Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2006
After Bush signed the bill outlawing detainee torture, he "quietly reserved the right to bypass the law," acccording to the Boston Globe. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2006
Three TV newsmen took lead roles in organzation that appears to play key role in lobbyist scandal. story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2006
Intensifying U.S. air raids in Iraq keep down American casualties but take the lives of many Iraqi civilians. Full story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI, in his World Day of Peace speech Jan. 1, had more than a few choice words for world leaders who use lies to incite their citizens towards violence. more (hat tip: Stephen Rivers) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2006
A former NSA agent tells Democracy Now! that he will testify to Congress about Bush's "unlawful and unconstitutional" spy program. Story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2006
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud, agreeing to cooperate in a corruption investigation that could rock the Republican congressional leadership. Story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2006
The father of a soldier killed in Iraq calls his son's death "wasted in a belief that democracy would grow simply by removing a dictator--a careless misunderstanding of what democracy requires." Read the column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2006
Just four years after defaulting on more than $100 billion in debt, Argentina is expected to completely re-pay its debt to the International Monetary Fund and strengthen its alliance with Venezuela's populist leader, Hugo Chavez. Read the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2006
The same Pentagon contractor that paid Iraqi newspapers to print pro-U.S. stories written by American soldiers masquerading as indepenent journalists has also been "compensating Sunni religious scholars in Iraq in return for assistance with its propaganda work," according to the New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2006
The president attempts to explain how his 2004 claim that "a wiretap requires court orders" squares with his warrantless surveillance program. Times reporter Eric Licthblau calls Bush's comments "at odds" with those of his senior aides. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Eric Tucker / APAug 25, 2017
Arpaio and Trump both questioned the authenticity of Obama’s birth certificate and share hard-line views on immigration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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