Congressman Wexler Called For Impeachment Proceedings At McClellan Testimony

By- Suzie-Q @ 4:35 PM MST

Dem Rep. calls for impeachment at McClellan testimony: video

Raw Story
David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster
Published: Friday June 20, 2008
MORE: McClellan testifies to House Judiciary Committee.
After questioning former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee Friday, a Democratic congressman called for impeachment proceedings [...]

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Big Changes Coming….

GEF @ 4:38 PM MST

Top banker adds to economic gloom with warning

Outgoing Bank of England deputy governor Sir John Gieve has added his voice to warnings over the economy and said the next year was “not going to be comfortable for anybody”.
Sir John, who has resigned as deputy governor in charge of financial stability, [...]

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Evening Jukebox… Wrap It Up

By- Suzie-Q @ 4:30 PM MST

Fabulous Thunderbirds- Wrap It Up

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The Peeping Tom Society Is Upon Us…Telecoms To Get Immunity!

GEF @ 3:58 PM MST
R.I.P TO THE US CONSTITUTION

HOUSE passes new Steny Hoyer/FISA bill
By: John Amato @ 10:20 AM – PDT
(h/t Heather)
The vote just went down. As expected, the House passed the disgraceful Steny Hoyer led capitulation bill passed 293-129 I believe…It now goes to the Senate to debate next [...]

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McClellan: Administration ‘Has Chosen to Conceal’ Truth

Sudhan @23:35 CET
John Nichols | The Nation, June 20, 2008

Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan told Congress Friday that the Bush-Cheney Administration continues to conceal information about abuses of power committed to punish former Ambassador Joe Wilson for challenging the President’s storyline with regard to the “need” to invade and occupy Iraq.
“This matter [...]

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U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran

Sudhan @20:00 CET
By Michael R. Gordon and Erich Schmitt | International Herald Tribune, June 20, 2008
Washington: Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Several American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an [...]

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Lawrence Wilkerson: Hundreds Of Detainees Died In U.S. Custody, At Least 25 Murdered

By- Suzie-Q @ 8:30 AM MST
Ex-State Dept. official: Hundreds of detainees died in U.S. custody, at least 25 murdered.»
Think Progress
By Think Progress on Jun 18th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
At today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights hearing on torture, Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, told Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) that over [...]

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Ray McGovern: Bomb Iran? What’s to Stop Bush?

By- Suzie-Q @ 6:30 AM MST
Bomb Iran? What’s to Stop Bush?
By Ray McGovern, Consortium News. Posted June 20, 2008
“Conyers’ complaint that there is not enough time is a dog that won’t hunt, as Lyndon Johnson would say.
How can Conyers say this one day, and on the next say that if Bush attacks Iran, [...]

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Torturegate: Truth, But No Consequences

Sudhan @10:10 CET
Chris Floyd | uruknet.info, June 19, 2008

This has been one of the most extraordinary weeks in modern American history. The many isolated streams of evidence about the Bush Administration’s torture system – and the direct responsibility of the Administration’s highest officials for this vast crime – have now converged into [...]

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