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Mexico To Decriminalize Possession Of Recreational Drugs (2006-05-03): Well, I have to admit that I sure didn't see that one coming.
Crowd Control Made Easy: The Riot Slimer (2006-05-02): The search for a new, non-lethal tool to use on unruly crowds of people has reached a new high: the enterprising scientists at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, have applied for a patent on the new Riot Slimer, which allows police or troops to spray non-toxic goo all over a crowd, causing them to slip and fall on their behinds.
Stephen Colbert, Truthiness and a Shocked Press Corps at White House Correspondents Association Dinner (2006-05-01): Comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's hit show The Colbert Report had a tough assignment Saturday night: he was the featured speaker at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.
Bush Approves Another Dubai Outsourcing Deal (2006-04-28): Today President Bush approved a deal under which a Dubai-based company will take over control of several U.
Bush Tells The O.C. That He Was Diplomatic To The Max (2006-04-25): President Bush spoke today to business leaders in Orange County, Califoria and managed to thoroughly confuse everyone present.
Bush Warns Americans Of Long, Tough Summer Ahead (2006-04-24): President Bush warned Americans that it's going to be a long, tough summer because of rising gas prices.
Buyer's Remorse: Kerry Would Beat Bush Easily If Election Were Held Today (2006-04-22): A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows that if the 2004 presidential election were held again today, John Kerry would easily win.
Bush Visit No Fun For Hu (2006-04-20): Dana Millbank at The Washington Post discusses the diplomatic disaster that was Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the White House today.
The Revolt of the Generals Escalates (2006-04-17): Time magazine reports on what is becoming known in military circles as "The Revolt of the Generals.
The Secret Building Projects in Iraq You'll Be Paying For (2006-04-14): The Iraq strategy grows murkier by the day.
New Report Shines Light on Bush's False Biolab Claims (2006-04-12): The Washington Post embarrased President Bush today when it reported today that new Pentagon documents prove that the President knew full well that those supposedly "mobile biological weapons labs" found in Iraq really really nothing of the kind.
Gallup Poll: Americans Suspicious of Bush's Role in Plamegate (2006-04-11): A new Gallup poll reveals that the American public is not happy over President Bush's leaking of classified intelligence to punish the wife of a war critic.
Sy Hersh: Bush Plans War on Iran (2006-04-10): The hot topic on the Sunday talk shows was Sy Hersh's new article in The New Yorker in which Hersh says that President Bush has plans to go to war with Iran, and will use tactical nukes to take out any sites suspected as being connected with a nuclear weapons program.
Scooter Libby Names President Bush as the Leaker in Chief (2006-04-07): The Plamegate investigation took an interesting turn this week when special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald filed court papers which revealed that Scooter Libby named President Bush as the Leaker-in-Chief.
General Wesley Clark Eyes 2008 (2006-04-03): General Wesley Clark appears to be testing the waters for a 2008 Presidential run.
Las Vegas Residents Have Some Surprises In Store For Them (2006-03-30): A Senior Defense official announced that the U.
More Americans Now Call Themselves Democrats (2006-03-29): A new Gallup poll shows that more Americans now consider themselves Democrats than Republicans, with 33% considering themselves Democrats.
Fed Raises Interest Rates (2006-03-28): The Wall Street Journal reports that the Fed raised interest rates again and signaled that this may be only the beginning of another series of interest rate hikes.
The Immigration Issue Moves to the Front Burner (2006-03-27): After James Sensenbrenner got his bill through the House of Representatives, the Latino community (with some "unofficial" help from the Mexican government) organized a series of protests across the nation this past weekend.
Moussaoui Trial Reveals Pre-9/11 FBI Bungling (2006-03-24): Testimony by two FBI agents in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial was supposed to prove to the jury that if Moussaoui had not lied to the FBI, the 9/11 attacks could have been prevented.
