http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/12/uselections2008.usa

Obama wins Mississippi

* Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
* guardian.co.uk,
* Wednesday March 12 2008
* Article history

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday March
12 2008. It was last updated at 03:02 on March 12 2008.

Barack Obama rolled out a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in
the Mississippi primary on Tuesday night, reclaiming his status as the
frontrunner ahead of the final 10 contests for the Democratic
nomination.

The win could help neutralise recent gains by Clinton in the big
states of Texas and Ohio which have kept her in the Democratic race.

But the result in Mississippi also exposed racial divisions in the
Democratic race, only hours after controversial comments about race
from a key Clinton supporter, Geraldine Ferraro.

With more than 80%% of the precincts reporting, Obama had 59%% of the
vote against 39%% for Clinton.

McCain's airtight explanation is starting to leak.

If McCain has so much "integrity", why was he and 4 other Senators rebuked
by the Senate ethics committe for his part in helping Keating Five in the
savings and loan scandal that cost us United States taxpayers billions?

McPOW has a stated net worth of some $8m. Is that from his military pension?
SS? His government salary? Lotto winnings? Girlfriends who stuffed
greenbacks into his shorts?

Last summer, when McNutty's mismanagement of his campaign left it destitute,
he applied for public funding, which entails spending limits. He seemed to
promise to use taxpayer dollars as partial collateral for a bank loan.

How come Cheney + Pamela Willeford get away with it and sad, grumpy McBomber
McGramps can't have his fling (or 2 or 4?)

What if this story is just brushing the surface; perhaps McCain is a
perpetual philanderer the likes of Bill Clinton. Such a thing would cause
the Repugs to be speaking in tongues with their heads spinning in circles
right off their necks " they'd be poking each others eyes out, a party-wide
exorcism still wouldn't be enough.

Incidentally, though, might help explain Cindy McCain doping herself up.

Hillary's black support just likely went down to 5%% after dago Gerry
spoke her mind. Off with her head as another one bites the dust.
That's 2 New Yorkers for Hillary in Two Days.

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"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she
said. "And
if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He
happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up
in
the concept."

Iraq A Violent "Stalemate"
BAGHDAD - Newly declassified statistics on the frequency of insurgent
attacks in Iraq suggest that after major security gains last fall in the
wake of an American troop increase, the conflict has drifted into a
stalemate, with levels of violence remaining stubbornly constant from
November 2007 through early 2008.

The new figures, presented Tuesday at a Senate hearing in Washington by
David M. Walker, the top official at the Government Accountability Office,
emerged a day after eight American soldiers were killed in bomb attacks,
five in downtown Baghdad and three in Diyala Province. And the trend
appeared to continue Tuesday, as bombings and small-arms attacks led to
casualties among Iraqi civilians and security forces in or near at least
eight cities.

In the deadliest of those attacks, a roadside bomb between the southern
cities of Nasiriya and Basra struck a bus full of Iraqi civilians, killing
at least 16 and wounding 22, Iraqi police officials said. But Iraqi security
forces also reported deadly attacks in Hilla, Karbala, Baquba, Mosul, Kut,
Baghdad and Dulia, just north of the capital.

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The Banks Get a Bailout, but Fox Doesn't Touch That Word
This morning (March 11, 2008), the Federal Reserve announced that it will
make $200 billion available through weekly auctions (adding yet more money
"as needed") to banks and other agencies in exchange for their debt,
including mortgage-backed securities.

Sounds like a bailout to me. If it walks like a bailout, talks like a
bailout, it's a bailout.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/11/usa.israelandthepalestinians

US Middle East commander quits

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Tuesday March 11
2008. It was last updated at 00:14 on March 12 2008.

The top US military commander in the Middle East is stepping down days
after a magazine profile reported he was trying to block US military
action against Iran.

Admiral William Fallon, the head of US Central Command, was described
in an Esquire article published last week as a lone voice within the
administration arguing for restraint.

The article's author, Thomas Barnett, had predicted that if Admiral
Fallon was pushed out of his job "it may well mean that the president
and vice-president intend to take military action against Iran before
the end of this year and don't want a commander standing in their
way".

The article and resignation together put US military action against
Iran back on the agenda at a time when it had been generally assumed
around the world that is was no longer a serious option before the end
of George Bush's presidency next January.

Should Obama form his own
Party if Screwed by Clinton Democrats ?
The Cintonites

clintoncastroobama08.blogspot.com

The next four years might be wise to sit out and form
a new populous Left Wing Party in the States

Since I'm the only expert in the field I'd say that based on my
expertise that the student who was killed at UNC was killed
by the "KKK Agency".

How do I know? First, if the killing was real then based on the
clues left behind I'd have to say it was a "KKK Agency" killing.

If you don't know who I am and why I'm the most censored
publisher on the internet you are in for a big surprise.

The KKK-Agency is an "Alien Agency" that has taken over
the United States and who is exterminating the "Gentile" race
systematically.

Economy? No such thing. Government? Doesn't exist.
Human beings? Very scarce or totally enslaved.

From Martian Orlando where I am being forced to wash
dishes for the "KKK Agency" at the evil mouse and
where I'm being kept as a prisoner,

Wayne E. Manzo, PhD, former NASA Scientist
www.americanresister.com
www.martianpeople.com
www.mansueact.com

Why shouldn't you get rich too, just like Bush & his elite cronies
are?

They destroyed the US economy and are making out big time
from the ashes.

You deserve to get rich too.

No one is stopping you.

;)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/opinion/11herbert.html?hp

Sharing the Pain

By BOB HERBERT
Published: March 11, 2008

Now that the economic crunch is reaching those near the top of the
pyramid, there is finally a sense that the U.S. is facing a real
crisis.

Forget about a soft landing. The stock markets continue to tumble. The
dollar has weakened. The subprime mortgage debacle has morphed into a
full-fledged panic. And Joe Stiglitz is telling us the war in Iraq
will cost $3 trillion.

Maybe now we can stop listening to the geniuses who insisted that the
way to nirvana was to ignore the broad national interest while
catering to the desires of those who were already the wealthiest among
us.