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This section of Right Web profiles the many individuals who have played a key role in shaping, promoting, and/or implementing the Bush administration's weapons programs, foreign policies, and interventionist strategies.	People for the American way	CBS 60 Minutes: Interviews former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill
	The Bush family fortunes	The Gavel
February 2008

Remember when I said Bush's library would consist of blacked-out documents? You though I was kidding, didn't you? 2-29

Hillary ready to go nuclear and file a pre-emptive lawsuit against Texas before her primary loss on Tuesday. At least she is dispelling any rumors that she'll try underhanded stunts to get her way... 2-29

Oil Surpasses $103 for First Time 2-29

This week's Friday afternoon White House resignation: aide to the President steps down after caught plagiarizing 20 newspaper columns. This is what happens when you surround yourself with talentless, but loyal, Bushies. 2-29

Guess which country lags its NAFTA partners on labor and environment standards 2-29

Conservatives block ethics reform bill. 2-29

All of my concerns about Obama in one tidy article 2-29

Hillary moves to goal posts for March 4th yet again. Now she only needs to win one of the four contests to stay in the race. 2-29

McCain Attacks Obama Over Debunked NAFTA Story, My Friends. 2-29

Barack Obama leads by 6 in Texas and Ohio's a statistical tie 2-29

Harper’s takes a look at Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) charitable contributions, noting that the senator is essentially the sole donor to the John and Cindy McCain Foundation, and his wife is its chairman and president” 2-29

Senate Republicans “blocked consideration of a bill designed to prop up the struggling housing industry” yesterday. The bill would have provided billions of dollars to local communities and changed bankruptcy laws to help low-income homeowners 2-29

Visitors to US down by 11% as entry process creates "a climate of fear and frustration" 2-29

Perpetually single 43-year-old Texas guy discusses his alternative passion to "Star Trek" and video games: Hating Bill & Hillary Clinton 2-29

Mike Huckabee angry he DIDN'T get the endorsement of the rabidly anti-Catholic reverend who McCain's going to have to reject and denounce later on this week 2-29

John McCain campaign has announced that John Bolton, President Bush's former ambassador to the UN, has endorsed him for president: 2-29

Obama's open letter to GLBT America 2-29

The House ethics committee said Thursday it was beginning an investigation into the conduct of Rep. Rick Renzi, R-cultureofcorruption, who was indicted a week ago on conspiracy, extortion and other charges. 2-29

Report: Secret Service Lapses On Obama Security 2-28

It's all about the money, er, national security: Republicans want more donations from Telecom industry for championing FISA and retroactive immunity 2-28

The most secretive administration in history is complaining that the Clintons are holding up records 2-28

Clinton offers child poverty plan: A package of proposals, to be unveiled Thursday, includes a "comprehensive" early education initiative that starts with nurse's visits for pregnant women, lets children begin the Head Start program earlier and calls for universal pre-kindergarten programs. 2-28

GOP Engages In ‘Political Extortion,’ Draws Up Hit List Of Democratic Lawmakers 2-28

Bush League Justice: More on Siegelman 2-28

Bush Rips Obama Over "Embracing Tyrants", takes long hand-holding walk with Saudi King 2-28

You know that guy McCain had to apologize for? He now claims McCain's staff told him to give the audience the "red meat" on Obama 2-28

Bush knocks Obama for pledging to meet Raul Castro. Cites stunning success of U.S. policy of not talking to Fidel Castro 2-28

McCain believes that because people in Iraq call themselves "Al Qaeda in Iraq", that must make them actually in Al Qaeda. 2-28

John McCain says his "100 years in Iraq" comment has been distorted, and he was merely saying the US should have a long-term presence in Iraq as in Korea. Where the US has been for, oh, 58 years 2-28

The Air Force is “tightening restrictions on which blogs its troops can read, cutting off access to just about any independent site with the word ‘blog’ in its web address.” 2-28

Civil Rights Icon Officially Switches From Clinton To Obama 2-28

White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq 2-28

Bush administration officials tout private Medicare plans while GAO report finds that these plans “often cost beneficiaries more than the traditional government-run Medicare program.”

Republican former South Dakota lieutenant governor and potential Senate candidate Steve Kirby made his fortune running a scandal-wracked business that harvested collagen from corpses donated for medical research and using it for cosmetic products and penis-enlargements 2-28

Today's top state Republican scandal features an evangelical D.A., racist e-mails, and a longtime secretary/mistress, capped with obstruction of justice and perjury charges. 2-27

After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee that it no longer plans to do so 2-27

Montana court may jail federal official for contempt today 2-27

Senate Republicans agreed with Democrats to advance an anti-war bill. 2-27

Bush Aired Telecom Amnesty Attack On Congress, Despite Knowing It Was False 2-27

McCain has slight edge over Obama, Clinton, says poll. 2-27

McCain: ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ If Indicted Congressman Renzi Is Still Part Of My Campaign 2-27

McCain Apologizes For His Wing-nut Warm Up Act 2-27

After John McCain apologizes for wing-nut's inflammatory remarks regarding Barack Obama, wing-nut says he's going to support Hillary Clinton instead 2-27

To further prove that their crazy ideaology supercedes any one man, Tennessee GOP ignores McCain's request to stop referring to Obama by his middle name. Fear Monger Bonus: They accuse Obama of being an Anti-Semite 2-27

Freepers are in the early stages of a full meltdown on this one 2-27

Clinton continues her transformation into a Republican by claiming the media is biased in favor of Obama 2-27

Bill Clinton is dutifully traveling from state to state and small town to small town speaking to half-empty auditoriums 2-27

Barack Obama's surprisingly non-ideological policy shop. 2-27

Obama's denomination under IRS scrutiny over his speech 2-27

Obama and Clinton both enacted tax breaks for major campaign contributors. 2-27

‘Bush Rangers’ rallying behind McCain. 2-27

The two sons of Ann Richards, the late former Texas governor, are objecting to an Internet video published by Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign that suggests their mother would have supported Clinton. 2-27

Democrat wins New York State Senate special election. First Dem to hold seat in 21st century. No Dems held seat in 20th century 2-27

Bush and his top associates have a tradition of selectively disclosing intelligence findings that serve their political agenda -- while aggressively asserting the need to keep secret the information that would tend to discredit them. 2-27

Apparently no one in the Clinton campaign has explained to Hillary that SNL is a comedy program, not a respected objective historical record 2-27

Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey, testifying on troop strain before the Senate Armed Forces Committee Tuesday, said there is "no reason to doubt" Sen. Barack Obama's military shortage story during CNN's debate in Austin, Texas, last week. 2-27

New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin says the federal government's plan to move residents of FEMA trailers to apartments and hotels isn't a good solution to concerns about formaldehyde and will only lead to ``a second great displacement''. 2-27

Sen. John Warner hospitalized for heart trouble. Doctors examine his voting record on Iraq, conclude it would be impossible for him to have heart 2-27

Bush 2006: "I'm confident the GOP will hold congress." Bush 2008: "I'm confident the GOP will keep the White House." 2-27

Clinton supporter: Barack shouldn't be embarrassed to be seen "in his native clothing" 2-27

You've seen Obama in a Kenyan tribesman costume, but have you seen Hillary dressed in a Muslim hijab? 2-27

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Mens Room) Seeking Summer Interns 2-27

Sen. Kay Hutchinson says that withdrawing from Iraq would be putting a "bullet right in the hearts of our troops." 2-27

Obama Campaign Passes One-Million Donor Watershed 2-27

Mayor Fired Over Myspace pictures. 2-27

Poll shows Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania dropping by 10 points in just two weeks. Obama now only six points behind 2-27

Hillary Clinton now pleading with super delegates not to endorse since they are all jumping on the Obama train 2-27

Clinton message maker blames voters for not understanding campaign message 2-27

Obama addresses charges of Anti-Semitism and the Farrakhan question. 2-27

Rolling Stone's liberal political reporter Matt Taibbi reprts from the future on why McCain is the suckiest choice for president in the universe 2-27

The Marine Corps has ordered a civilian scientist to stop work on a report that alleged “gross mismanagement” of the “program to quickly field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles”. 2-27

New Orleans Homeless Pushed Into Barrack 2-27

GOP Congressman goes on TV complaining that Barack isn't patriotic enough because he doesn't wear a flag pin--without wearing a flag pin 2-26

McCain breaks McCain-Feingold 2-26

Clinton calls out Obama for being like Rove then sends out picture of Obama dressed in African garb to Matt Drudge 2-26

Flashback to October: Clinton campaign feeding stories to the Drudge Report as part of its strategy. 2-26

When McCain was in charge of figuring out who Jack Abramoff bribed and how much, he conveniently forgot to mention a few Republicans who were up for re-election 2-26

The sex stuff was sensational but speculative. The corruption stuff was boring, but very, very real 2-26

Clinton Campaign Launches 5-Point Attack On Obama 2-26

Chris Dodd will endorse Obama today 2-26

Over two hundred 9/11 First Responders, family members, and supporters will be rallying on Capitol Hill today. 2-26

What do you do when your comparisons of Obama to Jessie Jackson and Karl Rove backfire? If you are Clinton, you claim he is just like Bush 2-26

Obama leads Clinton by double digits nationally 2-26

It's all tied up for Dems in Texas 2-26

Poll shows that Obama is more likely to beat John McCain 2-26

Hillary last week: "Come meet me in Texas" Hillary now: "Um, forget about Texas. 2-26

Mitt Romney is considering rejoining presidential race 2-26

Bush still demanding that telecoms be rewarded for breaking the law. 2-26

Let's hop in the Wayback Machine and revisit the only time Ralph Nader admitted that he wanted George W. Bush to win in 2000 2-26

McCain Can't Tell Self-Defense Apart From War of Aggression 2-26

The Arizona lawmaker who once tried to ban obscene naked girl mudflaps, now wants hybrid cars to make more noise because they're a peril to the blind 2-26

Bush says GOP will win the White House, Senate and House of Reps. "When I say I'm confident, I am so because I understand the mentality of the American people" 2-26

SMU Profs: Bush Library Will Be A ‘Censored Library’ And Will ‘Cheer-lead’ For The President 2-26

Former FBI agent: ticking bomb scenario is a ‘red herring.’ 2-26

Vice President Cheney Makes Mystery Visit to Dallas. 2-26

Hillary Clinton's chief strategist is Mark Penn, and Charlie Black, John McCain's top adviser, is chairman of BKSH, the DC-based lobbying subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller -- of which Mark Penn is CEO. 2-25

Hillary is nearly as surrounded by lobbyists as McCain 2-25

The RNC has begun polling to determine the limits of "acceptable" bigotry in a political campaign 2-25

Clinton spin: "I never supported NAFTA." Clinton reality: She has gone on record multiple times supporting NAFTA, including in her own memoir 2-25

Bill Kristol recommends that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) employ the “politics of fear” to attack Sen. Barack Obama 2-25

The timeline of terrorist fearmongering 2-25

Nader Runs, Nation Ralphs 2-24

The latest conservative to embrace the false Obama email forwards is Rep. Jack Kingston, best known for complaining that he has to work five days a week in Congress 2-24

Man accusing Obama of drug use and homosexual activity fails lie detector test. I'm as shocked as you are. 2-24

Last week: "give immunity to the telecoms, or they won't cooperate in the future." This week: "None of them are refusing to cooperate, but you're still aiding the terrorists" 2-24

Bush verifies that he will indeed allow a terrorist attack for political gain: Vows he will allow no compromise on tel-com immunity 2-23

I'm not saying that the republicans desperately want to run against Hillary, but the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party just endorsed her. "There is nobody who can consolidate and energize the Republican Party like Hillary Clinton. It will get the people out and the money will flow." 2-23

Deposition contradicts McCain defense of Iseman scandal 2-23

Paxson contradicts McCain defense of Iseman scandal. 2-23

McCain's staff admits to lobbying from the Straight Talk Express itself. 2-23

Take a look a the number of lobbyist-bundlers the ‘straight talker’ has working for him. 2-23

Embracing their corruption: In Aftermath of Article, right rallies to McCain's side, McCain gathers donations. 2-23

John McCain's campaign spending will be severely restricted... due to the McCain/Feingold laws. 2-23

Superdelegates jump to Obama 2-23

Obama does better than Hillary in McCain matchup. News: By 11 points. In Hillary's home state 2-23

Michael Moore says insurance industry would love Clinton’s healthcare plan 2-23

GOP makes a video to inform the public of the need for domestic surveillance. Just kidding. They make a "24" rip-off about how we are all gonna die if telecoms don't receive legal immunity for crimes against the American people 2-23

John McCain thinks that talking to Cuba is dangerous, my friends. 2-23

My friends, John McCrazy doesn't just give special favors to lobbyists, he also helps shell companies. 2-23

After raising a record $36M in January, Barack Obama on pace for over $50M in February 2-23

The Pentagon would like you all to know that Barack Obama is a liar. Trouble is, the Army captain from whom Obama got the story about soldiers not being properly armed? He's backing it up 2-23

Oliver North endorses Senator John McCain. Assuring the Senator of the crucial "treasonous felon" vote 2-23

People who donated money to Hillary's campaign now furious as details emerge at how she pissed it all away on consultants and luxury hotel rooms 2-23

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), admits invading Iraq was a mistake. But rest assured he will never act on that idea, will do everything he can to send even more soldiers there, and will compensate for having one smart idea by having five bad ones 2-23

Hillary says that Republicans will attack Obama for his ties to the Weather Underground, the same group which had multiple members pardoned by Bill Clinton 2-23

Corrupt indicted Arizona senator to step down from corrupt Arizona senator's presidential campaign 2-23

McCain withholds ‘judgment’ on Renzi indictment. 2-23

Newsweek reports that the McCain campaign — including the senator himself — is so bitter about the recent New York Times story that it is shunning campaign reporters to the back of the plane 2-23

Libertarians are flocking to Obama. 2-23

Wealthy Client Avoids Paying $20M In Taxes 2-23

Hillary is already making the case that Texas, her one time firewall, "doesn't count." 2-23

Police concerned about order to stop weapons screening at Obama rally 2-23

Secret Service takes down metal detectors and stops cops from checking bags before Obama event. 2-22

Why has McCain been hounding Obama to take public financing? Cuz he's broke! 2-22

Grasping at straws 2-22

Ralph Nader has a big announcement for Sunday, and you can guess what it is by his press release. 2-22

GOP Operative: Rove's attempt to smear Don Siegelman was part of a Republican campaign to ruin him that finally succeeded in imprisoning him 2-22

This week's indicted Republican Congressman brought to you by Arizona. Bonus: conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud. 2-22

Amid fears of recession, the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. 2-22

John McCain in possible sex scandal. Republicans thanking God it involves an adult woman 2-21

McCain says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." 2-21

Employer of McCain scandal linked lobbyist takes down her Web bio, doesn't understand concept of cache 2-21

President Bush's approval rating plunges to 19% 2-21

Commerce Dept docs: Cheney and oil execs decided to take Iraq's oil in spring 2001 2-21

B.S. Express: ‘I’m The Only Candidate That The Special Interests Don’t Give Money To’ 2-21

Two more superdelegates for Barack Obama 2-21

And The World Makes It Eleven, Obama Wins 11th Primary In A Row 2-21

Conservative blogger is proud to outline GOP attack plan against Obama 2-21

Michelle Obama retools her remarks, proclaims "I'm Proud." 2-21

Federal Election Commission Chairman David Mason says the presidential candidate “can’t drop out of the primary election’s public financing system until he answers questions about a loan he obtained to kickstart his once faltering presidential campaign.” 2-21

John McCain, who hates torture, speaks out against it constantly, and was himself tortured, votes against anti-torture bill. 2-21

Former AG Gonzalez getting speaking engagements for $30,000 a pop. As a special bonus, he compares himself and Bush to Lincoln. 2-21

Christie, Ashcroft refuse to testify: U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie and former attorney general John Ashcroft will not testify in front of a House Judiciary subcommittee next week 2-21

Facing Public Pressure, Bush Administration Will Continue Site Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators 2-21

Teamsters Union throw support to Obama 2-21

Federal agents are investigating whether former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) “knowingly played a role in an alleged conspiracy in 2006 to influence a Mississippi judge presiding over a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against” his brother-in-law 2-21

Army Blocks Public's Access to Documents in Web-Based Library 2-21

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Alphonso Jackson is currently facing investigations by the FBI, decides to commemorate the event with giant photo exhibitions 2-21

21 year-old superdelegate schmoozed by Chelsea backs Obama 2-21

NYC mayor on the mysteriously uncounted Obama votes there: "If you want to call it significant undercounting, I guess that's a euphemism for fraud." 2-20

Clinton campaign sets up official website dedicated to changing the delegate rules. Website claims Hillary won Michigan "on an equal footing" despite fact that Obama wasn't on Ballot. 2-20

And just in case you don't believe it's her camp behind it 2-20

State department and Pentagon finally unveil comprehensive plan to allow Iraqi refugees in to the United States. Meet Charlie! 2-20

Defense contractor Brent Wilkes sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday for bribing then-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham 2-19

Hundreds of protestors — mostly students — “converged on the steps of the Washington University Music Building” to demonstrate against former attorney general Alberto Gonzales, who was delivering a speech hosted by the College Republicans. Gonzales agreed to answer only pre-approved questions and closed the talk to the press. 2-20

10 in a row for Obama 2-20

Thousands of Students March 7 Miles To Vote 2-20

Obama Pulls In $36M In January, More Than Clinton And McCain Combined 2-20

After referring to a bill as a "black baby, ugly and dark", Utah senator refuses to meet NAACP: "How do I know what words I'm supposed to use in front of those people?" 2-20

Louisiana lawmaker complains about proposed $50 cap on meals bought by lobbyists. "'If it's $50, I think we're going to be eating at Taco Bell." Boo Freakin Hoo 2-20

Obama proposes an agreement on campaign spending. 2-20

Voter says " I don't want to see Barack Obama get elected president." It was someone who voted in the Wisconsin Primary. "I don't want to see Hillary Clinton anywhere near the election." 2-20

Obama: "If Musharref will not act, we will." Bush: "That's stupid." CIA: "Musharref didn't act, so we did." 2-20

Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Oilman Who Donated $35 Million To Bush Library 2-20

Connecticut State Rep. Jason Bartlett (D) publicly announced that he is gay, becoming the “first and only openly gay African American state legislator.” 2-20

By citing another example, Clinton campaign now says even when Obama does credit Deval Patrick for speech ideas, it's still plagiarism 2-20

Polls show Barack Obama is drinking Hillary Clinton's demographic milkshake 2-20

Morning Hillary strategy: Try to convince elected delegates to overturn election results and betray the voters. Afternoon Hillary strategy: "Um... just kidding about that." 2-19

Bush Dismisses Iraq Recession: The War Has ‘Nothing To Do With The Economy’ 2-19

Clinton issues new blueprint on economy 2-19

Obama now admits he should have credited lines used in his speeches such as "I have a dream" and "all men are created equal" to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who wrote them. Or something like that. 2-19

Banks "Quietly" Borrow $50B From Fed: Report 2-19

The Supreme Court “has rejected a challenge to the Bush administration’s domestic spying program” brought forth by the American Civil Liberties Union. 2-19

PNAC founder Bill Kristol says that in order to win, the GOP must run on a platform of fear 2-19

Clinton issues new blueprint on economy 2-19

One of the Democratic candidates just vowed to return Habeus Corpus, restore checks and balances, close Gitmo and return to the rule of law. Guess who? 2-19

Florida comes up with a way to do a revote. Clinton rejects it because, 'Obama might win if he actually campaigns there.' 2-19

Conservative slogans sound anachronistic in the context of today's problems, like an old TV show from the 1970s. 2-19

Bush Sr. says Republicans' attacks on McCain are "grossly unfair." His son's campaign suggesting in 2000 that McCain fathered an illegitimate black child or had gone nuts as a POW was apparently fair, however. 2-19

Examples of why the "conservative" movement is crumbling All on one page: a) Idiotic rant about Obama MUSLIM FATHER ATHEIST MOTHER OH NOES b) barely SFW half-covered boobs and celeb gossip all over 'conservative' page c) Paid advert for employment with the RNC 2-19

Obama now admits he should have credited lines used in his speeches such as "I have a dream" and "all men are created equal" to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who wrote them. 2-19

Deval Patrick: I asked Obama to use my words 2-19

Blogger takes 10 seconds on Google to find a half dozen examples of Hillary plagiarizing other politicians. 2-19

The Supreme Court “has rejected a challenge to the Bush administration’s domestic spying program” brought forth by the American Civil Liberties Union. 2-19

Clinton campaign advisor: It doesn't matter that Hillary steals more rhetoric than Obama does because she isn't a good speaker 2-19

PNAC founder Bill Kristol says that in order to win, the GOP must run on a platform of fear 2-19

Bush decreases funds for AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria. 2-19

Hillary's campaign forgets to file all their paperwork for the Pennsylvania primary... even after an extension. 2-19

Drawn-Out Primary Fight Will Weaken Crucial DNC Fundraising Efforts 2-19

A congressional committee has called for New Jersey's U.S. attorney, Christopher Christie, to testify at a hearing next week about his appointment of former Attorney General John Ashcroft to a lucrative assignment as a corporate monitor. 2-18

The Dallas Morning news has broken the "gag orders" on the Sibel Edmonds story 2-18

Maryland Republican Lawmaker Caught With... just guess 2-18

EPA threatened states wanting tougher limits on mercury 2-18

Lobbyists who previously raised money for Tom DeLay are seeking the chance to wrestle Delay's former U.S. House seat from Democrat Nick Lampson. 2-1

Senator Barack Obama adapted one of his signature arguments — that his oratory amounts to more than inspiring words — from speeches given by Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts during his 2006 campaign. 2-18

Many pundits and the Clinton campaign keep asking where the substance is to Obama's campaign. There's a simple answer: in his plans. 2-18

Clintons ask rich donors to form "independent groups" to swiftboat Obama. 2-18

Would Sen. John McCain be a good environmental president? Don’t bet the planet on it. 2-18

Former President Bush endorses McCain's GOP presidential bid 2-18

'My story in my words': Plame says exposure devastated her 2-18

McCain vows to keep waging war without paying for it 2-17

Now that Congress has ended warrantless wiretaps, will Bush allow another terrorist attack to prove his point 2-17

Swift Boating John McCain - or real? 2-17

Clinton's campaign aide Harold Ickes, who voted to strip Florida and Michigan of their delegates, now wants their delegates to count. 2-17

Ted Kennedy claims to be shocked, shocked I tell you, that Hillary Clinton would resort to "distortion, misrepresentation," and "fear-mongering" in her campaign. 2-17

Fact checking Clinton's assertion that Obama went 'nuclear' 2-17

House Dems blasted by Bush inaction on FISA after the Republicans walked out of the sessions 2-15

"America is trapped in this notion that we care about human life." - George W. Bush 2-15

The federal government said it would “intensify its efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of trailers and into apartments or hotels” after the CDC “confirmed that many trailers were contaminated with high levels of formaldehyde.” 2-15

Terrorist 14-day-old Samoan baby dies in detention at Honolulu airport; had come to U.S. for surgery to repair heart murmur 2-15

Bush Administration Hides More Data, Shuts Down Website Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators 2-15

As the Democratic Party's superdelegates decide whether to support Clinton or Obama, will they take into account the $890,000 they've received from the candidates? 2-15

Pension official says John Conyers' wife threatened to shoot him 2-15

All those horrible earmarks that congress passes? It's less than 1% of the national budget 2-15

Bolton, who once served as UN ambassador, said that when he was at Yale, he “didn’t take any courses at all on international law” and added, “frankly I don’t think I missed a thing". 2-15

Christine Pelosi: Superdelegates - Like My Mom - Shouldn't Overturn Majority Vote 2-15

Republican Gerrymandering Comes Back To Bite Them: Favors Obama In Texas 2-15

Clinton Wins New Mexico Caucus Vote 2-15

Sen. Barack Obama won the support Friday of the 1.9-million member Service Employees International Union, his second endorsement in as many days from large labor organizations 2-15

Clinton superdelegate announces that he's switching his vote to Obama. And so it begins 2-15

Clinton's Chief Strategist Tied To Controversial Nuclear Corp 2-15

Black lawmakers rethink Clinton support 2-15

Obama takes lead in Texas 2-15

Barack Obama's remarkably level-headed 2002 speech on the Iraq war 2-15

For all those out there parroting "Obama talks about change, but never discusses HOW he's going to change anything", you have, at the very least, read his 62-page Blueprint for Change, right? 2-15

Mitt Romney releases his 280 delegates 2-15

White House: Congress Caving To ‘The Fantasies Of Left-Wing Bloggers’ 2-15

John McCain 'proud' if Bush campaigns with him 2-15

Kucinich, Cimperman buy air time 2-15

Dem Energy Debate Stretches Facts 2-15

On the House floor today, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) led Republicans in a walkout in protest of the Harriett Miers/Josh Bolten contempt vote. Without the Republicans, the House contempt vote against Miers and Bolten passed, 223-32. 2-14

Bush Administration Hides More Data, Shuts Down Website Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators 2-14

John McCain was against torture before he was for it. 2-14

McCain Celebrates On Stage With Nixon's "Jew Counter" 2-14

Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), “under investigation for his ties to a lobbyist whose clients have benefited” from earmarks, defended the practice and “asked Pentagon officials to embrace some pet projects in a defense bill.” Lewis has secured $137 million in earmarks, “more than eight times the average secured by a member of Congress.” 2-14

FEMA Trailers are Toxic, CDC Says Still-living Residents Must be Moved 2-14

If you have donated to the Hillary Clinton campaign, I hope you like getting junk mail 2-14

Senate Ethics Committee gives Larry Craig a slap on the wrist, tap of the foot 2-14

Obama proposes $210 billion for new jobs: Ten year plan focuses on construction, environmental employment 2-14

Obama launches economic manifesto - to include a "Credit Card Bill of Rights" 2-14

Poll: Obama could turn Colorado blue, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would be trounced. 2-14

Clinton leading Obama in Ohio, Pennsylvania: poll 2-14

Obama Steals Clinton's Base: Hillary Clinton should be worried, not because Barack Obama won the Potomac Primaries, but because of how he won them. 2-14

Clinton led in candidates' use of 'earmarks - USA Today 2-14

Hillary is willing to destroy her party in order to get the nomination 2-14

Ron Paul really sucks. Big time. I don't have a link for it, but my hatemail from Ron Paul fans is running a little low lately. And you know what's funny about that? The Ron Paulites don't dispute the credibility of anything I link to Regarding Dr. Paul, but they are just mad that I publicize it.

Photog kicking Republican state rep declines to vote for resolution honoring military men and women. In front of their faces 2-14

Mrs. Obama says she dislikes politics -- she insists there will be no second run for the presidency if her husband falls short this time 2-14

Bush to close administration like he began it: Trying to buy affection by sending out checks. Good: They're double the amount as last time. Bad: Thanks to his economic policy, they're actually worth about the same 2-14

After failing to require death certificates for aborted fetuses, Tennessee legislator now wants gay references banned in schools 2-14

If McCain is the nominee the general election will be "catastrophic for Republicans." Sincerely, Newt Gingrich 2-14

John McCain calls CNN reporter a 'jerk.' Normally I'd applaud such a comment, but this seems extra prickish. 2-14

The Fundies are out to get Barack, and I'll be damned if this isn't the most racist thing I've ever seen that didn't involve a white hood. 2-14

McCain has chaired the International Republican Institute (IRI) since 1993. Ostensibly a non-partisan, democracy-building outfit, in reality the IRI serves as an instrument to advance and promote the most far right Republican foreign policy agenda. 2-14

Hillary's deputy campaign manager resigns. No this is not a repeat 2-13

87-Year Old NH State Rep Will Not Eat, Willing to Die for Impeachment 2-13

Fineman: Now "Virtually Impossible" For Clinton To Win Most Delegates 2-13

Immunity for spying Telecoms? McCain: Yes. Obama: No. Hillary: Hillary? Has anyone seen Hillary? 2-12

House Democratic leaders “plan to force a vote as early as Thursday on holding Joshua B. Bolten, White House chief of staff, and Harriet E. Miers, former White House counsel, in contempt of Congress.” 2-13

A Bush administration plan to crack down on contract fraud has a multibillion-dollar loophole: The proposal to force companies to report abuse of taxpayer money will not apply to work overseas, including projects to secure and rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. 2-13

Republican Utah State Senator compares funding bill to a black baby, calling it "a dark, ugly thing." 2-13

Former Republican Congressman Bob Ney will be moved from a federal prison to a halfway house 2-13

Obamanatored 2-13

Officials Step Up Net-Neutrality Efforts 2-13

John McCain criticizes "hope" as just a platitute, would rather you get used to 10,000 years in Iraq, and your lost manufacturing base 2-13

While McCain talks about "tackling the excesses of the lobbying industry," he had no problem taking $100,000 from convicted felon, Jack Abramoff 2-13

Why I hate superdelegates: Barack won **every county in Washington**, but the senators still insist on voting for Hillary. 2-13

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) joined several House Republicans Tuesday by promising not to request any earmarks in appropriations bills this year. 2-13

Bill Clinton's 1992 Campaign Manager To Back Obama 2-13

Rove: Media Are To Blame For Why The Economy ‘Stinks’ 2-13

McCain: ‘Anyone Who Worries About How Long We’re In Iraq Does Not Understand The Military’ 2-13

ANOTHER Republican Retiring From Congress - Shadegg To Step Down 2-13

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) wrote to Army Secretary Pete Geren calling on him to release a Rand Corp. post-war study of the Bush administration’s failures to plan for Iraq. 2-12

FEMA Looks at Trains for Evacuations. 2-12

Refresher: A blogger in Oklahoma posts her account of delivering goods to an isolated FEMA facility for Hurricane Katrina survivors which feels to her more like a detainment camp than a shelter. 2-12

Unaware that the right wing media machine just makes stuff up, Hillary Vows No New Bill Scandals 2-12

NY Times: Clinton superdelegates "wavering" 2-12

Barack Obama moves on to Wisconsin, where internal projections give him a 7-point win and 40 of the state's 74 delegates 2-12

Pollsters Show Obama, McCain Heading To Victory In Virginia 2-12

Clinton Accuses Obama of Cutting Deals With Contributor, says she will only reveal her tax records if she wins the nomination. 2-12

For Clinton, Bid Hinges on Texas and Ohio 2-12

Obama has beaten Clinton by an average of 24 points in the eight states that are expected to have competitive senate races this year 2-12

Ron Paul on McCain "I can not support anybody with the foreign policy he advocates…I think it’s un-American, unconstitutional, immoral, and not Republican." 2-12

A new book by AMERICAblog’s A.J. Rossmiller, who spent two years as a Defense Intelligence Agency Iraq analyst, paints a picture of the dysfunctional agency 2-12

Karl Rove emphasized his support for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)’s presidential campaign, saying “Republican grassroots voters” are “already united behind”. Eight years ago, Rove lambasted McCain’s combative style, saying it will prevent him from uniting Republicans 2-12

Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died early Monday morning, his spokeswoman said. 2-11

Clinton's new campaign manager? Yeah, she's already got a history of campaign finance scandals. 2-11

Stop me if you heard this one before: Ohio Republican Congressman accused of corruption 2-11

Stop me if you heard this one before: More seedy corruption in Alaska involving Ted Stevens 2-11

Obama would "attack Pakistan and embrace Ahmadinejad" - according to the guy who invaded Iraq and embraced Musharraf and the Saudi Royals 2-11

Hillary Clinton has won ten states. Barack Obama has won ten states... by more than 30 points 2-11

Bush: McCain is a true conservative. 2-11

Matt Taibbi: Dems Betrayed Peace Movement For Own Political Ends 2-11

Remember when Hucakbee tossed off a line about Mormons thinking Satan is Jesus' brother? That little ploy could put Utah in the Obama column 2-11

Bush’s 2009 Budget Is ‘As Good As It Gets For Defense Contractors’ 2-11

Vice President Cheney is trying to “block the release of video depositions by White House aides” in a lawsuit “by a man who was arrested after he allegedly touched Cheney at a Colorado shopping mall in 2006.” Cheney’s lawyers expressed concern that the videos could “embarrass and even humiliate” the aides if posted to YouTube. 2-11

Ashcroft: Bush is ‘the most respectful’ ever of civil liberties. 2-11

Conyers Said He’s On The Edge Of Starting Impeachment. A little late there, Sparky. 2-11

Top 10 signs and T-shirts from last week's CPAC convention. 2-11

Hillary casting herself as the underdog to the "establishment" Obama. Seriously. 2-9

Bolton Backs McCain Because He Is ‘Stronger’ Than Bush On Iran 2-9

National Republican Congressional Committee decided to come clean when it was discovered that the audit performed in 2006 was forged 2-9

"Keep her in it so we can win it": Rush Limbaugh suggested repeatedly on the air yesterday and today that he'd raise money for Hillary Clinton so they could run against her in the general election. 2-8

TIME Poll: Clinton More Beatable than Obama 2-8

CDC blocked release of ‘alarming’ environmental report. 2-8

Stimulus plan passes. Now take those Chinese loan proceeds and buy Chinese goods at Walmart! 2-8

C.I.A. Destroyed Tapes as Judge Sought Interrogation Data 2-8

Legislation to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act “is headed toward Senate passage early next week” after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “pushed back key votes.” The telecom immunity measure will also “likely be put off until next week.” 2-8

White house strongarms 60 Minutes to prevent them from airing a story on the White House strongarming an Alabama Judge 2-8

Main Reasons Conservatives Oppose McCain 2-8

Thad Cochran, the mild-mannered senior U.S. senator from Mississippi, flip-flops. 2-8

Bush says vote Republican because 'prosperity and peace' are at stake in November 2-8

President Bush greeted by chants of "four more years" from a group of conservative constitutionalists. 2-8

Step 1: Loan yourself $5 million. Step 2: Spread false rumors that your staff is working without pay and your campaign is broke. Step 3: Profit 2-8

James "I'm not consulting for HRC" Carville is consulting for HRC 2-8

Cheney predicts that a Republican will win the presidential election, be greeted as a liberator and welcomed with flowers and candy 2-8

Obama agrees to two more debates with Clinton 2-8

Obama: I Won't Be Swiftboated 2-8

Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses 2-8

Obama Suggests Clinton Show Tax Returns 2-8

CPAC to all CPAC-ers: Don't boo McCain 2-8

McCain booed at CPAC. 2-8

Romney: Dem victory would ‘mean attacks on America.’ 2-8

In a 354-58 vote, the House yesterday approved legislation “aimed at curtailing rising college costs and limiting student debt.” 2-8

Historically, presidents get a little boost in the polls after a State of the Union address. Bush, however, manages to see his popularity drop after his SOTU. 2-8

That money the government is about to give you? It's an advance on next year's refunds according to CNN 2-8

Bush Declares That Cheney Is ‘The Best Vice President In History’ 2-8

It's McCain! 2-7

Accidentally leaked internal Obama memo projects Barack to finish with 1,806 delegates to Hillary's 1,789. It takes 2,025 to be nominated, and the missing 366 Michigan and Florida delegates would push Hillary over the top 2-7

Dems contemplating a "do-over" in Michigan so the delegates will count 2-7

Lieberman’s superdelegate status stripped. 2-7

US citizens voted for Democratic candidates almost 2-to-1 over the Republican ones 2-7

Republicans unite to block aid for elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed. 2-7

McCain Skips Vote On Economic Stimulus That He Promised To Support 2-7

A secret government document, disclosed by mistake, cast doubt on the very basis for the Bush administration’s justification of illegal behavior 2-7

Hillary's staffers agree to work without pay. The Clinton campaign conceded that late last month the senator loaned her own campaign $5 million of personal money. 2-7

In response to Hillary Clinton loaning her campaign $5 million, Barack Obama raises $6 million in 24 hours - all from online donations 2-7

Obama on pace to raise $30 mil in Feb 2-7

The GOP still has a hope: McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was never officially US territory. Therefore, he was born in a foreign country and under the Constitution isn't eligible 2-7

Racist fun at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office 2-7

Conservative Conference Warned: Don't Boo McCain! 2-7

Colorado Springs lawmaker focuses on the family, says unwed teenage parents are 'sluts' who should be sent away and shunned. 2-7

Mayoral candidate claims teaching evolution in schools will revive the Third Reich 2-7

McCain Video: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me" 2-7

Top House Republicans brace for the possibility that an unfolding investigation could uncover financial improprieties stretching back several years 2-6

Bush Cuts Funding For Democracy Initiative, One Week After Touting Program In SOTU Speech 2-6

Presidential veto threatened for surveillance bills that don't protect telecom providers 2-6

Bush admits he's no better than the terrorists he's supposed to be fighting 2-6

What happens if Obama and Clinton tie? Something very undemocratic 2-6

A Republican HUD scandal for a new generation 2-6

MSNBC now has Obama in the lead 2-6

In a backhanded acknowledgment that the Constitution exists, the Bush administration will abandon their attempts to establish a treaty without Senate ratification 2-6

The AFL-CIO has filed a lawsuit against Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, claiming that new Labor Department disclosure rules “should be held unlawful and set aside.” 2-6

Reps. John Boehner (R-OH), Adam Putnam (R-FL) and Eric Cantor (R-VA) are “the only Republican leaders who have voted for more than half of the anti-earmark amendments offered on the House floor since the 2006 election.” 2-6

Why Republicans like Obama and what it means: A startling contrast with animosity toward Clinton 2-6

The evolution of John McCain, from a military realist, to a hopped-up interventionist 2-6

Hannity, Limbaugh and Coulter all line up behind Romney 2-6

If Democrats end up having a brokered convention, it will be the first since 1952 2-6

TN voter harassed and intimidated by law enforcement erroneously claiming she was breaking the law by taking pictures with her cell phone 2-6

Clinton accepts Fox News Channel debate offer 2-6

“The Myth of a Maverick”: Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain 2-6

Huckabee wins all 18 W.Va. delegates 2-5

9/11 Commission's executive director, Philip Zelikow, made a LOT of phone calls to the White House, but they "weren't political." Bonus: He instructed his secretary to stop keeping phone records about those calls? 2-5

The Interior Department's inspector general is shocked to learn that anyone can walk right up to the Lincoln Memorial like they're in a free country. Isn't obsession with national security one of the 14 points of fascism? 2-5

Obamentum: Obama up by 13 points over Clinton in California 2-5

Bush’s budget failed to provide any funding for the FOIA Ombudsman’s Office 2-5

President Bush’s common refrain used to be: “The job of a President is to confront problems, not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.” So much for that. 2-5

And the award for least delegates per dollar spent goes to... 2-5

Hillary paid $7,500 to voice and drama coach extraordinaire Michael Sheehan in October. Note to Hillary: If this is the guy who told her to cry on stage twice in a matter of weeks, you may want to fire him. 2-5

Undecided superdelegates are breaking for Clinton 2-5

For the first time, Barack Obama expands lead in California outside the margin of error, now leads 46-40. Also leads 47-42 in Missouri, tied at 43 each in New Jersey with 10% undecided 2-5

Obama rally draws 17,000 in Connecticut 2-5

Hillary Clinton says she has "withstood the full force of corporate lobbyists." She failed to mention it's the full force of their money hitting her wallet 2-5

Clinton raises only 13.5 million in January. Obama raises more than twice that. 2-5

Michelle Obama On Hillary "Controlling" Bill: "That Is A Foreign Concept To Me" 2-5

Jim Lobe: McCain is Now the Neo-Con Candidate 2-5

Romney now: "I'm the new Ronald Reagan". Romney then: "Look, I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush." 2-5

Hillary continues her tactic of stealing every one of Obama's slogans. "Yes, we can" vs. "Yes, she can." There you have the key difference between the two campaigns. 2-5

Socially conservative Republicans are upset with current state of their party. 2-5

McCain is totally against troop withdrawals, that is unless its a war during Bill Clinton's administration. Cut and run is totally acceptable then 2-5

“The Myth of a Maverick”: Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain 2-5

"McCain is running on a platform that says your jobs are not coming back, the illegals are not going home, but we are going to have more wars. If you don’t like it, vote for Hillary." 2-5

RIP to Nixon/Ford secretary of agriculture and vulgar racist Earl Butz, who was sure black people only wanted three things (warning, foul language) 2-5

Obama on NBC News: "Brian, You're Getting Too Many Memos From The Clinton Camp" 2-5

Poll shows Obama and Clinton tied going into Super Tuesday. 2-4

Signing Statement Dictatorship: The President is claiming that Section 1222 of the new Defense Act could inhibit his ability to defend the Constitution, so he claims the right to ignore it 2-4

Bush has increased the size of the federal budget by 100% in just 8 years. For an idea how much money that is, imagine a $1,000 high-tech baseball bat hitting you in the crotch three billion times. 2-4

Clinton open to garnishing wages for health care 2-4

Hillary Clinton on Walmart 2-4

Rice Was ‘Uninterested In Advising The President’ Before 9/11, Wanted To Be His ‘Closest Confidante’ 2-4

From the state that brought you the Big Dig: Health insurance for everyone is going to cost twice what was expected 2-4

You want to energize the republican base? Nominate Hillary. 2-4

Obama leading Hillary in California, but everyone knows it's who counts the vote that matters 2-4

One day before a huge primary election, Hillary cries. No, this is not a repeat 2-4

More than 100 New York feminist leaders released a joint statement Sunday afternoon criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president 2-4

Hillary campaign has started Push Polling 2-4

Hillary's relationship with Rupert Murdoch 2-4

The neocons: An illustrated progression of fail, exile, and someone dumb enough to give them redemption 2-4

George Soros pours $2.5 million into new advocacy group 2-4

9/11 commission's executive director had much closer ties with the White House than publicly disclosed, and tried to get the report to go easy on the Bush Administration 2-4

Shriver backs Obama, Schwarzenegger for McCain 2-4

In Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton lied again about Iraq. 2-4

Barack Obama picks up the Lake Wobegon vote 2-4

Liberal disenchantment with the Clintons - both Bill and Hillary - is real and it is growing. 2-4

Sex workers get ‘more business’ at GOP conventions. 2-4

Romney: "We don't want Senator McCain; we want a conservative." That's great Mitt, you know any? 2-4

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says to illegally spying telecoms: Yes, you can have retroactive immunity 2-2

9/11 Commission findings based largely on testimony waterboarded out of suspects. In other words, forced confessions rather than investigations. 2-2

Bush budget to cut funding for just about anything that helps people, gives $35 billion more to the Pentagon (not including war costs), and guarantees record deficits for decades to come. 2-2

NYT Reporter That Broke NSA Wiretapping Scandal Subpoenaed 2-2

CIA destroying interrogation tapes? No big deal. Bush Administration deleting e-mails? Not a problem. NFL destroying evidence of Patriots cheating scandal, STOP EVERYTHING. Please enjoy your bread and circuses 2-2

Dan Abrams lists 5 biggest GOP candidate lies. John "Straight Talk" McCain said three of them 2-2

The American Conservative Magazine Endorses Ron Paul for President 2-2

Friday Ron Paul was in Denver speaking at the Colorado Convention Center. Mitt Romney was also be in Denver, but he was appearing at a Ford dealership 2-2

Ron Paul received more military donations in the 4th quarter than all his opponents combined. 2-2

Video: CNN's Melissa Long talks to Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul after the California CNN GOP debate. 2-2

Bill slams Ted Kennedy over No Child act. You know, that act Hillary voted for 2-2

The Nation magazine endorses Obama. 2-2

LA Times to endorse Obama 2-2

Obama receives MoveOn endorsement 2-2

More Republicans stumping for Obama 2-2

"With Democratic challenger Barack Obama scheduled to speak at a sold out event at the Target Center on Saturday, Clinton supporters were dismissive of trying to match Obama's expected crowd." "It's not a competition," Clark said. Umm... actually, yes it is. 2-2

Trying to counter Obama's Ted and Caroline endorsements, Hillary puts out ad featuring one of her Kennedys 2-2

Obama: I'll see your RFK Jr and raise you an Ethel 2-2

Audience for Democratic Debate More Than Doubled GOP’s 2-2

Three legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi. NO SOUP FOR YOU! 2-2

8.3 million: Number of people who tuned into last night’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, “making it the most-watched primary debate in cable news history 2-2

Dick Cheney's Secret Service entourage asks court to block release of court testimony regarding illegal arrest out of fear that the public may do with it what they are legally entitled. 2-1

New report says military unprepared in event of an attack on U.S. territory. Even fewer Army National Guard units are combat-ready today than were nearly a year ago when 88 percent of the units were not prepared for the fight 2-1

Republicans no longer shy about wishing for a terrorist attack to take advantage of: "If Bush had not been so successful in preventing another domestic terrorist attack, Giuliani’s relevance to voters would be painfully obvious" 2-1

Mitt Romney funds fact finding mission to determine if you can buy the presidency, loans campaign 18 million more dollars 2-1

MoveOn.org is officially endorsing Obama. 2-1

Cheney Pushes For Telecom Immunity on Limbaugh's show: ‘We Haven’t Violated Anybody’s Civil Liberties’. Great Dick, then you have nothing to hide. Now prove It. 2-1

Having cracked down on repeated Bush administration destruction of evidence, Arlen Spector wants to investigate NFL over Spygate 2-1

Obama Supports Limited Marijuana Decriminalization 2-1

Transportation Union taking bus from Edwardstown to Obamaville 2-1

President Bush’s 2009 budget “will total more than $3 trillion, the first time that barrier has been broken.” 2-1

GOP candidates state their views on the USA's most pressing issue: Steroids in baseball 2-1

2008 could be the year of the youth vote, and they like Obama. 2-1

Ron Paul staff "a bureaucracy full of parasites" that doesn't believe Paul can win. Bonus: Supporter accused by campaign of theft mad because the $1000 he spent on bail can't go to pay for commercials 2-1

NY chapter of NOW furious at Kennedy for endorsing Obama yet, former director of Chicago NOW dramatically explains why she changed from Hillary to Obama. 2-1

Mitt Romney may have tacitly bowed out of the GOP campaign already: he hasn't bought ad time in any Super Tuesday state 2-1

Hours After Siding With States On Emissions Waiver, Romney Flips And Backs The White House 2-1

State Dept. Official: Prioritizing Wars Is Like Choosing ‘Which One Of Your Kids You Like Best’ 2-1

McCain Donated To Schilling Charity After Endorsement 2-1

Ron Paul biggest GOP fundraiser last quarter 2-1

Shockingly Ron Paul volunteer is a Klansmen 2-1

“Long lines, a shortage of poll workers and unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots could delay vote counts in the biggest-ever Super Tuesday in American politics”. 2-1

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