The Wake-Up Call

Race for ‘08
Two strikes against John Edwards: 1) He preaches against predatory lending yet worked as a consultant to a hedge fund that expanded its subprime lending business while he worked there. 2) Busted HBO exec Chris Albrecht was a top bundler for the Edwards campaign.

Beltway Blotter
John Murtha’s earmark, $23 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center, seems to be legitimate until you read between the lines: the NDIC seems to duplicate the functions of 19 other such centers and it happens to sit in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, at the heart of his congressional district.

War on Terror
We’re still not safe, say 100 experts consulted by Foreign Policy: Not only is another attack imminent, but the United States may be distracted from the threats that matter most. 

The evidence builds that the Bush administration plotted to take military action against al-Jazeera, the TV network located in Qatar. Not that you’ll read about it in London’s Mirror, which has been gagged from reporting on the contents of a five-page memo that details talks between Bush and Tony Blair on the topic.

Scandal Sheet
A top scientist overseeing chemical weapons storage operations at the Bluegrass Army Depot in Kentucky claims he was fired for reporting worker safety; the troubled facility is already the subject of a grand jury proceeding looking into lapses at the depot, which stores 500 tons of the world’s deadliest chemical warfare agents.

Blogging the Revolution
Bangladeshi blogger and human rights activist Tasneem Khalil was arrested early this morning, when four plain-clothed men who claimed to be with the “Joint Forces” came to his door and took him away to an army camp. Human Rights Watch, among others, is demanding his release.

Unsolicited Opinion
Look, I hate Ann Coulter as much as the next guy, but who really cares where she registers to vote? Though I’ve got to say it’s interesting that a high-level FBI agent called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to vouch for her.

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