political nonsense

36 armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies, have gone missing.
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A series of coordinated bombings killed 95 people in the Iraqi city of Balad.
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100 to 300,ooo people rallied in Washington D.C. today to call for President Bush to bring troops home from Iraq. This was the city’s largest anti-war demonstration since the Vietnam War. Thousands more marched in London, Copenhagen, Damascus, Helsinki, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities and towns.

There is an anti-war protest today in Washington with preestimates of 100,000 people to attend. London is also staging a major protest against the continued presence of British troops in Iraq.
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6 Iraqis and 3 US soldiers were killed in Iraq today.
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karl rove was appointed as head of the relief effort in new orleans.
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Nepal decided not to make bitches on their period sleep in the cow shed anymore.
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The Dutch decided to track all its citizens from birth til death, to protect children.
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at least 24 people were killed in iraq today
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At least 136 people have been killed in and around Baghdad today.
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The Pentagon decided to change the guidelines to allow for preemptive nuclear attacks.
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Walmart gave 20million in relief to the hurricane katrina disaster region. Many in New Orleans said Wal-Mart got aid to the region faster than any local, state or federal government organization. Wal-Mart’s actions have burnished the company’s image as a good corporate citizen at a time when many liberal groups are striving to paint it as the worst that big business has to offer. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott said during a Boston conference Wednesday that the company reacted as it did because it was the right thing to do. Public relations were not a factor.”This is Wal-Mart country,” Wal-Mart spokesman Marty Heires said. Critics offered grudging praise. ” Wal-Mart can do the right thing when it wants to.” Chris Kofinis, communications adviser to WakeUpWalMart admitted.
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the head of the hurricane katrina relief effort, Michael D. Brown, was fired after mounting criticism of the nation´s response to the disaster. last week bush said he was doing “a heck of a job.”
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Exxon is making the most money of any company, ever.
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Mrs. Bush called some people critical of Mr. Bush disgusting. “of course President Bush cares about everyone in our country,” she said.

Both Howard Dean and Kayne West have criticized President Bush and his handling of Hurricane Katrina as prejudiced. “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People,” West said. Howard Dean in turn said, “We must … come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not.”
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bush decided today is a prayer day.
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After spending the two days following Hurricane Katrina on vacation, and three more days touring the disaster region upon his return, Bush decided to send 7,000 troops to the Gulf yesterday. “In America, we do not abandon our fellow citizens in their hour of need,” he said. New Orleans city officials, however, have accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency — part of the Homeland Security Department — of responding sluggishly. “Get off your asses and let’s do something,” Mayor Ray Nagin told the agency.
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19 Iraqi police were killed yesterday.
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its national preparedness month.

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