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-Bo Diddley has been hospitalized (MSNBC).

-Apparently, Wolfowitz wants it all----
New York Times:
After six weeks of combating efforts to oust him as president of the World Bank, Paul D. Wolfowitz began Wednesday to negotiate the terms under which he would resign, in return for the dropping or softening of the charge that he had engaged in misconduct, bank officials said.

Mr. Wolfowitz was said to be adamant that he be cleared of wrongdoing before he resigned, according to people familiar with his thinking....

--Sometimes when I watch Chris Matthews on MSNBC, I start yelling at the TV. Matthews, who appears to be in love with Rudy Giuliani, rarely smacks down Republicans. However, Matthews finally showed some chutzpah yesterday while interviewing spineless lapdog, Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1st-R). From Crooks and Liars (see C&L for the video):

Matthews: Will the people of Georgia support ten more years of American involvement, military involvement in Iraq?

Kingston: Well, people know we're still in Germany and in South Korea…

Matthews: Yea, but..no no no no no. I won't let you get away with that. That's not a fair comparison. We do not have a war in South Korea. There's no German that's fired on an American since 1945. That's not a fair comparison…That is not an acceptable argument! These comparisons to previous eras…it's lazy thinking, Congressman. It's the kind of propaganda that does not help this country understand the situation. You stepped into a dishonest comparison. Some people come on this show over and over again saying things that-JUST-aren't-true.

Whoa!!!! I didn't know Matthews had it in him! Kingston has four children. Are his children of age to be in the military? Does he care about the sacrifices of military families? Here is an interesting quote from Harper's Magazine about Kingston:

Democrats in Congress announced that beginning in January members of the House would work five days a week. “Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R., Georgia), who spends more than half his week at home. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families--that's what this says.” The Democrats were also trying to stop smoking on the Hill, and attempting to block a $3,300 congressional raise.

If Kingston is so concerned about being away from his family because he is forced to work 5 days per week, he should resign.