Sen Dodd Confronts Bill O’Reilly About Smearing YearlyKos Convention

by- Suzie-Q @ 9:37 PM MST
In a shouting match that aired this evening on The O’Reilly Factor, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd slammed Bill O’Reilly for his sustained smear campaign against the participants and presidential candidates who plan to attend the 2007 YearlyKos conference, which began today in Chicago.
At one point, O’Reilly accused Dodd [...]

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Pakistan Disappeared

by Geezer Power …7:23 PM PDT

Have Pakistan’s security forces secretly detained hundreds of suspected terrorists? Reports are growing that the government is using the war on terror as an excuse for a general clampdown.
“We want our husbands and sons back”, laments one woman. Human Rights groups claim hundreds of people have been arrested and their [...]

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This Is Why …

by- Mentarch …20:54 EDT
(Updated below)
A little more than two years ago, on July 22nd 2005, Jean Charles de Menezes – an electrician of Brazilian origin – was shot in the head (and eight times overall) at point blank by London police. You see – the day just before, on July 21st 2005, a terrorist London [...]

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Durbin Calls Out White House On Executive Privilege Sham

by- Suzie-Q @ 4:38 PM MST
When former White House aide Sara Taylor testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) asked whether President Bush had a role in the firings. Despite being under executive privilege, Taylor stated she did not attend meetings with Bush nor did she [...]

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The $52 Billion China Question

by- Suzie-Q @ 1:32 PM MST
U.S. exports to China last year totaled $52 billion, which pales in comparison to the $285 billion in Chinese imports coming into the U.S. The result is not only a record trade deficit, but also a blow to our GDP, lost jobs, unsafe products, and an erosion of [...]

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Leahy: Is Bush Directly Responsible For Firing US Attorneys?

by- Suzie-Q @ 12:28 PM MST
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee started a hearing on the firing of eight federal prosecutors by asking if President George W. Bush was directly responsible for the termination of the prosecutors.
“We are quickly reaching the point where, given the claim of executive privilege, the logical question [...]

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Impeachment! “Ladies and Seedy Gonzales First!”

by GEF @ 12:22 pm EDT

Pelosi on Gonzales Impeachment: “Of Course It’s Merited”
By Paul Kiel – August 1, 2007, 2:30 PM
You might say that Nancy Pelosi’s toe is in the water:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) welcomed a resolution by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) to begin an impeachment [...]

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U.S. Cannot Account For 190,000 Guns In Iraq

by- Suzie-Q @ 8:50 AM MST

The fantasy of “Mission accomplished” continues.
The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the Government Accountability Office.
According to the July 31 report, the military “cannot fully account for about 110,000 AK-47 assault [...]

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Beck Lauds Bush’s ‘Incredible Passion And Resolve’ After Personal Meeting At White House

by- Suzie-Q @ 7:00 AM MST

Today, CNN Headline News’s right-wing host Glenn Beck had a personal “off-the-record” meeting with President Bush at the White House. Beck’s insights from this meeting include that Bush “is a man who personally feels the pain of every wounded hero” and has “incredible passion and resolve.” From Beck’s [...]

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Rove Refuses To Testify On Role In Prosecutor Firings

by- Suzie-Q @ 6:30 AM MST

White House senior adviser Karl Rove has rebuked a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena and will not appear Thursday to testify about his role in the firing of nine US Attorneys, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said late Wednesday.
The Senate Judiciary chairman chided the White House for allowing Rove to [...]

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Regent Cheney’s Freudian Slip Confirms O.U.R.U.S.

by- Mentarch … 8:38 EDT
(Updated below)
I’ve previously written about Regent Cheney and his Office of the Unitary Regency of the U.S.A. (O.U.R.U.S. – here, here and here).
Two nights ago, during his interview on CNN, Regent Cheney let the truth of the matter slip out from his own mouth.

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