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Thursday, March 04, 2004 |
Young George Bush: 'People are poor because they are lazy'. Yoshi Tsurumi, one of President Bush's professors at Harvard 30 years ago: He was opposed to labor unions, social security, environmental protection, Medicare, and public schools. To him, the antitrust watch dog, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities Exchange Commission were unnecessary hindrances to "free market competition." [Drudge Retort]
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Asteroid Bill Passes. The US House of Representatives approved bill H.R. 912, which awards amateur astronomers who discover potential Earth-crossing asteroids up to $3,000. One award will be given to the astronomer who discovers the brightest object, and another to the astronomer who makes the biggest scientific contribution to Minor Planet Center's mission of cataloguing near-Earth asteroids. It's estimated that there are between 900 and 1,100 objects larger than 1 km - of which, 700 have already been tracked. [Universe Today]
1:40:48 PM Permalink
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Okay, Okay, I'll Buy the Viagra
John Hargrave decides that the vendors know something about his penis
that he doesn't so he takes them up on their offer, and orders some
online. $100 for thee tablets!
9:56:52 AM Permalink
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So now Oklahoma.... So now Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole is telling constituents that voting against President Bush this November is like supporting Hitler during World War II. He also apparently told Advertisement a Republican audience recently that "If George Bush loses the election, Osama... [Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall]
9:32:09 AM Permalink
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Our Man in Tashkent. The Bush administration has often vowed not to repeat the Cold War mistake of embracing useful dictators while ignoring their domestic policies, especially in Muslim states such as Uzbekistan. "With ...tiny gestures the leader of Central Asia's most populous country seeks to sway one of the most important decisions the Bush administration will make this year about its alliances in the war on terrorism. Though his tokenism could not be more transparent, the dictator's chances of succeeding look better than they should.
Since 2001, Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic bordering Afghanistan, has hosted U.S. planes and troops and received substantial U.S. military and economic aid. Mr. Karimov, a former Soviet Politburo member who proposed and signed a 'strategic partnership' agreement with the Bush administration two years ago, hopes for a long-term basing arrangement. The Pentagon is considering just such a deal; Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Tashkent last week and lauded 'the wonderful cooperation we've received from the government of Uzbekistan.'
There's one hitch: The partnership deal Mr. Karimov signed promised a far-reaching democratic transformation, including multiparty elections, a free press and an independent judiciary. Not only has Uzbekistan implemented none of those reforms, it hasn't even stopped torturing prisoners. Ms. Mukadirova's son died after prison guards pulled out his fingernails and plunged his body into boiling water..." —Washington Post editorial [Follow Me Here...]
8:18:31 AM Permalink
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Families blast Bush for using Ground Zero in ads. The Bush reelection campaign yesterday unveiled its first three campaign commercials showcasing Ground Zero images, angering some 9/11 families who accused President Bush of exploiting the tragedy for political advantage. [Drudge Retort]
Better get used to it. We're going to see more 9/11 footage in the next 8 months than we would have thought possible. Bush can spend only an hour with the commission investigating the thing, but I bet he spend more than an hour -- way more than an hour -- on these ads. His campaign boils down to two slogans: war president, and "look over there."
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