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Messiah
by Gore Vidal
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The entire editorial staff of The New York Press, an alternative weekly, quits in the wake of the paper’s decision not to run the controversial Muhammad cartoons. | story
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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Scientists for the first time have something specific to say about the most voluminous and mysterious substance in the universe. | story
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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The search company discovered that the carmaker was playing a shell game with its Web pages to boost traffic. | story
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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The departure “comes at a time when the agency is bleeding top talent, robbing the CIA of institutional memory and damaging morale among case officers and analysts.” | story
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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From thinkprogress.com
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That’s the Republican chair of the Judiciary Committee reacting to the attorney general’s attempts to explain how spying without warrants is, in fact, legal. Check out the AG’s explanation of why Bush earlier said that spying without warrants is, in fact, illegal: “The President is not a lawyer.”
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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The Tehran city council-owned newspaper says it is testing the West’s arguments about freedom of expression. | story
Meanwhile, Four Afghans are killed in cartoon-related protests near the U.S. base in Bagram--the first time violence has been directed against America in the controversy. | story
Posted on Feb 7, 2006
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Investigators eavesdropping on Americans in overseas calls have dismissed nearly all of them as suspects, according to the Washington Post. This is huge, because “a search cannot be judged ‘reasonable’ if it is based on evidence that experience shows to be unreliable.”
Meanwhile, feisty Russ Feingold, a Democratic senator, takes the attorney general to the cleaners for lying to him a year ago about Bush’s surveillance activities. Gonzales shoots back, “I was telling the truth then. I’m telling the truth now.” | story
Posted on Feb 6, 2006
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From crooksandliars.com
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As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares for Monday’s hearings, we should keep in mind the president’s 2004 statement about warrantless wiretaps: “Anytime you hear the United States government talking about a wiretap, it requires--a wiretap requires a court order.” (Hat tip: crooksandliars.com) | video
Posted on Feb 6, 2006
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From iFilm.com
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That is the provocative claim illustrated by this video, which compares the president’s current rhetorical skills with his speaking prowess in 1994.
This video has been around since 2004, but it’s new to us.
video | the story behind the video
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Newly released documents from the Ford administration show that it, too, tried to eavesdrop without warrants. | story
And in an “apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” moment, then-CIA Director George H.W. Bush “complained that some major communications companies were unwilling to install government wiretaps without a judge’s approval,” according to the article.
Posted on Feb 5, 2006
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Wanna know what it takes to replace one of the all-time most corrupt members of Congress? Hint: It helps to wear a red sweater during your job interview.
And, oh yeah, reform? Well, this guy ranks in the top 10 of all members of Congress in accepting lobbyist junkets.
Posted on Feb 5, 2006
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“What for me is love, unfortunately, is punishable by death,” says a remarkably brave Iraqi medical student, speaking on the record and using his real name.
Posted on Feb 5, 2006
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The president may be urging algebra and chemistry on high-schoolers, but his administration can’t run away from the chilling effect it has had on scientific inquiry. For example, a young presidential appointee at NASA ordered Web designers to append the word “theory” after every mention of the Big Bang (scroll half-way down the article).
Wanna know what it takes to become a NASA spokesman? Well, it doesn’t hurt to write columns linking Saddam to Al Qaeda, or insisting that Rumsfeld had nothing to do with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandals.
Posted on Feb 5, 2006
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From moveon.org via crooksandliars.com
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Watch the current president morph into the former president in this new video advertisement from the liberal advocacy group. | video
Posted on Feb 4, 2006
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From "The Colbert Report" via crooksandliars.com
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The “Colbert Report” warmly appreciates the wonderful people who voted against their interests and gave people like its host a tax break. | video
Posted on Feb 4, 2006
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Check out this hilarious mash-up of “Back to the Future” and “Brokeback Mountain.” | video
Posted on Feb 4, 2006
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The Gray Lady publishes a slew of important and underreported stories its Saturday edition:
Two federal courts strike down the Partial Birth Abortion Act because it doesn’t have an exception for the life of the mother.
Yahoo and AOL are going to introduce digital postage stamps that companies can buy to ensure delivery of their e-mail.
Most Internet users have no idea how easy it is for courts to get ahold of their personal information.
The personal savings rate of Americans falls below zero for the first time since the Great Depression.
Now James Frey’s editor says that he, too, was fooled by the fabricating fabulist.
Posted on Feb 4, 2006
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From Jyllands-Posten
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As violence spreads across the world, Editor & Publisher has the best take yet on why most U.S. news outlets won’t re-publish the satirical images. | story
ABC is one of the very few to do so. | video (there’s a commercial)
Update: Check out the way Truthdig’s Mr. Fish depicted Jesus in a cartoon.
Is it offensive, an exercise in free speech, or both?
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The secretary of defense likens the Venezuelan president to the German dictator, saying: “He’s a person who was elected legally—just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally.” | story
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Remember when that genius Paul Wolfowitz told Congress that Iraqi oil would more than cover the cost of the occupation? Oops, we need $120 billion more just to get through this year. And Bush made this guy the head of the World Bank? | story
Posted on Feb 3, 2006
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How convenient: Scooter’s day in court gets pushed off until after the midterm congressional elections because one of his lawyers has a “scheduling conflict.” | story
UPDATE: New documents shed more light on Libby’s perfidies. | report
Posted on Feb 3, 2006
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Walter Pincus, one of the best-informed national security reporters in the country, offers a video critique of the Senate appearance of the nation’s new spy chief. | video
Posted on Feb 3, 2006
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From markruffaloans.com
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The “In the Cut” actor and the Pentagon Papers whistle-blower speak out in support of the “World Can’t Wait--Drive Out the Bush Regime” march in Washington on Feb. 4 (podcast available for Ruffalo).
Posted on Feb 3, 2006
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PublicCampaign.org puts out a tip sheet showing how Rep. Boehner, like DeLay, collects money from the industries he regulates, and how both are knee-deep in the “K-Street Project.” | post
Posted on Feb 3, 2006
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Who Is Responsible for U.S. Russia Policy?
