Wednesday Bucket O’News

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   CabinGirl on August 23, 2006 at 9:03 am

   Bush:  CNN

   President Bush has authorized the U.S. Marine Corps to recall 2,500 troops to active duty because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Marine commanders announced Tuesday.

   The recall was authorized last month, and will begin in spring 2007 to fill positions for upcoming rotations, Marine officials said. The Marine Corps is taking volunteers from the Marine Individual Ready Reserve, the officials said.

   But remember, things are going swimmingly over there, and this is an involuntary recall, nothing even remotely similar to a draft.  We have an all-volunteer army, doncha’ know?  Nothing to see here folks….

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   CabinGirl on August 23, 2006 at 9:08 am

   Blocks logging in Giant Sequoias MSNBC

   A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Bush administration plan to allow commercial logging inside the Giant Sequoia National Monument violates environmental laws.

   U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer sided with environmental groups that sued the U.S. Forest Service over its plans for managing the 328,000-acre preserve, home to two-thirds of the world’s largest trees.

   Breyer had already issued a preliminary injunction, in September 2005, to halt further logging in the national monument created by President Clinton in 2000.

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   CabinGirl on August 23, 2006 at 9:14 am

   what to say about this one:  JANE

   “Seriously, there is nothing stranger than having your relatives at a family dinner rattle off who they know might be a ‘good first,’ ” says Sarah, who came to us for help with her sex life–or lack thereof–so that it wouldn’t be the main topic of conversation at Christmas again.

   I don’t know about you, but that wasn’t a common topic of discussion at holiday get-togethers with my family.

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   CabinGirl on August 23, 2006 at 9:16 am

   The Ronald McHummer Message Board Generator

   Oh, and Tom Cruise got canned by Paramount for being a freak.

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   rba on August 23, 2006 at 9:54 am

   House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence press release for report released today on how dumb the Republicans have been for the past, oh, six years or so.  Just so ya know, the front cover of that report features President Ahmadinejad’s incorrectly translated quotes on “Zionism”.

   Martin asked yesterday how to develop a landslide for democrats in November.  Easy money:  compare what the reeps say with what they actually do.

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   Oui on August 23, 2006 at 12:51 pm

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   VNU Names David L. Calhoun Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer; Succeeds Rob Ruijter, Who Will Remain As CFO

   HAARLEM, Netherlands (BUSINESS WIRE) Aug. 23, 2006 — VNU Group B.V., a leading global information and media company, today announced that David L. Calhoun, Vice Chairman of General Electric Company, has been named Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of VNU by the company’s Supervisory Board. He succeeds Rob Ruijter, who has served as interim CEO since June 13 and who will continue as VNU’s Chief Financial Officer.

   Mr. Calhoun comes to VNU from his position as Vice Chairman of General Electric Company (GE) and President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Infrastructure, where he was responsible for GE’s Aviation, Energy, Oil and Gas, Transportation and Water units, businesses with combined revenues of USD 47 billion expected in 2006 and over 85,000 employees.

   CARLYLE Capital Buys VNU and subsidiaries: U.S. Data Mining Corporations (Florida Voter Purges in 2000 and 2004)

   "But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

   ▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY

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   idredit on August 23, 2006 at 6:59 pm

   Over “strenuous objections of the US, Kofi Annan will visit Iran.

   Annan ignores US objections with visit to Iran next week

   The world’s top diplomat wants to visit Iran as part of a diplomatic swing through the Middle East to pin down a peace deal on Lebanon.

   Can’t have a peace deal if you won’t talk to the top dogs in the alley.