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bush admin accused of incompetance and dereliction of duty in iraq

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:08:42 GMT

General Accuses Bush Admin of ‘Gross Incompetence And Dereliction of Duty’ in Iraq - ‘Liberal’ Media Yawns

In just the last month, the “liberal” media has studiously ignored two revelations of extreme malfeasance by the Bush administration: First, that George Bush admitted that he and his most senior advisers willfully violated U.S. and international laws by drafting torture guidelines for CIA interrogators, and, second, that retired senior military officials hired as on-air “analysts” for television news organizations during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq knowingly made false statements during news broadcasts in order to bolster the administration’s bogus pretexts for war.

In his new memoir, “Wiser in Battle,” which hits the shelves on May 6, retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez offers this blistering assessment of the Bush administration’s handling of its misbegotten occupation of Iraq:

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baby birds language!

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:02:40 GMT

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Clip Source: www.reuters.com

How do baby birdies learn to sing? By babbling Friday, 2 May 2008 11:49am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby birds babble much like human infants do, and they have their own special brain circuits to do it, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Article

kentucky derby is filled with throw away horses

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:49:15 GMT

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Clip Source: www.newsday.com

Chaos always is. Just for fun, combine the rain that drenched the track Friday with Friday night's forecast of heavy rain, high winds and possible tornadoes. But Churchill's main track dries very quickly, and there's only a slight chance of showers for Saturday afternoon. Only six of the Derby runners have won on a wet track, with Smooth Air 2-for-2.

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"Bob Baffert said that when you win the Breeders' Cup, you celebrate," Iavarone said. "He said that when you win the Derby, you cry like a baby."

"I think it's a wide-open race," said Barclay Tagg, who trains Big Truck and Tale of Ekati. "Who knows? I don't think anybody really knows except Dutrow."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Before a race, horseplayers ask, "Who do you like?" For Saturday's 134th Kentucky Derby, the question is: "Hey, is there anybody you don't dislike a lot?"