Morning Whiskey - 04/06/2009 - Day 77
[OBAMA IN TURKEY] - Bloomberg - Obama is in Turkey today on the final leg of his trip overseas. Obama praised Ataturk for putting Turkey on the path to Democracy. Obama is trying to boost ties with Turkey, a Muslim nation, so we can use Turkish soil to leave Iraq. The Turks have issues with the Armenians, as well as the Kurds in Iraq.
[E.U. ACCEPTANCE] - WSJ - Obama urges the European Union to accept Turkey, but the member nations are cool to this idea.
[EARTHQUAKE] - NYTs - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Italy today about 100 miles east of Rome, and over 50 people have died, with thousands left homeless.
[TOXIC ASSETS] - Financial Times - Under the government plan, bailed out banks are going to buy the toxic assets of other bailed out banks, and they'll probably make huge profits. But there is something disturbing when banks we've already given money because of 'toxic' debt use that money to buy other 'toxic' debt.
[OVER A DOG] - CNN - The 3 officers in Pittsburgh shot the other day were called to the house over a dog that pisses in the house.
[SUICIDE PAKISTAN] - NYTs - 3 suicide bombs kill 26 in Pakistan yesterday. The Pakistani Taliban(sunni) are ramping up bombings of Shiite mosques.
[PAKISTANI ALLY] - NYTs - Pakistan is welcoming our money, but they aren't prepared to give up their war on India and fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda which are actively killing their civilians. Pakistan is freaked out about India, and seems to have a real complex about them, rightly or wrongly given the history of war. How many suicide bombs does it take for a Muslim nation to admit it has a problem? Many in the military tasked with fighting the militants are sympathetic to them, and would prefer accomodating them.
[RAPE LAW] - CNN - Afghanistan is going to 'review' the rape legalization law under pressure from the west. Obama has called the law 'abhorrent'.
[BIG PICTURE] - Boston Big Picture - Afghanistan
[EUROPE LOVES MICHELLE] - Politico - While President Obama has done well on his overseas trip to Europe, it seems Michelle is a bigger hit
[NO PORN FOR HANNITY] - HuffPost - Sean Hannity says he has never seen a porno.
[KNIGHTS TEMPLAR] - Times Online - The Vatican, seeking to explain the missing years of the shroud of Turin, the cloth Jesus is said to have been buried in, says that the shroud was hidden by the Knights Templar
[AT&T STRIKE] - AP - AT&T is one step away from a major strike as its contract with the 90k strong union has expired
[ANTARTIC ICE BRIDGE] - BBC - A huge ice shelf, the size of Jamaica, has broken away. This will lead to more penguin habitat being lost in Antartica.
[VITAMINS] - NYTs - Seeking to stay healthier and avoid doctor's bills, people are buying vitamins
[BRADY WEDDING] - BH - Gunfire at Tom Brady's wedding
[END OF THE DEPRESSION] - Jim Cramer says we are out of the depression
[BRUNO TRAILER] - Restricted trailer for the 'Borat' sequel. Not safe for work.
[PALIN SISTER IN LAW] - AP - Sarah Palin's sister in law has been arrested for burglery
[MEET THE PRESS] - David Gregory interviews GM's new CEO for the first 20 minutes, and we get 30 minutes of a pretty good round table:
[E.U. ACCEPTANCE] - WSJ - Obama urges the European Union to accept Turkey, but the member nations are cool to this idea.
[EARTHQUAKE] - NYTs - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Italy today about 100 miles east of Rome, and over 50 people have died, with thousands left homeless.
[TOXIC ASSETS] - Financial Times - Under the government plan, bailed out banks are going to buy the toxic assets of other bailed out banks, and they'll probably make huge profits. But there is something disturbing when banks we've already given money because of 'toxic' debt use that money to buy other 'toxic' debt.
[OVER A DOG] - CNN - The 3 officers in Pittsburgh shot the other day were called to the house over a dog that pisses in the house.
[SUICIDE PAKISTAN] - NYTs - 3 suicide bombs kill 26 in Pakistan yesterday. The Pakistani Taliban(sunni) are ramping up bombings of Shiite mosques.
[PAKISTANI ALLY] - NYTs - Pakistan is welcoming our money, but they aren't prepared to give up their war on India and fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda which are actively killing their civilians. Pakistan is freaked out about India, and seems to have a real complex about them, rightly or wrongly given the history of war. How many suicide bombs does it take for a Muslim nation to admit it has a problem? Many in the military tasked with fighting the militants are sympathetic to them, and would prefer accomodating them.
[RAPE LAW] - CNN - Afghanistan is going to 'review' the rape legalization law under pressure from the west. Obama has called the law 'abhorrent'.
[BIG PICTURE] - Boston Big Picture - Afghanistan
[EUROPE LOVES MICHELLE] - Politico - While President Obama has done well on his overseas trip to Europe, it seems Michelle is a bigger hit
[NO PORN FOR HANNITY] - HuffPost - Sean Hannity says he has never seen a porno.
[KNIGHTS TEMPLAR] - Times Online - The Vatican, seeking to explain the missing years of the shroud of Turin, the cloth Jesus is said to have been buried in, says that the shroud was hidden by the Knights Templar
[AT&T STRIKE] - AP - AT&T is one step away from a major strike as its contract with the 90k strong union has expired
[ANTARTIC ICE BRIDGE] - BBC - A huge ice shelf, the size of Jamaica, has broken away. This will lead to more penguin habitat being lost in Antartica.
[VITAMINS] - NYTs - Seeking to stay healthier and avoid doctor's bills, people are buying vitamins
[BRADY WEDDING] - BH - Gunfire at Tom Brady's wedding
[END OF THE DEPRESSION] - Jim Cramer says we are out of the depression
[BRUNO TRAILER] - Restricted trailer for the 'Borat' sequel. Not safe for work.
[PALIN SISTER IN LAW] - AP - Sarah Palin's sister in law has been arrested for burglery
[MEET THE PRESS] - David Gregory interviews GM's new CEO for the first 20 minutes, and we get 30 minutes of a pretty good round table:
Labels: 9-11, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, beats you need, Brian Francis, Congress, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Independent, Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden, Liberals, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Sarah Palin, Sex
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4/06/2009
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