re: One for the short list?

Dear Harriet, Since I believe you are still doing your vetting job for the President, I wanted to alert you to this guy: U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco.

Yesterday, he proved a reasonable jurist by dismissing the ACLU/Turkel case against the US and AT&T by stating:

"The court is persuaded that requiring AT&T to confirm or deny whether it has disclosed large quantities of telephone records to the federal government could give adversaries of this country valuable insight into the government's intelligence activities"

Now that's a clear cut decision. And considering he classified his comments pertaining to testimony by the National Intelligence Director, he's very circumspect as well.

And it doesn't hurt that the Chicago council of lawyers are in favor of the guy and told lefty Illinois dems he was qualified.

In time of war, Harriet, this guy may be someone for the shortlist, I think.

re: A Little Good News in Iraq is Hard to Find, unless you write a blog.

Dear MSM: Word on the street is that you're having a hard time covering nothing but carnage and death in Iraq. It seems like everywhere you go, you find suicide bombers, exploding cars, and dying civilians.

Well, I feel for you. It must be really hard to be in country and not be able to find one single good news story for which America can feel good about as we fight in the Global War on Terror.

So, here, let me help you out. I googled "good news from Iraq" in gee, guess what? I found some! Total research time - 30 seconds.

Here's "a few" for you to cover, if you're not too busy with "if it bleeds, it leads":

June 2006 REBUILDING IRAQ Project Creates Water Wells Hibhib Water Treatment Plant Opens New Fire Department Opens in Husseniya Balad Air Base Paves Way to the Future Renovated Yusufiyah Playground Reopens Civil Affairs Soldiers Help Baghdad Citizens Police Reopen Northeast Station in Mosul Work Continues to Restore Iraqi Marshlands Soldiers Stockpile Medical Logistics Skills IRAQIS TAKE THE LEAD Iraqis Take Lead in Northern Baghdad Region Iraqi Training Proceeds in Anbar Province Iraqi Soldiers Deliver Donated School Supplies Iraqis Assume Lutufiyah Area Responsibility Iraqis Takes Over Territory at Camp Habbinyah Troops’ Mortar Know-How to Improve Security May 2006 REBUILDING IRAQ Aerial Spraying of Crops Concludes Iraqis Adapt British Military Academy as Model Center Helps Iraqis Shape Military Culture Co-op Brings New Hope to Iraqi Farmers Military News Crew Chronicles Substation Work School Benefits More Than 800 Iraqi Students Al-Amarah Province Fire Station Renovated 'Measles Chart' Shows Reconstruction Progress New Medical Center Part of Iraqi City’s Growth Iraqi Army Ready to Roll With Loaner Humvees Joint Effort Works to Improve Saab al Bour Iraqi Soldiers Graduate from Boot Camp IRAQIS TAKE THE LEAD Iraqi Signal School Graduates Latest Class Grads Join Police Ranks, Support Blood Drive Iraqi Army Humanitarian Mission Aids Villagers Tank Brigade Assumes Combat Responsibility Iraqi Unit in Diyala Province Takes Control Armored Brigade to Assume Battle Space Leader Touts Armored Division Progress Iraqis Take Lead in Counterinsurgency Ops Iraqis Keep Criminals, Insurgents Out of Town Iraqis Help Administer Medical Care Border Police Secure Iraq's Frontier Comm Center Aids Iraqi Police Response Iraqis Assume Responsibility of Kirkuk Battlespace April 2006 REBUILDING IRAQ Combined Patrols Foster New Relationships Video Story: Riyadh Water Project Nears Completion Coalition Forces Help Repair Girls School Iraqi Army Gets Barracks in Thi Qar Province Iraqi Oil Terminal Increases Loading Capacity Iraqi Village Gets Clean, Fresh Water Iraqi Police Recruits Graduate City Leaders Voice Hope, Determination, Unity Team of U.S. Marines Mentor Iraqi Soldiers Troops Help Iraqi Farmers Team Up With Co-op Khalilzad: Youth Center Symbolizes Values Crime Lab Gets New Forensic Equipment Iraqi, U.S. Troops Team up to Protect Pipelines Three Electrical Substations Completed in Najaf Bayji Council Coordinates Security Efforts Basrah Residents Get Clean Water, Supply System Iraqi Air Force Spreads its Wings Iraqi Troops Ride Recon Off the Beaten Path 39 Border Forts Completed Three Electrical Substations Completed in Najaf Tikrit Courthouse Renovated Cleaner Water Available for Basra Residents Power Plant Passes to Ministry of Electricity IRAQIS TAKE THE LEAD Iraqi Officers Learn Engineer, Soldier Skills Iraqi Soldiers Donate Blood to Save Lives Iraqi Army Assumes Control in Salah al Din Iraqi Police, Army Gain Trust of Iraqi People Iraqi Army Takes Control of More Battlespace Iraqi Forces Take Lead in Operation Cobra Strike Soldier Patrols 'Mean Streets' of Childhood Iraqi Soldiers Gather Intel on Insurgent Activity Iraqi Police Bolster Strength, Presence in Ramadi Iraqis Take Lead in Ops With New Vehicles Forts Part of Iraqi Path to Self-Governance Iraqi Security Forces Lead in Operation Bastogne Iraqi Criminal Court Convicts 22 Detainees Photos: Assumption of Command Ceremony Ceremony Transfers Base Control to Iraqi Army Iraqi 1st Brigade, 1st Division Arrives in Ramadi Iraqi Brigade Takes Control of Battlespace Iraqi Police Class Graduates From Academy Iraqi Police Graduates Demonstrate Abilities Iraqi Air Force Stands Up New Air Base Iraqi Police Bolster Strength in Ramadi Bayji Council Coordinates Security Efforts March 2006 Photos: Engineers, Iraqis Rebuild Diwaniyah Iraqi Army’s 1st Brigade Arrives in Ramadi Iraqi Brigade Takes Control of Battlespace Iraqi Police Class Graduates From Academy Iraqi Soldiers, Police Graduate From Training Iraqi Police Graduates Demonstrate Abilities Iraqi Air Force Stands Up New Air Base Iraqi Air Force Spreads its Wings Iraqi Troops Ride Recon Off the Beaten Path February 2006 Diwaniyah Province Gets 32nd Police Station Provinces Select Rebuilding Projects Diyala Province Schools Get a Makeover Baqubah General Hospital Renovations Complete Coalition Priority: Restore Essential Services Police Add More Than 1,000 to Force Cadets First Graduates of Year-Long Training Iraqi Navy Protects Oil Platforms New Water Treatment Plant Opens U.S. Army Helps Iraqi Businesswomen Baqubah Hospital Gets Repairs Center Will Stabilize Electricity Photos: Rebuilding Diwaniyah, Iraq Iraqi C-130 Aircrew Makes History Iraqi Unit Assumes Command of Forward Base January 2006 Highway Patrol Gets New Facilities Villagers Dedicate New Irrigation Pump Iraqi Women Work to Increase Opportunities Police Graduates Positive Sign for Future Baquba Maternity Hospital Now Delivers Al Basheer Celebrates Water Work Kirkuk Gets Electrical Boost Zakho Military Academy Rebuilds Police Open New Station in Tal Afar New Primary School Will Help Mold Iraq's Future Azady Police Station Expands Ninawa Province Gets Water Wells December 2005 Tal Afar Sees Progress With Water Network Rebuilding Includes Environmental Cleanup Program Teaches Job Skills to Young Iraqis Corps of Engineers Improves Iraqi Roads Electrical Work Benefits Baghdad Residents Western Iraq Reconstruction Moves Forward Canal Projects Deliver Water, Self-sufficiency Ukrainians Give Military Gear to Iraqi Army Iraqis Assume Control of Borders Iraqi Air Force Marks Major Milestone Workers Renovate 28 Rail Stations November 2005 Baquba Rebuilds Its Future New Water Plant Opens in al Husain Iraqi Work Recognized for Quality Iraqi Army Takes Delivery of Tanks, Vehicles Project Improves Drinking Water New Road Improves Life in Baghdad District Contract Effort Aids Electrical Work Rice Inaugurates First PRT in Iraq Intel Station Rehab Boosts Security Water, Sewers Benefit Homes Station Supports Police, Residents October 2005 Engineers Train, Bring Skills Home Iraqi Police Officers Graduate Project to Provide Potable Water, Hydrants Iraq-Iran Border Crossing Complete New Substation Improves Service for 20,000 Iraqis Open New Helo Pad in Tikrit Mosul Police Stations Rebuild Sulayminyah School Projects Nearly Complete Iraqi Security Forces Reach Milestone Iraqi Army Opens New Clinic at Training Base 'Jewel of Baghdad' Sparkles Again Iraqi Police Get Cars, Equipment Mosul Substation Expansion to Benefit Millions U.S. Builds Water Treatment Plant in Dibis September 2005 FOB Lima Transfers to Iraqis Border Fort Nears Completion Military Academy Renovated Polish Troops Support School Colleges, Schools Get Computers Polish Soldiers Renovate Facility Ramadi to Get Treatment Plant Police Graduate From Courses Dam Repairs Benefit Tigris Basins Sadr City Crews Expand Medical Facilities Construction Continues on Iraqi Border Forts Police Graduate 175 From Courses Iraqi Highway Patrol Headquarters Opens Sadr City Sees Huge Investment Sadr City to Get $106M Electrical Network Ceremony Transfers Control of Base to Iraqi Army August 2005 Sweetwater Canal Work to Benefit Basra Area Iraqi Tankers Turn Trash into Treasure | Photos Iraqi Water Systems to Be Rehabilitated Najaf Maternity Hospital Rebuilds Literacy Program Bolsters Police Najaf Road Work Benefits Agriculture, Schools Health Charter Signed Najaf Projects Supply Potable Water 43 More Schools to be Renovated Army Assumes Authority in Diyala Project Focus: Electricity System July 2005 New Sadr City Water Treatment Plant Opens Iraqi Police Graduate Training New Police Express Determination Photos: Iraqi Soldiers Take Lead Agencies Help Establish IG System Iraqi Police Rescue Hostage Hospital Opening Furthers Iraqi Progress 150 New Health Care Clinics Planned for Iraq Recruits, Junior Leaders Graduate Oil Terminal Turnover Begins Sewing Center Helps Rebuild Iraqi Economy Iraqi Police Train for 'Hardest Job in the World' Photos: Rebuilding Erbil Reconstruction Effort Underway June 2005 Discipline, Teamwork Vital Part of Training Police Graduate 86 from Training Navy Qualifies Patrol Boat Officers Police Graduate 221 From Advanced Courses U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Reverse Effects of War Iraqis Prepare for Oil Platform Security Duties Water Project on Schedule Coalition Transfers Base to Iraqi Army Academy Trains Future Leaders Iraqi Brigade Uncases Colors Zafaraniya Residents Get Water Project Update Iraqi Army Unit Assumes Control of Base Photos: Rebuilding Iraq Photos: Iraqi Highway Patrol Gets Vehicles Photos: Building the Nasiriyah Fire Station May 2005 Sadr City Sewer Rehab Nears Completion 1,000th Reconstruction Project Completed Project Pumps Fresh Water to Zafaraniya Al-Hartha Police Station Opens Agriculture Ministry Back in Business Iraqi Army Expands Ops Area Iraqi Army Opens Headquarters Two Kirkuk Rail Stations Rebuilt Services Improve for East Baghdad Residents Reconstruction Efforts Progress in Iraq Training Key to Reconstruction Al-Oubaidy District Improvements Continue USACE Welcomes Engineer Interns April 2005 Renovations on Fallujah School Complete Australians Teach Logistics to Iraqi Army Thousands Show Up for Police Jobs Leaders Work to Improve Sadr City Judges Receive New Work Vehicles Fallujah’s Only Hospital to be Rebuilt Rebuilding Continues in Diyala Iraqi Corps of Engineers Forms Iraqi Woman-Owned Firm Wins Bid March 2005 Iraqi Police Take Screening Tests Iraqis Build New Army Base All 27 Battalions Now Operational New Courses Begin for Iraqi Troops Determined Iraqi Guardsmen Continue Training Rebuilding Provides Jobs Firefighters Now Proud of Jobs New Iraqi Police Officers Graduate Jordan Aids in Iraqi Police Training Pace of Iraqi Reconstruction Picking Up Iraqis Train Iraqis at Academy Iraqi Aim: Independent Operation Coalition, NATO Train Leaders Officials Provide Rebuilding Update Joint Supply, Logistics Program Yields Results Contractor Conferences Help with Rebuilding February 2005 Police Foil Kidnapping, Attack Iraqi Ships to be Built in Baghdad Iraqi Pilots Fly Prime Minister on C-130 Mission School Renovation Rekindles Hope Iraqi Pilots Get C-130 Training Highway Patrolmen Graduate Al Kasik Base Rebuilding Continues Iraqi Army Recruits Graduate Iraqi Air Force Receives Helicopters Security Forces Make Strides January 2005 Businesswomen Join Rebuilding Iraqis Graduate from Signal School Village Roads Get Facelift Rebuilding Projects: Security Payoff Effort Goal: Clean Water to Fallujah Fallujah Residents Return Home Reconstruction in Iraq Moves Forward Soldiers Graduate from Training Army Day Focus: Service, Sacrifice Police Station Renovations Begin Academy Renovates, Expands Police Graduate 269 from Training Units Merge to Form Iraqi Army December 2004 Police Graduate 141 Officers Guard Breaks Ground for Facilities Iraq Infrastructure Rebuilding Continues Soldiers Open New Water Facility 1st ID Hosts Public Works Conference Basrah International Airport to Open in July Water Project Construction Begins Iraq Port Authority, Port of Umm Qsar Upgraded Patrol Discovers Bombs Near ‘Safe House’ Iraqi Police Train on Weapons, Procedures Medical Team Makes Recommendations Iraqis to Train in Bomb Disposal New Police Station Opens Brigade Rolls Out Heavy Equipment Iraqi Forces Get Armored Vehicles Operation Thunderstruck

November 2004 Iraqi Army Graduates Brigade from Training Iraqi Guard Takes on New Security Role Fallujah Reconstruction Effort to Begin Soon Job Safety Part of Rebuilding Process Ironhorse Brigade Rebuilds Bombed Bridge Iraqi Air Force Gets New Aircraft Iraqi Reconstruction Update - Nov. 14, 2004 Help Available for Displaced Iraqis Iraqi Officers Train in Italy Engineers Blaze Trail in Ba'Qubah Water System Reconstruction Begins Iraqi Children in Tuz Receive School Supplies Security Forces Receive Awards NATO Begins Training Iraqi Forces Electricity Capacity Surges Forward Troops Provide Needed School Supplies 'Operation Windy City' Supplies Blankets U.S. Soldiers, Iraqi Guard Distribute School Supplies Command Post Exercise Trains Iraqi Officers Task Force Assist With Stadium Repairs Soldiers Plant Seeds of Iraqi Agriculture Iraqi Forces Receive Supplies Kidnap Reports 'Unfounded' Soldiers Install 'Police Station in a Box' in Samarra Al Zahara Health Clinic Opens October 2004 Troops Assist Iraqi Farming Associations Soldiers Distribute Supplies to Iraqi Farmers Program Helps Rebuild Iraq Iraqi Forces Conduct Joint Ops Artifacts To Be Cataloged Electrical Shortages Reduced Weapons Buyback Ends with Mixed Success Village Roads Under Construction Projects Improve Life in Bayji Emergency Services Unit Conducts Exercise Tikrit Center Fosters Cooperation Six Police Stations Open In Samarra Iraq Forms Police Commando Battalions Iraqi Women Break Out of Traditional Roles Sagaron Holds City Council Elections Reserve Division to Teach Iraqi Security Forces Fact Sheet Outlines Iraq Progress Kirkuk Firefighters Train Iraqis Another Generator Comes On Line in North Baghdad Troops Restore Baghdad Island Volunteers Deliver School Supplies Iraqi Schoolchildren Benefit from Efforts Soldiers Bring Community Involvement Engineers Bring Generator on Line Reserve Division to Help Train Iraqi Army Artillery Troopers Plant Seeds Iraqi Leads Effort to Rebuild Substation Iraq Reopens Military Training Academy Near Baghdad Reconstruction Underway to Restore Iraqi Railroads Reconstruction Funds Flow Into Iraq, Projects September 2004 Iraq Reopens Military Training Academy Near Baghdad Reconstruction Underway to Restore Iraqi Railroads Reconstruction Funds Flow Into Iraq, Projects Corps Begins Transfer Process of Electricity Stations Explosive Device Wounds Four Americans Air Strike Targets Zarqawi Operatives Army, Iraqi Engineers Rebuild Facilities Salvadorans Help Rebuild Pentagon Iraqis Make Great Progress in Essential Services Iraqi Veterans Agency Announces Outreach, Benefits Plan Iraqi University Students Learn Democracy Tikrit Bridge Reopens 1st Cav. Div. Commander: Insurgents Won’t Stop Progress Shekhan District School Completes Renovation Iraq Reconstruction Continues Soldiers Teach Iraqi Youth Baseball Iraqi National Guard Graduates New Round of Recruits Soldiers Help Disabled Iraqi Boy Iraq Reconstruction Continues Iraqi Electric Grid Stabilized After Attack Project Helps Iraqi Defense Ministry Get ‘Wired’ War-Torn Najaf Rebuilds Democracy Comes to Wynot, Iraq Mississippi Guard Spreads Goodwill Water Plant Opens in Owja Two More Generators Return to Service Rebuilding Infrastructure Key to Success Bradley Fighting Vehicle Destroyed in Attack Shiia Pilgrimage in Northern Baghdad Proves Progress More Than 100 Helped During Health Screening Coalition Responds to Police Training Requirements U.S. Navy Corpsman Saves Villagers from Blindness Iraqi Armed Forces to Provide Troops with Religious Imams Contractors Hear Reconstruction Plans August 2004

Army’s Top Engineer Visits Iraq Operation Reach Out Links Airmen, Locals Operation Iron Fury Efforts Continue in Iraq New Generator Will Service 99,000 Homes Soccer Match Promotes Teamwork for U.S., Iraqi Troops Iraqi Border Forces Take on Heavy Training Soldiers Deliver Supplies to Iraqi Judges Diyala Irrigation Canal Project is Good News Computer Donation Provides Hands-On Learning Soldiers Detain 10 Suspects In Drive-By Shooting Brotherhood of Firefighters Lives in Baghdad Iraqi Air Force Begins Operations Iraqi Naval Forces Continue Training Medical Battalion Cuts Ribbon on New Clinic First New Generator Comes On Line in Iraq Anaconda Soldiers Help Provide Clean Water Humanitarian Projects Continue with New Funding Saddam Removal Justified Use of Force Iraq Violence Kills U.S. Soldier, Wounds 7 Threat Requires Missile Defense System NATO Training Mission Arrives in Iraq Soldiers, Iraqis Break Ground for Council Building Iraqi National Guard Soldiers Graduate Basic Training Ground Broken for New Village School New Generator Means More Lights On for Iraq Raid Nabs 3 Targeted Anti-Iraq Force Members Joint Operation Detains 8 in Karbala Iraq Fire Station Gets Makeover Humanitarian Missions Foster Friendships Soldiers Conduct Mission, Interact with Locals Iraqi Soldiers to Begin Medical Logistics Training Experts Work to Rebuild Iraqi Health System Soldiers Restore Baghdad Park Soldiers Deliver Seeds to Iraqi Farmers Army Engineers Help Restore Iraqi Wetlands Troops Unearth, Return Artifact to Iraqis Army, Iraqis Discuss Business Opportunities Palaces Handed Over to Educators Iraqi Crimes Unit Hits Terrorist Cell Iraqi Forces Respond to Attacks Cell Member Captured Near Tikrit Iraqi Police Launch Counterattack on Insurgents 1st Infantry Div. Provides Units for Electrical Center Operations Hinder Militia in Al Kut Iraqis Graduating from Police, Military Training Kindergartens Open in Wasit Province Back to School: Najid Renovation Completed More Power Added to Iraqi National Grid New Schools Ready for Seasons in Northern Iraq Iraqis Assuming More Control in Security Matters Iraqi Army Battalion Deploys to Baghdad Iraqi Army 5th Battalion Deploys July 2004 Koreans, Afghans Build Volleyball Court Al Sadiya Sewing Facility Reopens 'Operation Oasis' Rebuilds Al Rashid Iraqi Police Engage Insurgents, Find Explosives Army Engineers Repair Sewage System Task Force Lancer Helps Iraqi Babies Iraq Stock Exchange Boosts Private Sector Iraqi Guard, Police Team Up for Search Coalition Aircraft Strike Zarqawi Stronghold Marines Prepare Police Recruits, Visit Clinic Site Iraqi Children Learn American Pastime Iraqi Guardsmen Join Combined Operation Corps of Engineers Adds Megawatts to Power Grid Task Force Aids Local Medical School, Hospital Baghdad Police Graduate 80 Officers Iraq's 6th Battalion Completes Training, Activates First Team Soldiers Keep Al Rashid Safe Joint Operation Nets Anti-Iraqi Forces U.S. Troops, Iraqi National Guard Conduct Cordon, Search Iraqi Ministry Workers Take American Course in Baghdad Iraqi Police Score Victory Against Terrorists Joint Operation Shuts Down Explosives Facility Iraqi Police Service Gets Vehicles Iraqi Army Takes Possession of Military Base City Council Receives Control of Former Ops Center Iraqi Army Makes First Patrol into Baghdad Ishaki Health Clinic Renovated, Reopens Planners Study Ideal Force Structure Soldiers Help Air TV Talk Show in Kirkuk Officer Provides Soccer Gear to Iraqi Kids Community Investments Spur Agriculture in Taji Dragoons Continue Community Assistance Iraqi National Guard Brigade Unfurls Colors Engineer Group Awards Five Key Contracts Seabees Assist Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Ft. Hood Doctor Brings 21st Century to Iraqi Health System First Iraqi Army Battalion Deploys to Baghdad June 2004 Iron Horse Brigade Aids Iraqi Boy’s Recovery 1st Armored Division Medics Treat Iraqi Police, Soldiers Army Helps Renovate Iraq Universities Mosul Area Policemen Receive 2,000 Body Armor Vests First-Ever Iraqi Officer Arrives At U.S. Army Staff College Power to Iraq, Army Engineer Corps Mission Task Force Improves Life in Iraqi Village Iraqi Women Take on Leadership Roles Sovereignty Thriving in Local Governments Pa. Reservists Provide Equipment to Dahuk Police Civil Affairs Troops Train Iraqi Firemen Iraq's Private Bankers Make International Contacts Group Helps Iraqi Widows Improve Lives Iraq Has Potential for Strong Farm Sector Baghdad Government Names Inspector General Joint U.S.-Iraqi Training Briefing Held Iraqi Veterans Job Training Initiative Announced U.S. General Dubbed Father of the Iraqi Army FBI, DEA Train Iraqi Police Officers Iraqi Air Force Acquires First Two Aircraft 1st Infantry Div. Graduates Iraqi Leadership Class New Oil Tankers Aid Fuel Delivery to Iraqis Soldiers, Iraqis Fix Faulty Sewage Facilities Polish, Phillipine Militaries Distribute Medicine Navy Lt. Kenneth Y. Son, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment surgeon, shows Iraqi Dr. Qussai Najem Abdulla medical supplies donated by the battalion. Nearly $50,000 worth of basic medical equipment was taken to the Ar Ramadi General Hospital recently. USMC photo by Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald Iraqis Take First Step toward Free Elections Diyala Province Gets New Ambulances Team Effort Fuels Success in Iraq Cellular Phone Company To Sponsor Iraqi Football Teams Iraqi Natural History Museum Receives Book Donation Haditha Dam at Full Operation Iraqis Have Full Control of Their Oil Iraqi Police Officers Graduate from Baghdad Academy U.S. Sailors Enhance Security at Iraqi Oil Terminals Seabees Complete Work on Iraqi Oil Terminals Stryker Brigade Soldiers Train Iraqi Recruits Jordan Trains New Iraqi Helicopter Pilots Rehabilitation of Power System Turbine Completed at Haditha Health Care Improvements Slated for Iraqis Video: Army Dentists Share Dental Techniques Soldiers, Iraqis Fix Faulty Sewage Facilities Salahaddin University Opens First Internet Center

May 2004 Maj. Mark Devito of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment talks to the Iraqi contractor after the ground breaking cermony for a new school and mosque in Zadan during Operation Iraqi Freedom. USMC photo Cpl. Carl A. Atherton Iraqi Police Officers Complete Management Course Farmers' Unions in Iraq Attend Agricultural Conference Iraqi Helicopter Pilots Graduate from Flight Training Powell Hails Senior Iraqi Officials at Training Course Powell Discusses Iraq-Coalition Relationship U.S. Introduces U.N. Resolution on Iraq Iraqi Postal Service Center Opens Photo Essay: School Supplies for Mosul June 30 Transition Is Historic Day for Iraq, Says Bush Office of Security Cooperation Trains New Security Forces Photo Essay: Teaching Dental Hygiene Troops Provide Care for Villagers Iraqi Firefighters Complete Training Course Ministry of Housing, Development Transitions to Full Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transitions to Full Authority CPA Awards Contracts for Babil Province Community Projects Photo Essay: Recognizing Iraqi Troops' Heroism Troops Deliver Water to Neighborhood First Iraqi Coastal Defense Forces Ships Delivered Iraqi Judges Discuss Rule of Law with Int'l Experts Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture Assumes Full Authority Iraqi Teachers Returning to Work Salah Ad Din Province Receives New Police Cars Environmental Ministry Moves Toward Sovereignty Iraqi Ministry of Transport Assumes Full Sovereignty Olympic-Sized Pool Reopens in Tikrit Iraqi Pilots Begin Crop Dusting Soccer Balls Given Out In Ramadi, Karbala, And Hilla Coalition Forces Jolt Iraq’s Power Production Iraq's Mullah Power Station Increases Capacity Iraqi Interim Government to Include Executives, Cabinet U.S. Military Brings Iraqi Children Gifts from America Photo Essay: Training Iraqi Forces Baghdad Meeting Paves Way for Upcoming Elections Soldiers Celebrate School Re-opening Marines Deliver Supplies, Employ Iraqis Iraqi Football Victory Earns Team Trip to Olympic Games Marines, Military Agencies Aid Iraqi Projects Iraq Moves Toward Regulating Its Own Electronic Media New Center Helps Resolve Complaints Italians Renovate School Near An Nasiriyah Photo Essay: Women in Iraq's Civil Defense Corps Polish Army Improves Access to Drinking Water Italians Build, Open New School in Al Musataaq Italian Soldiers Save Child's Life Coalition, Iraqi Religious Leaders Plan Mosque Repairs Bremer Releases Details On Iraq Security Programs

April 2004 Army's 1st Infantry Div. Sponsors Security Conference Baghdad School Improvement Program Nears Completion Bereaved Father Leads Troops to Insurgency Ringleader Councils Give Citizens a Voice in Government U.S.-Iraq Women's Network Prepares for Iraqi Elections $300K Targeted for East Baghdad Neighborhoods Fallujah Reconstruction Funds Await Restored Security Photo Essay: Marines Reach Out in Ar Rama Central American Troops Make Important Contributions Mosul Security Forces Stand Strong, Show Potential Baghdad Police Academy Graduates Second Class Iraqis Reject Violence; Anti-Coalition Acts Unacceptable Communications Airmen Help Iraqis Connect Bremer Outlines Iraqi Defense Structure Iraqi Children Benefit from Donations Photo Essay: Rebuilding Iraq 'Spartans' Deliver Supplies to Girls' School U.S. Medics Bid Farewell to Egyptian, Korean Partners Officers Join New Iraqi Army Commission Goal: Pay Homage to Saddam's Victims Iraq Banking Sector Shows Growth Sarah Izet and Airman 1st Class Brendon Vanzile attach connectors to communications wires. On April 3, a team of Airmen helped lay more than 700 feet of fiber-optic cables to bring high-speed access to the Baghdad International Airport. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean E. Cobb Officials Tour Iraqi Cities to Begin Work on Reconstruction Iraqis Control Ministry of Science, Technology Iraqi Reconstruction Core Group to Coordinate Assistance Soldiers Train Iraqi Armed Forces Under Fire Bremer Announces Key Iraqi Appointments Iraqi Ministries Expand Leadership Renovated Community Clinic Fulfills Goals Bremer Lauds Iraqi Ministry of Education More Than 5.5 Million Iraqi Children Back in School Airmen Reach Out to Help Iraqis New Iraqi Customs Service Eases Import Process University Students Exchange Ideas During Forum Optimists Club Organizes Baghdad Chapter

March 2004 A school boy selects a backpack donated by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen. More than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene products were donated. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham Al Anef Primary School Celebrates Reopening U.S.-Funded Projects to Propel Iraqi Economic Renaissance Iraqi Physicians Learn Emergency Infant Care Video: CPA Officials Discuss Iraqi Health Care Iraqi Marsh Arabs Discuss Future of Wetlands GAO: Saddam Took $10 Billion From U.N. Oil Program Photo Essay: School Supplies Army Engineering Battalion Helps Community Help Itself Health Care Improves for Iraq's Children Finance Soldiers Train Iraqi Counterparts Iraqi Health Care Summit Focuses on Needs, Future Plans Ceremonies Salute First Annual Soccer Tournament Giessen University Restock University Library Shelves Seabees Build Desks for Bahraini Youth Mich. Civil Affairs Tackles Reconstruction Projects Iraqi Museum Specialists Receive Training in U.S. Task Force Soldiers Dedicate Iraqi Elementary School Umm Qasr Port Helps Iraq's Trade 'Ready First' Brigade Helps Iraq’s Heavy Lifters Iraqi Police Receive Specialized Forensic Training 'Bulldog Brigade' Trains Iraq’s New Soldiers Iraqi Delegation Examines Democracy in the United States Florida Reservists Take on Community Missions Iraqis Look to Modernize Farm Sector ‘Win the Peace’ Coalition Delivers Hope for Future Iraqi Finance Personnel Study Tools of Their Profession School Honors Japanese Fly First Humanitarian Mission Mosul Police Station Reopens 32 Days After Bombing 'Ready First' Brigade Sponsors Student Forum Iraqi Children to Participate in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts

re: Come Home.

Dear Senator. I'm sure the last few weeks have been incredibly telling to you. I'm sure the coming weeks heading to the primary will be even more telling.

As one liberal democrat after another not only turns their back on you but actively contributes and campaigns for your defeat in the upcoming primary, I am mystified why that (D) is still a part of your title.

I hear Hillary is hedging her bets, as are Schumer and Reid. Your buddy Russ Feingold has showed his appreciation for your support on McCain-Feingold by stabbing you in the back on National TV. In fact, only 3 of your fellow Democratic Senators have offered post primary support for you should you decide to run as an independent. And 25 of your colleages simply refuse to say.

And now, word on the street is that even your former running mate turned mini-Moore, AlGore, has turned his back on you.

Now, let's take a look at your REAL friends. The President will surely support you if you go independent. Republicans all over the country stand shoulder to shoulder with you on the war in Iraq and the overall Global War on Terror. I'm sure many are contributing to your campaign. Sean Hannity not only has you on his shows regularly, he's offered to actively campaign for your election.

What Democrat still welcomes you unconditionally with open arms, Holy Joe? Come home to your real friends. Those who will help you get reelected. Those who give you respect. Those who will listen to your ideas and share many of your values.

Come to the Republican Party, Holy Joe. We have more in common with you anyway, don't we?

re: Words of Wisdom in times of Crisis

"When Arabs love their children more than they hate the Jews, then we'll have peace."

- Golda Mier


This is a lesson that your Arab brothers in Egypt learned 30 years ago.

In this time of crisis, the only question I have is, WHY CAN'T YOU?

re: WALT WOULD BE SO PROUD.

Not.

You know, Lind, can I call you Lind? Anyway, legend has it that when Mouseketeer alumni Annette Funicello grew up and did her famous "Beach" movies with Frankie Avalon, she promised Walt Disney she not only would wear a one piece bathing suit and stay modest, but she would never do any role that would embarrass Mr. Disney or the legacy she helped to create with her starring in Disney projects.

Too bad you didn't get the memo on that.