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Abramoff Pleads Guilty in Second Federal Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Conspiracy and wire-fraud charges stem from 2000 purchase of gambling boat fleet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Could Bypass Torture Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Tony Snow, Brit Hume, Chris Matthews Helped to Raise Funds for Abramoff Charity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Dover, Pa., Officially Calls “Intelligent Design” Unintelligent

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 School board votes to strip much-maligned policy from classes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rhode Island Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 It is the 11th state to do so, but users can still be prosecuted under federal law. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baseball? That Ain’t Hood

James Harris / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 African Americans are abandoning baseball in droves. But should we care? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Jack Abramoff’s ‘Cesspool of Corruption’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 Robert Scheer says Jack Abramoff's "massive web of corruption" represents the "death throes of the GOP revolution."Also, our in-depth report on the scandal. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

NSA Whistleblower to Testify

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Abramoff Pleads Guilty, Will Make Deal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

A Life, Wasted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Bush Tries to Clarify Apparently Misleading Remarks About Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Ashcroft’s Deputy Opposed Parts of Spy Program

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2006 Two of Bush's most senior advisors made an emergency visit in 2004 to a hospitalized John Ashcroft to get him to override his deputy and sign off on a continued warrantless domestic surveillance program. Read the story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )