Posts Tagged ‘rebuilding’

POLLS

Daily Briefing: New Poll Finds Poll Results Ambiguous

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

NYT/CBS poll finds “marked disenchantment with Congress” with only 25% of respondents approving of them. 25% is also the number of people who think Bush is “mostly lying when talking about the war.” [NYT]
Other polls confirm: “Bush has gained ground, but his standing is weak by historic standards.” [LAT]
Maryland considers switching back to paper ballots for the general elections as Governor Ehrlich worries about electronic machines’ “susceptibility to tampering.” [WP]
Hewlett-Packard confirms giant evil companies are as giant and evil as you thought. [WP]
Bill Frist gives “thumbs up” to a 700 miles fence along border with Mexico. [NYT]
Alberto Gonzalez has a hard time keeping all the different abductions and torturing straight, it’s too much to remember really. [NYT]
Superdome in New Orleans to reopen Monday for Saints/Falcons game that’s generating “Super Bowl-like buzz.” [USAT]

IRAQ

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Cease-fire still holding despite Hezbollah’s reiterated refusal to withdraw from southern Lebanon; Annan calls situation “precarious.” [WP, BBC]
Hezbollah, looking to win the rebuilding process, offers lavish and extensive aid to displaced Lebanese. [NYT]
Pluto retains planetary status, may be joined by such lovable meteors as 2003 UB313. [LAT, NYT]
Over 3000 Iraqi civilians killed in July; Iraqi president’s compound hit. [NYT, WP]
Gerald Ford hospitalized. [AP via MSNBC]
Sen. George Allen: Wha’happened? [WP]