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Verizon Hit By Two Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuits
May 13, 2006 The telecom giant faces two suits--one for $20 billion, another for $5 billion--for handing over customers' phone records to the NSA.Full Tanks Put Squeeze on the Working Class
May 13, 2006 Check out these moving portraits of people who can no longer visit family or friends, who can no longer take their children to the movies, even--all because of the stratospheric gas prices.
Rove Reportedly Tells Bush: I Will Be Indicted and Resign
May 13, 2006 Top Bush aide Karl Rove has told the president that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will resign upon the public announcement of the charges, according to Truthout. Rove may be charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
Truthdigger of the Week: Leslie Cauley
May 13, 2006 Truthdig salutes Leslie Cauley, the USA Today reporter who broke the blockbuster story about the NSA's program to amass the records of every phone call made in America. Her scoop laid waste to President Bush's assertion that his domestic spying targets only a handful of suspected terrorists living in the U.S. In the wake of her story, GOP Sen. Arlen Specter is calling for congressional hearings.
Snow Melts at Debut ‘Gaggle’
May 13, 2006 New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow stumbled a bit during his first briefing, but also came off as refreshingly candid. "I'm not even going to try to fake it," he told one reporter.
Wag the Dog?
May 13, 2006 President Bush will deliver a rare (for him) television address, a Monday night talk on immigration reform. Is it too cynical to ask whether he's wagging the dog to distract attention from the NSA phone record issue? Is it possible to be too cynical about Bush's motives?Feds Raid Home of a Former Top CIA Official
May 13, 2006 Federal agents raided the home of the CIA's outgoing No. 3 official in connection with a corruption investigation that has already sent Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison.
Cheney Falls Asleep at a Meeting–Again
May 13, 2006 Should we be worried that the man one step away from the presidency can't stay awake at high-level meetings? (This is the second time in three weeks.)
Buy the New NSA T-Shirt
May 13, 2006 The logo above appears on T-shirts being sold by AmericaBlog. Be the first on your block to get one!Bush Sinks to 29%
May 13, 2006 Only 29% think the president is doing an "excellent or pretty good job," according to a new Harris Interactive poll.Watching What You Say
May 12, 2006 Before the USA Today story, The Nation magazine had loads of details on the NSA-telecom spying program: a lawsuit against AT&T; links between telecom officials and the White House; and a history of how these insidious relationships developed.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.