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George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.
The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: "Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter."
He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.
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Riyadh: Shaikh Saleh Al Laheedan, chairman of the Saudi Arabian Supreme Judiciary Council, has lambasted Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden and second leader Ayman Al Zawahiri.
"Osama is a preacher of evil and destruction while Al Zawahiri is an eccentric, who left for turbulent regions when his country was not accommodative [to] his evil designs," Al Laheedan said.
In a press statement, the leading Saudi Islamic scholar said that those who follow the instructions of Bin Laden are those who (…)

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by David Swanson
On Thursday Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who had already introduced 3 articles of impeachment against Cheney and 35 against Bush introduced a single article of impeachment against Bush charging him with misleading Congress into a war on Iraq. Also on Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the media that she expected the Judiciary Committee to consider the matter. And Kucinich held a press conference at which he said that what he wants is an opportunity to present his (…)

The Seething By David Glenn Cox
People generally are passive and understanding, but as the pressure builds the passivity evaporates and what is left behind is a crystallized seething. A feeling that says, “I’m being screwed and I’m tired of it and you hide and watch what happens to the next person that tries it.” President Bush made a You Tube appearance where he waved to onlookers as he stepped off Air Force One and they just stared back at him. (No caption necessary) Their silence spoke (…)

This afternoon (10July2008), President Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a piece of legislation that will needlessly expand the government’s ability to spy on Americans and ensure that the country never learns the full extent of Bush’s unlawful wiretapping. There were many good Senators who showed courage in standing up to the White House and for the Constitution, but not enough.
A few hours after Bush’s signing, The Nation joined with the ACLU in a lawsuit filed in the US (…)

By Nick Pisa
It involves a former topless model and the Italian prime minister, and has all the makings of a risque joke.
But the story about Silvio Berlusconi and a glamorous female cabinet minister hasn’t left many people laughing.
In fact, model-turned-politician Mara Carfagna is now threatening to sue an Italian comedian who claimed she had performed a lewd act with the 71-year-old PM.
For a fortnight, the country’s newspapers had been buzzing with wild rumours that Mr Berlusconi (…)

The Italian premier’s penchant for a pretty face usually arouses nothing more than a snigger. But now it could land him in court. By Peter Popham in Rome and Claire Soares
by Leonard Doyle
For years, Italy’s perma-tanned 71-year-old prime minister has got away with acting like a sultan in his harem, and the Italian media, forgiving to a fault of private peccadilloes, has left him to it. He has laid siege to television eye candy, appointed some of the prettiest and least qualified (…)

On July 10, 2008, Bill Fletcher, Jr. was in Baltimore, MD to discuss his new book, of which is he a co-author along with Fernando Gapasin. The book is entitled: “Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path Toward Social Justice.” The event took place at St. John’s Methodist Church and was sponsored by “2640” and Red Emma’s. For background, see: http://redemmas.org/2640/ and http://www.redemmas.org/
Mr. Fletcher is an activist, author, columnist and labor organizer. (…)

On July 10, 2008, a 2 PM press conference was called, on Capitol Hill, by Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH). At that time, he explained that later in the afternoon he intended to offer in the House of Representatives a single Resolution entitled, “An Article of Impeachment of President George W. Bush.” Rep. Kucinich charged that President Bush had “fraudulently obtained” authority from the U.S. Congress “to commit U.S. troops to combat in Iraq.” He detailed, for the media, some of the lies that (…)