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Howdy everyone!! Are you ready for a FReepathon?!! Sorry about the downtime yesterday morning. We had a problem with the database and John ended up having to reload the whole thing. And then, as Murphy would have it, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. But looks like we're up and running again, albeit with some lingering problems. But I'm sure John will get those ironed out soon so he can get back to work on the new features he's getting ready to introduce. Also, sorry about being gone all day yesterday. I was at the VA hospital where...

The Associated Press comes right out and says it: Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged. Sgt. Ron Long was one of the soldiers in the “staged” conference, and he’s blogging about the mainstream media’s ridiculously negative spin: Speaking with President Bush. (Hat tip: LGF readers.): " Yesterday, I was chosen to be among a small group of soldiers assigned to the 42ID’s Task Force Liberty that would speak to President Bush, our Commander-in-Chief. The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most of the mass-media has dubbed as, “A Staged Event.” First of all, we were told...

KIEV, Ukraine — The crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election intensified Sunday, as a key eastern province called a referendum on autonomy andthe opposition demanded the current president fire his prime minister, the official winner of last week's votethat has bitterly divided this former Soviet republic. The opposition warned President Leonid Kuchma it would block his movementsunless he fired PrimeMinister ViktorYanukovych and fulfilled other demands within 24 hours. Earlier, Kuchma called on the opposition to end its four-day blockade of government buildings, saying compromise was the only solution to the crisis that has developed into a tense political tug-of-war between...

Gen. George Casey, Commander, Multinational Force Iraq and Bryan Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Monday, November 8, 2004, DoD News Briefing via Teleconference from Iraq Key Messages: - Monday, Iraqi security and coalition forces kicked off offensive operations to eliminate the terrorist and insurgent safe haven in Fallujah and to restore control to the Iraqi government. The name of the operation is al-Fajr, the Iraqi word for dawn - This operation differs from the battle in Fallujah which took place in April because of the presence of an interim Iraqi government and its efforts to resolve...

Iraq: roadside bomb explodes in a Baghdad tunnel as U.S. convoy approaches; unclear if there are casualties (AP)