Groundhog Day at the White House
Feb 5, 2006 Cheney's Brief Appearance, Return to Secure Location May Mean Six More Weeks of WinterKCRW’s ‘Left, Right & Center’
Feb 5, 2006 Listen to Robert Scheer, along with Arianna Huffington, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley every week on KCRW's provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture.New York Times Roundup
Feb 5, 2006 The Gray Lady publishes a slew of important and underreported stories its Saturday edition: Two federal courts strike down the Partial Birth Abortion Act because it doesn't have an exception for the life of the mother Yahoo and AOL are going to introduce digital postage stamps that companies can buy to ensure delivery of their e-mail Most Internet users have no idea how easy it is for courts to get ahold of their personal information The personal savings rate of Americans falls below zero for the first time since the Great Depression Now James Frey's editor says that he, too, was fooled by the fabricating fabulist.Pentagon Requests Billions More for War
Feb 4, 2006 Remember when that genius Paul Wolfowitz told Congress that Iraqi oil would more than cover the cost of the occupation? Oops, we need $120 billion more just to get through this year. And Bush made this guy the head of the World Bank? | storyLibby Trial Delayed Until 2007
Feb 4, 2006 How convenient: Scooter's day in court gets pushed off until after the midterm congressional elections because one of his lawyers has a "scheduling conflict." | storyUPDATE: New documents shed more light on Libby's perfidies. | reportPhaseout of Teflon Is Rare Win Against Chemical Companies
Feb 4, 2006 With manufacturers like DuPont pouring millions into campaign coffers, it is any wonder that consumer health often finishes second to corporate profits?
United Farm Workers Strike Back at the L.A. Times
Feb 4, 2006 The UFW refutes allegations that it exploits the legacy of Cesar Chavez Update No 1: Read how it took three phone calls from a congressman and a former cabinet secretary before the LA Times would meet with the UFW 2: Check out an executive summary of the UFW's charges 3: Marc Cooper on the UFW's threat to sue him over a negative column he wrote 4: The L Times prints several corrections to the story.The Banality of Intelligence
Feb 4, 2006 Walter Pincus, one of the best-informed national security reporters in the country, offers a video critique of the Senate appearance of the nation's new spy chief. | video
