Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2006
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) breaks with the White House and calls for a full congressional inquiry into Bush's spy program. | storyThe dam hasn't just cracked--it's gushing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2006
Bush attends the services of Coretta Scott King while simultaneously pressing on with a warrantless spying program | storyForty years ago, the FBI used illegal wiretaps in an attempt to blackmail King's husband | Truthdig filesPlus a change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 7, 2006
That's the Republican chair of the Judiciary Committee reacting to the attorney general's attempts to explain how spying without warrants is, in fact, legal. Check out the AG's explanation of why Bush earlier said that spying without warrants is, in fact, illegal: "The President is not a lawyer." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 5, 2006
Watch the current president morph into the former president in this new video advertisement from the liberal advocacy group. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Molly Ivins / TruthdigJan 31, 2006
As our government renames a civil liberties-trampling spying program and suppresses the results of its own studies, Americans are being left in an information vacuum regarding the true state of our union. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 31, 2006
Two years ago, the attorney general dismissed questions about warrantless spying as "hypothetical." In fact, the program was already in place. | storySorry, but what's the difference again between "intentionally misleading" and "lying"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 30, 2006
The Gray Lady, in an editorial, eviscerates Bush's defense of his spying program, point by point. | editorial Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 26, 2006
The White House rejected a 2002 Senate proposal to ease surveillance warrant restrictions, saying such a move would probably be unconstitutional. The Washington Post picks up the story blazed by Glenn Greenwald. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2006
The president is now calling it the "Terrorist Surveillance Program." | storyOK, Mr. Bush, but what about the non-terrorists being swept up in your nets? Not that we're surprised by the new moniker; this is the guy who legalized an increase in air pollution and called it "Clear Skies," and labeled a tree-slashing program "Healthy Forests." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 23, 2006
Think Progress notes that the Arizona senator is the latest in a long list of Republican conservatives who have expressed strong doubts about the program's legality. | blogCrooks and Liars has the video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 22, 2006
The transcript of the Al Gore speech that's got everyone talking -- as well as links to C-SPAN's downloadable video of the event. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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