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Nedrenaline!

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Ned Lamont's bid to capture Joe Lieberman's Connecticut Senate seat took a quantum leap this week when Lamont captured enough convention votes to force a primary against Lieberman. Jane at FDL has a great roundup of what the establishment is saying about Ned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The House Is in Play for Democrats

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Throw conventional wisdom out the window, says the New York Times: Many seats in the House of Representatives that were once thought safe for Republicans have now become competitive races. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Telcos Use Scapegoat-for-Hire in NSA Case?

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Via Business Week, we learn that an entire niche industry has sprung up to provide the government with commercially purchased telecommunications records that the government isn't allowed to purchase itself. (TPM Muckraker has a good sum-up.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Scientist to Think Tank: Stop Misrepresenting My Research

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 A global warming researcher is claiming that a Big Gas-funded think tank has been misrepresenting one of his studies in an effort to throw doubt on the reality of global warming. Earlier: The think tank goes after Al Gore.Keep in mind that, to date, there have been no peer-reviewed studies that cast real doubt on the fact of global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fatal Shooting at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Authorities killed the driver of a truck suspected of transporting illegal immigrants. A sign of things to come? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Authorities Mining More Corporate Data for Personal Information

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 We learn from the Wall Street Journal that banks, Internet service providers and other companies are being besieged by law enforcement authorities who want to pore over their corporate data in hunting for clues in criminal cases. Just another example of how the government is going through personal records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Rights on the March in Okla.

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 In Oklahoma City, a federal judge just struck down a two-year-old law that prohibits Oklahoma from recognizing adoptions by same-sex couples from other states and countries. Dig deeper

White House in Disarray Over English Language Directive

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claims that Bush has never supported making English the national language, but White House Press Secretary Tony Snow just said the opposite. (And the Senate just voted to make it so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Danger, Joe Lieberman: Lamont Coasts Into Primary

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Ned Lamont, the neophyte antiwar Democrat who is challenging Sen. Joe Lieberman for his seat in Conn., easily garnered enough votes to force a primary with Lieberman--who is Bush's favorite Democrat. This is a big deal. Lieberman is in trouble. If you want to learn more about Lamont, check out the Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Measly Point — Is That Too Much to Ask?

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 20, 2006 The satirist tells us that Bush, feeling low as he contemplates his public approval rating, has turned to a man who knows a thing or two about numbers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scalia to Conservatives: Butt Out!

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Justice Antonin Scalia told fellow conservatives on Capitol Hill to butt out of the Supreme Court's business in regards to using foreign law in its constitutional rulings. "It's none of your business," he said during a speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Is Booed at Graduation Speech

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 The Arizona senator got heavily jeered during his commencement address for a New York university. One student banner read, "Our commencement is not your platform." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )