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

·  U.S. hands major weapons supplies to Afghan army - The Unites States handed over thousands of weapons and hundreds of vehicles to Afghanistan's fledgling national army on Thursday as part of its strategy to boost local security forces in the fight against the Taliban.

·  Blasts hit Baghdad as deaths hit new high - The data from an Interior Ministry official, widely viewed as an indicative but only partial record of violent deaths, showed 1,971 people died in Iraq from "terrorism" in January, slightly up from the previous high of 1,930 deaths in December.

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

·   A Case for Impeachment - Most would agree that lying about a consensual sexual affair, even by the president, is of significantly lesser concern than lying about the proliferation of nuclear weapons as an excuse to take the nation to war.

·  Iran: Bush’s Next Disaster? - Whatever George W. Bush may tell us about his intentions toward Iran, every action and order indicates that he will seek to expand the war eastward from Iraq.

·  Matthew Cooper Testifies Rove Told Him About Plame - Cooper, testifying in Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's perjury trial, also contradicted Libby's account of a conversation the two had the following day, on July 12, 2003, about war critic Joseph Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame.

·  Cheney's Handwritten Notes Implicate Bush in Plame Affair - Bush has long maintained that he was unaware of attacks by any member of his administration against [former ambassador Joseph] Wilson. The ex-envoy's stinging rebukes of the administration's use of pre-war Iraq intelligence led Libby and other White House officials to leak Wilson's wife's covert CIA status to reporters in July 2003 in an act of retaliation. But Cheney's notes, which were introduced into evidence Tuesday during Libby's perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial, call into question the truthfulness of President Bush's vehement denials about his prior knowledge of the attacks against Wilson.

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

·  House lawmakers offer bill to ban Wal-Mart bank - The House bill, called the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007, prohibits a company from owning an ILC unless it generates at least 85 percent of its revenue from activities that are financial in nature.

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

·   Attention Impeachment Supporters: 9/11, 9/11, 9/11! - If you believe the official story then you have to admit to the incompetence and negligence of the Bush administration and you must support impeachment. And if you examine the official body of evidence, you must support criminal proceedings. Either way this administration should have been removed on September 12th 2001. But, as my grandmother used to say: better late then never.

·  Cuban, Venezuelan Intel Say 911 Was An Inside job - Cuban intelligence, which has an extensive network in Florida -- a home base of the hijackers and their handlers -- initially picked up reports about the attack and passed the information to both the United States and Venezuela. However, the Bush administration failed to react to this and other foreign warnings.

·  WTC Steel Found Buried at Ground Zero - Large steel columns from the fallen twin towers have been found beneath a service road being excavated at ground zero in the search for long-buried Sept. 11 remains, officials said Wednesday.

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

·  Senate Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote - The new effort by President Bush’s allies, including Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, is aimed at blocking two nonbinding resolutions directly critical of the White House that had appeared to be gaining broad support among Democrats and even some Republicans.

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

· U.S. family-oriented job policies weak - The United States lags far behind virtually all wealthy countries with regard to family-oriented workplace policies such as maternity leave, paid sick days and support for breast-feeding, a new study by Harvard and McGill University researchers says.
TVNL Comment: Last place. How sweet.

·  Bush administration asks court to end domestic spying challenge - The government says the anti-terrorism surveillance now is overseen by a secret independent federal court. It also rejects a federal district judge's ruling last year that the warrantless program was unconstitutional.

·  US plans to 'fight the net' revealed - Bloggers and Netizens beware - A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks.

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

·   UPDATE PENDING

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

·  EU concern at US data transfers - Euro MPs have expressed concern at the way the US is gathering information from EU citizens that may be used in identifying terrorism suspects.

·  George Galloway's speech to Parliament, January 2007 - A powerful speech highlighting the appalling situation in Iraq, and the pathetic handling of it by the British government: Ill-equipped troops, brutal treatment of civilians, and support for death squads: Welcome to democracy, Bush & Blair style!

·  U.S. Cautions Europeans to Avoid Oil, Gas Deals With Iran - In the past two weeks, the administration has met with European oil company executives about the Middle East, and during one session a senior State Department official cautioned that the situation with Iran was "hot and is going to get hotter," one executive said.

·  Blair interviewed for second time - Tony Blair was questioned by police for a second time over cash-for-honours allegations, it emerged today.

·  Judge tells Spain to declassify CIA flight papers - A judge has ordered Spain's state intelligence agency to declassify any documents it has about secret CIA flights shuttling terrorism suspects, court officials said on Wednesday.

·  Germany issues arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents - German prosecutors on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 13 people believed to have been working for the American CIA in connection with the 2003 abduction of German national. The 13 suspects were crew and passengers on an aircraft which flew the victim - Khaled el-Masri - from Macedonia to Afghanistan.

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

·  UPDATE PENDING

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

·   Freedom Of Speech - Use it Or Lose it - Hate laws would enforce selected political expression in this way across the nation, banning much religious and conservative speech. Hate laws in Europe, Canada, and Australia are unevenly enforced, utilized to silence not hurtful speech but certain viewpoints. These laws especially target the one place where freedom of speech is now most widely valued and used: the internet.

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

·  Molly Ivins Dies of Cancer at 62 - Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as "Shrub," died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62.

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

·  Bidding goodbye to the Gauloises - France has imposed a ban on smoking in public places, so Les Deux Magots is now strictly "non-fumeur": a smoke-free zone.

·  Drugmaker wants law to require STD shot - Merck & Co. is helping bankroll efforts to pass state laws requiring girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive the drugmaker’s new vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.

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

·  UPDATE PENDING

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

·   Camco rabbi admits stealing $86,000 - A Cherry Hill rabbi on Tuesday admitted stealing more than $86,000 from his former congregation in Monmouth County.