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Poor Mojo's News Show Podcast No. 74 (64 kbps .mp3 5.57 2.9 Mb) A daily roundup of things that seemed important. If our life was a movie, it'd be "Krull." THIS IS POOR MOJO'S NEWS SHOW FOR FRIDAY, MARCH TWENTY-THIRD, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN A DAILY ROUNDUP OF THINGS THAT SEEMED IMPORTANT. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/pl_nm/edwards_dc DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN EDWARDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE RACE DESPITE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY THAT HIS WIFE, ELIZABETH, IS ONCE AGAIN BATTLING CANCER. FROM THE ARTICLE: "The campaign goes on. The campaign goes on strongly," SAID Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina and the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee, at a news conference in his hometown. "The bottom line is her cancer is back. We are very optimistic about this because, having been through some struggles together in the past, we know, the key is to keep your head up," he said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/internet_blocking A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS STRUCK DOWN A 1998 LAW REQUIRING WEB SITE OWNERS PRESENTING MATERIAL WHICH MAY HARM MINORS TO BLOCK ACCESS BY REQUIRING A CREDIT CARD NUMBER. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THE PHLADELPHIA DISTRICT COURT JUDGE said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech. "Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if First Amendment protections, which they will -- with age inherit fully,-- are chipped away in the name of their protection," wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr., who presided over a four-week trial last fall. OUR EDITOR, MOJO, SAYS "CHALK ONE UP FOR SANITY AND FREE SPEECH." THIS IS POOR MOJO'S NEWS SHOW! http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Iglesias_Why_I_was_fired_0321.html ONE OF THE EIGHT U.S. ATTORNEYS FORCED TO RESIGN BY THE WHITE HOUSE UNDER QUESTIONABLE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAY INVOLVE POLITICS -- David Iglesias' -- PUBLISHED AN OPINION PIECE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES WEDNESDAY. HIS POSITION, SUCCINTLY PUT, IS THAT HE'D LIKE EMBATTLED ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES TO STOP LYING AND RESTORE THE FORMER NEW YORK FEDERAL PROSECUTOR'S GOOD NAME. FROM A RAW STORY ARTICLE: Iglesias ends his op-ed expressing gratitude for President Bush's appreciation of his service, which he stated during a White House address TUESDAY, but added that "only a written retraction by the Justice Department setting the record straight regarding my performance would settle the issue for me." AND I DO AGREE THAT really should be the minimum that scumbag Gonzo should do, is reverse his libel of good attorneys. ACCORDING TO A RAW STORY ARTICLE, IGLESIAS WROTE IN HIS NEW YORK TIMES PIECE ABOUT THE phone calls he received from top New Mexico REPUBLICAN lawmakers, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM), during which he was inappropriately pressed for information regarding "a politically charged corruption case." "A few weeks after those phone calls, my name was added to a list of United States attorneys who would be asked to resign," wrote Iglesias, "even though I had excellent office evaluations, the biggest political corruption prosecutions in New Mexico history, a record number of overall prosecutions and a 95 percent conviction rate."... http://rawstory.com/news/2007/House_Committee_Well_avoid_Attorneys_showdown_0322.html RAW STORY ALSO REPORED, IN AN EXCLUSIVE THAT Rep. Linda Sánchez -- THE the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, -- which is leading the House Judiciary Committee's investigation -- OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY FIRINGS -- IS SEEKING TO AVOID A SHOWDOWN WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS OFFERED THAT STAFF MEMBERS -- INCLUDING POLITICAL ADVISOR KARL ROVE AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL ATTORNEY HARRIET MIERS -- MEET CONGRESSMEN OFF THE RECORD, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO AVOID WHAT HE CALLS A "SHOW TRAIL." AS OF PRESS TIME, BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE APPROVED FORCING THEM TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE B read less