Michael Moore Today
DeLay's Artful 'Apology';
McClellan: "I think there are different levels
of friendship with anybody."
Newt Knocks DeLay
'Tell them that this is all a plot and the Democrats are out to get me.'
DeLay Likens GOP Contract to Magna Carta
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
DeLay Apologizes for Schiavo Case Rhetoric
By David Espo / Associated Press
WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay apologized Wednesday for using overheated rhetoric on the day Terri Schiavo died, but refused to say whether he supports impeachment of the judges who ruled in her case.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2217
April 14th, 2005 7:13 pm
Bush Says His Privacy Must Be Protected
By Deb Reichmann / Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday that the public should know as much as possible about government decision-making, but national security and personal privacy — including his — need to be protected.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2228
Bush: Death Penalty Consistent With 'Culture of Life'
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
April 14th, 2005 3:28 pm
Bush Isn't Ready to Reveal Soc. Sec. Fix
By Terence Hunt / Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Bush signaled Thursday he is not ready yet to reveal how he would fix Social Security's looming insolvency, saying he has to first persuade people there is a problem.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2224
'Bribes' let Bin Laden evade US
Osama Bin Laden gave US forces the slip by bribing the Afghan militias tasked with tracking him down, according to Germany's spy chief, August Hanning.
Mr Hanning told German newspaper Handelsblatt that using Afghans was the key mistake in the hunt for Bin Laden.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4442045.stm
Military Families Against the War
http://www.mfaw.org.uk/
National Conference Against the Draft & Military Recruiting
Saturday, April 16
12 Noon – 6 pm
PS 41 in Manhattan
116 W. 11th St.
Participants will include:
·Carl Webb, member of the Army National Guard who refused orders to deploy to Iraq
·Hadas Their, City College student who was arrested for protesting against military recruiters on campus
·Jeff Paterson, former Marine who refused to deploy to Iraq during the first Gulf War
·Larry Holmes, organizer with the Troops Out Now Coalition, Vietnam-era resister
·Monique Code, antiwar activist, Desert Storm veteran
·Representatives from youth organizations involved in counter-recruiting and draft resistance.
As the occupation of Iraq continues and the Bush Administration contemplates new military actions, the Pentagon is finding itself overstretched and unable to meet recruiting quotas. Of the troops currently deployed in Iraq, 40% are members of the National Guard or Reserves, leading Lt. Gen. James Helmly to warn that the Army Reserve "is rapidly degenerating into a 'broken' force." These factors have led many to believe that the return of the draft is likely.
http://www.iacenter.org/a16_draft-2.htm
Salt Lake City Tribune
Abbas wants a unified security force
Timing: He gave the order preceding his visit to the U.S., which has pressed him to control militants
Also: Israeli settlers in Gaza agree to negotiate with Palestinians over withdrawal this summer
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
The Associated Press
http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2662410
The New Zealand Herald
Israeli army told to plan for disarming settlers
15.04.05 1.00pm
JERUSALEM - Israel's defence minister ordered the army today to work out a plan to disarm settlers in enclaves slated for evacuation this summer, Defence Ministry sources said.
Settler leaders and Israeli security chiefs have agreed in principle that nobody will carry weapons during the withdrawal -- including troops -- but the fact that so many settlers are armed has raised fears of violent resistance.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10120629
Kings and Queens bid farewell to Monaco’s Rainier
Soldiers from the Prince's Company of Carabineers carry the coffin of Prince Rainier III of Monaco from the palace to the cathedral. Picture / Reuters
16.04.05 12.00am
MONACO - Kings, queens and presidents bade farewell to Monaco’s Prince Rainier today at a funeral service in the cathedral where he married former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and will be laid to rest beside her.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10120795
Fire kills 17 in Paris hotel used by immigrants
Firemen look on as their colleagues continue with rescue operations at a hotel in Paris. Picture / Reuters
15.04.05 10.30pm - Update
PARIS - A fire has swept through a central Paris hotel used by immigrants and tourists, killing at least 17 people including 7 children, fire officials said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10120689
World Bank policies blamed for harming forests
15.04.05 4.00pm
KINSHASA - World Bank forestry programmes meant to promote sustainable development are threatening rainforests and harming the people who live in them, environmentalists said today.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10120637
Boy reunited with father after deportation
15.04.05 1.00pm
Roby Gilbert has been reunited with his son Sky after American courts awarded him full custody today.
The pair had been apart for three years after ex-wife Juliette abducted Sky and fled the United States for New Zealand in April 2003.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10120651
The weather from Antarctica (Crystal Wind Chime) is:
There is no report from Scott Base.
Palmer Station
Updated: 8:00 AM CLT on April 15, 2005
Observed at Palmer Station, Antarctica (History)
Elevation: 26 ft / 8 m
38 °F / 3 °C
Clear
Humidity:
58%
Dew Point:
29 °F / -2 °C
Wind:
7 mph / 11 km/h from the East
Wind Gust:
-
Pressure:
28.38 in / 961 hPa (Falling)
Visibility:
10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers
The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal ICE Chime), what? Ice? Glacier Bay? is:
30 °F / -1 °C
Clear
Windchill:
24 °F / -4 °C
Humidity:
80%
Dew Point:
25 °F / -4 °C
Wind:
6 mph / 9 km/h from the NW
Pressure:
29.83 in / 1010 hPa
Visibility:
10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:
0 out of 16
Clouds (AGL):
Clear -
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