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WHITE HOUSE PREVIEW: IN TONIGHT'S SPEECH, PRESIDENT BUSH IS EXPECTED TO
ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PULL 5,700 TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ BY THE YEAR'S END

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/13/2007 04:58:00 PM 0 comments

Senate Democratic leaders rejected Gen. David Petraeus' plan to withdraw
up to 30,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by next summer, saying it doesn't go
far enough. It's "unacceptable to the American people," said Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 05:22:00 PM 0 comments

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

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 01:04:00 PM 0 comments

Two powerful earthquakes reported in Indonesia with preliminary
magnitudes of 7.8 and 8.0. Tsunami alert issued.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 12:17:00 PM 0 comments

TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER MAGNITUDE 8 EARTHQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 08:46:00 AM 0 comments

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN DISSOLVES THE GOVERNMENT IN A MAJOR
POLITICAL SHAKE-UP BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 08:45:00 AM 0 comments

NEWS

Japan's Prime Minister Abe resigns
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned on Wednesday, ending a
year-long term that was repeatedly damaged by blunders and scandal.

As commutes begin earlier, new daily routines emerge
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Americans are leaving home earlier and earlier to beat the rush and get
to work on time. Census data released today document the
ever-lengthening
commutes: In 2000, 1 worker in 9 was out the door by 6 a.m., the new
data says; by 2006, it was 1 in 8. That might not seem like a big
change, but it
has put more than 2.7 million additional drivers for a total of 15
million on pre-dawn patrol.

Most think founders wanted Christian USA
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Most Americans believe the nation's founders wrote Christianity into
the
Constitution, and people are less likely to say freedom to worship
covers
religious groups they consider extreme, a poll out today finds.

MONEY

Housing costs punish family budgets
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Sydney Lasry, a systems engineer, took a second job three years ago so
he
could afford to buy a $400,000 home in Severn, Md. His mortgage payment
hasn't
risen, but his property taxes have jumped by $1,000 since then, to
$3,200 a
year, and his home insurance has soared by $500, to $1,100.

Burger King has a new twist on fries: Fresh apples
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Hey, kids: wanna chow down on hot fries or chilled apple slices cut to
look like fries?

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/12/2007 08:44:00 AM 0 comments

Hillary Clinton yesterday returned $850G in campaign cash tied to felon
fund-raiser Norman Hsu, as NY prosecutors are leading the probe into
Hsu's buck-raking.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/11/2007 02:03:00 PM 0 comments

Petreus Tells Congress Military Goals Being Met In Iraq

General David Petraeus told Congress the military objectives of the
surge in U.S. troops in Iraq "are in large measure being met." He said
he believes the U.S. military can reduce forces in Iraq to pre-surge
levels by next summer, or about 130,000 troops.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 9/10/2007 03:04:00 PM 0 comments