Grain stockpiles at lowest for 25 yearsThe world’s stockpiles of wheat are at their lowest level in more than a quarter century, according to the US Department of Agriculture, which on Thursday slashed its forecasts for global wheat and corn production.
The lower forecasts were largely attributable to the severe drought in Australia, where the forecast for this year’s wheat crop was cut by 8.5m tons to 11m. That is less than half of the 24m produced last year, of which about 17m went to exports.
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Roll Call: Congress Members 'furious' at FBI for 'blackout' of 2001 anthrax attacks probeSome Congressional members are "furious" at the FBI for its "blackout" of the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks which "left five people dead and dozens of others injured or facing lengthy courses of dangerous drug therapy," according to Roll Call.
"The FBI has completely shut Congress out of its now five-year investigation into anthrax attacks on Capitol Hill and around the nation, with accusations flying up and down Pennsylvania Avenue about the probe into the worst bio... (more) Related: Philip Zack Steals Anthrax |
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Video: Pollster Zogby '95 percent' sure of 650,000 Iraqi death toll Expert pollster John Zogby is "95 percent certain" that around 650,000 Iraqis civilians have died since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. A new study by Iraqi physicians and Americans from Johns Hopkins University polled 1,800 Iraqis to calculate an approximate number of casualties since the beginning of the war.
In an interview on CNN International, Zogby explains that the methodology used in the study is very reliable. "The methodology... (more)
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Washington Post Photographer Blogged for Wal-Mart Incognito [Updated]Yesterday, Business Week online ran a story about "Jim" and "Laura," two people taking an RV trip across the country visiting Wal-Marts and telling everybody about the super people they met there through their blog. Not by coincidence, this story also marked my debut in the MSM:
On Sept. 27, 2006, a folksy blog called Wal-Marting Across America was born. It features the jo... (more)
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Bush: 'Cut and run' rhetoric result of less 'sophisticated vocabulary' United States President George W. Bush today claimed that a less "sophisticated vocabulary" than that used by Democrats justified his characterization of their Iraq policy as "cut and run."
Bush made the comments at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden this morning.
A transcript of the exchange follows:
# QUESTION: One of the things Democrats complain about it is the way you portray ... (more)
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Officials Say No Distress Call Was Made From Lidle's Plane Federal investigators are backing away from an earlier report of a distress call from Corey Lidle's plane. They now say the FAA has found no indication of a mayday call during the 15 minutes the plane was airborne before it crashed into a high-rise condo in Manhattan.
The plane carrying the New York Yankees pitcher and another person had taken off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Both were killed in the crash
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Bush spars with reporters on Iraq, North KoreaIn a Rose Garden press conference, President Bush blasted a new study that estimates 655,000 Iraqis have died because of the war since March of 2003 as "just not credible."
Bush also spoke at length about North Korea, defending his record in contrast to that of the Clinton Administration, and commented on the Mark Foley Congressional page scandal.
The new study, undertaken by Iraqi physicians who interviewed 12,801 resident... (more)
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58 per cent of Americans think the federal government purposely misled the public about evidence that Iraq had banned weapons in order to build support for warMany adults in the United States remain disappointed with their federal government’s rationale for launching military action in Iraq, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 61 per cent of respondents believe the Bush administration misinterpreted or misanalyzed the intelligence reports they said indicated Iraq had banned weapons.
In addition, 58 per cent of respondents think the federal government purposely misled the public about e... (more)
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Closeted Homosexual Republicans Target of Blog-ActivistHomosexual activist Mike Rogers said he will reveal the identities of homosexual Republicans on Capitol Hill each day "for hypocritically opposing gay rights for political reasons when they themselves are gay."
But according to Rogers, who runs a web log called BlogActive.com, he's "reporting on hypocrisy," not "outing them."
"The right wing of this country is so out of control beating up gay people," Rogers told Cybercast News Service on Tuesday.
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California man in al-Qaeda videos indicted on federal charges of treason, aiding terroristsReports say that a California man featured in al-Qaeda videos was indicted today on federal charges of treason and aiding terrorists.
"A grand jury returned the indictment against Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, a suspected al-Qaeda operative sought by the FBI since 2004, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous because the indictment was to be announced later in the day," the Associated Press reports.
The twenty-eight year old Adam Gadahn is not currently in US... (more) Related: New Video by Azzam the Black Propaganda Operative |
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Horse rider charged with DUICLAYTON - When a Rabun County woman recovers from an wreck Friday, she faces one count of DUI - for riding a horse while impaired, according to a Georgia State Patrol trooper.
At about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Trooper Anthony Coleman said he charged the 22-year-old rider with entering a traffic lane.
"If it's on the public right-of-way, you're under the same jurisdiction as if you're in a car," Mr. Coleman said.
Heather Darnell of Mountain City tangled with... (more)
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Lidle Not Instrument Rated To Fly Plane Sources tell NBC 10 that former Phillies pitcher Cory Lidle was the pilot of a small plane that flew into a New York high-rise on Wednesday.
Officials now say Lidle and another person were killed in the crash. An FAA official told the Associated Press that there may have been another person on the small plane with Lidle.
Lidle was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankess this July.
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Crash Plane Piloted By Baseball Star Lidle NEW YORK -- A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said.
Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to Lidle, and FBI reports show that Lidle's passport was found at the scene. The FBI believed Lidle ... (more)
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TV's Serial Killer Chic Take as an example the critics' views on the new Showtime drama "Dexter." Its sickening premise makes a hero out of a sadistic serial killer, because he kills only bad guys and does so in the dark of night. During the day, he helps the cops assess blood spatter patterns in murder investigations. He's a sociopathic killer-slash-hero, with the emphasis on the slash -- he carves his victims up to fit into Hefty bags.
Author Jeff Lindsay, whose gruesome novels inspire... (more)
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I'm oppressed, you're oppressed, we are all oppressed: the victim cultureTHE vast majority of people in Britain are officially oppressed, according to a report that claims we have become a “nation of victims”.
The study calculates that 73 per cent of Britons are members of officially recognised “victim groups”, including the disabled, women, ethnic minorities and homosexuals. Each group is given government support, including protective legislation.
The report, We’re (Nearly) All Victims Now, by the socially ... (more)
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More Americans Want Immediate Iraq Withdrawal- More adults in the United States believe the coalition effort should come to an end, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 37 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should enact an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, up six points since June.
In addition, 30 per cent of respondents believe the U.S. military should stay the course, while 26 per cent suggest a gradual withdrawal of soldiers.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s re... (more)
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FOX NEWS mis-labels Chafee as a DemocratFirst O'Reilly and now The Beltway Boys. This is getting ridiculous, If he was leading the polls I wonder if Chafee would be correctly identified?
Here's their contact info...
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NYTimes/CBS poll: Bush has 34% approval; 83% think he's "hiding something or mostly lying" about IraqThe NY Times/CBS poll released this evening reaffirms what the other polls are showing. The Republicans are in trouble:And with less than a month before Election Day, the Times/CBS News Poll findings suggest that the scandal involving Mr. Foley, a former congressman from Florida, is alienating Americans from Congress, and weakening a Republican Part ... (more)
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Nanoethics Researchers Awarded $250,000 from U.S. National Science FoundationSANTA BARBARA, CA – September 25, 2006 – The Nanoethics Group today announced that its core members have been awarded two grants, totaling approximately $250,000, by the U.S. National Science Foundation to study ethical issues related to human enhancement and nanotechnology. The grants will fund collaborative research between Dartmouth College and Western Michigan University for the next three years.
The principal investigators of the award are James Moor, Ph.D., at D... (more)
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Fox Intimates That the Bush Administration is Happy that North Korea Conducted a Nuclear Test At 12:31 a.m. ET today (October 9, 2006), when the AP broke the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test, Fox's weather gal, Janice Dean, who came from the Don Imus Show, broke in to make the announcement. During her halting report Fox ran chyrons like, "Report: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test," "North Korean News Agency Says Nuclear Test Conducted," and "U.S. Defense Officials: No Confirmation of Nuclear Test."
Seconds lat... (more)
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