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Proving once again just how "democratic" our government is, Bush is threatening to lay off 150,000 civilian base workers if the defense bill doesn't come through exactly as he wants it (ie no restrictions, no timetables). This is despite the fact that "The President signed a $471 billion funding bill for defense spending a WEEK ago." Murtha and Obey also state there's money to fund the war through February.

Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book says Bush was in on the Plame fiasco.. MSNBC has more.

The genome of XDR (multidrug resistant) TB has been sequenced.