Month July 2003

A non-apology apology The US president, George Bush, today accepted personal responsibility for citing a controversial claim that the former Iraqi regime tried to obtain nuclear material in Africa.“I take personal responsibility for everything I say, absolutely,” the president said…

Senator Boxer calls for Poindexter resignation “There is something very sick about it,” Boxer told Wolfowitz at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Iraq. “If it’s going to end, I think you would end the careers of whoever it…

DiFi and Riordan as candidates in recall? As expected, and as Peter Camejo has predicted, Democratic unity is splintering as two Democrat House members are now calling on Senator Dianne Feinstein to run in the recall election. Over a month ago Camejo said…

Your Baghdad weather forecast The cooling trend continues. Temperatures for the next ten days will drop to 108-113, down from 117. Large portions of the city still have no electricity or water. Chance of precipitation remains at 0%.

Woman banned from Borders for criticizing Bush’s legs “Fredericksburg, Va. — A Borders Books & Music store has banned a Baltimore singer-songwriter from performing there after she made an unflattering comment about President Bush’s physique during a concert at the…