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White House Opens Efforts Against Media Leaks

Bush & Co. have launched FBI probes, polygraph investigations and warnings from the Justice Dept. to stem leaks of classified (and non-classified) information to reporters.
Imagine if Bush were to spend an equal amount of time addressing the problems surfaced via the leaks….
Of course he never would do that, but perhaps he could ask Karl Rove what kind of information he has leaked….

Posted on Mar 5, 2006 READ MORE  | 29 READS


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Army Plans Criminal Investigation into Tillman’s Death

The military originally said the former NFL player was killed by enemy fire, but it turned out he was shot by his fellow Rangers. Now a lawmaker is alleging a possible coverup by the Army.

Posted on Mar 5, 2006 READ MORE  | 381 READS


Family Savings Look Scary Across the Board

The Federal Reserve finds that the average family has only about $3,800 in the bank, no retirement account and no stocks or bonds, and can’t pay off a $2,200 credit card balance.
Pretty grim…. But don’t fear. Tax cuts for the rich will make everything all better.

Posted on Mar 5, 2006 READ MORE  | 65 READS


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Comedy Central via crooksandliars.com

Time of Salvation? Uh, Maybe Not

Stephen Colbert tells us that Bush is a lot like Jesus, and that the recent crop of political sinners could see that if they just had a little faith.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 15 READS


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MSNBC via Crooks and Liars

Olbermann Returns Jab in O’Reilly Grudge Match

After Bill O’Reilly threatened one of his callers with legal action for merely mentioning Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host brings on a former state prosecutor to confirm that the only person in legal jeopardy is O’Reilly himself.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 56 READS


No Iraq Trip for Rep. Who Opposed Bush on Ports

The prominent opposition of Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) to Bush’s Dubai Ports deal may have earned him some punishment from the White House: The Pentagon isn’t providing him a plane for his planned delegation to Iraq.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 7 READS


Bush Plan Would Raise Deficit by $1.2 Trillion

But this total does not include money for some relatively small costs—like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after this year.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 59 READS


Tony Blair Attacked Over ‘God’ Remarks

Antiwar critics are castigating the British prime minister for suggesting that his decision to go to war in Iraq would ultimately be judged by God.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 11 READS


Ex-Rep. Cunningham Gets Eight Years

The bribery conviction nets him eight years—the longest term meted out to a congressman in decades.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 12 READS


In Reversal, Wal-Mart Will Sell ‘Morning After’ Pills

But the retail giant will allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacy.

Posted on Mar 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 24 READS


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Caught on Tape

This Washington Post editorial cuts through the smokescreen of Bush’s Katrina apologists.

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Bush Considering Exit Strategy for War on Obesity

According to the strategy being mulled, President Bush would simply declare victory over obesity and announce a plan to withdraw most low-carb products from supermarket shelves by the end of 2006. (satire)

Posted on Mar 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 21 READS


Taliban in Afghanistan Stronger Than Ever

A New York Times reporter writes: “Four years after the Taliban were ousted from power by the American military, their presence is bigger and more menacing than ever, say police and government officials, village elders, farmers and aid workers across southern Afghanistan.”

Posted on Mar 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 25 READS


Warnings on Terrorist Infiltration of UAE Never Addressed

We learned last week that the Coast Guard had warned of terrorist infiltration of the UAE, the country angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. The White House assured us that those warnings had been addressed. Now Sens. Collins and Lieberman are charging in a sharply worded letter that the warnings were never addressed.
How many more lies will emerge from the murky depths of this port-deal fiasco?

Posted on Mar 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 38 READS


Gitmo Prisoner Tells of ‘Torture’

In a rare interview with the BBC, the Guantanamo detainee says that the force-feeding of hunger strikers amounts to torture: “Death in this situation is better than being alive and staying here without hope,” he says.

Posted on Mar 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 9 READS


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