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

·  Iraqi, U.S. forces arrest aide to cleric al-Sadr - Backed by U.S. troops, Iraqi forces captured a top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in an overnight raid in Baghdad, a spokesman for the cleric's militia said Friday.

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

·    The Next President - The next president is going to be a man greater than George Washington or Jefferson or Lincoln -- greater because of what he will undertake, because of who and what he will fight and defeat, and because of all the good in the world he will make possible.

·  Cheney’s Dead-Enders - Call it Cheney’s state within the state. Herewith a brief guide to the Cheney network, dwindling and beleaguered, but by no means to be underestimated:

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

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

·   Where Is the Consistency in the War on Terrorism? - It would seem safe to assume that individuals who have fired a bazooka at the United Nations headquarters in New York, served time in connection with the first state-sponsored act of terrorism in the United States, or actively participated in secret groups that claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings in New York, New Jersey and Florida, would raise many red flags when coming into this country. Or maybe not. Just last week, Guillermo Novo, Pedro Remon and Gaspar Jimenez, the men behind those and other terrorist acts, received a hero's welcome in the United States

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

·  House Democrats finish '100 hours' agenda by passing oil revenue bill - House Democrats brought their "100-hour" legislative agenda to a successful close Thursday evening with passage of legislation designed to force oil and gas companies to pay more royalties on some offshore leases and end subsidies and tax deductions they have been receiving amid record prices for crude.

·  Attorney General Gets Sharp Questions on Surveillance - Senators peppered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with complaints that the Bush administration paid scant attention to civil liberties and made overreaching claims of presidential power during its five-year war on terror.

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

·  7 Weapons Stolen From FBI Vehicle - Seven weapons, including two submachine guns, were stolen last weekend from an FBI agent's vehicle in Southwest Washington, the agency said yesterday.

·  Governors lose in power struggle over National Guard - To the dismay of the nation’s governors, the White House now will be empowered to go over a governor’s head and call up National Guard troops to aid a state in time of natural disasters or other public emergencies.

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

·   Mercury in Subway: Bad – Mercury in Our Air Supply & Food: Good - If CNN is so concerned about someone harming us with mercury why don’t they report on the people responsible for doing the most harm to us with mercury right this minute? Why don’t they report on George W. Bush’s role in the massive mercury poisoning of Americans?

·  Surge in carbon levels raises fears of runaway warming - Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere much faster than scientists expected, raising fears that humankind may have less time to tackle climate change than previously thought.

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

·  Rule by decree passed for Chavez - Venezuela's National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the president the power to bypass congress and rule by decree for 18 months.

·  "We want nuclear programme; rules in region have changed" - Jordanian King Abdullah II said in remarks published Friday that Jordan was abandoning its "nuclear-free Middle East policy" and was seeking to develop a nuclear programme for peaceful purposes.

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

·  Retired Generals Slam Bush's Iraq Plan - "This administration's handling of the war has been characterized by deceit, mismanagement and a shocking failure to understand the social and political forces that influence events in the Middle East," Hoar said.

·  Defense official says Pentagon hid unspent funds in accounts - The Pentagon has hidden at least $1.4 billion in other agencies' accounts instead of returning unspent money to the U.S. Treasury, the Defense Department's internal watchdog told Congress Wednesday.

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

·   A New Chance for Peace? - Although most critics have not seriously disputed or even mentioned the facts and suggestions about these two issues, an apparently concerted campaign has been focused on the book's title, combined with allegations that I am anti-Israel. This is not good for any of us who are committed to Israel's status as a peaceful nation living in harmony with its neighbors.

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

·  Outspoken journalist shot dead in Istanbul - A prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire early last century was shot to death Friday.

·  Time Inc. to Eliminate Nearly 300 Magazine Jobs - Time Inc. announced yesterday that it is cutting its staff by nearly 300 people in a restructuring that dismantles much of the news-gathering operation founded by Henry Luce.

·  Tribune ponders proposals; no huge bids - Tribune Co. faces a difficult decision on its future after the only offers the media company received for its assets by an already-extended deadline fell short of expectations.

·  Don't mention the war (or bash Bush) - OK, free speech means you also have a right NOT to say anything or criticize anybody. But for the White House press corps to instruct Little not to "knock" the president smacks of a kind of censorship, from the very people that we've placed in the front line trenches of free speech.

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

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

·  U.S. 'knew damn well' Arar would be tortured: senator - Gonzales was grilled relentlessly on Thursday by Senate judiciary committee chairman Patrick Leahy.

·  Pentagon sets rules for detainee trials - The Pentagon's rules for upcoming detainee trials would allow terrorism suspects to be convicted and perhaps executed using hearsay evidence and some coerced testimony.

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

·  Methodists: No Bush Library at SMU - "Methodists have a long history of social conscience, so questions about the conduct of this president are very concerning," said one of the petition's organizers, the Rev. Andrew J. Weaver of New York, who graduated from SMU's Perkins School of Theology.

·  Church Pedophilia Cover-Up Alleged - A 33-year-old man sued the Diocese of Peoria on Tuesday, alleging a purposeful cover-up of pedophile priests and seeking more than $800,000 in damages.