Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and his Democratic rival Barack Obama are in the final stretch of the process of selecting their running mates — even if they won’t openly say so.
Asked about his timeline for announcing a choice, and how many potential number-twos he was considering, McCain sidestepped the question.
An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law enforcement.
Agent Ali Soufan, an al-Qaida expert and star witness for the prosecution, said Tuesday the Guantanamo Bay Navy base is the only place in the world where he has not informed suspects of a right against self-incrimination.
For millions of Americans living in flood-prone places, all that stands between the waters of mayhem and safety is a pile of dirt.
Earthen berms, dikes and levees identical to those overtopped and breached in scores of places along swollen Midwest rivers in recent weeks, make up the vast majority of flood protection efforts across the United States.
Do we never learn?
In the 1980s, Congress, for what seemed good reason at the time, deregulated the thrifts — savings and loan institutions — and what followed were several intense years of wildly risky speculation in real estate and development, fueled by the creation of new and at the time exotic financing like brokered deposits and the bundling of mortgages for sale to Wall Street.
PATIENT (waving his right arm in a big circle): Doctor, it hurts when I do this. So what do you recommend?
DOCTOR: Don’t do that.
— Old vaudeville joke.
Wassup, Mr. G? What’ll it be?"
"A Bud. A Bud Light, please, Mr. Barkeep."
(pause)
"So now, how do you like that Belgian beer?"
"Don’t get me started. Is nothing sacred anymore?"
"Well, it’s hard to turn down $52 billion. That’s what that Belgian brewer InBev is paying for old Anheuser-Busch, isn’t it?"
Survey the latest news about newspapers — the unending layoffs of staffers, the ever-shrinking content — and then understand that there’s a threat here, not just for those poor souls in a struggling business, but to you. The threat is of intellectual diminution.
I happen to agree that Afghanistan should be the focus of our military action, and that we should withdraw completely from Iraq in 4 months, not 18. I don’t think Afghanistan can be compared to Vietnam because I think we can, if we kill the leaderS of the Taliban, specifically Osama bin Laden and the next 5 men under him, end the Taliban’s activity for all intents and purposes.