The Nightly Quickie.

U.S. Is Debating Talks With Iran on Nuclear Issue. It looks like lame duck presidents don't have much "political capital" to work with these days. Send 300 copies of the book "Diplomacy For Dummies" to White House.

Kerry Pressing Swiftboat Case, Long After Loss. "They lied and lied and lied about everything," Mr. Kerry says in an interview in his Senate office. "How many lies do you get to tell before someone calls you a liar?" Well, you see, John, they are "hardcore" Republicans, and lying is all they really know.

YearlyKos convention is June 8-11 in Las Vegas. A bunch of big name bloggers are going to meet with big name politicians and DNC figureheads to discuss their methods for shutting people out of their inner circles. Referencing when the Drudge Retort, Smirking Chimp, and Raw Story were kicked out of the "Advertise Liberally" ad network of BlogAds. Bloggers and career politicians are alike in more ways than one. Corruption and dirty politics ensue even in the blogosphere.

Home Depot's Board Dodges Shareholders. The entire board is a no-show at the meeting. Enron-like mentality strikes again.

Iraqis shot for wearing shorts. Wow, this free Iraq isn't much different from a Saddam-Hussein-led Iraq.

Oil prices higher ahead of long weekend. Oil is now back above 73 dollars a barrel. $3 dollar a gallon gas is back with vengeance.

With remarkable self-assurance for a ten-year-old girl, Iman Hassan recounted how her family was killed by American troops as she cowered in terror in a corner of her living room. And they said Saddam Hussein was a cruel, immoral leader. Good job, Marines! It's painfully obvious nothing was learned from the massacres of Vietnam. The Geneva Convention, remember it? Or is it just a G-damn piece of paper, too?

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[With remarkable self-assurance for a ten-year-old girl, Iman Hassan recounted how her family was killed by American troops as she cowered in terror in a corner of her living room]