Summary: By rushing into Iraq instead of finishing off the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Washington has unwittingly helped its enemies: al Qaeda has more bases, more partners, and more followers today than it did on the eve of 9/11. Now the group is working to set up networks in the Middle East and […]
Entries from April 2007
Foreign Affairs - Al Qaeda Strikes Back
April 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Tags: al+qaeda · iran · terrorism · iraq · world
New Planet Could Be Earthlike, Scientists Say
April 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Pretty exciting. Science is better than fiction!
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Tags: science
Low-key office launches high-profile inquiry
April 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Office of the Special Counsel starts a comprehensive investigation of Karl Rove. Finally!
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Tags: attorneys+general · karl+rove · politics · u.s.+news
Honeybees - Bees Vanish, and Scientists Race for Reasons
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
No answers yet, but a pesticides are a leading suspect. Can we say “precautionary principle?”
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Tags: science · bees · environment
Gonzales’ Testimony Satisfied at Least One Person, His Boss
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
… as if we didn’t already have ample reason to believe Bush has had a total break with reality.
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Tags: george+bush · alberto+gonzales · u.s.+news
Mayor Proposes a Fee for Driving Into Manhattan
April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Could congestion pricing finally make it to the U.S.? This would be a huge step towards getting the price of driving to reflect its true cost.
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Tags: new+york · enviroment · congestion+pricing
Gonzales v. Gonzales
April 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
NYTimes Editorial: “We don’t yet know whether Mr. Gonzales is merely so incompetent that he should be fired immediately, or whether he is covering something up.
But if we believe the testimony that neither he nor any other senior Justice Department official was calling the shots on the purge, then the public needs to know who […]
Tags: alberto+gonzales · u.s.+news
U.S. Erects Baghdad Wall to Keep Sects Apart
April 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Yes, surely our strategy is working.
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Finding an apartment in Seattle is harder — and pricier
April 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Rental market is picking up a bit (at last).
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Tags: real+estate · seattle · business
Bereft of BlackBerrys, the Untethered Make Do
April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Boo hoo hoo.
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Tags: technology