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Report : Gonzales Aides Broke Laws in Hiring
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in July, 2004. Photo by Doug Mills / The New York Times.Politics guided decisions in systematic wayBy Eric Lichtblau / July 29, 2008 Senior aides to former Attorney General Alberto … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Bush Administration, Congress, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Justice Department
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BushCo : Remember Them When You Lose Your Home
Full Court Press: Charles Kaiser on the Bush administration’s role in the subprime mortgage crisisBy Charles Kaiser / July 25, 2008 One of the most ignored aspects of the subprime mortgage catastrophe is the extremely active role the Bush administration … Continue reading
McCaskill Takes On Military Industrial Complex
A Governmental Accountability Office report has found that Defense Contract Audit Agency officials and major defense contractors successfully pressured Pentagon auditors to hide damaging facts about the performance and costs of weapons systems. Photo by Joseph Kaczmarek / AP.Freshman senator … Continue reading
Dennis Kucinich : Thanks to You, Impeachment Will Be Heard on Friday
Holding the administration accountableBy Dennis Kucinich / July 22, 2008 I want to thank you for the support which you have given to my efforts to hold this administration accountable for taking us into a war based on lies and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Bush Impeachment, Congress, Impeachment, Kucinich, War Crimes
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A Bit of Justice Concerning BushCo Secrecy
White House Loses Appeal to Keep Visitor Logs Secretby Jason Leopold / July 15, 2008 The White House lost an appeal to keep secret visitor logs containing the identities of evangelical Christian leaders who visited the White House and Vice … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Cheney, Homeland Security, Transparency, U.S. Government
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Phil Gramm : Don’t Worry, Be Happy
But it’s actually Wall Street where they’re whining. Or, shall we say, panicking?By William Greider / July 14, 2008 Phil Gramm, the senator-banker who until recently advised John McCain’s campaign, did get it right about a “nation of whiners,” but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Finance, Economy, Wall Street
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Karl Rove : FOX in the Hen House?
Here is a succinct statement of what’s wrong with The System, as we used to call it. Karl Rove is an election analyst for Fox News. “Fox News host Chris Wallace also came to Rove’s defense, asking rhetorically, ‘Why it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Corporate Media, Fox News, Journalism, Karl Rove, Media, Media Bias, Right Wing Media, White House
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Could Alabama Gov. Siegelman Bring Down the House of Cards?
Former Alabama govenor Don Siegelman accompanied by his wife Lorie reports to the Federal building in downtown Tuscaloosa in 2004.Gov. Siegelman at Netroots Nation: Bush’s Undoing?By Sam Seder / July 14, 2008 As more and more corruption and law breaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Tactics, Corruption, Dirty Tricks, Karl Rove, Netroots Nation
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Pat Tillman : Administration Forgot to Remember
Cpl. Pat Tillman.House Oversight investigation of Tillman and Jessica LynchBy Kate Klonick / July 14, 2008 The House Oversight Committee released its proposed report (pdf) on the investigation this afternoon, on the death of Corporal Patrick Tillman and the capture … Continue reading
BOOKS : The Dark Side by Jane Meyer
They described not just standing, but being kept up on their tiptoes with their arms extended out and up over their heads, attached by shackles on their wrists and ankles, for what they described as eight hours at a stretch. … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Books, Bush Administration, CIA, Criminal Justice, FISA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, National Security Agency, Patriot Act, Red Cross, Torture
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Stephen Payne : Hotshot Lobbyist Can Get You Into White House
Lobbyist Stephen Payne shown shooting with VP Dick Cheney. (Careful, dude.) Offered access to Dick Cheney and others in return for donation to Bush library By Daniel Foggo / July 13, 2008 A lobbyist with close ties to the White … Continue reading
Waxman Wants to De-Rove the White House
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)takes on politicization of White House.Taking aim at the next Karl RoveBy Alexander Bolton / July 7, 2008 Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has primary jurisdiction over the executive branch, is considering legislation to eliminate Karl … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Congress, Karl Rove, Political Corruption, Politics
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