Daily News For July 21, 2005
by John Hawkins | July 21, 2005 2:10 am
Foreign
Georgian Police Detained A Man Suspected Of Trying To Assassinate George Bush[1]
A Top Al-Qaeda Briton Who Called Tube Bombers Before Attack Has Been Captured[2]
North Korea Has Nuclear Bomb, Would-Be Defector Claims[3]
Israel Parliament Rejects Gaza Pullout Delay[4]
Gay Marriage Now Officially Legal Across Canada[5]
Domestic
Democratic Filibuster Of Roberts Unlikely[6]
O’Connor: Bush’s Nominee Is ‘First Rate’[7]
In The Aftermath Of The 2000 Election, Judge Roberts Played A Key Role In The Florida Recount[8]
James Dobson: ‘Roberts Unquestionably Qualified’[9]
Social Conservatives, Pleased With Pick, Say Bush Kept Promise (Free LA Times Registration Required)[10]
Bush Pledges ‘Unprecedented’ Spending On Security In U.S[11]
Unocal Backs $17 Billion Chevron Merger Bid Instead Of Higher Chinese Offer[12]
The DOD Wants To Raise The Maximum Age For Military Recruits To 42 For All Branches Of The Service[13]
Columns
James Lileks: Roll the Daisy-Picking Ads, and Goodbye Tom Tancredo[14]
Norman Geras: There Are Apologists Amongst Us[15]
Keith Thompson: Life After The Left[16]
James Taranto: How The Liberal Media Helped Re-Elect George W. Bush[17]
Jonah Goldberg: The Red Foam Of The River Thames[18]
John Stossel: Robbing The Poor To Build A Rich Man’s Stadium — It’s Just Plain Wrong[19]
Leftovers
9 Million Copies Of Harry Potter Sold In The 1st 24 Hours[20]
The Rolling Stones Attack Bush On New Record[21]
‘Star Trek’ Star James Doohan Dies[22]
A Short Survey For Bloggers[23]
Conservative Grapevine: You’ve Heard Of Drinking The Kool-Aid? CG Is Where It Gets Handed Out[24]
Video Of Roberts Son Goofing Off While Bush Was Talking (Funny Stuff)[25]
Website Of The Day: Outside The Beltway[26]
Endnotes:- Georgian Police Detained A Man Suspected Of Trying To Assassinate George Bush: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050721/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_bush_grenade;_ylt=ArhRlIsswBHYj1K7qsk3UTrF_8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-
- A Top Al-Qaeda Briton Who Called Tube Bombers Before Attack Has Been Captured: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1702411,00.html
- North Korea Has Nuclear Bomb, Would-Be Defector Claims: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050720/1/3tm49.html
- Israel Parliament Rejects Gaza Pullout Delay: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-20T120552Z_01_MCC926243_RTRUKOC_0_MIDEAST.xml
- Gay Marriage Now Officially Legal Across Canada: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050720/wl_nm/canada_marriage_dc;_ylt=Av_wY2IOYEZgoUxLL5_R1VVbbBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-
- Democratic Filibuster Of Roberts Unlikely: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050720/ap_on_go_co/roberts_senate
- O’Connor: Bush’s Nominee Is ‘First Rate’: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050720/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_o_connor_4;_ylt=AiZuVZ.qx8wgMRFnDUZtvjluCM0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
- In The Aftermath Of The 2000 Election, Judge Roberts Played A Key Role In The Florida Recount: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/072005dnnatscotus.f3627b7.html
- James Dobson: ‘Roberts Unquestionably Qualified’: http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/7/20/201458.shtml
- Social Conservatives, Pleased With Pick, Say Bush Kept Promise (Free LA Times Registration Required): http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-right20jul20.story
- Bush Pledges ‘Unprecedented’ Spending On Security In U.S: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/20/news/prexy.php
- Unocal Backs $17 Billion Chevron Merger Bid Instead Of Higher Chinese Offer: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8462749/
- The DOD Wants To Raise The Maximum Age For Military Recruits To 42 For All Branches Of The Service: http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-983408.php
- James Lileks: Roll the Daisy-Picking Ads, and Goodbye Tom Tancredo: http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/lileks072005.html
- Norman Geras: There Are Apologists Amongst Us: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1532738,00.html
- Keith Thompson: Life After The Left: http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18661
- James Taranto: How The Liberal Media Helped Re-Elect George W. Bush: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006891
- Jonah Goldberg: The Red Foam Of The River Thames: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/jg20050720.shtml
- John Stossel: Robbing The Poor To Build A Rich Man’s Stadium — It’s Just Plain Wrong: http://jewishworldreview.com/0705/stossel072005.php3
- 9 Million Copies Of Harry Potter Sold In The 1st 24 Hours: http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/07/20/harrypotter.readers.ap/index.html
- The Rolling Stones Attack Bush On New Record: http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/jul05/20050719_stones.html
- ‘Star Trek’ Star James Doohan Dies: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050720/ap_on_en_tv/obit_doohan
- A Short Survey For Bloggers: http://jacklewis.net/weblog/whyblog.php
- Conservative Grapevine: You’ve Heard Of Drinking The Kool-Aid? CG Is Where It Gets Handed Out: http://www.conservativegrapevine.com
- Video Of Roberts Son Goofing Off While Bush Was Talking (Funny Stuff): http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/07/20/1968/
- Website Of The Day: Outside The Beltway: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/