Feb 3 2007 Daily News

CBO: Iraq surge could actually total 50,000
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/02/TNScbosurge070201/
"A new congressional report says the increase of 21,500 combat troops for Iraq proposed by the Bush administration could result in up to 50,000 troops actually being deployed to the region.

The report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office bases that projection on the fact that the Bush plan is unclear about whether the 21,500 troops needed to quell violence are all combat troops or if that number already includes support forces."

Texas Requires Cancer Vaccine for Girls
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/02/02/D8N1PVG80.html
Previous News Posting:
MERCK'S GARDASIL VACCINE NOT PROVEN SAFE FOR LITTLE GIRLS
http://www.nvic.org/PressReleases/pr62706gardasil.htm

Exxon linked to climate change pay outhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/02/news/companies/exxon_science/index.htm?cnn=yes

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A think tank partly funded by Exxon Mobil sent letters to scientists offering them up to $10,000 to critique findings in a major global warming study released Friday which found that global warming was real and likely caused by burning fossil fuels."

Skip a parent-teacher meeting, get a fine
http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/02/03/skip-a-parent-teacher-meeting-get-a-fine/
"Apparently attempting to out-do California’s recent attempt to tell parents how to raise their children, the Texas State Legislature has introduced a bill that will fine parents $500 if they miss or choose not to attend a meeting with their child’s teacher."

Hand sanitizer found to pose abuse risk
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/1500AP_Hand_Sanitizer_Alcohol.html

Car bomb in central Baghdad market kills 8
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=183632007

NATO vows to kick Taliban out of truce villagehttp://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=182802007

Death toll from Philippine gas lorry blast hits 50http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=181512007

Floods engulf Indonesian capital, at least 5 killedhttp://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=181502007

S.Arabia arrests 10 in crackdown on terror funding
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=181492007

Tests show bird flu outbreak is H5N1
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=181392007

Bird flu virus is Asian strain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6328161.stm

Indonesia flags nuclear plans
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21168369-1702,00.html

The Deadly Nature of "Non-Lethal" Weapons
http://www.alternet.org/story/47092/