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Newsweek: Lieberman Very Vulnerable to Lamont Bid
Jun 26, 2006 Newsweek says that pro-war Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) "stands a good chance of losing his August primary thanks to heavy blogger backing of his opponent, Ned Lamont." Support Ned! Check out the Lamont-Truthdig interviewGeorge Bush, the Alcoholic: Pt. 1
Jun 26, 2006 A health columnist/blogger for Yahoo! kicks off a five-part series on how, in his opinion, Bush's untreated alcoholism is hurting the country. "Our country is like the family of an alcoholic, devastated by the drinker's actions but powerless to stop them."The Most Corrupt Lobbyist Ever?
Jun 26, 2006 That's what Truthdig has to wonder in light of newly released files detailing how Jack Abramoff funneled clients' funds through nonprofit organizations, or others that show how Abramoff effectively charged people $100,000 for face time with President Bush or Karl Rove.Muslims Address Silence on Europe Attacks
Jun 26, 2006 Why haven't we seen huge, deafening condemnations of the terror attacks that have wracked Europe in recent years? The AP poses that question to Europe's Muslims. Many say they're so well integrated into Western society that they shouldn't have to apologize for the radicals.Iraqi Death Toll Hits 50,000
Jun 26, 2006 The number is 20,000 higher than previously acknowledged by the Bush administration The L Times used stats from the Baghdad morgue, the Iraqi Health Ministry and other agencies In the same time, at least 2,520 US troops have been killed .Iraqi P.M. to Offer Olive Branch to Insurgents
Jun 25, 2006 The Iraqi prime minister is set to unveil a national reconciliation plan that includes amnesty for insurgents, a timetable for withdrawal of allied forces, release of security detainees from U.S. and Iraqi prisons and compensation for some victims of coalition military operations.
Greenland Ice Caps Melting at Staggering Pace
Jun 25, 2006 OK, panic. According to the L.A. Times: "The massive glaciers are deteriorating twice as fast as they were five years ago. If the ice thaws entirely, sea level would rise 21 feet." Some experts think the melting is occurring in ways that computer models had not predicted.General Outlines Plan for Troop Cuts in Iraq
Jun 25, 2006 By Crooks and Liars' calculation, it's a reduction of around 28,000 by next year. The hypocrisy: After spending the entire last week savaging Rep. John Murtha's proposal for a pullout, it now appears that the Bush administration is preparing to "cut and run."
Truthdigger of the Week: Ron Suskind
Jun 25, 2006 Truthdig salutes Ron Suskind, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer whose most recent book, "The One Percent Doctrine," stripped down Vice President Dick Cheney's counter-terrorism philosophy to its Strangelovian essence: If there is a 1% chance of a terrorist attack, America must respond as though it is a 100% certainty. Click here for disclosures from the book, Suskind TV appearances, links to other writings and biographical information.
Agassi to Retire After U.S. Open
Jun 25, 2006 The greatest serve-returner in the history of the game, and the man whose rivalry with Pete Sampras fueled tennis' popularity in the 1990s, just announced that his next U.S. Open will be his last professional outing. The 36-year-old is one of only five players to have won every single Grand Slam tournament.Study: Americans Have Fewer Friends Than 20 Years Ago
Jun 25, 2006 The American Sociological Review has found that Americans have a third fewer close friends and confidants than just two decades ago--a huge shift, statistically speaking What to make of it? Uhhh, take your guess: suburbs vs urban living, iPods vs conversations .Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.