Bush fails to appoint a nuclear terror czar --President leaves unfilled a congressional mandate backed by the 9/11 panel Ten months after Congress passed a law establishing a White House coordinator for preventing nuclear terrorism, President [sic] Bush has no plans to create the high-level post any time soon, according to the National Security Council. Some congressional leaders said Bush's failure to fill the job nearly a year later marks an outright evasion of the law, and called on the president to fill the position swiftly, even though his administration has only seven months left in office.
DoD approves new social networking Web site A new social networking Web site has been approved by Pentagon officials to help service members and their families and friends stay in touch. Families can get their own sites for free, and keep them as long as the sponsor is on active duty. The nonprofit network, Websites for Heroes, is funded by donations from individuals and corporations.
Hats banned from Yorkshire pubs over CCTV fears Pubs in Yorkshire have been ordered to ban people from wearing flat caps or other hats so troublemakers can be more easily recognised. The Park Hotel in Wadsley, Sheffield, is the latest to be asked to impose the rule by senior police officers. Mark Kelly, the landlord said: "Police asked us to ensure that everyone removes headgear."
Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist --'Revolutionary' policies needed to tackle crisis James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer.
U.S. crude rises over $1 on Iran-Israel tension U.S. crude rose more than $1 on Monday as growing tension between Iran and Israel countered the impact of Saudi Arabia's pledge to pump more oil, and a vow by Nigerian militants to halt attacks.
Speeders to pay for cops' gas, too --A small city in Georgia gets the attention of big local governments with its $12 'fuel fee' tacked on to motorists' tickets. Speeders in the Atlanta suburb of Holly Springs, Ga., will soon face a $12 "fuel fee" when pulled over and ticketed, and Atlanta itself may not be far behind. Police in the city of 7,700 were burning through their $38,050 budget for gas at a rate that would empty its coffers by late November. The city has received inquiries on the fee from several other local governments, including Key West, Fla., and Los Angeles County.
Court rejects case on fast track for border fence The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea by environmental groups to rein in the Bush regime's power to waive laws and regulations to speed construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has used authority given to him by Congress in 2005 to ignore environmental and other laws and regulations to move forward with hundreds of miles of fencing in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
Oil companies given right to 'harass' polar bears IT'S just over a month since the US government designated the polar bear as an endangered species. Now the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) stands accused of giving oil companies a "blank cheque to harass polar bears". The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group based in Tucson, Arizona, says that the decision will allow "essentially unlimited harassment of polar bears".
Sen. McCain offers $300 million prize for new auto battery The presumed Republican nominee, John McInsane, is proposing a $300 million government prize to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology.
Hastert wastes $20,000 in taxpayer money on lavish trips during last 11 months in office.
The AP has found out that during former House speaker Dennis Hastert’s last 11 months in office, he “managed to visit seven nations and run up a tab of just over $20,000 in taxpayer-funded overseas trips.” Hastert — who held no leadership position in Congress during this time — traveled to the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, China, Japan, and Colombia. In contrast, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) took taxpayer funded trips to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan; he “received $1,195 in per diem, but spent $827.16 and returned the rest to the U.S. Treasury.
The AP has found out that during former House speaker Dennis Hastert’s last 11 months in office, he “managed to visit seven nations and run up a tab of just over $20,000 in taxpayer-funded overseas trips.” Hastert — who held no leadership position in Congress during this time — traveled to the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, China, Japan, and Colombia. In contrast, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) took taxpayer funded trips to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan; he “received $1,195 in per diem, but spent $827.16 and returned the rest to the U.S. Treasury.
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