July 22, 2008 04:28 PM UTC

The Morning News - Tuesday July 22

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• by: Aristotle

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Obama in Iraq – Iraqis say they want US out by 2010, same time as Obama is planning (so much for the “cut and run” BS)

McCain blows it again – In same article, McCain gets a fact he should know wrong, refers to securing “Iraq-Pakistan” border (the two nations don’t share a boundary)

Wait, keeping someone bound, in isolation, and with a bag over their head while interrogating them is coercive? – Tribunal judge throws out some of the evidence against Osama bin Laden’s driver

Appeasement when a Dem proposes it; good diplomacy when a ‘pub does it – Rice meets with North Korean foreign secretary in Singapore, latest move in “intellectual collapse” of hard line foreign policies

No shit – Bus routes to detour, roads to be closed during DNC

SloTracks – Metro-area mayors oppose FasTracks cuts in their communities, wary of increased taxes to help with drastically inflated costs

Newsman already told you… – but it’s worth reposting: Bruce site lists ’04 County Commissioner race endorsements as though they were for ’08 legislative primary; Bruce give exceedingly lame excuse that “overzealous webmaster” is to blame

Tour de France trivia of the day – 324,000 at 60rpm, 486,000 at 90rpm – number of pedal strokes taken per rider over the Tour