Daily News For May 9, 2006
by John Hawkins | May 9, 2006 3:43 am
Domestic
Bush Nominates Hayden As CIA Chief[1]
CIA Director Porter Goss’ No. 3 Man At The Agency, Facing Investigation As Part Of A Congressional Bribe Probe[2]
Moussaoui Asks to Withdraw Guilty Plea (Ha Ha! Sorry Charlie!)[3]
Claim: Accuser In Duke Rase Case Initially Told Police She Was Raped By 20 White Men, Then Said She Was Attacked By Three[4]
President Bush’s Approval Rating Has Slumped To 31% In A New USA TODAY/Gallup Poll[5]
Jeb Bush Doubts Harris Can Win Sen. Seat (He’s Right)[6]
Newspaper Circulation Declines 2.6 Percent[7]
Rove Prepares 20 Judges[8]
Senate Defeats Medical Malpractice Bills[9]
US Prosecutors Seek Harsher Charges In Chinese Military ‘Plot’[10]
Rupert Murdoch To Host Fundraiser For Hillary Clinton[11]
Foreign
Israel: Vice Premier Shimon Peres Said Monday That “The President Of Iran Should Remember That Iran Can Also Be Wiped Off The Map.” (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req)[12]
Blair: Nuking Iran Would Be Absurd[13]
Officials: Iran’s President Writes To Bush[14]
Tony Blair: I’ll Quit Next Year – Trust Me[15]
White House: Iran’s Letter Not A Nuclear Fix[16]
Captured Al Qaeda Documents: “Every Year Is Worse Than The Previous Year”[17]
Nine Hurt In New Palestinian Gunbattle Between Fatah And Hamas[18]
US Officials Told The UN’s Anti-Torture Body That The United States Had Held 103 Court Martials For Mistreatment Of Detainees In Iraq And Afghanistan[19]
Columns
John Fund: Democrats May Not Be Able To Win The House, But Republicans Could Lose It[20]
John McIntyre: How ’06 Will Affect the ’08 Electoral Map[21]
Mark Levin: Patrick Kennedy & Double Standards[22]
Mac Johnson: Immigration Reform Will Fail Without Deportation[23]
Victor Davis Hanson: The Prison Of The Present[24]
Left-Overs
Reagan Bust To Be Displayed At Northport McDonald’s Where He Ate[25]
Every Adult, Child In Boulder City Colorado May Become Millionaires[26]
Idiot Who Hit Power Lines With Metal Poll Doesn’t Get Workers Comp[27]
Whirlwind Lifts Girl 25 Feet[28]
Website Of The Day: Newsbusters[29]
Endnotes:- Bush Nominates Hayden As CIA Chief: http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/hayden/index.html
- CIA Director Porter Goss’ No. 3 Man At The Agency, Facing Investigation As Part Of A Congressional Bribe Probe: http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060508-033605-8277r
- Moussaoui Asks to Withdraw Guilty Plea (Ha Ha! Sorry Charlie!): http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/M/MOUSSAOUI?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME
- Claim: Accuser In Duke Rase Case Initially Told Police She Was Raped By 20 White Men, Then Said She Was Attacked By Three: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/print?id=1938269
- President Bush’s Approval Rating Has Slumped To 31% In A New USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-08-bush-approval_x.htm
- Jeb Bush Doubts Harris Can Win Sen. Seat (He’s Right): http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/08/D8HFODK0B.html
- Newspaper Circulation Declines 2.6 Percent: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/08/D8HFM6GOB.html
- Rove Prepares 20 Judges: http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/050906/news1.html
- Senate Defeats Medical Malpractice Bills: http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-medical-malpractice,0,7564713.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
- US Prosecutors Seek Harsher Charges In Chinese Military ‘Plot’: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/08/060509000213.nayho8bi.html
- Rupert Murdoch To Host Fundraiser For Hillary Clinton: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash8.htm
- Israel: Vice Premier Shimon Peres Said Monday That “The President Of Iran Should Remember That Iran Can Also Be Wiped Off The Map.” (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req): http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1145961301962&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
- Blair: Nuking Iran Would Be Absurd: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITAIN_IRAN?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-08-08-01-34
- Officials: Iran’s President Writes To Bush: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060508/D8HFI3OO0.html
- Tony Blair: I’ll Quit Next Year – Trust Me: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=VVEMEY4J4E013QFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2006/05/09/nblair09.xml
- White House: Iran’s Letter Not A Nuclear Fix: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/08/iran.letter/
- Captured Al Qaeda Documents: “Every Year Is Worse Than The Previous Year”: http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/006943.php
- Nine Hurt In New Palestinian Gunbattle Between Fatah And Hamas: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060509/ts_nm/mideast_gaza_dc
- US Officials Told The UN’s Anti-Torture Body That The United States Had Held 103 Court Martials For Mistreatment Of Detainees In Iraq And Afghanistan: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060508/wl_afp/usattacksuntorture_060508174205
- John Fund: Democrats May Not Be Able To Win The House, But Republicans Could Lose It: http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110008347
- John McIntyre: How ’06 Will Affect the ’08 Electoral Map: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/how_2006_will_affect_the_2008.html
- Mark Levin: Patrick Kennedy & Double Standards: http://levin.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDljMzgxOTU0MmFhZDY3NDk2ZmFkNzMzMDMyMzYxZWE=
- Mac Johnson: Immigration Reform Will Fail Without Deportation: http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14644
- Victor Davis Hanson: The Prison Of The Present: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/the_prison_of_the_present.html
- Reagan Bust To Be Displayed At Northport McDonald’s Where He Ate: http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/114712020041880.xml&storylist=alabamanews
- Every Adult, Child In Boulder City Colorado May Become Millionaires: http://www.local10.com/money/9176354/detail.html
- Idiot Who Hit Power Lines With Metal Poll Doesn’t Get Workers Comp: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-burned08.html
- Whirlwind Lifts Girl 25 Feet: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/08/whirlwind.ap/index.html
- Website Of The Day: Newsbusters: http://newsbusters.org/