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U.S. Admits Using Chemical Weapons

November 17, 2005 B. John 456 Views chemical weapons, department of defense, DOD, liar, Bush, Iraq, War, white house, administration

Reversing numerous prior denials, Pentagon officials said yesterday that white phosphorous was in fact “used as a weapon against insurgent strongholds during the battle of Fallujah last November.”

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Some Leaks Are More Important Than Others

November 10, 2005 B. John 534 Views leak, leaking, leaks, Congress, Corruption, classified information

Less than a week after a Washington Post story about the existence of the CIA’s secret prisons, Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) have called for an investigation into the leak of this information. “Such an egregious disclosure could have long-term and far-reaching damaging and dangerous consequences.”

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Poor to Pay for Tax Cuts

November 10, 2005 B. John 352 Views

House conservatives are currently debating a budget bill that cuts federal programs by $54 billion over five years, and would drastically affect services for mostly poorer Americans. “The cuts would impose new costs on Medicaid beneficiaries, cut assistance for child support enforcement, trim student loan spending, cut back agriculture supports, and curb eligibility for food stamps.”

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Fighting Abroad and Fighting At Home

November 10, 2005 B. John 565 Views Congress, stupid, white house, administration, benefits, budget, cuts, healthcare, government, va, Bush, veteran-s affairs, idiot

Administration and Congress turn their back on veterans.

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Alito Faces Questions from the Senate

November 10, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 427 Views court, ethical, justices, republicans, questions, justice, republican, supreme court, Corruption, conflict of interest, ethics, alito, corrupt

This guy fits right in with the current crop of Republicans. During his 1990 nomination as an appeals court judge, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito promised to recuse himself, to avoid potential conflicts of interest, in cases “involving Vanguard, in which he owned mutual fund shares; Smith Barney, his brokerage firm; First Federal Savings & Loan of Rochester, N.Y., which held his home mortgage; and his sister’s law firm.”

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What Democrats Stand For

October 29, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 369 Views

What do Democrats stand for? It seems a common refrain, or assumption, that Democrats do not have an overall theme or narrative, and I will certainly agree that the party as a whole does a rather bad job of articulating the message. But it lodged in my brain, and after a half hour of thought I realized that I, at least, know what I stand for. And it’s not complicated.

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Screaming Profits for Big Oil

October 27, 2005 B. John 444 Views profiteering, profits, Congress, Corruption, oil, big oil, giveaways, big companies, gas, gas prices

While you and I are cringing with every stop at a filling station, the big oil companies are raking in the big bucks.

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Wishful Thinking

October 27, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 287 Views

A great idea from a good friend of mine.

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V.P. Fights Against Outlawing Torture

October 25, 2005 B. John 420 Views torture, V.P., Crime, government, Congress, cheney, vice president, criminal

The Bush administration wasn’t happy when the Senate overwhelmingly voted to limit and define U.S. interrogation techniques against terrorism suspects. Vice President Cheney is now attempting to exempt the Central Intelligence Agency from this measure.

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Interesting Tidbit on Washington Scandals

October 21, 2005 B. John 263 Views

I think that perhaps the White House is finally starting to realize that ship is about to hit the span. The Providence Journal is reporting that White House Chief of Staff, Andy Card, has cancelled his planned attendance at a political fund raiser this weekend.

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Cheney Gets Richer Thanks to Haliburton

October 17, 2005 B. John 322 Views

In 2003, Vice President Cheney asserted, “Since I left Halliburton to become George Bush’s vice president, I’ve severed all my ties with the company, gotten rid of all my financial interest. I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven’t had, now, for over three years.” That wasn’t true in 2003, and it’s not true now.