Friday

WorkingForChange-This Modern World: Inside the spin machine: Republican heads explode
Federal Times Online: "Searches and gag orders: Homeland Security�s unprecedented campaign cloaks unclassified info"

Thursday

Head Scarves Now a Protective Accessory in Iraq (washingtonpost.com): " Before the war, Iraqi Christian women rarely put on scarves....Iraqi women are more afraid today than ever before."

Wednesday

211th to depart - newarkadvocate.com: "The activation is the largest military deployment from Licking County since World War II. It's the first time the maintenance company has been activated in its 55-year history."

Tuesday

U.S. Troops Answered Oil Firm's Pleas $98 million for Plan Colombia, $35 million for tsunami relief.
Meanwhile, three blocks away at the Federal courthouse,Kerry Files Motion to Protect Ohio Vote Evidence:

"In order for a judge to consider such a motion, the plaintiff must be able to prove irreparable harm in the matter at hand, and must also be able to prove a significant chance that the case will succeed on the merits. The stumbling point for the Green Party and Libertarian Party in this matter has been the ability to prove that potential for success, because no recount would deliver an Ohio victory to them. A recount could very well deliver Ohio to Kerry, thus fulfilling the success on the merits requirement."
Yahoo! News - Ohio Official Refuses Interview Over Vote

Sunday

Lawmakers examine election recounts - newarkadvocate.com: "State lawmakers will look at ways to make it harder and more expensive to get election recounts."
Yahoo! News - Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising: Bob Ney on front page of Washington Post. Will the Liberal Media in Ohio take notice?

A Lawmaker Under Scrutiny
One member of the House leadership already under scrutiny for his ties to Abramoff, House Administration Committee Chairman Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio), used the MCI Center box, and his chief of staff was later hired by Abramoff. A Senate panel investigating Abramoff released e-mails last month showing that Abramoff directed a Texas tribe to contribute $32,000 to Ney in 2002, days after Ney took steps to sponsor legislation sought by the tribe.