US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000.
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re: Obama’s passport file breach:

“I told him that I was sorry, and I told him that I myself would be very disturbed if I had learned that somebody had looked into my passport file and therefore, I will stay on top of it and get to the bottom of it,” Rice said. [...]

Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book.

A devastating one, looks like. Our thoughts are with you. More on this later.

Canyon Country Fire, originally uploaded by Bridgeport Mike.

These fires are astounding. About an hour ago, the somewhat clear sky started to fill with wind-blown smoke, and it looked closer to sunset than noon. I surfed with a friend this morning and together we watched the [...]