Daily Briefing: Losers Tour

Nov 3, 2006

Bushbegan final campaign trip in Montana, and will travel to other historically Republican strongholds that are now under threat. [ WP , NYT ]
Campaigns to end with ad blitz that "will boost spending on political and issue advertising past $2 billion in this campaign, or $400 million more than in the 2004 presidential campaign." [ WP ]
U.S. Government website releases Iraqi nuclear "cookbook." Post is titled, "BREAKING! Must Credit Saddam!" [ NYT ]
Conservative Christian leaderTed Haggardresigns amid allegations of whoring, gaying. [ WP ]
A cost/benefit analysis of raising minimum wage shows it does cost business owners, does benefit workers. [ WSJ ]
Economist bloggers believe "Democrats are better for growth than Republicans." [ WSJ ]
Report by House Ethics Committee on Pagefuckergate cover-up to be released to an apathetic post election world. [ WP ]
Latest Military authorization bill eliminates the, "Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction," as the reconstruction no longer needs inspecting, obv. [ NYT ]
New web-based tool showing Metro train arrival times aims to allow passengers an extra few minutes to take care of blowjobs before heading to the station. [ WP ]