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Politics – Obama said that as president he would indeed ask his new Attorney General and his deputies to "immediately review the information that's already there" and determine if an inquiry is warranted.
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Voted for on April 15, 2008 04:12pm
News – The Supreme Court's recent decision to hear ExxonMobil's reasons to void the $2.5 billion punitive award in the Exxon Valdez case hit the town of Cordova, Alaska, hard.
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(alternet.org)
Voted for on November 06, 2007 11:06am
Books – Ken Mehlman, campaign manager for George W. Bush in 2004 and chairman of the Republican National Committee for part of Bush's second term, calls this "the age of hyperpartisanship," in which almost every force related to our political life "operates as an integrated machine to push the parties apart and to sharpen the disagreements i
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Voted for on November 06, 2007 10:56am
Do No Evil – After 15 years, the verdict in case that shocked America is denounced as a travesty of justice. Now, new DNA evidence may finally exonerate the accused, one of whom has been sitting on death row for over a decade.
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(observer.guardian.co.uk)
Voted for on November 06, 2007 10:55am
News – Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation. More than 1,500 people have been arrested in 48 hours, and authorities put a stranglehold on independent media.
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Voted for on November 06, 2007 10:55am
Politics – On Thursday, the UN Law of the Sea Treaty comes up for a vote in the Senate. This is an extremely dangerous treaty that abrogates US Sovereignty to a UN committee. Doug Bandow explains some of the problems with the treaty in his latest column, which you can read here,
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Voted for on November 01, 2007 09:43am
Politics – Sen. Joe Biden nails Rudy Giuliani during Tuesday's debate: "Rudy Giuliani... I mean, think about it! Rudy Giuliani. There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun, a verb, and 9/11.
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(huffingtonpost.com)
Voted for on November 01, 2007 09:39am
Do No Evil – The father of a fallen Marine was awarded nearly $11 million Wednesday in damages by a jury that found leaders of a fundamentalist church had invaded the family's privacy and inflicted emotional distress when they picketed the Marine's funeral.
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(foxnews.com)
Voted for on November 01, 2007 09:39am
Do No Evil – Several hundred U.S. diplomats vented anger and frustration Wednesday about the State Department's decision to force foreign service officers to take jobs in Iraq, with some likening it to a "potential death sentence."
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Voted for on November 01, 2007 09:39am
News – A disturbing email allegedly sent by a top U.S. military spokesman to Glenn Greenwald this past weekend is just starting to draw mainstream attention. Col. Boylan repeatedly denies writing and sending the email. This begs the question: who is accessing the computers and centcomm email of some of our highest-ranking military officials in Iraq?
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Voted for on October 31, 2007 11:20am
Politics – Although a heavy police presence kept the media and curious local residents at a distance, Cheney's visit did stir up a bit of controversy when a New York Daily News photographer snapped a picture of a small Confederate flag hanging inside a garage
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(politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
Voted for on October 31, 2007 11:18am
Do No Evil – The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned. As a result, it will likely be months before the United States can--if ever--bring criminal charges in the case that has infuriated the Iraqi government.
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Voted for on October 30, 2007 09:44am
Money – With oil prices setting records over $90 a barrel - and $100 looking ever more likely - experts say there's a good chance drivers will see $3 gasoline before the end of the year. "Three dollar gasoline in this market is unavoidable," said Stephen Schork, publisher of the industry newsletter the Schork Report. "At this rate, we're
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Voted for on October 29, 2007 09:19am
Politics – The Bush Administration is considering air strikes, including cruise missiles, against the Kurdish rebel group PKK in northern Iraq. The move would be an attempt to stave off a Turkish invasion of that country to fight the rebels.
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Voted for on October 25, 2007 09:47am
Politics – This morning on Fox News, hosts of the show Fox and Friends blamed the wildfires in California on a new culprit: al Qaeda. They pointed to a 2003 FBI memo, which raised the possibility that al Qaeda may try to set wildfires around the western United States. They also noted that men in a 'hovering helicopter' saw 'a guy starting one of these fires.'
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Voted for on October 25, 2007 09:47am