* "Rumsfeld is an investor in Gilead Sciences, a California company that owns the patent to Tamiflu, the influenza remedy currently the most-sought after drug in the world. Rumsfeld was Gilead's chair from 1997 until joining the Bush administration in 2001. His stake in the company is valued at between $5 million and $25 million." (link) (xymphora had the story on monday)
* fred barnes is an intolerable whore: 'Harry Reid went back to that old canard that there wasnt any connection between saddam and alqaeda - but there was heaps of contacts'
* ""Mr. Leader (Frist)," one stunned journalist observed, "I don't remember you being so exercised over something before."
"You've never seen me in heart surgery," the senator, a transplant specialist, replied." (link)
lol. frist is crazy.
* in an article called "Flu: Boo", al kamen writes: "In his 3,550-word speech, Bush said "pandemic" 71 times. Now that's something important to think about." (link)
* "SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 2 - Prime Minister John Howard went on television Wednesday afternoon to warn of a potential terrorist attack, just as he was preparing to introduce legislation to give the police and intelligence agencies broad powers to detain and monitor terrorism suspects.
"The government has received specific intelligence and police information this week that gives cause for serious concern about a potential terrorist threat," he said." (link)
thats a neat trick! i wonder where he learnt that?
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