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Bush Voted Against Spying Before Voting For It
Jan 26, 2006 The White House rejected a 2002 Senate proposal to ease surveillance warrant restrictions, saying such a move would probably be unconstitutional. The Washington Post picks up the story blazed by Glenn Greenwald.Surprise! The Web Won’t Tear Us Apart
Jan 26, 2006 Turning conventional wisdom on its head (see The Earth, flat; Bush, compassionate), a new study shows that Internet tools like e-mail, webcams and instant messaging actually bring people closer together. | story‘Heckuva Job’ Brownie Takes the Money and Runs
Jan 26, 2006 Former FEMA head Mike Brown stayed on full salary as a consultant in the wake of his disastrous disaster leadership But now that he's cashed his checks, he won't cooperate in the Senate investigation | storyPerhaps he's too busy mucking out Arabian horse stalls .Hamas Sweeps Palestinian Elections
Jan 26, 2006 With America sticking its guns in the eyes of so many Arabs, is it any wonder that Muslim hard-liners have gained so much popular support? Do we need any further proof of the neocon fallacy of Rumsfeld-style shake-n-bake democracy? | storyAnd with right-wing pretenders lingering over Sharon's deathbed, have prospects for peace in the Mideast ever looked more distant?
Oprah Turns on Frey
Jan 26, 2006 In a radical reversal, the talk show host drops her loyalty to Frey on live television and says he "betrayed millions of readers." During an interview the author admits fictions and confesses that he "made a mistake." | storyGoogle Agrees to Censor ‘Forbidden’ Words in China
Jan 26, 2006 The company's motto is "Don't be evil," but analysts say Google's cash-motivated actions translate into Chinese as "Don't be poor." | storyAnd the Hits Just Keep on Coming…
Jan 25, 2006 An audit of American rebuilding projects in Iraq turns up millions of dollars stuffed into footlockers, a U.S. soldier gambling away Iraqi money, and other inspiring tales of the same ilk. | story
Army Stretched to the Breaking Point, Study Finds
Jan 25, 2006 Whoa, whoa, whoa, dock those Swift Boats! It's not a liberal Democratic senator making the charge. It's a retired Army officer working for the Pentagon. | story
Frey’s Rehab Chums Can’t Confirm Book Details
Jan 25, 2006 Two real-life characters from James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" can't corroborate details about stories in his disputed memoir | story Hey, if you can't trust a drug addict.Yahoo Concedes Search Race to Google
Jan 25, 2006 Yahoo's chief financial officer says she'd be happy just to "maintain our market share." | storyEven though it's been "Game Over" in the search wars for quite some time, it's still shocking to hear the No. 2 company be so blatant about it.Guess Who Was Shopping Abramoff-Bush Pix? Abramoff!
Jan 25, 2006 Newsweek's Michael Isikoff confirms it, and he speculates: "Maybe [Abramoff] wants something from somebody at the White House, or he wants someone at the White House not to do something." | storyDeath 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.