Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called for patience, insisting that Israel wants to avoid causing an "humanitarian disaster" in Gaza.
Israel vows to keep up Gaza attacks through the night – CNN.com.
Monthly Archive for December, 2008
This is a great parody of the posts you see on CraigsList for web designer jobs. Someone didn’t get the joke and flagged it but I managed to catch it on my Google Reader.
The shoe-thrower — identified as Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist with Egypt-based al-Baghdadia television network — could be heard yelling in Arabic: "This is a farewell … you dog!"
While pinned on the ground by security personnel, he screamed: "You killed the Iraqis!"
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad – CNN.com.
Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world's oldest marijuana stash, according to a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany.
A barrage of tests proves the marijuana possessed potent psychoactive properties and casts doubt on the theory that the ancients only grew the plant for hemp in order to make clothing, rope and other objects.
They apparently were getting high too.
Oldest Marijuana Stash Found: Discovery News.
Al Franken's campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the Minnesota recount began, the Democrat has actually pulled ahead of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says.
In a report released Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed what many have long believed – that the nation is in a recession. According to the NBER, the official body that calls economic cycles, the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007.
CNNMoney.com Market Report – Dec. 1, 2008.
We’ve known this for a while. Why is it just now official? Is it because it’s finally affecting the ‘upper’ class? Very telling.