8.05.2004

News items that are interesting...

July 30, 2004

A pet groomer trims the dyed fur of a poodle at a pet grooming parlor in Chongqing, southwestern China, July 30, 2004. Pet grooming, including haircut and coloring, starts at 300 yuan (about $36) for small dogs. REUTERS/Issei Kato

August 2, 2004

A squirrel allows his legs to dangle freely as it lounges on a section of fence in Alexandria, Va. Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

August 4, 2004

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) holds an ear of raw sweet corn that he ate on a visit to the Bettendorf farmers' market during a campaign stop in Iowa, August 4, 2004. Bush is on a three-day campaign swing through middle America in the hotly contested states of Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Michigan. REUTERS/Jason Reed US ELECTION
ISN'T HE BEING A BIT CORNY?

August 5, 2004

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) has told a roomful of top Pentagon (news - web sites) brass his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States. Bush is pictured in a July 31 file photo. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia
SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY VOTED FOR THIS GUY?!?

August 5, 2004

A wooden stamp is presented to photographers by the Swiss postal services on Thursday Aug. 5, 2004 in Zurich. Designed by Thomas Rathgeb, a graphic artist who works for Swiss Post, the stamps are made from 120-year-old pines felled in northern Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Eddy Risch)