Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Nov. 6, 2007

Nov. 6, 2007—Lawyers resist emergency rule by Musharraf.—NYT A1 [you know it’s bad when the lawyers hit the streets…]

—Defense Secretary Gates looked directly on Monday into two of the most striking facets of modern China. One is what Pentagon officials say is China’s aggressive modernization of its armed forces. The other is its even more aggressive expansion of the economy and its growing global role.—NYT A5 [you know it’s bad when a GWB official--finally--notes reality]

—Bush urges Musharraf to reverse course but signals no penalty if he doesn’t.—NYT A6 [you know it’s bad when USA can’t control its own puppet]

—Regarding Tom Brokaw’s new book BOOM!—about the sixties generation—a large print edition is available for purchase. NYT B12

—Unregulated electricity costs more, studies say. –NYT C4 [Market God flops again]

—Gisele Bundchen demands payment in euros, not dollars.—WSJ C14 [you know it’s official when the WSJ reports it]

—Some 21,000 people who should not have been allowed to enter the US came through official border crossing points between Oct. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2006, according to a government report released Monday. (AP, SBT A6) [for this I endure anal probes at airports?!?!]

—Unless and until Congress stops prattling about “usurpation”of power and asserts its own, it will remain derelict regarding its duty of mutual participation in warmaking—George Will [sic] SBT B4 [you know it’s bad when Will calls Democrats pussies for not restraining GWB]

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