sabra's Journal - Democratic Underground

Palin Greets Hundreds, But Not Everyone Leaves Happy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:20

Source: [b]TheIndyChannel[/b]

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was met by a cheering crowd of more than 1,000 people when she arrived in Noblesville Thursday night, but not everyone left happy.

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The store handed out 1,000 wristbands for Thursday night's b...

(NY) Senators pledge to find out how local soldier was killed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:45

Source: [b]WTEN[/b]

COLONIE, N.Y. -- Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are promising a military mother they will find out exactly what happened to her daughter.

Staff Sergeant Amy Seyboth Tirador died in Iraq earlier this month. She was laid to rest on Monday.

The Army says she ...

FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:22

Source: [b]AP[/b]

ZURICH � FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.

Soccer's world governing body says it is "unacceptable" for Iraq's Olympic committee to disband the federation this week for alleged financial and administrative irregularitie...

Britain knew CIA tortured detainee

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:41

Source: [b]UK Independent[/b]

Britain knew that American agents were using barbaric torture techniques on terror suspects, including British resident Binyam Mohamed, it emerged yesterday. Secret reports sent between MI5 and the CIA in 2002 reveal that the American security services were using tortu...

DNC raised $11 million in October -- and is raising more off Sarah Palin

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:27

Source: [b]WP[/b]

The Democratic Party raised $11.5 million in October, a record month for a non-presidential election year in the post-McCain-Feingold era, according to a party source.

That leaves the Democratic National Committee with $12.3 million in cash on hand and $4.4 million in outstandi...

Veteran robbed, killed on way to deposit money from benefit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:29:22

Source: [b]Chicago Trib[/b]

Army veteran William "Bill" Burtner survived Vietnam and dedicated his life to helping other veterans.

On Monday, Burtner was about to enter a Midlothian bank to deposit money the south suburb's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2580 had raised during a benefit.

He nev...

McCain: 'Grateful' that Palin was VP choice

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:02:02

Source: [b]Wash Times[/b]

Former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said Thursday he has read Sarah Palin's book and has no regrets about picking her as a running mate.

"I felt honored to have Sarah," said Mr. McCain, Arizona Republican. "There's no doubt she energized our party and America...

UK High Court rules more evidence of Guantanamo detainee's torture claims should be published

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:11:46

Source: [b]CP[/b]

LONDON � More secret information relating to the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee should be disclosed, Britain's High Court ruled Thursday.

Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed claims the United States and Britain were complicit in his torture in Pakistan and Morocc...

Iraq may hang 126 women by year�s end despite international appeals

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:17

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http://www.larryjohnsononline.com/2009/11/18/338/

[b]Iraq may hang 126 women by year�s end despite international appeals[/b]

Iraq is planning to execute up to 126 women by the end of this year. At least 9 may be hanged within the next two weeks. Human rights groups say...

Lithuania hits back over new CIA jail claims

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:02

Source: [b]AFP[/b]

VILNIUS � Lithuania hit back Thursday over new claims that the Baltic state had hosted a secret CIA facility allegedly used to interrogate Al-Qaeda suspects.

"There are more important things in Lithuania than spending two days denying the gossip of ABC journalists," Foreign Mi...

Hasan's Supervisor Warned Army In '07

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:45:13

Source: [b]NPR[/b]

Two years ago, a top psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was so concerned about what he saw as Nidal Hasan's incompetence and reckless behavior that he put those concerns in writing. NPR has obtained a copy of the memo, the first evaluation that has surfaced from Hasa...

(ABC News) EXCLUSIVE: CIA Secret 'Torture' Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:36

Source: [b]ABC News[/b]

[i]ABC News Finds the Location of a "Black Site" for Alleged Terrorists in Lithuania[/i]

The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence...

Palin�s Exxon Valdez account draws guffaws

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:46:59

Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

Now, add Alaskan experts who were involved in the case over the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster saying her account over her role in the litigation is distorted for a number of reasons.

In the book, Palin claims to have helped the fishermen, Alaska Natives and other in...

2 Ejected From '05 Bush Event In Court

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:57

Source: [b]AP[/b]

DENVER (AP) ― A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments that two people who were booted from a Denver public appearance by then-President George W. Bush shouldn't have been excluded from the event because of their views expressed on a bumper sticker.

Leslie Wei...

(Chicago) Woman accused of hate crime against Muslim

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:21:11

Source: [b]Chicago Trib[/b]

A woman who allegedly yanked the headscarf of a Muslim woman in a Tinley Park supermarket two days after the Fort Hood shootings has been charged with a hate crime.

Bank teller Valerie Kenney, 54, of the 16500 block of Evergreen Ave., is accused of confronting Amal Ab...

Anyone else catch AG Holder talking to family members of 9/11 victims after the Senate hearing?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:11

MSNBC continued their live stream, showing a few family members of 9/11 victims come up to AG Holder after the hearing. They were against his decision of bringing the trials to NY. AG Holder didn't run off, and actually appeared to want to hear their voices.

I have to say the conversations we...

Retired military officers cash in as well-paid consultants

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:29:35

Source: [b]USA Today[/b]

WASHINGTON � Six months after Marine Lt. Gen. Gary McKissock retired in 2002, he did what many other ex-military leaders do: He joined the board of directors of a defense contractor, a company doing business with his former service.

McKissock also had a second job. The M...

Giuliani won't answer whether or not the U.S. courts have more credibility than tribunals

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:16:12

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http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/18/2130942.aspx

First Read asked Giuliani if he does not believe that the U.S. courts have more credibility than military tribunals in the eyes of the world, and what�s changed in his view.

He defended his earlie...

Karl Rove memoir coming in March

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:33:07

Source: [b]AP[/b]

NEW YORK � Karl Rove's memoir has a title, "Courage and Consequence," and a release date � March 9, 2010.

Rove, the mastermind of George W. Bush's two successful presidential runs and a top White House aide, signed in 2007 with Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simo...

(AG) Holder tells senators 'We need not cower in the face of this enemy'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:59

Source: [b]The Hill[/b]

Holder vowed that the U.S. would not surrender to fear or politics in seeking justice against the alleged Sept. 11 plotters in federal court.

�We need not cower in the face of this enemy,� Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee at a packed hearing. �Our institutions a...

Iraq urges French firms to invest, offers oil

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:23

Source: [b]AFP[/b]

PARIS � Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners.

To warm applause, the Iraqi leader gave Baghdad's strongest hint yet that it woul...

GOP Pin Fort Hood Shooting on Obama

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:02

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http://www.newser.com/story/74265/gop-reps-pin-fort-hood-on-obama.html

(Newser) � Hinting that Obama administration�s restrictions on how the government fights terrorism led to the Fort Hood shooting, two Republican Congressman today called for an immediate probe of the...

Ill. (Republican) lawmaker apologizes for (Islam) 'savage religion' comment

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:27

Source: [b]Chicago Trib[/b]

Rep. Don Manzullo, who opposes the idea of moving terrorism suspects to Thomson Correctional Center in his northern Illinois district, issued a qualified apology today after a comment that critics viewed as insulting to Islam.

In an interview with television station W...

Americans favor public health option

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:40

Source: [b]Chicago Trib[/b]

But, as the Senate attempts to take a health-care bill to the floor as a test of the ability to began debate later this week, here's a simple question:

"Now thinking specifically about the health insurance plans available to most Americans, would you favor o...

Afghan minister accused of receiving huge ($30 million) bribe

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:27

Source: [b]MSNBC/WP[/b]

[i]�Only God can stop this corruption� competitor says of government practices[/i]

KABUL - The Afghan minister of mines accepted a roughly $30 million bribe to award the country's largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official who is fa...