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Middle East

Abbas promises elections in January. Hamas will be taking part in it and in my opinion, it’s highly likely they’ll have significant political gains. Having a part of the Palestinian government ignored by the US and Israel should be interesting.

The Israeli settlers against Sharon’s withdrawal plan are set on resistance. Fortunately, it seems limited to protests and other such non-violent means.

The US Army Corps of Engineers says that 25% of reconstruction money goes to security for reconstruction projects.

North America

The shuttle Discovery lands safely. Good. Two disasters in a row would have been.. well, a disaster.

Some federal officials say the drug benefit for seniors, through Medicare, may end up costing less than projected because bids from insurers and others who will provide it have been very competitive.

Bush and company paint a rosy picture of the economy. I’d prefer a realistic view of it.

Elias Jeremiah Cervantez is arrested for leaving a written bomb threat note on a plane.

General

Thousands of companies that bought oil and sold goods to Iraq under a U.N. program are being looked into for kickbacks, bribes and illegal surcharges. In related news, a key investigator of the oil for food program said there was no evidence Kofi Annan interfered in the awarding of a contract to a firm that employed his son.

The Meth Mouth Myth. The media has it wrong, by and large.

Today’s Papers has the administration criticized from both sides on Roberts matters, a US Army general gets the boot for kinky mistakes, Michael Chertoff defending a new program that asks for voluntary giving of info when buying plane tickets and more in the one page news.

Amusements

Tom Cruise almost left Scientology after learning the story of Xenu and the volcanoes

Company makes kit to toilet train millions of cats. Has video on homepage of cat doing #1 to prove it.

Dad learns two big lessons: First, don’t trust your son with a shotgun, and second, people in Winnipeg love their beer more than they fear your kid with a shotgun

Thieves abandon stolen loot of Segway scooters when they cann’t find anyone interested in buying them

Thieves steal three-foot Humpty Dumpty from wall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men quickly being assembled

Officials question how stupid criminals can be as prison inmate swallows fork — and sues

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop people too wrapped up in their work

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Insta-Photoshop: Farker’s daughter is having her birthday this week and she loves the photoshops on fark. The hooligan on the left is her younger sister. I will only show her the appropriate ones but make her parents laugh too

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop this DJ getting hit by a taser