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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

The Morning News

Posted by on August 16 at 8:10 AM

Naveed Haq pleads not guilty to the shooting at the Jewish Federation downtown, despite trying to plead guilty a few days ago. “It will take us years to unravel his devastation,” says the president of the Jewish Federation.

On Xena! On Ceres! On Charon! Astronomers finally define what’s a planetPluto gets to stay, but so do three orbiting rocks with porn star names. “Plutophiles” are reportedly happy.

Not dead yet: Terri Schiavo’s husband starts a PAC to unseat the politicians who fought to keep his wife on the tube. Yes, that’s Lieberman.

3,500 UN troops are planned for deployment to Lebanon. Until then, Isreali troops are staying put and commissioning public opinion polls for the first time ever.

July was estimated to be the deadliest month so far for Iraqi civilians.

American health care is so expensive, U.S. companies start to send employees to India for surgery. Medical tourism - not just for sex changes anymore?

August 16th, 1977: Elvis dies! Millions creepily mourn him still.


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Wow. TerriPAC.

If only more disenfranchised people got political every time the other Washington screwed them over...

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