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* ""This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy," said Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut" ouch. LINK

* murdoch (the Oz) op-ed: "THE pattern of senior appointments in Washington offers a fascinating insight into where the second Bush administration is heading. If you're a Bush critic, the good news is that George W. Bush is going to take the multilateral system and international issues hugely seriously." LINK

* "Is Washington Post Editor Phillip Bennett the next Eason Jordan?
Washington Post managing editor Phillip Bennett had intense scrutiny directed his way when he was quoted in the People's Daily Online saying "I don't think US should be the leader of the world."" LINK
good fucking heavens.

* speaking of indymedia "Di Rita concluded his letter by again urging journalists to embed with U.S. forces. "Of course, I reiterate my recommendation that you consider embedding your reporters with U.S. units. It is an excellent opportunity to cover U.S. military activities in Iraq," he said." LINK

* "Republican media adviser R. Gregory Stevens, who was found dead in the Beverly Hills, Calif., home of actress Carrie Fisher on Feb. 26, died of an overdose of cocaine and the painkiller OxyContin, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office." LINK
the results are in.

* "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has warned former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle that it may sue him for his role in the alleged looting of Hollinger International" LINK
sweet. btw - the nyt hasnt touched this story 'yet' - they wrote a piece wed on black's legal problems without mentioning perle.
awesome. may crimcharges follow. i wanna see him in orange.

* the other day i mentioned the U.S. House Committee hearings in Ohio about the election that were nearly invisible (apart from a couple of illers). there was only one "Voting Rights" group invited to give testimony at the hearings - an astroturf group that had been alive for 5 days, which of course is full of BC campaign officials. brad has the details LINK

* i finally registered as a DUmmie - i never hang out there, but i wanted to help out truthisall and save him/her some of the grief i went thru, and some of the false analysis that can result when trying to deal with that 13660 number - heres my post LINK

* " In the Schiavo case, the money leads to a consortium of conservative foundations, with $2 billion in total assets, that are funding a legal and public relations war of attrition intended to prolong Terri's life indefinitely in order to further their own faith-based cultural agendas... The Philanthropy Roundtable is a collection of foundations that have funded conservative causes ranging from abolition of Social Security to anti-tax crusades and United Nations conspiracy theories. The Roundtable members' founders include scions of America's wealthiest families, including Richard Mellon Scaife (heir to the Mellon industrial, oil and banking fortune), Harry Bradley (electronics), Joseph Coors (beer), and the Smith Richardson family (pharmaceutical products)." LINK