WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. picked by bingo 3 months ago

Which one is the rabbit? picked by topofall 7 months ago

PDF file picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

In North Korea, where cracking a joke about the country's leader could see you, well, die laughing, poking fun at the U.S. president is obviously not as serious.

Read the joke in the article. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"All we can do is reassure people, especially South Africans, that President Mandela is alive," said Achmat Dangor of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

"[I]f crimes have been committed, they should be investigated," Obama told the Philadelphia Daily News. "You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve." picked by gammerus 3 weeks ago

urging him to uphold the United States commitment to the peace keeping mission in Darfur. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all picked by forgottenshorelines 10 months ago

Banners across the route, decorated with Bush's image against a backdrop of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro, read: "We cherish democracy. Karibu (welcome) to President and Mrs Bush."

Inspired by 2many's post: picked by ImNotBlue 8 months ago

Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign. picked by shep182 2 months ago

With a headline like "Bush Motorcade Kills Cop" you would picture Bush running over some poor cop. The actual story is a motorcycle crashed his bike while riding as part of the motorcade. Must be some ultra-liberal rag right? Well, it was Time Magazine. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

But Democrats said Bush's budget targets the wrong health care providers for cuts. They said insurers subsidized to provide Medicare coverage are being overpaid.

*Huh? Insurers subsidize medicare and we PAY them to do it? WTF is that for, so that there's a middleman??? picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

I guess the suprise to that number is that it is so low. picked by afeldman 2 years ago

No...it taxes people to death, a fate far worse. picked by buddha 1 year ago

NSFW - but worth it. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

In speeches, statements and news conferences this year, the president has repeatedly declared a range of problems " unacceptable, " including rising health costs, immigrants who live outside the law, North Korea's claimed nuclear test, genocide in Sudan and Iran's nuclear ambitions. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Geoarge W Bush at the G8 meeting. What do you think Putin and Bush are thinking and what is Merkel saying? picked by psayer 1 year ago

A bit of an old news report; but I hadn't read it until today. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 6 months ago

What you didn't know, what you probably should have known, what they aren't telling you.

Yeah, they lied. Anyone really surprised? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Joe Galloway writes, "Fighting the wrong long war"

Bush has signaled that in coming months he'll negotiate a long-term status of forces agreement with the Iraqi government so American troops and bases can remain there. In fact, the deal may obligate us to remain in Iraq for years and to continue paying billions to the kleptocracy we've installed there. picked by cheeselog1234 7 months ago