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Full Tanks Put Squeeze on the Working Class

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper

Andy Borowitz — Bush Demands That Iran Halt Production of Long Letters

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 13, 2006 The political satirist reports: White House aides said that writing an 18-page letter to President Bush, who is known for his extreme distaste for reading, was the most provocative act Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could possibly have committed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rove Reportedly Tells Bush: I Will Be Indicted and Resign

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Leslie Cauley

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Snow Melts at Debut ‘Gaggle’

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wag the Dog?

Staff / Truthdig 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? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feds Raid Home of a Former Top CIA Official

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Falls Asleep at a Meeting–Again

Staff / Truthdig 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.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buy the New NSA T-Shirt

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 The logo above appears on T-shirts being sold by AmericaBlog. Be the first on your block to get one! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Sinks to 29%

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Only 29% think the president is doing an "excellent or pretty good job," according to a new Harris Interactive poll. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watching What You Say

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times: Bush’s Ever-Expanding Secret

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2006 The Sept. 11 attacks "did not give the president the limitless power he now claims to intrude on the private communications of the American people," the N.Y. Times says in an editorial about the NSA spying story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )