Tuesday, September 02, 2008

SPB News for Monday.



Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned” — Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986. He was 22 years old at the time.

White House strategy is to help McCain win in November By Patrick Cockburn The hand- over by the US military of control of Anbar province, once the heartland of the Sunni rebellion, to Iraqi forces is a case in point. The US will keep 25,000 American soldiers in Anbar, so the extent to which the Iraqi government will really take over is debatable... Much of what the White House is now doing is done to help the Republicans in the presidential election. The aim is to give the impression that Iraq has finally come right for the US and victory is finally in its grasp.


Protesters march at GOP convention to denounce Iraq war --Groups walked mile-and-a-half rout in protest Thousands of anti-war protesters marched on the site of the Republican convention in St Paul today, in an effort to force John McCain and the Republican party to confront lingering popular opposition to the US engagement in Iraq. March leaders had obtained a permit for 50,000 protesters. Police estimated the crowd at between 8,000 and 10,000.

Israeli chemical company could reap profits from Hurricane Gustav Hurricane Gustav hit land on Monday night, punishing the Louisiana coastline southwest of New Orleans and slamming into heavy industry and potash production sites, which is where the local angle for Israel comes in. Israel Chemicals, a maker of fertilizers and specialty chemicals, has benefited financially from the economic ramifications of the powerful storm.

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