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AOL Said, ‘If You Leave Me I’ll Do Something Crazy’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 Listen to the hilarious "Today Show" appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account. Times article on him Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Journal: Bush ‘Directed’ Cheney to Discredit Joe Wilson

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 The president told federal investigators that he ordered Vice President Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter the allegations made by former Ambassador Joe Wilson that the White House had misrepresented intelligence to make the case to go to war with Iraq, according to people familiar with Bush's statement, as quoted by Murray Waas of the National Journal. If this story is correct, this not only links Bush with the CIA leak case, it puts him squarely at its helm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s New Bosom Buddies: First Falwell, Now Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 In his likely bid for the White House, John McCain has not only embraced Jerry Falwell, the man he once called an "agent of intolerance," but he's now getting buddy-buddy with the man whose campaign spread a malicious rumor during the 2000 race that McCain had fathered an illegitimate child. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Expert Finds That Coulter Plagiarized

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 Even the conservative New York Post is running an article on Ann Coulter's plagiarism in her new book. Dig deeper

Sy Hersh: Military Reeling Over Bush’s Iran Plans

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The inestimable Seymour Hersh delivers another can't-miss update on Bush & Co.'s plans to strike Iran. Hersh points out that even more so than about Iraq, we are clueless about Iran's capabilities, and many military planners are seething that the White House is taking Iran's nuclear capabilites for granted. Summarized version of article Full-text version Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jimmy Carter: We Need Fewer Secrets

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The former president bemoans the current White House's obsession with secrecy: "Increasingly, developed and developing nations are recognizing that a free flow of information is fundamental for democracy." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Money Does Not Buy Much Happiness

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 According to a new study, not only does a higher income not make you much happier, but people with higher incomes tend to be tenser and spend less time on simple leisure activities. The Washingon Post has more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: King George, Dethroned

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 As we celebrate our Independence Day, let us thank the Supreme Court for granting us deliverance from the tyranny of a president who tried to fashion himself king. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feinstein: I Wasn’t Briefed Beforehand on Bank Program

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The White House says it briefed Congress on its bank records collection program long ago, but Senate Intelligence Committee member Diane Feinstein says she was briefed only after it became clear that the N.Y. Times was going to run its story on the program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: NSA Sought Phone Records Before 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The NSA asked AT&T to help it set up a domestic call monitoring site seven months before the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, allege lawyers filing a lawsuit on behalf of telephone company customers This is huge because, according to a lawyer on the case, "The Bush Administration asserted this became necessary after 9/11 This undermines that assertion''. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgia Courthouses Can Display 10 Commandments

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 Any municipality in the state apparently can post the commandments as long as they're displayed alongside other historic documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Mayflower Compact. Didn't the Supreme Court have something to say about this recently? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 Washington Post reporter Dana Priest threw Bill Bennett's gambling history back in his face when the conservative pundit attempted to lecture Priest on ethics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )