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The big news continues to be the Iraqi elections. The President, other administration officials, and Iraqi officials are calling it a big success. Much bigger than expected. The hard job will be to form a stable and viable government to write an Iraqi Constitution and elect a permanent government next December.
The job will be made harder by insurgents in Iraq and Democrats in the US. Several Democrats including John Kerry and Ted Kennedy still believe it was a mistake and the elections should not be "overhyped."
On Sunday's 'Meet the Press' Kerry said, "It is hard to say that something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can't vote and doesn't vote." So, Senator let me understand this. According to you, the war in Iraq is illegitimate. The election in Iraq is illegitimate. Do you stand for anything?
Just days before the President's State of the Union Address, Democrat leaders are out in force criticizing the speech and Bush policies.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi plan to give speeches that will demand an exit strategy from Iraq and to caution the President on any changes to Social Security.
Insiders say that the President's speech to be given on Wednesday will talk about Iraq but will focus on Social Security changes. The President has proposed legislation that will allow a small portion of Social Security taxes may be used by taxpayers to create private savings accounts. Democrats are opposed to any changes in Social Security and would prefer the system to go bankrupt in 2020.
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Jury selection will begin today in the molestation trial of Michael Jackson. In an attempt to sway the jury pool or anyone else who would listen, Jackson placed on his website a rambling statement about his innocence. Jackson said that the trial would prove him innocent and vindicate him. Jackson also said that the leaked information is false. The information to is grand jury transcripts that brought forth the indictments against Jackson. It is unlikely that it is false.
In a earlier statement Jackson dared Santa Barbara Prosecutor Tom Sneeden to prosecute the case himself. During other pre-trial hearings Jackson glared at Sneeden while the prosecutor presented evidence to the judge.
Jackson will be in court today as jury selection begins. Jury selection according to sources could take a month with the trial lasting over a year.
On Friday the judge in the case ruled adult material found on the Jackson ranch could be introduced into evidence. According to court papers at least one of the magazines has both Jackson's and the victim's fingerprints on it. The court has ruled that the material may not be referred to as "pornographic."
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