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Al Qaeda cell may be in US ready to attack at any moment… so Bush is scheduling an emergency meeting… in a few days, or so
Yeah, no rush. They may be about to attack, so the meeting is for Thursday because, you know, today or tomorrow would have been, uh, too early. The White House leaked [a] report to ABC in order to influence the Iraq debate in this Congress this week. Does anyone really believe that Bush is having a super secret counter terror meeting and it just happens to leak out by accident?

Santorum Suggest New Terror Attacks Will Change View Of War
In an alarming display of fearmongering, former Republican Senator Rick Santorum has suggested that a series of “unfortunate events,” namely terrorist attacks, will occur within the next year and change American citizen’s perception of the war… Last month, the new chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party Dennis Milligan said that there needed to be more attacks on American soil for President Bush to regain popular approval.

Washington’s Current Debate on Iraq Echoes the Rhetoric of Vietnam Era
Parallels emerge sharply in the documentary, “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.” Striking footage of Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush presents similar patterns of spin aimed at maintaining basic war policies in the face of mounting public opposition.

Mythbuster: SMALLER DEFICIT ESTIMATE NO SURPRISE: New OMB Estimates Do Not Support Claims About Tax Cuts
Based on Joint Committee on Taxation estimates, the total cost of the tax cuts enacted since January 2001 is $300 billion in 2007, taking into account the increased interest costs on the debt that have resulted from the deficit-financing of the tax cuts.  This means that even with the spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the response to Hurricane Katrina, there would be a federal budget surplus of nearly $100 billion this year if the tax cuts had not been enacted, or if the costs of the tax cuts had been offset.

Dear AP, do you actually read the legislation you write about?
[F]or AP to suggest that [Sen. Salazar's bill] somehow implements the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group is absurd. AP could have read just page 3 of the bill, the one where it says that the Iraq Study Group did NOT set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. That directly contradicts AP’s own assertion that the Group did in fact call for such a withdrawal by next March. The legislation not only has no teeth, it doesn’t even correspond to the Iraq Study Group’s own recommendations.

Sanjay Gupta Says Medicare Is Going Bankrupt
CNN’s health care analyst is now telling people that Medicare is going bankrupt… Is Congress going to be likely to scrap Medicare a decade from now when beneficiaries are going to be a far larger share of the voting population than they were in the past? That doesn’t seem likely. So the idea that Medicare will actually run out of money, as Dr. Gupta’s claim that Medicare is going bankrupt would seem to imply, is just not plausible.

Top 30 Most Popular Newspaper Web Sites in June Named
The New York Times, once again, tops the list of newspaper Web site traffic in June, according to data Nielsen//NetRatings. There was a slight change in positions, with The Boston Globe beating out The Wall Street Journal for the No. 5 slot in June. In May, the Journal was No. 5 in terms of traffic.

‘10 That Do It Right’ No. 3: ‘The Onion’
Every summer, E&P selects its “10 That Do It Right” from the nation’s daily and weekly newspapers. Today’s pick: The Onion? Hey, don’t laugh. Well, actually, do laugh — because that’s what they want. But the paper that bills itself as “America’s Finest News Source” is far from a joke.

Murdoch frustrated with Dow Jones talks
SUN VALLEY, Idaho – News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared frustrated Wednesday with the state of talks with Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, saying it was unclear where the company’s controlling shareholders stood.

UPI Staff Cuts Include White House Correspondent
United Press International is cutting 11 positions from its Washington, D.C., bureau, including its lone White House correspondent, Richard Tomkins. The move marks the first time in its history that UPI will have no one on the beat that made Helen Thomas a legend.

A Different Type of Porn
A piece of hard criticism from the usually fluffy [USA Today] takes on the Four F’s of porn—Food, Fashion, Fitness and Finances. They are insidious because they masquerade as news you can use while crowding out the genuine information we need to make informed decisions…. As F-Porn expands across the shelf, the information we need to know about the political process, the conduct of the war, the state of the environment, health care and education becomes harder and harder to find. Now, isn’t that obscene?

Hollywood Executives Call for End to Residual Payments
Executives want to the end the industry’s decades-old system of payment to writers, actors and directors for the reuse of movie and television programs.
If they’re serious, it will be a very bloody battle.

Glenn Beck’s Weak On CNN
Glenn Beck may not want you to know what a dismal failure he was when he ventured out from his perch on Headline News to replace Paula Zahn for a week on CNN… Beck’s HLN [CNN Headline News] program averaged 139,400 viewers in the 25-54 demo the week prior to his CNN stint. Moving to the much more widely viewed CNN, he was only able to increase his audience by 1.7%.

The Sundance Channel Adds Social Networking for a Green Cause
The Sundance Channel’s online component is looking to integrate more social features, and it doing so with the Eco-mmunity Map. This interactive map will mark and help you find others that are interested in bettering the environment and living a more green lifestyle. You can find businesses, special attractions and action points on this eco-mmunity map as well, which is powered by Google.

Turner Renames CourtTV truTV
As part of the re-branding initiative, the network will also be given a new look and an updated logo and will expand its lineup of original programming. The name change is meant to reflect the non-fiction themes that run through truTV’s trial coverage, as well as its prime-time roster of series

Fox Business Network to launch in October
NEW YORK (Reuters) – News Corp.’s new Fox Business Network will launch on October 15, Fox said on Wednesday, in a bid to rival business cable channels CNBC and Bloomberg Television. Fox Business has secured distribution agreements with leading U.S. cable operators that will make the channel available to 30 million subscribers, a company statement said.

Economist launches audio magazine
The Economist is launching an online audio version of every issue of the magazine, to meet the needs of subscribers with no time to read. The weekly said it was the first leading international publication to offer a full audio edition. From this week listeners will be able to scroll through the Economist and download audio versions of articles by section or in its entirety.

Widgetbox Chosen by Forbes for Widget Distribution
Forbes has launched a series of widgets in partnership with Widgetbox for the furthered engagement of viewers, encompassing eight channels for diversified content. The channels include: Breaking News, Lifestyle, Technology, Business, Entrepreneurs, Stock to Watch, Top Lists and Latest Video. Forbes has worked with Widgetbox for the production, creation and hosting of these widgets, which can be placed on personal websites, blogs and social networking profiles.

Why You May Soon See Johnny Depp in a Made-for-Web Movie
Venture From UTA Vet Looks to Help Hollywood Talent Create Online Content

Australian regulator takes Google to court over sponsored links
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s consumer watchdog said Thursday it had launched a world-first court action accusing Internet giant Google of misleading web users by misidentifying sponsored links on its search engine.

Bayer Goes Viral in Web Pitch for Painkiller
To attract a younger customer, Bayer HealthCare is starting an online game today for Aleve Liquid Gels, a product that was introduced in March.

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