SPB News for Monday.

Clinton to release delegates to Obama

Kennedy may visit convention — If his physicians give him the go-ahead, he wants to be there — WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy could make an unscheduled appearance at this week's Democratic convention if his physicians give him the go-ahead, his son says.



Man Sues Obama Because He Didn't Get Text Message By R J Shulman Manley Scott, [satire] a 39-year-old out of work bricklayer has filed suit against Barack Obama because he didn't get a text message announcing Joe Biden as the Illinois Senator's running mate... "Textgate is a classic example of why Obama is not fit to be commander in chief," said John McCain from one of his many houses, "when we should be bombing Iran, he would be fiddling with one of those new fangled cell phones, trying to order some arugula..." Nancy Pelosi said she is very upset Mr. Scott did not get his message and she said that impeachment may be back on the table, as long as it is impeachment of a fellow Democrat.


Man arrested with weapons at Pelosi hotel A man who tried to carry two hunting rifles and two pistols into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's downtown hotel remained in police custody Sunday. Pelosi and other guests briefly left the hotel during the Saturday incident but were never in danger, Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said. The man, Joseph Calanchini of Pinedale, Wyo., faces a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon. Police officers at the Grand Hyatt hotel noticed him carrying a rifle-type case at the entrance and detained him.


Colo. city official cancels Al-Jazeera barbecue The city manager of Golden, Colo., has decided to withdraw his invitation to let the Al-Jazeera news network broadcast from a barbecue in his backyard on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. City manager Mike Bestor made his decision after a City Council meeting Thursday at which 'residents' complained the event with the English-language service of the Middle East news network would be disrespectful to veterans and active U.S. soldiers.


US: Russia must return any US equipment The White House on Tuesday demanded that Moscow return any US equipment its forces seized in Georgia, amid reports Russian troops grabbed some US military vehicles. "If the Russians have it, it needs to be returned immediately," spokesman Gordon Johndroe said as US President [sic] George W. Bush followed the Georgia crisis from his ranch near this tiny Texas town. Russian forces in Georgia seized five Humvees that either belong or had belonged to the US military from the port of Poti, witnesses said.


Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Tells the Truth about Georgia (Video) "I just want to say that I was I was running from Georgian troops bombing our city, not Russian troops. I want to say 'thank you' to the Russian troops that were helping us out."


Maliki demands changes to draft deal on US presence Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is demanding changes to a draft deal on the status of US forces beyond this year, a key Shiite ally in the governing coalition said... "There are points in the agreement that are still pending and they can't be approved without changes in order to preserve the complete sovereignty of Iraq," the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) quoted Maliki as telling fellow Shiite politicians at a meeting on Saturday.


Pentagon's Intelligence Arm Steps Up Lie Detecting Efforts on Employees The Pentagon's intelligence arm is adding more polygraph studios and relying on outside contractors for the first time to conduct lie detection tests in an attempt to screen its 5,700 prospective and current employees every year. The stepped-up effort by the Defense Intelligence Agency is part of a growing emphasis on counterintelligence.

Homeland Security Comes to Vermont --Changes in Border Town Unsettle Some Residents For the Department of Homeland Security, the changes are part of a gradual fortification of America's northern border that began shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and has accelerated in recent years. The hardening of the northern frontier is unsettling to many in the small towns along the border. Named the Secure Border Initiative, the project calls for more than tripling the number of agents along the northern border, adding boats and helicopters, and deploying sophisticated new technology including hundreds of millions of dollars in new communications equipment, radiation detectors and three different types of camera-mounted sensors in the uninhabited wooded areas.