually withdraw from the country.

· Killed Soldier Questioned 'Fucktarded' War Plan - In a weblog he fatalistically titled One Foot in the Grave, Strickland asked, "What kind of fucktarded plan have we been half-assedly executing?"

· US forces kill Afghan Taliban commander - US forces say they have killed a senior Taliban commander responsible for a spate of attacks in southern Afghanistan.

· Republican Statements When Clinton Went to War - "You can support the troops but not the president." --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX) - "Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?" --Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

· Outspoken cleric murdered after backing Iraq vote - With the political stakes rising, the Sunnis are not the only group embroiled in internecine fighting. Tension also mounted this week among Shias, as clashes broke out between forces loyal to Muqtadr al Sadr, the radical cleric, and members of Badr Brigade militia, which is backed by Iran and has a strong influence over Iraq's Shia-dominated government.

· US sniper kills Reuters soundman in Iraq - "American soldiers opened fire on the team, killing the soundman and wounding the cameraman before detaining him," the police said.

· Civil war looms in Iraq as constitution talks end in disarray - Weeks of bitter wrangling over Iraq's constitution ended in disarray yesterday, threatening the country with further violence and undermining efforts towards a timetable for American disengagement.

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

· Buchanan suggests Bush impeachment - Pat Buchanan, a leading conservative pundit and former presidential adviser, quietly suggested House Republicans mull impeaching President Bush -- though not for the liberals' cause celebre, Iraq -- but rather for what he sees as Bush's 'criminal' failure to stem the tide of illegal immigrants, RAW STORY has discovered.

· Dems to Question Roberts on Torture Memo - The ranking Democrat on the Senate committee that will consider John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court says he intends to ask him what he thinks about a Justice Department memo that critics say led to torture in foreign prisons.

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

· U.S. oil surges $4, to record above $70, on hurricane - U.S. crude oil futures surged more than $4 in opening trade on Monday, hitting a new record high above $70 a barrel after Hurricane Katrina forced Gulf of Mexico producers to shut in more than a third of their output.

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

· The spinning of the smoking guns - More pre-9/11 US intelligence connections to al-Qaeda exposed and spun

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

· UPDATE PENDING

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

· ACLU reveals FBI labeled peace, affirmative action group 'terrorist' - The American Civil Liberties Union today released an FBI document that designates a Michigan-based peace group and an affirmative action advocacy group as potentially "involved in terrorist activities," RAW STORY has learned.

· Justice Weighs Desire v. Duty (Duty Prevails) - It is not every day that a Supreme Court justice calls his own decisions unwise. But with unusual candor, Justice John Paul Stevens did that last week in a speech in which he explored the gap that sometimes lies between a judge's desire and duty.

· Access to Abortion Pared at State Level - This year's state legislative season draws to a close having produced a near-record number of laws imposing new restrictions on a woman's access to abortion or contraception.

· New Orleans levee breaks - As the death toll from Hurricane Katrina reached at least 65, a levee holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain sustained a breach two blocks long overnight in the Lakefront area of New Orleans.

· Video Of Vote-Rigging Programmer Admitting Software Fix - The programmer claims that he designed and built a "vote rigging" software program at the behest of then Florida Congressman, now U.S. Congressman, Republican Tom Feeney of Florida's 24th Congressional District.

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

· Republicans accused of witch-hunt against climate change scientists - Some of America's leading scientists have accused Republican politicians of intimidating climate-change experts by placing them under unprecedented scrutiny.

· Is Global Warming Fueling Katrina? - Warm ocean temperatures are a key ingredient for monster hurricanes, prompting some scientists to believe that global warming is exacerbating our storm troubles

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

· Accident halts work to ship soil containing uranium to U.S. - A governmental nuclear research and development institute began work Monday to ship soil containing uranium ore from Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture, to the United States for disposal, but the work was suspended almost immediately due to an accident.

· Rev. Jackson Meets With Venezuela's Chavez - The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with President Hugo Chavez in hopes of reducing tensions between the United States and Venezuela after a religious broadcaster called for the leftist president's assassination.

· African airlines among the most dangerous - The list includes companies from the Central African Republic, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Ghana.

· Countdown To Next Bush Terrorist Act - As I have previously pointed out, we now live precariously in the darkest and most desperate hours of the Bush administration. Even a normally docile, wild creature, no matter how small, will fight tooth and nail to the death when cornered and fearing for its life. This is now the desperate condition of this out-of-control administration. It is for this reason that our government will soon strike, again!

· Busted: Blair gives public treasure to White House - A bronze bust of Winston Churchill, owned by the British Government Art Collection and paid for by the taxpayer, is at the centre of a row after it was loaned by Tony Blair to George W Bush.

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

· Army official who questioned Halliburton deal reported demoted - A top US Army contracting official who criticized a large, noncompetitive contract with the Halliburton Company for work in Iraq has been demoted for what the Army called poor job performance, The New York Times reported.

· Military Wrestles With Disharmony Among Chaplains - The growing influence of evangelical Protestants is roiling the military chaplain corps, where their desire to preach their faith more openly is colliding with long-held military traditions of pluralism and diversity.

· LA National Guard Wants Equipment to Come Back From Iraq - When members of the Louisiana National Guard left for Iraq in October, they took a lot equipment with them. Dozens of high water vehicles, humvees, refuelers and generators are now abroad, and in the event of a major natural disaster that, could be a problem.

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

· American 'Sacrifice' - In this Biblical notion of sacrifice, we learn that to be a person of faith means to follow the will of God without question. On occasion, God asks us to make the ultimate sacrifice, exemplified by his asking Abraham to put his own son to death as if Isaac were no different than a sacrificial goat or lamb.

· Our Arrogance Will be the End of Us - She said they were conservative and watched Fox News regularly; however, something touched her in seeing and hearing everyday people from around the world talk about her beloved country as a bully; a hypocrite.

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

· Opinion pages get a makeover - More words. More letters. No more Ann Coulter. - Finally, we've decided that syndicated columnist Ann Coulter has worn out her welcome. Many readers find her shrill, bombastic and mean-spirited. And those are the words used by readers who identified themselves as conservatives. - Taking her place on Saturdays will be Tony Snow, host of "The Tony Snow Show," syndicated nationally on Fox News Radio, and "Weekend Live with Tony Snow" on Fox News Channel. He has worked at a number of daily newspapers and is a former speechwriter for former President George H.W. Bush.

· Did Time intentionally deceive its readers in Plame case? - Duffy, Cooper, and Time not only failed to inform their readers in July 2003 that they were part of the story, but they continued to report on the leak without offering that information for more than a year.

· More journalists killed in Iraq than Vietnam - The death toll in Iraq compares with a total of 63 journalists in Vietnam, but which was over a period of 20 years from 1955 to 1975, the Paris-based organization that campaigns to protect journalists said on its Web site.

· DRAFT THE MEDIA!! - The American news media are as responsible for the invasion of Iraq as the neocon liars in Washington!
TVNL Comment: TVNL REPLAY.

· Press Wants to Know if Pro-War Officials Will Send Their Own Kids to War - It's a question from the press sure to be posed more and more as the months go on, directed at public officials who continue to support the Iraq war: If you believe in the cause so deeply, why aren't your own kids signing up?
TVNL Comment: The media sold this war, why don't they sign up?

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

· U.S. abstinence drive hurts AIDS fight-UN official - The U.S. government's emphasis on abstinence-only programs to prevent AIDS is hobbling Africa's battle against the pandemic by downplaying the role of condoms, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.

· Ala. School Had Healthy Diet 10 Years Ago - A school system in the heart of the Deep South has made some tough cafeteria choices. Deep fryers are out. So are soda machines. So are the prized, special brownies with 47 grams of fat.

· F.D.A. Again Denies Application for Morning-After Pill - Federal drug regulators today again rejected an application to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill, saying that they needed 60 additional days to gather public sentiment on the proposal.

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

· Tokyo Teacher Is Punished for Pacifist Stance - Refusal to Sing Wartime Anthem Comes As Japanese Schools Push National Pride
TVNL Comment: National pride was what Hitler used as a motivating factor for his little venture. Keep that in mind.

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

· Talmud teacher convicted of sodomy - The Jerusalem District Court sentenced a 37-year-old Talmud (Oral Law) teacher of mentally challenged students to a 12 year prison term Wednesday for acts of sodomy and sexual misconduct involving teens and children.

· Sign the Petition of Redress. Either the Bush Kids Put Their Lives on the Line for George's "Noble War" or the Troops Come Home. - Sign this petition, demanding that the eligible children of the extended Bush family, including the twins, serve in George's "noble war for a noble cause" or Bush must bring the sons and daughters of America home now.