redemption song

* the good news about these optical scanners is that there is a paper trail - so there can be a partial recount. which may go to explaining why glenda hood made that odd pre-election decision that if theres a recount, and the numbers dont agree with the original decision, then the original decision stands.

* tom schieffer is leaving oz. it seems his job here is done.

* "Reinstatement of the draft is imminent, war correspondent and author Christopher Hedges told a crowd... "The war in Iraq will no longer be an abstraction," he said. "It will become deeply personal. In the next few weeks look for shifts in administration policy leading in the direction of an escalation of the war." http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/110504/b10w05wartalk.html

* heres that quote that i saw on the teev "Take Marine Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Brandl, poised to lead his troops into Falluja's narrow streets, escorted by Abrams tanks bristling with cannons and machine guns. On the wall of his operations center, he has a picture of Saddam Hussein dressed as Saladin. Brandl told the BBC's Wood:
The enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He lives in Falluja. And we're going to destroy him."" can we leave yet? is 'Marine Lieutenant Colonel' an important title/role?
http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/000514.php

* "Citing concerns about potential terrorism, Warren County (ohio, 91,922 voters went 72% Bush, 27% Kerry) officials locked down the county administration building on election night and blocked anyone from observing the vote count as the nation awaited Ohio's returns." http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/11/05/loc_warrenvote05.html

* shields on newshour said that bush won 5m votes in 11 states and lost 1.5m in 39 states



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