Slog - Comments on The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317 Pakistan: Gen. Pervez Musharraf announced that parliamentary elections will be held before February 15, and that he will give up his military uniform before then to run as a civilian. The White House is cautiously optimistic--a sentiment the opposition party might share if 500 of its members weren't rounded up and arrested during Musharraf's announcement. Mercenaries: A February Blackwater shooting incident was given only a cursory investigation by the U.S government. "It's really surprising that Blackwater is still out there killing people," said Mohammed Jasim, Iraqi Media Network's deputy director. "This was absolutely a provoked incident," said Blackwater spokeswoman Anne... Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:29:52 -0800 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:47:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos Telling people to pray just encourages asking for handouts. Same as Halloween.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844719 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:45:33 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo That record-setting national debt story, combined with yesterday's story about all the countries that are considering abandoning their large dollar holdings? Together they spell "We're fucked."

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844725 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844725 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:53:23 -0800 Comment by Gordon Werner which is worse?

that Ms. Knox did nothing? or that she did something?

]]> Gordon Werner http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844728 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:01:00 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @3,

If her story is true, not only did she do nothing, but she failed to return to the house for twelve hours and never called the police. The police found the body due to an investigation instigated by a neighbor.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844740 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844740 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:16:44 -0800 Comment by monkey Big party this weekend. Anyone know where I can score some Aqua Dots?

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844756 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:27:09 -0800 Comment by tsm Let me be the first to celebrate the death of Eyman's I-747 ...


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/338833_tax09.html

Now if they could just kill I-960.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844812 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:23:11 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle It just takes one Senator to put a hold on a nomination.

Just one.

Thanks, Patty!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844827 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:41:32 -0800 Comment by clausti so the substance coating those beads TURNS INTO drugs, but is not drugs when you're carrying it around? any body else kinda curious as to what that substance is, and its legal status?

]]> clausti http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_morning_news_317#c844987 News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:47:10 -0800