Lies, damn lies and dwindling sources
June 12, 2006
Jason Leopold is back on Truthout trying to peddle his "Rove is indicted" story from a month ago.
The impossible dream of reform
June 12, 2006
Washington, we have a problem. In order to reform Congress, Congress has to first agree to reform itself. That’s like asking a nymphomaniac to give up sex.
Bush’s other brain
June 12, 2006
Want to know what’s really going on inside the mind of the President? Forget Karl Rove. He’s so yesterday.
Tom DeLay’s legacy
June 12, 2006
A lot has been said about Tom DeLay’s sneering, over-the-top exit from the U.S. Congress.
Lost in the ozone again
June 12, 2006
Our nominee for this week’s "through the looking glass" living in fantasy award is Pennsylvania Congressman Curt Weldom who still believes Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
The impossible dream of reform
June 12, 2006
Washington, we have a problem. In order to reform Congress, Congress has to first agree to reform itself. That’s like asking a nymphomaniac to give up sex.
Gitmo suicides: A good PR move?
June 12, 2006
The suicides of three Arab detainees at Guantanamo ignited new calls on Sunday for the United States to shut down the prison camp but a U.S. diplomat called their hangings a “good PR move” to gain attention.
Specter ready to take on Bush over spy program
June 12, 2006
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman says he’s prepared to force telephone company executives to testify about the White House’s eavesdropping program if the Bush administration doesn’t fully cooperate in drafting new rules on what’s allowable.
Bush hopes to capitalize on Zargawi’s death
June 12, 2006
President George W. Bush convenes a war council this week hoping to build momentum after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death, but the big question overhanging the talks is when U.S. troops will return from Iraq.
Court may decide if domestic spying legal
June 12, 2006
The National Security Agency’s domestic spying program faces its first legal challenge in a case that could decide if the White House can order eavesdropping without a court order.