itsjohntime

A new videotape purported to be from Osama bin Laden contains no overt
threat against the United States, a U.S. security official says.
Analysts are still looking at the video image to determine if the
speaker is bin Laden. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/07/2007 07:29:00 PM 0 comments

THE NEW BIN LADEN TAPE MENTIONS RECENT EVENTS INCLUDING FRENCH PRESIDENT
SARKOZY'S ELECTION IN MAY AND AUGUST ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA BOMBING

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/07/2007 06:58:00 PM 0 comments

Dow loses about 250 points as Wall Street ends the week on a sour note
after a surprisingly bleak jobs report.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/07/2007 04:20:00 PM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first
time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said
on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve
policymakers to cut interest rates.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/07/2007 12:59:00 PM 0 comments

4-day-old baby found living in a shoe box

A mother in Brooklyn is under arrest this morning after police removed
her 4-day-old baby from a filthy apartment. Authorities found the baby
living in a shoe box.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/07/2007 12:59:00 PM 0 comments

ISLAMIST WEB SITE CLAIMS OSAMA BIN LADEN TO RELEASE NEW VIDEO TO MARK
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/06/2007 06:38:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. SEN. LARRY CRAIG'S SPOKESMAN SAYS THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN IS 'ALL BUT
CERTAIN' HE WILL RESIGN FROM THE SENATE, THE AP REPORTS

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/06/2007 01:32:00 PM 0 comments

September 5, 2007

Fred Thompson makes his candidacy for president official

Fred Thompson, veteran actor and former Republican senator, launched his
bid for the presidency on the "Tonight Show" Wednesday.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/05/2007 10:59:00 PM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/05/2007 07:05:00 PM 0 comments

Senator Larry Craig reconsidering resignation

Sen. Larry Craig's spokesman says the senator is reconsidering his
decision to resign.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/05/2007 07:02:00 PM 0 comments

STEVE FOSSETT, RECORD-BREAKING AVIATION ADVENTURER, WAS REPORTED MISSING
MONDAY; CIVIL AIR PATROL IS SEARCHING FOR HIS PLANE IN NEVADA

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/04/2007 03:20:00 PM 0 comments

President Bush made a surprise stop in Iraq, using the war zone as a
backdrop to argue his case that his troop surge is bringing stability to
the nation. With a rising U.S. death toll, pressure is on Baghdad to
find a political solution.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/03/2007 10:24:00 AM 0 comments

Hurricane Felix has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, with winds
near 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center says.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/02/2007 11:00:00 PM 0 comments

North Korea has agreed to declare and disable all its nuclear facilities
by the end of this year, the chief U.S. negotiator said. The assurance
came during talks in Geneva which also featured discussions of food aid
for Pyongyang.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/02/2007 04:33:00 PM 0 comments