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Entries from January 2007

Specter Bill to Clarify Commander-in-Chief Role

by Scott Ott · 77 Comments

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(2007-01-31) — Under the terms of a bill proposed today by Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA, the president’s role as commander-in-chief would be “redefined for the postmodern era as collaborator in chief.”
The measure comes just a day after Sen. Specter respectfully rejected President George Bush’s claim to be “the decider” on the issue of a [...]

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Tags: U.S. News

Paparazzi, Fans Swarm ‘Pariah’ Kerry at Davos

by Scott Ott · 125 Comments

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(2007-01-29) — A misunderstanding over remarks by former presidential hopeful John Kerry at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has drawn swarms of camera-wielding paparazzi to the Massachusetts senator, forcing him to beef up his security detail.
The problem began after Sen. Kerry said that the United States has become an “international pariah.” However, [...]

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Tags: Global News · Politics · U.S. News

Hillary Knows How to ‘Neutralize’ Bad Men

by Scott Ott · 27 Comments

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(2007-01-29) — Just a day after laughing along with the crowd at an Iowa campaign stop over a question about how her background prepares her to deal with “evil, bad men” Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, today said such men must be “neutralized” and that she “knows how to do it.”
Despite her laughter about the [...]

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Tags: Politics · U.S. News

D.C. Rally Demands Iraq War End, Better Celebrities

by Scott Ott · 144 Comments

(2007-01-27) — Tens of thousands of protesters will rally today on the mall in Washington D.C. to call on President George Bush to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, and to demand better celebrity spokesmen for their cause.
Celebrities slated to speak at the rally include Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover and the Rev. Jesse [...]

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Tags: Politics · U.S. News

Bush Likes Chavez’s New Venezuelan Tourism Slogan

by Scott Ott · 306 Comments

(2007-01-21) — U.S. President George Bush today said he thinks Venezuela’s new tourism slogan, unveiled during President Hugo Chavez’s weekly broadcast, “really captures the appeal of the place for American travelers, and makes a bold call to action.”
Within the past two weeks, Mr. Chavez received authority from parliament to rule by decree, announced plans to [...]

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Tags: Global News · U.S. News

Hillary Announces Presidential Campaign Slogan

by Scott Ott · 119 Comments

(2007-01-20) — Sen. Hillary Clinton plans to announce her presidential campaign slogan Monday morning but an early draft has already leaked to the news media.
Following in the footsteps of her husband, whose famous 1992 rallying cry was “It’s the economy, stupid”, the former First Lady is expected to announce that her slogan will be: “It’s [...]

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Tags: Politics

China Sorry for ‘Roman Candle Gone Awry’

by Scott Ott · 77 Comments

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(2007-01-19) — The Chinese ambassador to the United States today apologized for what he called “a roman candle gone awry” which U.S. intelligence experts mistook for a missile test that hit an orbiting Chinese weather satellite.
According to a statement released to the media, the ambassador said, “It is understandable that the U.S. would have [...]

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Tags: Global News · U.S. News