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GEF @ 8:18 PM ET
Bush Administration Wants To Block ACLU From Wiretapping Law Litigation
By TPM
Should federal judges interpreting the new U.S. wiretapping law be able to hear and consider legal arguments from outside parties like the American Civil Liberties Union?
The Bush administration says no.
The Department of Justice filed court papers yesterday seeking to block the [...]
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GEF @ 7:48 PM ET
Olmert resignation throws Israel’s politics into turmoil
Israel’s beleaguered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, threw his country and the Middle East into political turmoil last night when he announced he was resigning after months of mounting pressure over corruption allegations.
Olmert said he would step down in September after his Kadima party has chosen [...]
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by Geezer Power…2:05 pm
From The Economist print edition
Terror not China
Mar 27th 2008
The next president will still focus on the same problems as Mr Bush. But some of the answers may change
IT IS hard to think of a more miserable way of spending your life than running for American president. Dialling for dollars. Hanging out in [...]
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Sudhan @22:55 CET
By Juan Cole, JuanCole.com. Alternet, July 29, 2008.
The bloodbath in Baghdad has resulted in fewer ethnically mixed neighborhoods, leading to the recent drop in violence.
Editor’s note: John McCain’s latest stumble in discussing Iraq — in which he muddled the timeline of the so-called “surge” — was treated by most of the press as [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
By- Suzie-Q @ 12:05 PM MST
Obama vows to reverse executive orders that ‘trample on liberty’
Raw Story- Associated Press
Published: Tuesday July 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama told House Democrats on Tuesday that as president he would order his attorney general to scour White House executive orders and expunge any that “trample on liberty,” several lawmakers said.
Presidents, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
By- Suzie-Q @ 8:30 AM MST
Judiciary Committee approves resolution holding Rove in contempt of Congress
RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday July 30, 2008
The House Judiciary Committee has voted 20-14 to approve a contempt of Congress resolution against former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for his failure to appear after a Congressional subpoena.
Voting along party lines [...]
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anthony @ 12:45 BST
Police: Taser use is “not one of the unanswered questions” surrounding the case
Steve Watson | Infowars.net | Tuesday, July 29, 2008
You couldn’t make it up if you tried. Police in Ozark, Missouri repeatedly tased a critically injured sixteen year old boy after he “refused to comply with the officers”. [...]
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anthony @ 12:35 BST
Scott Ritter | TruthDig | July 29, 2008
The war between the United States and Iran is on. American taxpayer dollars are being used, with the permission of Congress, to fund activities that result in Iranians being killed and wounded, and Iranian property destroyed. This wanton violation of a nation’s sovereignty would not [...]
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