Open Thread -- "Oh When The Shark Bites..."

Sat, Apr 26, 2008 (8:17 a.m.) The public should pressure President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress to change energy policies that have led to record gasoline prices and intense economic pressures on working people, veteran Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Saturday. "It's long past time to change our national priorities," the New Jersey senator said in the Democrats' weekly radio address. "We know there's little hope that President Bush will suddenly wake up and see the light. But unfortunately, his Republican allies in Congress continue to stand by his side, with the oil and energy companies for the status quo and against the American people." Lautenberg said Democrats are attempting to change the nation's approach to energy but face stiff resistance from Bush and his allies..........

Morgan escaped to safety and returned to her unit, so angry that she had been left behind that she kicked her squad leader in the crotch. Morgan, who is 27, has returned to civilian life . She is one of five women featured in “Lioness,” a new feature documentary that tells how the unofficial program began in late 2003 around Ramadi, the most hostile part of Iraq at the time.