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Morning headlines brought to you by Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com Top StoryThe Elephant in the Room
According to the new NEWSWEEK Poll, the public’s approval of Bush has sunk to 28 percent, an all-time low for this president in our poll, and a point lower than Gallup recorded for his father at Bush Sr.’s nadir. The last president to be this unpopular was Jimmy Carter who also scored a 28 percent approval in 1979. This remarkably low rating seems to be casting a dark shadow over the GOP’s chances for victory in ’08. The NEWSWEEK Poll finds each of the leading Democratic contenders beating the Republican frontrunners in head-to-head matchups. Polling Report
The WorldBombs Kill 8 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
Multiple attacks kill scores of Iraqis across the country, threatening to deepen sectarian tensions.
Two suicide car bombs kill 20 near Iraq's Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers killed 20 people and wounded more than 40 in separate attacks near Iraq's city of Ramadi on Monday, police said.
Iran weighs compromise at nuke meeting
VIENNA, Austria - Iran's delegation consulted with its government Monday on whether to opt for compromise at a 130-nation nuclear meeting or continue opposing language of the conference agenda, even at the risk that the gathering could end in failure.
Let’s see, shall we provide any incentive for them to decide our way? How about a reminder that we have two aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf? —Caro
U.S. Navy replaces Persian Gulf carriers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it was maintaining a stepped-up military presence in the Persian Gulf by keeping two aircraft carriers in the area amid tensions with Iran.
Scottish defeat leaves problem for Blair successor
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scottish nationalists committed to independence from Britain became the biggest party in the Scottish parliament on Friday in elections which left a political headache for Prime Minister Tony Blair's successor.
Sarkozy wins mandate for radical reform
Right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy emphatically won France's presidential election on Sunday, securing a clear mandate to carry out a programme of sweeping social and economic reforms. The NationBush Struggles to Stay in Charge Amid Controversy and Setbacks
But the president digs in with steadfast dedication to his core convictions and policy principles.
U.S. casualties will rise in next 90 days, commander says
The U.S. military announced the deaths of 11 U.S. soldiers killed in combat along with an embedded journalist Sunday, and Iraqi officials said 163 civilians were killed or injured across the country.
GOP lawmakers: Loyalty to Bush may hurt
WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are increasingly worried that their stalwart support of President Bush's Iraq war policy may cost them dearly in next year's elections. Should their solidarity crack, it could boost Democrats' efforts to start troop withdrawals.
No Blame, No Shame
The Bush Administration has come close to perfecting the art of unaccountability. (L)ast month, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s admission that mistakes were made in the firing of eight United States attorneys had the air of a schoolboy hoping that bogus contrition would get him off the hook. “I accept full responsibility,” he told the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning only that he was sorry he had allowed the matter to become such a nuisance… Paul Wolfowitz… denounced a “smear campaign” waged by his enemies inside the bank… (George) Tenet’s self-defense is that he’s a good-hearted, hardworking guy.
NH's Leftward Turn May Change National Politics
(H)ere in New Hampshire, where you are now more likely to get a handmade latte in a coffeehouse than a homemade slice of apple pie in a diner, the governing assumptions of Democratic primary voters next January will be that the war in Iraq is a travesty, that the Bush tax cuts should be repealed, that the respect New Hampshire voters have always given to solemn national institutions like the presidency is a thing of the past (expect a fusillade of anti-Bush ads in the coming months, no holds barred), and that the wage and wealth gap between rich and poor will be a point of departure for debate and not a point of debate itself.
Undoing Jeb Bush in Florida
The state's early primary could put a brighter spotlight on Charlie Crist, the governor who has won fans by building bipartisan bridges MediaPermanent link to MTA daily media news
Editorial Demands for U.S. Pullout in Iraq Grow
For newspapers have taken this step, despite public support for the idea in the polls. The Los Agneles Times supported the "surge," but now concludes that "the longer we delay planning for the inevitable, the worse the outcome is likely to be. The time has come to leave." The Roanoke (Va.) Times, a longtime supporter of the war, agrees.
NAA Study: Newspaper Web Users Above Average in Many Ways
"The fact that newspaper Web site audience is growing at almost double the rate of the Internet audience as a whole validates the industry¿s investment in digital innovation, and the ongoing attraction consumers have to newspapers online," John Sturm, CEO of the NAA, said in a statement.
How to Sink a Newspaper
One has to wonder how many of the newspaper industry's current problems are self-inflicted. Take free news. News has become ubiquitous, free, and as a result, a commodity. Anytime you are trying to sell something that becomes a commodity, you have lost much of the value in providing that product or service. Not many years ago if someone wanted to find out what was in the newspaper they had to buy one. But not anymore. Now you can just go to the newspaper's Web site and get that same information for free.
A glimpse at Versailles
The Washington Post's intrepid Mary Ann Akers, wife of Newsweek's Mike Isikoff, investigates and reports on the activities behind the scenes of the GOP presidential debate, including those engaged in by her and her husband's colleagues, among others… (P)lease keep in mind that if you are a critic of the media and believe our political press is dysfunctional and broken to its core, that is only because you are a partisan and don't understand the important and elevated role journalists play. There is no other reason why you would be so critical of our national press other than the fact that you are angry because they're not more partisan.
Potential terror jurors cite 9/11 doubts
Many potential jurors in the Jose Padilla terrorism-support case say they aren't sure who directed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks because they don't trust reporters or the federal government. "There are too many ifs, too many things going on," one male juror said. "I don't know the whole story."
Why don’t Americans trust the media? See below for just a few recent examples, from “the most trusted name in news”. —Caro
CNN's Beck embellished thinly sourced NY Post article to smear Clinton
CNN's Schneider echoed Wash. Post, RNC in suggesting Clinton has changed her position on Iraq
Blitzer's list of recent Washington sex scandals included only Democrats
On Beck, Sheldon warned against extending hate-crimes law to cover "she-males," flashers
CNN programs uncritically promoted Beck's global warming special
Beck's global warming special dominated by industry-funded "experts," serial misinformers
Blitzer did not challenge Snow's false claim that Bush "never argued" that Saddam was involved in 9-11 Technology & ScienceComcast to integrate e-mail and voicemail online
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Comcast Corp., the leading U.S. cable operator, said on Monday it will integrate its e-mail and voice messaging services in a new Web-based communications center called SmartZone.
Beam It Down From the Web, Scotty
New 3-D printers that transform three-dimensional plans online into solid objects could be in homes soon.
Microsoft role complicates `$100 laptop'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - One of the most ambitious aspects of the "$100 laptop" project for schoolchildren in developing countries is the machines' open-source software platform, designed to be intuitive for kids.
Study: Doing Good Makes You Feel Good
There's a new incentive to doing good things for others: It makes you happier, according to a new study… (Researchers) found that the more people participated in meaningful activities, the happier they were and the more purposeful their lives felt. Pleasure-seeking behaviors, on the other hand, did not make people happier. EnvironmentSwitch to organic crops could help poor
ROME - Organic food has long been considered a niche market, a luxury for wealthy consumers. But researchers told a U.N. conference Saturday that a large-scale shift to organic agriculture could help fight world hunger while improving the environment.
Progress on Global Warming Is Questioned
WASHINGTON (AP) - European Union and U.S. leaders are hailing what they say is a major step toward bridging their sharp differences on global warming. Academics and critics of President Bush's policies, however, question whether he really gave any ground. For more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com. |
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