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miamiherald.com - 3 days ago
Detainee policy appointee quits Pentagon post
— miamiherald.com — The Pentagon's top detainee affairs policy appointee has quit the Defense Department just seven months into the... job, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. Phillip Carter, a former Army captain and Iraq War veteran, had been an outspoken critic of ... (more) Detainee policy appointee quits Pentagon post

Comments vote down The Huffington Post | Full News Feed found this 3 days agofound this
Alberto Gonzales Won't Be Charged Over Eavesdropping Testimony -- Daily Intel
nymag.com - 3 days ago
Alberto Gonzales Won't Be Charged Over Eavesdropping Testimony -- Daily Intel
— nymag.com — Alberto Gonzales, pilloried for allegedly misleading Congress about the Bush administration’s warrantless eavesdropping program, has been exonerated... — sort of. According to public records and interviews with federal law-enforcement officials, the ... (more) Alberto Gonzales Won't Be Charged Over Eavesdropping ...

Comments vote down Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 3 days agofound this
trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com - 4 days ago
Tom Schieffer quits governor's race, Bill White in the wings
— trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com — Tom Schieffer of Fort Worth is quitting his bid for governor of Texas and will endorse Houston... Mayor Bill White, who's expected to get in the race on the Democratic side very soon. Some Texas Democrats have never warmed to Schieffer because of his ... (more) Tom Schieffer quits governor's race, Bill White in the wings

Comments vote down News found this 4 days agofound this
Dear Mr. Holder
lawyermommusings.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
Dear Mr. Holder
— lawyermommusings.blogspot.com — Holder speciously recast the arguments against a civilian trial for KSM in his testimony to Congress. This... lawyer mom discusses the arguments against holding a civilian trial, none of which Holder could answer, and Holder's suggestion that Bush is to blame for the terrorists' trial delays. (more) Dear Mr. Holder

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Why is Bush selling F-16s to Pakistan?
slate.com - 8 days ago
Why is Bush selling F-16s to Pakistan?
— slate.com — With his decision last week to sell F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan , President Bush returns to... a dangerous game of self-deception that hasn't been seen at this level of risk since Richard Nixon was in the White House. The deal involves a mere couple ... (more) Why is Bush selling F-16s to Pakistan?

Comments vote down Commondreams.org Views found this 8 days agofound this
Bowing to Mao
politico.com - 10 days ago
Bowing to Mao
— politico.com — A reader sends over this video clip of President Richard M. Nixon's historic visit to China, which... includes, at 1:24, a rather deep bow to Mao Zedong. David Sanger also recalls the flap over a George H. W. Bush bow in what really does seem, by ... (more) Bowing to Mao

Comments vote down alicublog found this 10 days agofound this
washingtonpost.com - 10 days ago
CIA Led Way With Cash Handouts (washingtonpost.com)
— washingtonpost.com — "Bush at War" is based on notes taken during more than 50 National Security Council and other... meetings. Many direct quotations of President Bush and the war cabinet members come from these notes. Other personal notes, memos, calendars, written ... (more) CIA Led Way With Cash Handouts (washingtonpost.com)

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americablog.com - 10 days ago
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: The political assassination of WH counsel ...
— americablog.com — Steve Clemons weighs in about the White House whisper campaign that eventually did in White House counsel... Greg Craig. Steve notes, as I have before, that it's odd that a White House which prided itself on running a political campaign with no leaks and ... (more) AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: The ...

Comments vote down The Atlantic Politics Channel found this 10 days agofound this
blog.sojo.net - 11 days ago
An Evangelical Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party?
— blog.sojo.net — A recent Daily Kos post asks this question : Does the Evangelical movement belong in the Democratic... Party? Of course, many Evangelicals — probably most — can answer that question without a moment’s thought: absolutely not. The ... (more) An Evangelical Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party?

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 11 days agofound this
washingtonindependent.com - 11 days ago
Keene, Norquist and Barr Back Obama on Gitmo « The Washington Independent
— washingtonindependent.com — David Keene of the American Conservative Union, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, and former congressman/Libertarian... presidential candidate Bob Barr are backing a proposal to send Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison in Illinois, as well as ... (more) Keene, Norquist and Barr Back Obama on Gitmo «  ...

Comments vote down Iowa Independent found this 11 days agofound this
bostonreview.net - 12 days ago
God, the Army, & PTSD: For Veteran's Day, Tara McKelvey on how the Bush-era VA pushed religion ...
— bostonreview.net — The massacre at Fort Hood highlights mental health issues in the military. McKelvey investigates the mistreatment of... returning Iraq veterans and finds the key role religious ideology has played in the betrayal of an overwhelmingly Christian Army. (more) God, the Army, & PTSD: For Veteran's Day, Tara McKelvey ...

Comments vote down The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 12 days agofound this
George W. Bush Chooses UVa. For Oral History Project
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 15 days ago
George W. Bush Chooses UVa. For Oral History Project
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Former President George W. Bush has chosen he Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of... Virginia to conduct a "comprehensive oral history of his presidency." The Miller Center and Bush's foundation announced the George W. Bush Oral ... (more) George W. Bush Chooses UVa. For Oral History Project

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 15 days agofound this
nytimes.com - 15 days ago
Bush Pushes Volunteerism, but a Senate Seat Shares the Agenda
— nytimes.com — President Bush tiptoed into a Republican Senate primary here today, after conservatives warned that overt White House... meddling could backfire. White House officials have made clear in private that their preferred candidate is the former Gov. Lamar ... (more) Bush Pushes Volunteerism, but a Senate Seat Shares the ...

Comments vote down Commondreams.org Views found this 15 days agofound this
encyclopedia.com - 15 days ago
Bipartisan Logic
— encyclopedia.com — IN THE DEBATE over Iraq policy, too many Democrats, including members of Congress, have hidden behind easy... statements of support for U.S. troops and loathing for Saddam Hussein without clarifying how they would have put their loathing into action. Too ... (more) Bipartisan Logic

Comments vote down Commondreams.org Views found this 15 days agofound this
Bush Emerging for Speech to Kick Off Public Policy Institute
nytimes.com - 15 days ago
Bush Emerging for Speech to Kick Off Public Policy Institute
— nytimes.com — DALLAS — Nearly 10 months after leaving office, former President George W. Bush plans to emerge from... self-imposed political hibernation on Thursday as he starts a new public policy institute to promote some of the domestic and international priorities ... (more) Bush Emerging for Speech to Kick Off Public Policy Institute

Comments vote down The Note found this 15 days agofound this
thedailybeast.com - 17 days ago
The Dems' Smart Abortion Move
— thedailybeast.com — But had big-tentism been merely a strategy by Democratic leaders, it would have failed. Just as important... was the emergence, in the Bush years, of a new liberal grassroots the netroots which is generally hostile to single issue litmus tests, ... (more) The Dems' Smart Abortion Move

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 17 days agofound this
Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush
telegraph.co.uk - 19 days ago
Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush
— telegraph.co.uk — Barack Obama standing in front of the American flag: Nobel Prize: Ten famous peace prize winners... (more) Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful ...

Comments vote down Gates of Vienna found this 19 days agofound this
Minority Leader Reid Criticizes Bush
niacouncil.org - 20 days ago
Minority Leader Reid Criticizes Bush
— niacouncil.org — Image Washington DC - "The US must find a third, less bleak option beyond either bombing or... appeasing Iran," according to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Several panels of experts that included Iranians joined Sen. Reid to discuss the binary ... (more) Minority Leader Reid Criticizes Bush

Comments vote down American Thinker found this 20 days agofound this
salon.com - 20 days ago
Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — Glenn Greenwald's Unclaimed Territory I was previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator in New York.... I am the author of two New York Times Bestselling books: "How Would a Patriot Act?" (May, 2006), a critique of the Bush ... (more) Glenn Greenwald

Comments vote down Corrente found this 20 days agofound this
archives.chicagotribune.com - 23 days ago
Chicago Tribune
— archives.chicagotribune.com — North Shore Republican Rep. Mark Kirk has been fighting off attempts by Democratic rival Dan Seals to... paint him as a key supporter of President George W. Bush, and on Tuesday the four-term congressman worked to distance himself from his party’s vice ... (more) Chicago Tribune

Comments vote down ArchPundit found this 23 days agofound this
billowensforcongress.com - 23 days ago
Bill Owens for Congress
— billowensforcongress.com — Bill Owens on Health Care Reform Bill Owens is committed to health care reform. He understands that... we need reform for the millions of Americans who don't have affordable health care, as well as for those who have inadequate care or live in fear that ... (more) Bill Owens for Congress

Comments vote down TPM Election Central found this 23 days agofound this
The Continuing Adventures of Korean Jesus
rising-hegemon.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
The Continuing Adventures of Korean Jesus
— rising-hegemon.blogspot.com — And who is in his fan club: This month, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon went to Washington... to introduce As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen, his autobiography that, according to the Moon-owned Washington Times, "recounts the joys and challenges, the ... (more) The Continuing Adventures of Korean Jesus

Comments vote down The Sideshow found this 24 days agofound this
Bush’s interrogators used slaps to ‘instill fear and despair’
rawstory.com - 24 days ago
Bush’s interrogators used slaps to ‘instill fear and despair’
— rawstory.com — Bush’s interrogators used slaps to ‘instill fear and despair’... (more) Bush’s interrogators used slaps to ‘instill fear and ...

Comments vote down Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 24 days agofound this
straitstimes.com - 25 days ago
Bush jokes about new life
— straitstimes.com — Straits Times Headlines Jobs created reverse decline Oval Office meeting Inside Small steps to easier travel View... Points Prata man whips up winning poem Emissions cut if others do their part as well S'pore will do its fair ... (more) Bush jokes about new life

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 25 days agofound this
google.com - 25 days ago
AFP: Bush says Afghan war must be won to stop 'tyranny'
— google.com — 3 days ago NEW DELHI Former US president George W. Bush said Saturday that the war against... the Taliban in Afghanistan must be won to stop a return to "brutal tyranny" in the nation. In a wide-ranging speech to a leadership conference in the Indian ... (more) AFP: Bush says Afghan war must be won to stop ...

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 25 days agofound this
timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 27 days ago
Bush favours UNSC seat for India
— timesofindia.indiatimes.com — NEW DELHI: Pitching for a greater role for India globally, former US President George W Bush today... favoured its entry into the expanded UN Security Council, which he acknowledged had got caught into political complications over questions like size ... (more) Bush favours UNSC seat for India

Comments vote down Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 27 days agofound this
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
Hullabaloo: Wingnut Revisionists
— digbysblog.blogspot.com — In a few hours I’ll undertake one of the saddest journeys of my Presidency. I’ll be going... to Andrews Air Force Base to meet one of our Air Force planes bringing home 16 Americans who died this week in the terrorist attack on the United States Embassy ... (more) Hullabaloo: Wingnut Revisionists

Comments vote down Crooks and Liars found this 27 days agofound this
pruningshears.us - 28 days ago
It Isn't Reform Unless It Gives Goldman an Aneurysm
— pruningshears.us — No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this post Issues of financial reform and... regulation can be intimidating to laymen (this layman anyway) because of its insanely complex nature. It is easy to imagine the system as a big Jenga ... (more) It Isn't Reform Unless It Gives Goldman an Aneurysm

Comments vote down Crooks and Liars found this 28 days agofound this