Senate Lets Telecoms Off the Hook

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2008 This might be a moment when Democratic supporters wonder what all the "changing of the guard" fuss was about when Dems took control of Congress in 2006: On Tuesday, the Senate effectively voted in favor of granting telecommunication companies retroactive immunity for their cooperation in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Candidates React to Bhutto Assassination

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2007 American presidential contenders from both sides of the aisle sounded off on Thursday about the suicide attack that claimed the life of erstwhile Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as she was campaigning for a comeback following years of self-imposed exile from her homeland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Banking on Grass Roots in Iowa

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 24, 2007 In these final days before the Iowa caucuses, John Edwards' chance for the presidency comes down to people like Jim Clifford, trudging up an icy driveway to persuade Leo Oswald, a shipping clerk at the Georgia Pacific plant in Dubuque, to turn out and support Edwards. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dodd to the Rescue

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2007 Sen. Chris Dodd just put his money where his mouth has been in the presidential campaign, filibustering a nasty bit of legislation the Senate tried to push through before the Christmas break. Here he tells MSNBC why giving retroactive immunity to the telecom companies for spying on Americans is a bad thing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dodd Gears Up for FISA Filibuster

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2007 Sen. Chris Dodd is preparing to take to the Senate floor with a filibuster to thwart the legislative advancement of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act if it doesn't include his proposed amendment, co-sponsored with Sen. Russ Feingold, that would prevent the Bush administration from retroactively letting big telecom companies off the hook for allowing the government to conduct warrantless surveillance on their networks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Kerry on Lieberman-Cheney Love Connection

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2006 John Kerry went on "This Week" Sunday to blast Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman's stance on the war. Referring to primary voters, Kerry said: "they're not Dean Democrats, they're not Kerry Democrats, they're not Lamont Democrats -- they're Democrats." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Most 2008 Contenders Noncommittal on Iraq Pullout

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Potential White House suitors Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Evan Bayh all refused to join Sens. Kerry and Feingold in demanding a timetable for pullout of allied troops from Iraq. Sens. McCain and Brownback, however, want the troops to stay as long as necessary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )