The Early Morning Quickie Edition

Data shows how Patriot Act used; surprisingly, use for non-terror cases has risen at a record pace.

Transit Workers Union President Roger Toussaint, who was serving a 10 day sentence for leading an illegal subway and bus strike was released Friday on good behavior. Didn't this used to be one of our rights under the Constitution here in America?

Minutemen volunteers build fence to protest illegal immigration; in a drunken carpentry accident fence in themselves, please send for help ASAP!

Texas teens won't face hate crimes charges; shoving a pipe up a Hispanic 16-years-old's ass is simply showing the love in Texas, WTF?

Night out to call attention to plight of Ugandan children; hello, U.S. policy makers, people in Africa "NEED HELP"...thanks.

Strong storms bring rain, hail to parts of Texas; GW sends out National Guard to fight the "war on weather".

Colin Powell forces Rice to defend pre-war planning in Iraq; Rice freaks out as another one of the Bush inner circle starts thinking for themselves...the anti-truth, anti-reality serum must be wearing off.

Activists' persistence a driving force in boycott, efforts have won praise but have also widened riff between immigrant advocates.

Disaster response improvements lacking, most changes in natural disaster preparedness are years away at best; so basically, if you live in New Orleans, you're probably f#$ked again come hurricane season.

Calif. Democrat upbeat on governor nomination bid; Arnold says, "I'm the Governator. I can destroy killer robots, and I will destroy you."

At least 22 Hindus massacred in Kashmir; Islamic militants are doing a fine job of spreading the good reputation and teachings of Islam all across the world.

African Union extends peace deadline in Darfur conflict; FOX News to run piece for the second time on why civil war in the region is a good thing.

PoliticalCorrectness? Out.

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