SPB News for Wednesday.

Bush backs Turkish strikes on Kurdish rebels US President [sic] George Bush has spoken with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip and gave his backing for military strikes by Ankara on Kurdish rebel rear bases in Iraq.

Lieberman Backs GOP's Collins In Maine --Connecticut Independent GOPedophile Helps With Fundraising, Too 24 Dec 2007 As U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) faces what many see as a tough re-election challenge from Democrat Tom Allen, Sen. Joe Lieberman (R-Israel) is backing Collins and raising money for her campaign... Some suggest that the endorsement could backfire by generating more support for Allen from liberal Democrats who use the Internet to organize and raise money, and who regard LieberBush as a pariah because of his advocacy of the war in Iraq.

Huckabee campaigning for 23% sales tax Mike Huckabee, one of the most conservative Republicans in the 2008 presidential race, has embraced one of the most radical ideas on the campaign trail: a plan to abolish all federal income and payroll taxes and replace them with a single 23% national sales tax.

Ron Paul won't rule out third-party run Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) refused to rule out the possibility he may run as a third-party candidate during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press." Paul, however, downplayed expectations that he will run on a potential third-party libertarian ticket, saying "I have no intention of doing that."

Third bird flu outbreak found in Germany The third case of the deadly bird flu virus in ten days has been discovered on a small poultry farm in the German state of Brandenburg resulting in the culling of 46 chickens, officials said Tuesday.

Beef from Safeway may have had salmonella: USDA The Agriculture Department said fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella may have been ground and later sold at Safeway Inc stores in five states

Medicaid Funding for Schools Cut The Bush regime yesterday eliminated about $700 million a year in Medicaid reimbursements to schools, sidestepping an attempt by Congress to block such a move.]

Jeb Bush to arrive in Israel for private visit Two weeks before US President [sic] George W. Bush is scheduled to arrive on his first visit to Israel as pResident, his younger brother Jeb Bush is scheduled to arrive Monday for a private visit.