Path: news.ccsf.jp!norn-news!news.heimat.gr.jp!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newspeer1.nac.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.51.MISMATCH!tmp-post01.iad!news.highwinds-media.com!news.cv.net!not-for-mail Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:03:26 -0500 From: Reggie User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.activism.peacefire,alt.peace,fj.soc.war-and-peace,humanityquest.peace Subject: For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All - TVNL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 167 Message-ID: <491cb240$0$20298$607ed4bc@cv.net> Organization: Optimum Online NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.185.3.119 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cv.net X-Original-Bytes: 4659 Xref: news.ccsf.jp fj.soc.war-and-peace:762 Sign up for our FREE daily email newsletter! http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/newsletter/newsletter-info Latest News-at-a-Glance - Courtesy of TvNewsLIES.org http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:40 Want a top job in the Obama administration? Only pack rats need apply, preferably those not packing controversy. A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever. More... _________________________________________________________________________ IDF to court-martial soldiers filmed humiliating bound Palestinian Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:30 The Israel Defense Forces ruled on Thursday it will court-martial four infantrymen who were filmed verbally abusing a bound and blindfolded Palestinian at what is believed to be a checkpoint in the West Bank, Channel 10 reported. According to the report, IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi ordered an investigation into the incident, tapping GOC Northern Command Gadi Eizencot to oversee the probe. More + video... _________________________________________________________________________ Bad economy puts post office $2.8 billion in red Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:20 The ailing economy caused a big drop in mail, leaving the post office $2.8 billion in the red. Postmaster General John Potter said Thursday the agency is making sharp cuts in hours and overtime but added there are no plans for layoffs. Also, the cost of sending packages will go up in January. The annual increase in the cost of letter mail is still scheduled for May. TVNL Comment: How much has it cost us to obliterate Iraq? How rich are Bush & Cheney's friends getting on that little venture? More... _________________________________________________________________________ Scientists Publish First Direct Images of Extrasolar Planets Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:30 Two teams of astronomers made stunning claims today that they have separately obtained images of planets orbiting two different stars in our galaxy. If confirmed, these would be the first direct images of "extrasolar" planets. One team has found a scaled-up version of our solar system, with three giant planets orbiting a star called HR 8799. More... _________________________________________________________________________ Democrats to White House: Preserve your records Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:02 Senate Democrats on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees last week told the White House to preserve all records produced by the Bush administration and expressed "particular concerns" whether Vice President Dick Cheney's office will comply with the law. The senators asked whether the White House believes that any notes, document and records created in the White House by the president, vice president and their staffs may be destroyed without first consulting with the archivist of the United States, and if so which ones. It also asks whether Fielding has investigated a Washington Post report that some presidential orders are kept off White House records in a safe in office of the vice president's lawyer. TVNL Comment: Cheney already had a shredding company visit his home. The 9/11 evidence is long gone! Much more... _________________________________________________________________________ http://TvnewsLIES.org is a non profit gateway to the real news updated throughout the day.