Month: August 2005

Unbelievable. We’ll have to wait and see if Abramoff, like most people indicted in federal court starts singing like a bird. This could be the beginning of a very slippery slope of trouble for many connected to Abramoff....

This is an OPEN THREAD, but thought you’d be impressed with the White House’s technical savvy: Have you seen that the president’s weekly radio address is a podcast? It’s currently in the top 100 at 91 and...

As you can see below, Cindy Sheehan is mentioned on the front page of France’s newspaper of record, Le Monde, under a pretty explicit headline: “Bush facing the doubts of Americans on Iraq” (click on the...

The Post reports that Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia has been swamped by smog and smoke. The Malay government has declared a state of emergency and shut down all non-essential functions. This is the worst smog ever for Malaysia, and...

[UPDATE at end of diary.] [From the diaries by susanhu w minor edits.] I have just had my second call from Tracy and thought this diary might be better for updating all of you. She is now at the site about three miles from...