Staff / TruthdigNov 21, 2006
Iconic author and historian Gore Vidal speaks with Robert Scheer about his new memoir, "Point to Point Navigation," and the events that shaped his life and his country, from war with Hitler to the "waking nightmare" of Iraq
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Vidal on Bush: "There are a few crazies who want to cheer the flag and this yappy little terrier as though he were a real president Well, he's not a real president He's a thing, a chimera who was put together by the Supreme Court, first time around, and reelected by Diebold "-->. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 4, 2006
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week regarding the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed by Congress. The case should indicate how the newly formed court will approach abortion rights without the presence of Sandra Day O'Connor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 30, 2006
The long-serving senator from Mass. writes that the two Supreme Court justices' voting record betrays an ultraconservative agenda that they hid from Congress during the confirmation hearings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2006
weren't the liberals it attacked but the conservatives who believed it," writes Nicholas Kristof at the N Times "Be very wary of Mr Bush's effort to tame the press Watchdogs can be mean, dumb and obnoxious, but it would be even more dangerous to trade them in for lap dogs"
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Staff / TruthdigJun 20, 2006
The environmental activist, fresh off his hugely talked-about Rolling Stone article on alleged election fraud in Ohio during the 2004 election, says in an interview that he plans to file a lawsuit against the main perpetrators of the fraud.
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Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2006
The nominee signals he might revisit the abortion ruling. | storyIn an editorial, the New York Times says that Alito has "given the American people reasons to be worried." | editorialAlso, in a heated exchange, Ted Kennedy spars with Arlen Specter over Alito's membership in a discriminatory Princeton club. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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