Category Archives: RagBlog

Rev. Ted Haggard Begins Spiritual ‘Restoration’By DAN ELLIOTT, AP DENVER (Nov. 9) – There will be prayer, and perhaps the laying on of hands. There will be counseling and a confession. And there will be advice, confrontation and rebuke from … Continue reading →

France Test-Fires Long-Range Nuclear MissileReuters BISCARROSSE, France (Nov. 9) – France test-fired a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles for the first time on Thursday and said the launch was a success. The M51 missile — which is designed to … Continue reading →

IS GEORGE W. BUSH CLINICALLY INSANE?By Bill Gallagher DETROIT — His shrill voice pains sensitive ears. In the red states of the South and West, he ramps up his Texas twang as he brags on his war and hurls insults … Continue reading →

Nov 8 (Reuters) – Here are five facts about Robert Gates, 63, who was named on Wednesday by President George W. Bush to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. secretary of defense. * Served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency … Continue reading →

‘Failed’ American envoy to leave IraqBy Patrick Cockburn in Arbil, northern IraqPublished: 07 November 2006 Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy in Baghdad who tried to conciliate the Sunni people, is to leave his post in the next few months said … Continue reading →

Cost of Taking Fuel to Iraq Is Questioned in New AuditBy JAMES GLANZ A Halliburton subsidiary charged the Iraqi government as much as $25,000 per month for each of as many as 1,800 fuel trucks that were to deliver gasoline … Continue reading →

What fired Iraq watchdog has been watchingAs well as mislaid weapons, report lists a litany of waste and other abusesBy Carl Sears, NBC News ProducerNBC NewsUpdated: 12:32 p.m. PT Nov 6, 2006 WASHINGTON — While surging violence grabs headlines, Iraq … Continue reading →

If you don’t read her, you should. She has the most remarkable, astute analysis of what’s happening in Iraq of anyone I have read. I have a confession: I remember swearing at her in an e-mail the day the UN … Continue reading →

Election 2006: Wake Me When It’s OverBy Joshua FrankNov 7, 2006, 01:53 Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has promised there will not be a change of course in Iraq if the Democrats take back Congress. Potential House leader Nancy … Continue reading →

And this fellow was another migrant who ate his fill for a couple of days, then flew off to more attractives climes. He is a black-headed grosbeak (you may see the resemblance to his cousin, the evening grosbeak, particularly around … Continue reading →

Panama Wins Seat on U.N. Security CouncilBy EDITH M. LEDERER, AP UNITED NATIONS (Nov. 7) – Panama won a seat on the U.N. Security Council on the 48th ballot Tuesday after U.S.-backed Guatemala and Venezuela, led by leftist anti-American President … Continue reading →

FBI to Investigate Voter Intimidation ReportsBy ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON, AP RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 7) – The FBI was investigating complaints about attempts to intimidate voters in the U.S. Senate race between GOP Sen. George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb, … Continue reading →