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Suspect May Argue White House OK’d Phone-Jamming

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 The guy indicted in the jamming of Democratic phone lines on election day in 2002 is set to argue that his scheme had the approval of both the Republican National Committee and the White House. If true, this would be huge: a White House-led attempt to sabotage a Senate election in favor of a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Heidi Chronicles

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss wants to build the nation's first brothel for female customers in the Nevada desert. To get the story, journalist (and Truthdig contributor) Steven Kotler had to survive roadside breakdowns, barren deserts, abandoned towns, a brothel war, and an assortment of cowboys, pimps and angry locals. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush Shows Stunning Insights on Diplomacy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Speaking about the North Korean missile situation, Bush told reporters, "You know, the problem with diplomacy is it takes a while to get something done," while "acting alone, you can move quickly" Someone call John Foster Dulles, or better yet, Henry Kissinger: They've got some competition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Rewrites History on Lay

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 President Bush told Larry King that deceased Enron founder Ken Lay was "a good guy" That's just patently false A jury confirmed as much And as for Lay's crimes, Bush said he was "disappointed" Memo to Bush: "Disappointed" is dropping an ice cream cone in the mud Leaving thousands of employees with worthless pension plans and profiting wildly by knocking California off the power grid that's a bit more than "disappointing" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lamont Fends Off Lieberman With Fox News Sword

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Cute moment in Thursday's debate in Connecticut's Dem Senate primary race: Sen Lieberman tried to interrupt challenger Ned Lamont and Lamont silenced him by saying "this isn't Fox News, sir" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris, Disbeliever

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 The frequent Truthdig contributor and interviewee tells Saloncom that Martin Luther King Jr performed his admirable works in spite of his religious beliefs, not because of them (Link - reg req'd). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Recruiters Reportedly Admitting Neo-Nazis to Military

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Need more evidence that our military is stretched too thin? Its ranks reportedly are now being filled with the kind of military ambassadors particularly unsuited to the task of winning foreign hearts and minds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lieberman’s Internet Outreach: So Web 1.0 It’s Frightening

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Want to see everything you need to know about how hopelessly out of touch Sen Joe Lieberman is with the next generation of voters? Check out his campaign website, then check out the site of challenger Ned Lamont: Immediately after the candidates' Thursday night debate, Lamont's site was jam-packed with video highlights, media reactions, blogger coverage and fact-checked responses to Lieberman's charges Lieberman's site, however, barely even mentions the debates; there's nary a blog; and his "news" page hasn't been updated since Monday (Update: 12 hours after the debate, the campaign posted a few paragraphs--but that's it) It's such a tone-deaf approach you have to wonder who's minding the shop over there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush, Pleasing God by Skipping Briefings on Sunday

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 In a mostly softball interview with Larry King Thursday night, President Bush said that he doesn't get intelligence briefings on Sunday (Presumably because that's the day the Lord takes a break from those updates, too) Story about the interview Full transcript. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lamont and Lieberman Go Toe to Toe in Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Conn businessman Ned Lamont, who in the polls is closing in fast on Joe Lieberman, forced the three-term senator in a debate Thursday night to defend his strong support for President Bush over the Iraq war, in addition to charging that Lieberman has made his bed in Congress with lobbyists and special interest groups A few elbows were thrown Video highlights Individual video clips of each exchange MSNBC Host: Lieberman used GOP talking points (he even channeled Reagan) Lamont blog with media reactions, fact-checking and blogger coverage Point of interest: One of the main blogs featured on Lamont's site is My Left Nutmeg President Bush (interviewed before the debate) on Lieberman Truthdig's interview with Lamont UPDATE #1: Blogger Enigmatic Paradox gives the debate to Lamont, but not for the reason you'd expect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Must-See Documentary

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls "a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Test-Tube Meat May Be En Route to Dinner Table

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Dutch scientists are working on growing artificial pork out of pig stem cells. Efforts to mass-produce it are underway. This use of stem cells may have the unintended effect of uniting militant vegans and evangelical right-to-life'ers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )