Paul Watson Contends there's a: Corporate Media Blackout On Bilderberg Meeting. He says:

"...Ben Bernanke, Condoleezza Rice", Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton(see UPDATE) "amongst a host of other global power brokers have all convened in Chantilly Virginia to secretly discuss the future of the world - yet not one mainstream U.S. corporate media outlet has uttered a single word about the 2008 Bilderberg conference...do you still not think it odd that not one mainstream U.S. press outlet has even mentioned it in passing?...

"...A mere book signing by an ex-politician would generate at least a few headlines, yet we have dozens of CEO’s, European and Federal Reserve banking and finance kingpins, Prime Ministers, European royalty, NSA officials, professors from top Universities, NATO and UN officials, oil company chairmen, and foreign policy luminaries meeting behind closed doors and yet not one single U.S. media report..."

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Senator Kennedy is currently undergoing surgery at Duke University Medical Center:

"Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a risky six-hour surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure."

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Most Americans realize that the military is strained by long and repeated deployments, Bush, Cheney, McCain and the neocons in the Administration continue to downplay this serious problem.  Today Colin Powell joined the ranks of those who are speaking out about the strain that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are putting on the troops.  

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Time Magazine is reporting that Bhutto’s Son may be her political successor.

"A senior official of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) told TIME late Saturday that the slain former prime minister's 19-year-old son, Bilawal, will likely be named as her political heir and the new party leader on Sunday."

I’ve been on the phone again this morning, calling Senators about getting our troops out of Iraq ASAP. While I’ve attempted to be polite, I’ve also been righteously angry.  While taking a short break to cool down a bit, I decided to ask for some help.  I’ve been writing comments over the last few days, urging people to join the battle.  BarbinMD suggested that I put my urgings into an Action Diary, so here it is.

I know most of you have been calling/writing/faxing your congress members whenever there have been important issues being considered in the House or Senate.  I know you’ve probably contacted them, maybe many times, about ending the Iraq war.  I know you're probably tired of contacting them--I know I am.  But as Molly Ivins said, "...It's Up to Us--You and me, Bubba..." So, I’m asking you to do it again.  I’m not only asking you to do it once, I’m asking you to do it every day, if possible, until they can’t stand the harassment any more.  I’m asking you to hold their feet to the fire and demand they stand up to GWB.  Please Join Me below the fold