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U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES SAYS JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CHAIRMAN
GEN. PETER PACE WILL RETIRE AT END OF CURRENT TERM; GATES WILL RECOMMEND
ADM. MIKE MULLEN FOR POSITION

# posted by John @ 6/08/2007 01:21:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. Relaxes Passport Rules For N. America

Through September, American citizens re-entering the country who don't
have a passport will only have to show an application for a passport and
another form of government ID. The State Department is far behind in
issuing new passports.

# posted by John @ 6/08/2007 12:09:00 PM 0 comments

WASHINGTON - A broad immigration bill to legalize millions of people in
the U.S. unlawfully failed a crucial test vote Thursday, a stunning
setback that could spell its defeat for the year.

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 10:07:00 PM 0 comments

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paris Hilton has been released from a Los Angeles
County
jail and will be confined to her home for 40 days, according to
officials.

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 12:19:00 PM 0 comments

June 7, 2007

Report: Paris Hilton out of jail

The Web site TMZ is reporting that Paris Hilton has not only had her
sentence cut short, she is already out of jail. Sources tell TMZ the
deal was sealed yesterday and that Hilton made her exit early this
morning.

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 11:55:00 AM 0 comments

Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Bush that he would drop
his objections to a U.S. missile shield for Europe if the system were
based in the central Asian nation of Azerbaijan. U.S. officials called
it an "interesting proposal." 

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 11:53:00 AM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 09:48:00 AM 0 comments

Police arrested Edwin R. Hall, 26, in the kidnapping and death of Kelsey
Smith, a teenager who disappeared four days ago from a store parking lot
in an abduction seen on video. The 18-year-old's body was found
yesterday at a lake in Missouri. 

# posted by John @ 6/07/2007 09:05:00 AM 0 comments

POLICE SAY THEY HAVE FOUND THE BODY OF KANSAS TEEN KELSEY SMITH, WHO
DISAPPEARED FROM THE PARKING LOT OF A DEPARTMENT STORE ON SATURDAY

# posted by John @ 6/06/2007 06:44:00 PM 0 comments

THOUSANDS OF TURKISH TROOPS HAVE CROSSED THE BORDER INTO NORTHERN IRAQ
TO CHASE KURDISH GUERRILLAS, TURKISH OFFICIALS TELL THE AP

# posted by John @ 6/06/2007 01:02:00 PM 0 comments

POPE BENEDICT XVI APPEARS UNFAZED AFTER PERSON ATTEMPTS TO JUMP ON
POPEMOBILE, AND IS WRESTLED TO THE GROUND BY SECURITY IN ST. PETER'S
SQUARE

# posted by John @ 6/06/2007 11:05:00 AM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

# posted by John @ 6/05/2007 02:44:00 PM 0 comments

Dow slides 125 points in midday trade as economic numbers dash hope for
rate cut.

# posted by John @ 6/05/2007 01:24:00 PM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the
CIA
leak investigation.

# posted by John @ 6/05/2007 12:28:00 PM 0 comments

Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas, who has been battling leukemia since
November, has died.

# posted by John @ 6/05/2007 09:42:00 AM 0 comments

President Bush, speaking in the Czech Republic, sought to convince
Russia that a planned missile defense program is not a threat, and
invited the Russian president to send his generals to inspect the sites.
"Russia is not the enemy," Mr. Bush said. 

# posted by John @ 6/05/2007 09:31:00 AM 0 comments

Breaking News
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY HAS RETURNED A 16-COUNT INDICTMENT AGAINST REP.
WILLIAM JEFFERSON, D-LA., ON CORRUPTION CHARGES INCLUDING BRIBERY AND
RACKETEERING

# posted by John @ 6/04/2007 02:08:00 PM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

# posted by John @ 6/04/2007 12:38:00 PM 0 comments

AL QAEDA LINKED GROUP RELEASES VIDEO OF WHAT IT SAYS ARE MILITARY ID
CARDS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS OF TWO U.S. TROOPS MISSING IN IRAQ SINCE
LAST MONTH.

# posted by John @ 6/04/2007 09:48:00 AM 0 comments

The U.S. military said 14 U.S. soldiers had been killed in the past
three days, including four in a single roadside bombing in Baghdad and
one who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol southwest
of the capital. 

# posted by John @ 6/03/2007 04:48:00 PM 0 comments