NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. posted a quarterly profit of $9.9 billion Thursday, the largest in U.S. corporate history, as it raked in a bonanza from soaring oil and gas prices.
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Exxon said it did not see the point of a windfall profits tax.

...Why am I not surprised?

Ms. Miers withdraws her nomination to the supreme court. Personally I think it was part of the plan. Now we'll get a nominee who is qualified - but so far to the right it'll make Ronald Reagan look like a socialist. And he/she will be quickly approved - because after that, the next one on the list is Condi Rice... unless of course Laura wants the job.

The president made a flurry of diplomatic appointments today. For example, Patricia N. Moller of Arkansas to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi.

Ooh, how exciting... but what the beegeez is a 'plenipotentiary'?
But then I see:

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, for a term of two years:

James L. Barksdale of Mississippi
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Wait a minute - I know that dude. He used to be my boss. Foreign intelligence advisory board? Wow.