Bush to Call for Guard Troops on Border

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The president will call for thousands of National Guard troops to augment Border Patrol agents. Democrats point out that National Guard troops are already overextended in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Presidential Ears

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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 )

U.S. Has Terrible Infant Mortality Rate

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 America has the second-lowest survival rate for infants in the industrialized world--just above Latvia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Resolution: Sing Anthem in English

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 11, 2006 In lieu of having anything really important to do, the Senate just approved a resolution stating that the national anthem, the Pledge and citizenship oaths should be sung or spoken in English. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The NSA: Fostering a New Generation of Code Breakers

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 The presumed next head of the CIA, Gen. Michael Hayden, once ran the National Security Agency. Fine. It's got a cartoon picture that leads to a kid-friendly site called Cryptokids: America's Future Codemakers and Codebreakers. It's filled with decryption games and NSA employment resources. Huh? Cartoons appeal to 7-year-olds. How many of them are going to be surfing the NSA's website? And if the agency is trying to recruit high school students, why use a cartoon turtle as a roper? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: Anthem Should Be Sung in English

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2006 The president flatly rejected any formal recognition of a new Spanish-language version of the National Anthem. Read more about and listen to the anthem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Debt Clock Running Out of Space

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 When the U.S. national debt crests the $10-trillion mark within the next two years, the famous Manhattan signboard will no longer be able to display the entire amount. But don't worry: Congress, which recently raised our debt limit, won't suffer from any such limitations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Counter-Terrorism Official Removed Amid Turmoil at the CIA

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 The departure "comes at a time when the agency is bleeding top talent, robbing the CIA of institutional memory and damaging morale among case officers and analysts." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Banality of Intelligence

Staff / Truthdig 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 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Dems Block Arctic Refuge Drilling

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 The threat of a filibuster holds up as Republicans fail to get enough votes to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling Sen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) tried to force the measure through Congress as part of a must-have defense spending bill See our coverage to find out what was at stake: Rep Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) filed a report after the House passed the measure earlier this week See the related story by Robert Collier and the photo essay by Deddeda Stemler to learn more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )