Friday, August 03, 2007

In The News 08-03-07: Lieberman's Losing Bid for Influence

 

Again, Bush Bullying and Dems Cowering

Editorial - New York Times - Aug 3rd, 2007
Yet, once again, President Bush has been trying to stampede Congress into a completely unnecessary expansion of his power to spy on Americans ...more

Broken Bridges, Lost Levies and a Brutal Culture of Neglect

John Nichols - The Nation - Aug 3rd, 2007
The catastrophic bridge failure in Minneapolis and crumbled levies in New Orleans are the leading edge of an ongoing national disaster ...more

Heroism and the Language of Fascism

Rosa Brooks - LA Times - Aug 3rd, 2007
It fits neatly alongside other terms beloved of the powers that be, such as "warrior" and "the Homeland": It's part of the language of fascism ...more

The Wrong Way to Contain Iran

Karim Sadjadpour - IHT - Aug 3rd, 2007
Arming Iran's Arab neighbors with billions of dollars of equipment (much of which they won't know how to use) does nothing to fix the problem ...more

The White House Code of Silence

Sidney Blumenthal - Guardian-UK - Aug 3rd, 2007
Silence in the face of congressional investigations is the only thing holding the Bush administration together ...more

Lieberman's Losing Bid for Influence

Steve Kornacki - NY Observer - Aug 3rd, 2007
The 50 members of the Senate's Democratic Caucus should just call the bluff of their 51st vote and tell Lieberman to take a hike ...more


  
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