The President hinted today that the prevailing political situation would lead to dissolving parliament without passing the 20th Amendment.

The President has indicated this during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat with the ministers and deputy ministers who represent SLFP in the government.

A senior minister who participated in the meeting with the president said the UNP as well as other political parties hold different opinions on the 20th Amendment.

He said therefore, it was hinted during the meeting that the people should be educated on the prevailing political dilemma before parliament is dissolved.

Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith P Perera stated said during a media conference held at the Information Department today that the soothing news of dissolving parliament would reach the eager citizens soon.in 2009? Will Caroline Kennedy be next? Find out on January 14, 2009, in our next Blog Talk Radio show, “The View From Under The Bus!”

WASHINGTON — Senior officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation repeatedly approved the use of “blanket” records demands to justify the improper collection of thousands of phone records, according to officials briefed on the practice.

The bureau appears to have used the blanket records demands at least 11 times in 2006 alone as a quick way to clean up mistakes made over several years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a letter provided to Congress by a lawyer for an F.B.I. agent who witnessed the missteps.

I am currently reading “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA.” If this book is any