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

·   Don’t Let Iraq Distract You - Decisions are being made about our food chain, the balance of nature and the very future of life on Earth. So while Iraq is a vital issue, don’t let it distract you from other vital issues.

·  Police ambushed after 27 bodies found in Baghdad - Dozens of bodies are found every day around Baghdad, many tortured and shot dead, the victims of militia death squads.

·  Two interpreters of kidnapped US citizens found murdered - Two Iraqi interpreters kidnapped along with an American citizen a day ago have been found murdered in central Basra, a spokesman for the British military has said.

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

·   White House visitor records closed - The White House and the Secret Service quietly signed an agreement last spring in the midst of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal declaring that records identifying visitors to the White House are not open to the public.

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

·   Chrysler revs up Asia foray amid cuts - The Chrysler Group is throttling up the pace of its expansion in Asia, even as it prepares a restructuring plan for North America that is expected to include job cuts and plant closings.

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

·   Peanuts Kill More Americans Than Terrorists - The menace of global terrorism has been labeled the greatest threat to western civilization since communism and yet swimming pools, peanuts and lost deer kill more Americans every single year. Why are our governments facilitating the terrorist's agenda by hyping a peril that simply doesn't exist?

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

·  Leahy Introduces Bills To Combat War Profiteering, Public Corruption - Signaling a renewed emphasis on combating corruption at home and abroad, incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), introduced a package of bills Thursday targeting corrupt officials and private companies seeking to defraud American taxpayers and troops.

·  Democrats rename 5 House committees - Republicans swept into power in that year's midterm elections had created their own monikers for several committees. As part of the rules changes adopted this week, Democrats reclaimed the old names for several committee and created a new name for one other panel:
TVNL Comment: This is actually a good thing when you see the before and after names. The Republicans sure hated words that expose their distain for decency.

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

· Feds pushing for Internet records - The federal government wants your Internet provider to keep track of every Web site you visit.

·  Bowen plans full review of voting machines - Those easygoing days are over for machine makers like Diebold Election Systems, Election Systems & Software, Sequoia Voting Systems and others, and for the registrars who bought their products, often under tight federal deadlines to do something.

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

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

·   Moscow slams U.S. sanctions on its military firms - Russia accused the United States on Saturday of illegally imposing sanctions on some Russian military firms which Washington says were cooperating with Iran and Syria.

·  Airport at centre of CIA interrogation storm - The Polish authorities are far less forthcoming than the airport staff, whose testimony is seen as some of the most significant since allegations about the CIA flights were exposed last year. MEPs now allege that 11 "CIA-operated" planes landed in Poland from, or bound for, countries "linked with extraordinary rendition circuits and the transfer of detainees".

·  Richardson heads to Sudan - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Thursday he is heading to Sudan on a diplomatic trip that would add to his extensive international experience as he prepares to announce whether he will run for president.

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

·   A New Commander, in Step With the White House on Iraq - As a supporter of increased forces in Iraq, General Petraeus is expected to back a rapid five-brigade expansion, in sharp contrast to his predecessor, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., who has been openly skeptical that additional troops would help stabilize the country.
TVNL Comment: Yet another military leader who betrays his troops!

·  Army to Apologize for Letters - The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to active duty.

·  Army asks dead to sign up for another hitch - The letters were sent a few days after Christmas to more than 5,100 Army officers who had recently left the service. Included were letters to about 75 officers killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.

·  Iraq Vets Left in Physical and Mental Agony - But the number of injured has far outstripped the dead, with the Veterans Administration reporting that more than 150,000 veterans of the Iraq war are receiving disability benefits.

·  Military Tells Bush It Has Only 9,000 Troops Available For ‘Surge’ - The Washington Post reports today that “deep divisions remain between the White House on one side and the Joint Chiefs and congressional leaders on the other about whether a surge of up to 20,000 troops will turn around the deteriorating situation.”

·  Friendly fire status denies Purple Heart to wounded soldier - The rules require Purple Heart recipients to be wounded in combat or the equivalent. Noncombat injuries don't count. Since 1993, victims of friendly fire have been eligible if they were wounded "while directly engaged in armed conflict.".

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

·  We let them do it - This war is being prosecuted in our names, with our money, with our blood, against our will.

·  Secrecy vs. democracy - So how does that square with the award of $200,000 in grants to 10 scientists in the intelligence community, none of whom would speak to the news media about it? The awards were given by John Negroponte, director of national intelligence. Of the 10 award winners, one could not be identified publicly.

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

·   Rivero on Radio: TIME TO WAKE UP, U.S. and the rest of US - MICHAEL RIVERO JOINS THE ON-AIR LINEUP AT GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. The "What Really Happened" show will debut Saturday, January 6th, 2007, 11AM Central Standard Time!

·  Gallup Finds 44% Still Read Newspapers Daily -- As Web Reliance Cools - Despite all of the publicity about people fleeing to the Web for their daily news diet, the Gallup survey found that twice as many still rely on newspapers: 44% daily vs. 22% daily for Internet use.

·  The Corporate Media - BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week

·  AP employee found shot to death in Iraq - The body of an Associated Press employee was found shot in the back of the head Friday, six days after he was last seen by his family leaving for work. Ahmed Hadi Naji, 28, was the fourth AP staffer to die violently in the Iraq war and the second AP employee killed in less than a month. He had been a messenger and occasional cameraman for the AP for 2 1/2 years.

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

·   Can Diet Soda Make You Gain Weight? - But, as The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay reports, some experts are now saying diet soda may be doing the exact opposite: making them gain weight.

·  Texas company sells ready-made embryos - A San Antonio company has started producing batches of ready-made embryos that single women and infertile couples can order after reviewing detailed information about the race, education, appearance, personality and other characteristics of the egg and sperm donors.

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

·  Death in Haditha - Eyewitness Accounts in Report Indicate Marines Gunned Down Unarmed Iraqis in the Aftermath of a Roadside Bombing in 2005

·  Rome to Support Death Penalty Moratorium - Italy, which is now one of the rotating members of the U.N. Security Council, has lobbied unsuccessfully in the past for U.N. action against the death penalty.

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

·  The Mossad in the CIA - It might be of public interest to know that a significant number of Israeli Mossad agents are now working in the United States as employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. These agents, some of whom are listed below, are initially paid by the Israeli Embassy in Washington but Israel then bills the U.S. Government for the salaries and is reimbursed in full on a monthly basis.

·  Free MIT Education Just A Click Away - OpenCourseWare Offers Online 'Intellectual Philanthropy' From More Than 100 Universities

·  US Church offers abuse settlement - A Roman Catholic diocese in the US state of Washington has agreed to pay at least $48m (£24.7m) as compensation to people abused by priests.