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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics and Washington		Center for American Progress
Citizens for Legitimate government	Institute for Policy Studies	Rockridge Institute
January 2007

President Bush has quietly signed an executive order mandating that every federal agency must have their regulatory policy approved by a Whitehouse political appointee in a move to further move power out of the hands of Congress and into the hands of the executive. 1-31

Five Govt Officials Contradict Libby: Judith Miller testified Tuesday that former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby identified a CIA operative to her on two occasions on dates earlier than he has told investigators he first heard the information from another reporter. 1-31

CONYERS TO HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARING: "Presidential Signing Statements under the Bush Administration: A Threat to Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law?" 1-31

Sen. Obama offers plan to stop escalation of Iraq war. 1-31

Sen. Joe Biden to run for president in 2008: Clinton's Plan A "Disaster...No Military Solution To Iraq" 1-31

Bush appointee unable to utter the words "Global Warming" [VIDEO] 1-31

Sen. James Inhofe: "We all know the Weather Channel would like to have people afraid all the time." "I'll put you down as skeptical," replied Boxer. 1-31

GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney -- who's under fire from conservatives who think he's exhibited an overly liberal streak in the past -- threw a fundraiser for a Democratic Senate candidate in 1992 1-31

An Oregon senator is threatening to filibuster a must-pass spending bill if Congress does not extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging. 1-31

President Bush's choice for the nation's next spy chief would give up his $2 million-a-year job at one of Washington's premier consulting firms for a position that provides him with considerable influence over lucrative secret government contracts. 1-31

Maniac driving a massive D-10 tractor tries to squash Bush critics 1-31

Corrupt politicians like Tom DeLay have complained miserably about Melanie Sloan and her ethics watchdog group -- so she must be doing something right. 1-31

Senate Republican on Tuesday directly challenged President Bush's declaration that "I am the decision-maker" on issues of war. "I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility," Specter said. 1-30

Rep. Henry Waxman: there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly "to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global warming." 1-30

Miller Takes Stand After Being Jailed For Libby 1-30

Former Press Secretary Says Libby Told Him of Plame: Fleischer's Testimony On Timing Supports Prosecution's Case 1-30

Senate Republicans finally end their token stone walling of the minimum wage increase 1-30

Sen Feingold: We Can’t Let This Admin Intimidate Us Like It Did In The Lead-Up To War 1-30

Pelosi Believes In Troop Withdrawal More Strongly After Trip 1-30

Congress can halt Iraq war, experts tell lawmakers 1-30

Newsweek poll shows that 58% of Americans wish that Bush would step down as President. 1-30

Top three officers of Connecticut for Lieberman smacks down the party's only politician 1-30

Rangel's at it again! Bill introduced to "require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service." 1-30

John Bolton says US government has 'no strategic interest' in a united Iraq, is fine with civil war 1-30

Bush ratings at all time low, and only 28% of Americans would vote for a Republican in 2008 1-30

A federal watchdog agency has closed its investigation into whether NASA's chief administrator violated the law when he urged an audience to support former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. 1-30

U.S. scientists felt pressured to tailor their writings on global warming to fit the Bush administration's skepticism, in some cases at the behest of an ex-oil industry lobbyist 1-30

Biden: Only 20 Senators Will Support Troop Increase 1-29

Speaker Pelosi Meets With Afghan President To Discuss Troop Increase 1-29

Experts Pan Bush's Healthcare Plan: “The End Of Employer-Based Benefits As We Know Them” 1-29

Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) pushes plan to cut off Iraq War funding 1-26

Pelosi to Bush: "What makes you think it will work *this* time?" Bush: "Because I told them it had to." Pelosi: "Why didn't you tell them that the last two times?" 1-26

Pelosi in Iraq to see for herself how war is going 1-26

Cheney's spokeswoman's testimony takes heat off Dick. 1-26

White House confirms it dumps bad news to press on Fridays. Wait--What day is it today? 1-26

Potential GOP presidential hopeful Tancredo: Abolish black, Hispanic caucuses 1-26

The Bush administration sought on Thursday to drop its appeal of a federal court ruling that concluded the government's domestic spying program is unconstitutional 1-26

Refresher: Tancredo drew fire after saying that ethnically diverse city of Miami resembled "a Third World country." 1-26

Christine Jennings may still get a chance in contested election 1-26

And don't forget this little gem: GOP Presidential Hopeful Tancredo Speaks At Neo-Confederate/Hate Group Event In His Honor 1-26

State Dept.'s Senior Arms And Security Official Resigns 1-26

The Bush administration will cooperate with investigations by the new Democratic Congress on issues such as Iraq and the treatment of detainees, but hopes the hearings do not turn into "witch hunts,". File-gate, travel-gate, whitewater, and Monica Lewinski unavailable for comment. 1-26

Hagel vs Lieberman vs Cheney 1-26

In Cheney's world, we all report to the military 1-26

Hagel Ponders White House Run As War Criticism Raises His Profile 1-26

43 senators oppose raising the minimum wage. 28 of them also oppose the minimum wage 1-26

Bush's Baby Einstein Gaffe: The president lionizes a mountebank. 1-26

Ex-CIA Official Testifies About Libby's Calls: central to the prosecution's allegation that Libby lied to investigators 1-25

Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee denied access to see the court order authorizing warrantless wiretapping 1-25

Senate Republicans block minimum wage hike. 1-25

Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a rebuke to President Bush and his Iraq war strategy, today voted to oppose the administration's plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq. 1-25

Activist Justice Antonin Scalia on the 2000 Florida recount decision: We won, get over it 1-25

President wants to make your employer's contribution to healthcare insurance taxable income. 1-25

Chuck Todd, on how Bush is killing the GOP: "The president's decision to ignore the Iraq Study Group may be viewed as the single biggest political mistake of the '08 cycle." 1-25

Bush's health insurance initiative to help HMOs. 1-25

Cheney: Talk of blunders in Iraq is 'hogwash' 1-25

Former U.N. Amb John Bolton says United States not able to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons with Bush administration flawed diplomatic strategy. Claims they are being too diplomatic. 1-25

Taxation With Representation - House votes to give delegates voting rights: delegates representing the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa can cast ballots on amendments. Republicans described the move as an unconstitutional power grab. 1-25

Here's Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) barnburner of a speech this morning during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting on the resolution against the president's troop increase in Iraq. 1-25

Former college football coach Lou Holtz will be one of the featured speakers at the House Republican retreat this week 1-25

Kerry not to serve as spoiler In '08. 1-25

CIA Now Recruiting On Social Networking Site Facebook.com 1-25

Fmr. GOP Rep Sherwood Refusing To Pay Hush Money Promised To Ex-Mistress 1-25

'State of The Union' ends with no mention of Mars, steroids, animal-human hybrids, or New Orleans. 1-24

Full SOTU text 1-24

Response To President Bush's State Of The Union Address From Senator Jim Webb 1-24

In the opening statements at the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, new evidence emerged pointing toward a criminal conspiracy at the highest levels of George W. Bush's White House 1-24

Texas to argue for reinstating DeLay charge. DeLay's trial on remaining felony conspiracy and money laundering charges is pending. 1-24

State senator hopes to relieve Arizona taxpayers of what he called the "burden" of having to decide whether legislators should get a raise. Voters rejected the pay raise in last election 1-24

House voted unanimously yesterday to deny federal pensions to lawmakers convicted of bribery, perjury and other related felonies. 1-24

Democratic convention for 2008 in Denver will be held in an anti-union convention center owned by a Walmart heir. 1-24

"Have you tried the $19.95 Calvin Klein pants at Costco?" Bartle asked at one point during the filibuster. "They fit like a dream." 1-24

Does Iraq cut into Katrina aid? 1-24

Response To President Bush's State Of The Union Address From Senator Jim Webb 1-23

Brownback Announces his Presidency with a ringing endorsement from Pat '9/11 was a Message From God' Robertson 1-22

Looking to instill discipline among Democrats, a coalition of labor, trial lawyers and liberal groups is launching lobbying and campaign organizations this week to keep Democratic lawmakers from straying on populist issues. 1-22

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told newspaper editors Thursday they should use caution and context in reporting about threats or emergencies. In other news, the terror alert level is "elevated". 1-22

War On Terror Replacing War On Drugs. To be just as effective 1-22

New Rules Still Allow Congress Many Perks: Policies on Lobbying Are Selectively Strict 1-20

The House on Friday overhauled the board supervising its teenage pages, responding to a scandal that left youngsters vulnerable to a lawmaker's sexual come-ons 1-20

Playing politics while our people were dying: Michael Brown said party politics influenced decisions on New Orleans. "...certain people in the White House were thinking we had to federalize Louisiana because she's a white, female Democratic governor and we have a chance to rub her nose in it," he said. 1-20

“Do you believe, as commander-in-chief, you have the authority to put the troops in there no matter what the Congress wants to do?” Bush: "In this situation, I do, yeah,” 1-20

Libby’s Memory Defense Highlights His Failures on National Security 1-20

Alberto Gonzales should not only be impeached for his willfully obtuse interpretations of the Constitution, he should be disbarred. 1-20

The Bush administration is moving forward with an increased troop presence in Iraq. Where will the new troops come from? 1-20

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson intends to say Sunday that he is taking the first step toward the Democratic presidential nomination 1-20

Hillary Clinton launches presidential bid; says 'I'm in' on her website 1-20

Bob Ney was a functioning alcoholic who could rarely make it through the day without drinking and would often begin drinking beers as early as 7:30 a.m. 1-19

In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American. 1-19

DEMS COMPLETE 100 HOUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN 42 HOURS, 15 MINUTES 1-19

US Defense Department now acknowledges that a U.S. espionage report warning about Canadian coins with tiny radio transmitters hidden inside was not true. 1-19

Texas state senator proposes privatizing Texas prisons, and relocating them to Mexico, particularly Mexican nationals. The only problem: The state constitution and at least two federal treaties prohibit the plan. 1-19

US congressmen put forth legislation with bipartisan support that blocks Bush from declaring war without Congress' approval. In other news, new laws have to be enacted to get Bush to obey the Constitution. 1-19

Senate passes Democrats' ethics bill 1-19

Ex-Rice speechwriter says 'no one in this administration' has the 'vaguest notion' of Middle East history 1-19

Ney Sentenced To More Than 2 Years 1-19

Rocker Ted Nugent Performs At Texas Gov's Inaugural Ball. Appears With Machine Guns, A Confederate Flag T-Shirt, “Shouting Offensive Remarks About Non-English Speakers” 1-19

A group of Methodist ministers from across the nation launched an online petition drive Thursday urging Southern Methodist University to stop trying to land George W. Bush's presidential library. "Methodists have a long history of social conscience, so questions about the conduct of this president are very concerning." 1-19

Bush on Iraq plan: "I believe it will work" 1-19

House Votes to Void $14 Billion in Oil Tax Breaks 1-19

Sen. Leahy Slams Gonzalez Over Torture 1-19

2003 Wesley Clarke: PNAC decided to attack Iraq sometime soon after 9/11. “Rather than searching for a solution to a problem, they had the solution, and their difficulty was to make it appear as though it were in response to a problem” 1-19

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rapped federal judges Wednesday for ruling on cases that affect national security policy. Judges, he contended, are unqualified to decide terrorism issues that he said are best settled by Congress or the president. 1-18

Kucinich wants to put the Fairness Doctrine back on the table. 1-19

The Democratic-led Senate failed to end a Republican procedural roadblock that has stalled a bipartisan bill to revamp the Senate's ethics and lobbying rules. 1-18

GOP senators to add line-item veto to Democrats' Ethics Reform bill. 1-18

Senator Ted Stevens (R - Series of Tubes) complains that his wife Catherine is hassled by airport security because they think she is folk singer and convert to Islam Cat Stevens 1-18

Bush opposes bill to cut interest rates on student loans (.pdf) 1-18

Pentagon hid unspent funds from Treasury 1-18

Santorum’s Response To Criticism Of Bush “Not Listening To The People, Not Listening To Congress”: “Good For Him” 1-18

James Dobson: "I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances," McCain: Hopes to Mend Ties With Christian Leader 1-18

Three senior senators - two Democrats and one Republican - have formally introduced a non-binding resolution that condemns President Bush's "surge". 1-18

Democrat House may create a global warming panel 1-18

Hillary Against the Surge 1-18

McCain was against the war before he was for it. 1-18

Al Franken has reached out to Democratic lawmakers from Minnesota in recent days, seeking advice on a possible Senate run next year. 1-18

Asked why the Pentagon would sell any F-14 parts to Iran, he said: "Our first priority truly is national security. However, we have to balance that with our other requirement to be good stewards of the taxpayers' money." 1-18

'Freedom Fries' Congressman calls for halt on Iran strike 1-18

US rejected deal Iran offered in 2003 1-18

In preparation for upcoming Congressional hearings, Bush Administration firing federal attorneys and appointing ringers without Senate confirmation via the patriot act. 1-17

Alberto Gonzales says federal judges are unqualified to make rulings affecting national security policy 1-17

The Bush administration's choice last week of J. Michael McConnell to be director of national intelligence is a major blunder — and not just because the man who will be overseeing 16 different spy agencies, including the CIA, took the job after a "personal approach" from an old friend named Dick Cheney. 1-17

National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says Congress won't stop the Surge because Bush will put the soldiers in harms way with or without funding. 1-17

Senate approves earmark reform 1-17

U.S. comptroller says U.S. taxes would have to double to pay for Bush budget in 2040 1-17

US Military sells F-14 jet parts to the only country that still flies F-14s - Iran 1-17

Iraq Dad, Vietnam Vet Sen Jim Webb To Give The Dems’ State Of The Union Response 1-17

Escalation supporters already appear to be creating a scapegoat in case President Bush’s new Iraq policy fails. Kristol Calls Gates Testimony ‘Pretty Pathetic’ 1-17

Tom Tancredo will run for president 1-17

refresher: Tom Tancredo drew fire from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and others on Tuesday after saying that ethnically diverse city of Miami resembled "a Third World country." 1-17

Pelosi's approval rating tops 50 percent, beating Bush's by 16 points 1-17

Sen. Clinton: Cap Troop Numbers In Iraq, Increase Numbers In Afghanistan 1-17

A letter from about 1,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members calling for Congress to end the war in Iraq was delivered to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. 1-17

After last year's performance by Stephen Colbert, this year the White House Correspondents Dinner is playing it safe by choosing Rich Little 1-17

New York City's Mayor readies $1 billion tax cut. 1-17

MoveOn Calls Out McCain on His Iraq Flip Flops 1-17

Texas may get as many as four new seats in the House as a result of the latest census, giving them new and exciting opportunities for gerrymandering 1-17

Bush Criticizes Iraqis on Security 1-17

Michael J. Fox to be a guest at the State of the Union address 1-17

Virginia state legislator said black people "should get over" slavery and questioned whether Jews should apologize "for killing Christ." 1-17

Oh man, you gotta be kidding me 1-17

MLK and the Law of the Land 1-15

Bush announces that his will trumps co-equal branch of government 1-15

Sec of Defense Gates once in the Bush Administration reverses himself 180 degrees: Defies Iraq study group, says the time isn't quite right now for talks on Iran. In other news, republicans hate flip-floppers 1-15

Bush, evidently ignoring the 600,000 civilian death toll, lack of electricity and potable water, says "I think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude." 1-15

Scooter Libby trial to start this week, 1-15

Dick Cheney defends Scooter Libby, calling him "one of the more honest men I know". 1-15

New federal Medicaid plan to cut 4 billion from rural elderly health care. 1-15

Cheney: Don’t Question; Don’t Criticize and Iran, Watch Out 1-15

Vt. group pushing for Bush impeachment 1-15

President Bush once said he was determined to stick with the Iraq war even if his wife and dog were the only ones left at his side. He may get his wish 1-15

Massachussets governor Deval Patrick proposes charging criminals a "safety fee" upon conviction to pay for more police officers, who will arrest more criminals, who will pay more safety fees 1-15

Congress to weigh 'No Child Left Behind' 1-15

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., introduces a resolution calling on the DoD to drop all restrictions on families, the public and the media being present when the remains of service members arrive and depart from military bases 1-15

Bush: War skeptics 'proposing nothing': Since Bush has fired all the generals and administration officials who had different a different Iraq policy from his, he wants to know what the Dems plan is. 1-15

Support our pawns! Bush's National Security Adviser: When The Troops Get In Harm's Way, Congress Will Support Them. 1-15

Refresher: congress republicans wouldn't allow investigation into missing 9 billion of Iraq reconstruction funds 1-15

America - Freedom to Fascism (Watch it free here) 1-15

Dems Drive Another Stake into the Conservative Project 1-15

Pelosi moves to close Samoa wage loophole 1-14

Republican party showing signs of collective pants-crapping over GOP failures 1-14

Understanding the GOP Shitstorm Over American Samoa 1-14

House Passes Anti-Terror Measure First Bill Of Dems’ 100 Hour Agenda. It mandates full inspection of air and sea cargo entering the United States and shifts more homeland security funding to communities with high-risk terror targets. Also allows 43,000 existing workers to unionize. 1-10

Flashback July 2006: Republican leadership steers homeland security funds to Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory, the Mule Day Parade, the Sweetwater Flea Market and an unspecified “Beach at End of a Street.” 1-10

Surrendering the sovereignty of the U.S. to multinational corporations, headed by Robert Zoelick, PNAC member 1-10

Welcome to the dictatorship: The White House Threatens to Ignore Congress. Tony Snow: "The President has the ability to exercise his own authority if he thinks Congress has voted the wrong way." 1-10

DEMS PLAN VOTE ON TROOP INCREASE...At Least 10 Republican Senators Are Likely To Oppose Sending In More Troops 1-10

The president's "new" strategy will require forced second tours, which is against fatigue rules. 1-10

Bush's New Plan: ordering his top military brass to take action they initially resisted and advised against. 1-10

Bush backs off fight on four court nominees: decides to withdraw four appeals court nominations whose selections had met with resistance 1-10

Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz held key national security posts when the Ford administration made the opposite arguments regarding Iranian nukes 30 years ago. 1-10

Grand jury subpoenas were sent in December to the House Appropriations, Armed Services and Intelligence committees regarding Cunningham investigation 1-10

CIA Blocking Cunningham Investigation 1-10

Senate moving on ethics bill 1-10

A US senator who underwent emergency brain surgery in December, raising doubts over democratic control of the Senate, is now in a "fair" condition. 1-10

Tony Snow, master revisionist historian: Bush Said ‘Just The Opposite’ Of ‘Mission Accomplished’, banner was put up by members of the USS Abraham Lincoln 1-10

Director of the White House Office of Budget and Management: A balanced federal budget is possible over the short term, even while continuing the Bush tax cuts and funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 1-10

William Kristol (PNAC): Bush should stay the course, regardless of elections, polls and “If, a year from now, Iraq is judged to have been a mistake and to be a disaster.” 1-10

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Bush Says Sending More Troops To Iraq Would ‘Undermine Our Strategy’ 1-9

Democrats may deny funding for more Iraq troops 1-9

GOP Sen. Smith: “A Decision Has Been Made”...Bush Will Send 20,000 More Troops 1-9

Murtha: We Have The Power of The Purse 1-9

Tony Snow: Democrats Can Cut Off Funds, But Can't Stop President's 'Surge' 1-9

The Kucinich Plan for Iraq 1-9

White House objecting to Democrats' effort to pass 9/11 panel bill 1-9

SCOTUS refuses to hear case of charity mislabeled as terrorist organization, even though 150 representatives from Congress appealed to Bush on same group's behalf 1-9

New Congress: No Internet Access Taxes 1-9

Job growth under Bush slower than under Clinton and Reagan 1-9

Remember that Abramoff guy that President Bush never met? Here's the pic. 1-9

German paper: Experts Suggest the CIA, Not Kim Jong-il, is Counterfeiting Dollars 1-9

CIA Kidnap Victim Offered $2 Million In Hush Money 1-9

Governator calls for universal health coverage in CA... sort of. 1-9

Mitt Romney holds a telethon to raise campaign funds 1-9

Democrats on Tuesday kick off their "first 100 legislative hours," during which they vow to pass much of the agenda that helped them win control of Congress 1-9

DeLay ally fights to keep powerful Texas speaker post 1-9

Psychology today: We think our political stance is the product of reason, but we're easily manipulated and surprisingly malleable. Our essential political self is more a stew of childhood temperament, education, and fear of death. Call it the 9/11 effect. 1-9

Bush's new plan for Iraq? More troops and more money 1-8

Gore considers running for President 1-8

The new Democratic Congress will likely subpoena documents that the White House may refuse to hand over -- if that happens, we may witness a struggle that puts our democratic republic on the brink. 1-8

Bush unveils new Iraq product 9pm EST Wednesday. 1-8

refresher: Why did the Administration wait until September to make its case against Iraq? White House chief of staff Andrew Card told The New York Times last week, ``From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August.'' 1-8

As the tributes gathered around the reputation of President Gerald R. Ford following his death on Dec. 26, Indian country did not forget that his signature is on the most important Native-specific legislation of modern times. 1-8

Utah finally catching up: only 41% of them now approve of Bush's Iraq handling. 1-7

Kansas Democrat vows to support whatever Bush wants for Iraq, says that if the voters wanted change in Iraq so badly then they wouldn't have elected Bush twice 1-7

Fifty Senate Democrats plan 11 different committee hearings just on Iraq. 1-7

Former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham is headed to a federal prison camp outside Tucson, Ariz. 1-7

Biden Announces For President On Meet The Press 1-7

There's a socialist in the US Senate, and Big Pharma might finally get what's coming to it 1-7

EPA closures hurt public: The library closings make it more difficult for citizens to get valuable information and hinder EPA employees from doing their jobs. 1-7

House Minority Leader John Boehner: "What we really expect out of the Democrats is for them to treat us as they would like to have been treated." 1-6

Congress introduces war profiteering prevention act 1-6

Remember when the Secret Service was FOIA'ed for the logs of Abramoff's visits to the WH and only a handful were listed? White House made a deal with the Secret Service to keep records of Abramoff visits secret. Jeff Gannon unavailable for comment 1-6

McCain says Americans don't want Iraq exit 1-6

ABC News: If Senators Knew Then What They Know Now, By 57 To 43 They Would Have Voted Against Going To War. 1-6

Pelosi, Reid Send Bush a Letter: “No Additional Troops” 1-6

Cakewalk Crowd Abandons Bush 1-6

Government Documents Are Declassified in Name Only: Starting in the new year, the government declassified 270 million pages of FBI files -- but if you tried to access them, you'd have been told that none of them are available, and won't be, maybe for years. 1-6

Rehnquist Files Reveal Bolton Shenanigan 1-6

A federal judge, citing national security, tossed out a lawsuit brought by the wife of a former covert CIA employee who says the government broke its promises. 1-6

First Day Vote: Dem-Led House Bars Members From Flying On Corporate Jets, Accepting Gifts Or Meals From Lobbyists. 1-5

The head of the Nuclear Security Agency forced to resign due to repeated security flaws. 1-5

First Buddhist in congress sworn in with no book. 1-5

Congressman William Jefferson receives standing ovation during House ceremonies. 1-5

It will be interesting to watch D.C.'s remaining chickenhawks lecture a Marine veteran and Vietnam war hero about why we should allow a military escalation that troops on the ground say they don't want 1-5

5 Races in the U.S. House, Including FL-13, to be Contested, Rep. Holt Lauded by Several of the Challengers in Press Statements... Two Media Releases Issued On the Conditional Seating of U.S. House Candidates 1-5

"No Child Left Behind" ruined schools. The "Patriot Act" took away our freedom. Clear Skies act added more pollution. Healthy Forest Initiative increased logging. Now "Postal Reform" means the FBI can open your mail without a warrant. 1-5

'Why the US should be worried' 1-5

Shutting the Courtroom Door: How the Corporate Right Mobilized in the States 1-5

Lieberman critic formally takes over "Connecticut for Lieberman" party, declares that it'll be a party for critics, bloggers and Liebermans 1-4

Bush claims right to open people's mail: The "signing statement" is contrary to law and contradicts the bill he just signed, experts said. 1-4

Negroponte stepping aside as top spy to become No. 2 to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. 1-4

Gov. Eliot Spitzer's reform could hit Israeli lobbying. 1-4

Convicted congressmen collect public pensions 1-4

GOP complains that Dems are blocking GOP amendments to their "100 Hours" legislation. Say it's different from '94 because *this* time, the country was promised a new way of doing business in Congress. 1-4

New disclosures on the man Ford was praised for "healing the nation" for pardoning: Nixon pledged to "ruin" the Foreign Service, ordered criminal background checks of witnesses against William Rehnquist's confirmation 1-4

Gerry Spence: $2M settlement underscores loss of freedom: “It’s a very frightening time in our country,” said Spence, who has made a career championing the cases of the common man and underdogs. “What happens is that the corporate king, or the government-corporate king, the two combined, [are] leading us into fascism.” 1-4

Media myths and falsehoods about the upcoming Democratic Congress' 100 hour plan 1-3

Guiliani leaves 140 page document detailing plans for Presidental campaign in a hotel. 1-2 Rudy, check Ebay -ed.

Gerald Ford, please pardon us for not making a big deal over the funeral of a President who had a war criminal as his secretary of state 1-2

Whitehouse unveils new product in January: Bush intends to reveal a new Iraq strategy within days 1-2

January 2006

Alito - It's the Constitution That's At Stake By Thom Hartmann 1-31

Amid official reports of monumental corruption and war-profiteering in Iraq, a new look at the mysterious murder of a US contractor-turned-whistleblower 1-31

'I don't know' Abramoff, Bush says 1-31

Abramoff was on the Bush transition team in 2001 and is on a first name basis with everyone in the WH, including Cheney. 1-31

The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. 1-31

Bush asks to renew tax cuts for rich, curb spending in Medicare 1-31

Abortion Is None of the Feds' Business: Same with all social policy, says Ron Paul. 1-31

In a startling revelation, the former commander of Abu Ghraib prison testified that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, former senior US military commander in Iraq, gave orders to cover up the cause of death for some female American soldiers serving in Iraq 1-31

Why are the World Bank and British government conspiring in top-level fraud, spelled out in a whistleblower's dossier? 1-31

Special Counsel "Results" Report Omits The Results: Civil Service Prosecutor No Longer Disclosing How Many Employees Are Helped 1-31

The man who holds the CIA accountable doesn't: Currently, one man decides whether to criminally prosecute CIA operatives and civilian contractors for detainee abuse: Paul McNulty. And so far, he has found no one worthy of pursuit. 1-31

Bush declines to deal with Hamas, saying: "A political party, in order to be viable, is one that professes peace, in my judgment" 1-26

NYT calls for filibuster of Alito 1-26

Pentagon Spied on Houston Anti-Halliburton Activists 1-26

President Bush on Wednesday nominated one of the Justice Department's lead prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff corruption probe to a U.S. District Court seat. 1-26

Anti-gay marriage, anti-abortion, pro-gun Democrat will speak after the SOTU to contrast with the President 1-26

Two of Enron's ringleaders -- CEO Jeff Skilling and Chairman Ken Lay -- finally have their day in court next week, but will justice actually be served? 1-26

"When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal." 1-26

Bush Administration lawyers argued in 2002 that changing FISA to allow for warrantless wiretapping would probably be unconstitutional 1-26

Bush cronies don't have time to answer your questions about mine safety. They're too busy. 1-26

The state of Texas hired a firm with close ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff after rejecting competing bids that met more of its selection criteria and cost less 1-26

Santorum denies ties to 'K Street Project' -26

Rumsfeld declares the Army is not overextended, it's actually "battle hardened." 1-26

Pentagon Planning Document Leaves Iraq Out of Equation 1-26

Wolfowitz Alienates World Bank Staff 1-26

Bush says his domestic spying program should be termed a "terrorist surveillance program." In other news, Bush apparently thinks all Americans are terrorists 1-25

Washington Post and New York Times aren't running impeachment stories because they feel 'it'll never happen'. Whitehouse not so sure 1-25

Indiana state representative writes law that he knows will conflict with Roe vs. Wade, because he wants it appealed to the Supreme Court so that Alito can help overturn the ruling 1-25

How Close Are We to the End of Democracy? 1-25

White House hindering Katrina probe 1-25

Supreme Ethics Problem?: What Was Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Doing on Day of Supreme Court Swearing-In? 1-25

General Michael Hayden, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and member of the we make shit up administration, is caught telling it like it's not. 1-25

FBI Agent Punished for Exposing Boss’s Affair With an Informant, Suit Claims 1-25

Santorum: Putting a Political Bumper Sticker on your Car = Serving in Iraq 1-25

Talk about looking uncomfortable. After many scripted questions, Bush had a few that strayed off the company line. 1-25

Ivins: Why Hillary Clinton won't get my support in 2008 1-25

Into the Dark: The Pentagon Plan to Foment Terrorism 1-25

President Takes Impromptu Audience Questions in Kansas. Lying ensues 1-24

A police state is a safe state Bush says 1-24

Closed-Door Deal Makes $22 Billion Payoff for health insurance industry. House and Senate Democrats were excluded from the meeting. 1-24

Bush nominee broke law: A federal judge nominated to the U.S. Circuit Court owned stock in corporations involved in lawsuits brought before him. 1-24

Photographs of Bush, Abramoff Are Withheld 1-24

Bush Aide Says Abramoff Photos Coincidence 1-24

The Other Big Brother: The Pentagon has its own domestic spying program. Even its leaders say the outfit may have gone too far. 1-24

The Justice Department's most recent defense of Bush's illegal wiretap program makes clear that there is no room in the President's plans for Congress. 1-24

Levee problems predicted, documents show: Homeland Security was warned New Orleans could be flooded for months 1-24

Pentagon inspectors say officials at four Air Force bases often approved selling surplus computers and guidance equipment without removing all classified data or components. 1-24

Wolfowitz brings in GOP cronies to combat corruption at World Bank 1-24

Italian group and GOP equate organized crime with being Italian, demand democratic senator apologize for it. 1-24

New tool in the GOP propaganda arsenal: The crying female. Jack Abramoff's dad just wants George Clooney to know that he made Abramoff's daughter cry when he made that mean joke at the Golden Globes. Mrs. Alito unavailable for comment 1-24

Rice says time for talking with Iran is over 1-24

Hillary Clinton, War Goddess : She wants permanent bases in Iraq – and threatens war with Iran 1-24

Senator Hillary Clinton yesterday accused President George W. Bush of mishandling the threat from Iran while she's been accepting money from supporters of the renegade Iranian regime. 1-24

U.S. tells Israel it will shun PA gov't that includes Hamas 1-24

Just How Dumb Do They Think We Are? Cheney's War Workshop Plots Another Attack 1-24

Bush, Lobbyist Abramoff Appear in 5 Photos, Time Says

Mystery firm linked to US lobbyist scandal: Among the likely subjects of interest here is a previously unknown company called Rose Garden Holdings. 1-23

U.S. accused of spying on those who disagree with Bush policies: "Agents rummaged through the trash, snooped into e-mails, hacked Web sites and listened in on phone conversations," Hersh charged. "We know that address books and activist meeting lists have disappeared." 1-23

You don't have to hurt anyone to be labeled a terrorist. All you have to do is cause financial loss to big business. You can lose all of your civil liberties if you are a "suspected terrorist". In other words: if you are suspected of causing financial loss to big business, the laws are on the books to hold you indefinitely, secretly, and without council. Welcome to the corporate states of America. 1-23

The Florida Republican Party on Saturday called security to eject reporters listening to Gov. Jeb Bush's speech in Tallahassee. 1-23

Does the President Really Know Best? OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? 1-23

Stanford professor a plaintiff in suit against Bush 1-23

Ex-Abu Ghraib general among anti-war speakers 1-23

Video: "Terrorism, Globalization and Conspiracy" : Globalization is an attempt to extend corporate monopoly control over the whole globe. Over every national economy. Over every local economy Over every life. 1-23

Rove: GOP to Use Terror As Campaign Issue 1-21

WSJ: democrats are to blame for Bush not catching Bin Laden and destroying Al-Qaeda 1-22

Abramoff, bribery, and the killing off of sweatshop law in U.S. island protectorate: How "made in America" spells GOP protected sweatshop labor 1-22

Bush seeks to permanently eliminate taxes for the rich 1-22

How are we doing in the War on Terror: Let's look at the numbers 1-22

Alito, and the Unitary Executive Theory 1-22

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist reassured Republican Party activists on Friday night that Samuel Alito will serve as a partisan ideologue rather than faithfully interpreting the constitution 1-21

Our non-existent search for Bin Laden: A "senior military official" begins stating he believes bin Laden is dead - seconds before reporter informs him of the new tape. 1-21

Translation of of 01/19/06 Bin Laden tape 1-21

Karl Rove is unhappy that he's still under Patrick Fitzgerald's magnifying glass 1-21

President Bush's latest tool for disrespecting the Constitution, Congress and the American people, used more than a hundred times so far, is the presidential signing statement. 1-21

Libby Team to Subpoena Media: Defense Plans to Go After Journalists' Notes in CIA Leak Case 1-21

USDA blocks real probes, records fake ones: The Department of Agriculture has effectively blocked employees from pursuing complaints of anti-competitive behavior in the livestock industry and inflated the number of investigations it has conducted to make it appear it is vigorously upholding the law. 1-21

Vermont poised to get discounted oil from Venezuela 1-21

U.S. Indicts 11 for Acts of Domestic Terrorism 1-21

Sen. Cornyn, R-Texas, uses new audio tape of Osama bin Laden to justify illegal spying on Americans 1-21

Ted Stevens pledges to remain in the Senate so he can keep pushing for oil drilling in ANWR and pork for Alaska 1-21

U.S. Press Quiet On Israeli Spy Affair: A former Defense Department analyst was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison yesterday for passing government secrets to two employees of a pro-Israel lobbying group and to an Israeli government official in Washington. 1-21

Cheney says bird flu could pose economic risk 1-21

Corruption Digest 1-19

By the comfort of a warm and rustic fire in a Sierra Nevada ski resort, disgraced former FEMA head "Brownie, yer doin' a heckuva job" admits Katrina disaster was beyond the capacity of the state and local governments 1-19

Gore responds to White House 'hypocrisy' comments 1-19

Al-Jazeera aired an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a truce to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. 1-19

Michael Ledeen may have been connected, even if inadvertently, to the Niger forgeries. 1-18

Republicans propose new ethics rules 1-18

Four Democratic Congressmen proposed a package of ethics reforms over a month ago 1-18

Republican leadership has been beating back Dem attempts to pass ethics reform for a decade now 1-18

The White House is refusing to reveal details of criminal's visits with President Bush's staff. 1-18

Majority supports impeaching Bush for wiretapping 1-18

Investigators Have Yet to Pursue U.S. Contracting Money That May Be Missing 1-18

Congressman Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) has gone public with accusations that the Pentagon had four of the 9/11 hijackers under its surveillance in December of 2000. 1-18

Rep. Bob Ney is now "working intensely" to convince Justice Department prosecutors "that he was tricked by Mr. Abramoff into doing favors for the lobbyist's clients." 1-18

"We were wrong," Powell says. 1-18

Janis Karpinski and Ex UK Ambassador Craig Murray to Testify At Private Unofficial Bush War Crimes Commission 1-18

W.House likes idea of Condi for PNAC front-man... front-person... err... President 1-18

The CIA’s recent botched attempt to kill al Qaeda’s number two man, Ayman Zawahiri, in Pakistan illustrates why the Bush administration’s overly aggressive “war on terror” actually motivates terrorists to attack the United States. 1-18

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee looked as prepared to confront Samuel Alito as FEMA chief Michael Brown did in responding to Hurricane Katrina. 1-18

Smoking gun on yellow cake story! Bush knew a year before lying about it that the "yellowcake uranium from Niger" story was false 1-18

U.S. court rules innocent men held illegally in Gitmo, yet lacks power to overrule the president and free them. 1-18

RNC Response to Speech by Al Gore 1-17

As opposition to the war grows, Bush seems to be more frantic in flailing against war critics. 1-17

Sibel Edmonds and The National Security Whistleblowers Coalition Lauds Gore Speech Calling for New Whistleblower Legislation 1-17

Attorney general defends presidential crimes. You're doing a heckuva job Gonzo 1-17

Republican Sen. Arlen Specter says he will seek President Bush's impeachment if Bush violated domestic eavesdropping laws 1-17

Republican congressman and crony of DeLay and Abramoff, has been lobbying for Iran 1-17

FBI questioned NSA program's legality. Bush's NSA spying sent thousands of useless 'leads' to enforcement agencies and wasted valuable resources prior to Sept. 11th. 1-17

A decade-old law designed to make it easier for the public to track the actions of congressional lobbyists is filled with loopholes and is rarely enforced, allowing thousands of lobbyists to escape regulation or avoid disclosing the required details of their activities, according to lobbying specialists and congressional records 1-17

Paul Hackett': "Since the Republican Party has been utterly unable to stand for something positive, they have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, and have pandered to religious fanatics not to vote for something they believe in, but to vote against their fellow Americans with whom they disagree. Those among us who would use religion and politics to divide rather than unite Americans should be ashamed." 1-17

"If Roe were overturned, we'd be electing Democrats as far as the eye can see." says this pro-choice Republican 1-17

Rep. Ney temporarily gives up committee chair 1-17

Bush job approval dips again to 39%. 1-17

30 moderate Ohio Ministers sign petition asking the IRS to investigate 2 fundamentalist Preachers for violating election laws 1-17

War Waged Without Obligation 1-17

For sheer government incompetence, this administration sets new records daily. 1-17

Former Vice President Al Gore called on Congress and the public to resist what he called "a gross and excessive power grab" by the Bush administration amid the war on terrorism, declaring that "our Constitution is at risk." 1-17

Rep. Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican implicated in a lobbying corruption investigation, said Sunday he will step aside1-16

Ralph Reed, once head of the Christian Coalition and now running for Lt. Governor of Georgia lies about accepting money from Abramoff 1-16

White House Letter: How Bush tries shaping new laws to his liking 1-16

The leaders of Congress' ethics committees are not committing to any investigation of misconduct despite the growing revelations about the favors that lobbyist Jack Abramoff won for clients and the largesse he arranged for lawmakers. 1-16

Noam Chomsky: 'There Is No War On Terror': The acclaimed critic of U.S. foreign policy analyzes Bush's current political troubles, the war on Iraq, and what's really behind the global 'war on terror.' 1-16

Now IRS is Harassing the Poor 1-16

'K Street Project,' now mired in scandal, aimed to ensure GOP control 1-16

How to buy friends and influence politics: "If a Palestinian-American had diverted $140,000 from a Muslim charity to 'security equipment' and 'sniper lessons' for Palestinians on the West Bank, that individual would be in Gitmo so fast that the sonic boom would rattle your windows... 1-16

First lady Laura Bush said Sunday that the U.S. government is right to eavesdrop on Americans with suspected ties to terrorists 1-16

House Speaker Dennis Hastert is trying to force out Ohio Rep. Bob Ney as chairman of the House Administration Committee, a week after Ney was linked in Justice Department documents to a bribery scheme 1-14

In order to prevent another 9/11, Bush authorized warrantless domestic spying before 9/11 1-14

Prosecutors said the U.S. government discovered alleged terrorist José Padilla's written application to join al Qaeda. 1-14 also found was a trapper keeper baring the words "Osama + Jose 4EVER" and "Osama Padilla" -ed.

During this morning’s hearing, Sen. Russ Feingold noted that the same lawyers who created the legal justifications for Bush’s warrantless domestic spying program coached Alito about how to answer questions during the confirmation hearings 1-14

It's Already Happened 1-14

Ray McGovern : Proof Bush Deceived America: Senior CIA officials had concluded that “the quality of the intelligence on weapons of mass destruction didn’t really matter,” since war was inevitable. 1-14

US Catholic Bishops: 'Bring Troops Home' 1-14

Alabama Judge seeking to fill position vacated by "Ten Commandments Judge" Roy Moore kickoffs off campaign by calling on colleagues to ignore U.S. Supreme Court rulings and "actively resist" the federal government 1-14

Alito's wife's tears not unlike those from Clarence Thomas's wife. 1-14

A bitter dispute over the planned military flyover at Monday's Martin Luther King march has split peace activists, longtime march supporters and East Side community members, and could result in a smaller turnout for what has been the nation's largest MLK march. 1-14

Tim McGraw would like to be Governor of Tennessee 1-14

The career of Alito has been marked by his hatred of liberalism 1-13

While the smattering of corporate media coverage on Samuel Alito has focused on abortion or Mrs. Alito's tearful retreat, his support for the concept of a "Unitary President" has gotten next to no play. 1-13

Contact your Senator and tell them to filibuster 1-13

Lobbyists' scandal has a K Street home 1-13

The K Street Project and Jack Abramoff 1-13

Attorney General Gonzales Called to Testify at Congressional Hearings on NSA Spying 1-13

A generation of young Republican activists summoned by God and party, were morally superior creatures, who had only pure ideological motives for cutting the country's social-safety nets in the name of "small government." 1-13

When 'Freedom' Equals Fascism: A PNAC front group in Russia 1-13

New York City has begun tracking people who suffer diabetes. 1-13

A majority of adults in the U.S. regret their government’s decision to launch the coalition effort, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 1-13

Rumsfeld: Administrator's request for more troops was rejected 1-13

Faulty body armor that failed ballistic tests issued anyway. 1-13

The yes man and the thug : In his disturbing new book, Times reporter James Risen reveals how George Tenet's gutless surrender to war-obsessed Donald Rumsfeld led to the total breakdown of U.S. intelligence. 1-13

New Orleans residents given four months to revive neighbourhoods: Carolyn Parker, a resident of the ruined Lower Ninth ward, told the panel: "I don't think it's right that you try to take my property. "Over my dead body. I didn't die with Katrina." 1-13

Rep. Tom DeLay Threatens Media Outlets Running Ads Linking Him to Corruption; Campaign for America's Future and Public Campaign Action Fund Vigorously Protest DeLay's Strong-Arm Tactics Against First Amendment Rights 1-12

G.O.P. considers taking fewer bribes, at least until the Abramoff scandal blows over. 1-12

Louisiana congressman demanded bribes in exchange for his help in promoting a pair of business deals in Africa, according to court documents 1-12

US says UN should bar rights abusers from new body: Bolton is right, the US presence in the UN mocks the legitimacy of the UN. 1-12

How the US Press Squelches Bush Impeachment Drive: There are now eight members of Congress who have put their names to a bill calling for a special committee of the House to investigate impeachable crimes by the Bush administration. 1-12

Bush administration, working intensely to galvanize international pressure on Iran, has secured a guarantee from Russia that it will not block U.S. efforts to take Tehran's nuclear case to the U.N. Security Council 1-12

Cheney Says Sanctions Could Face Iran 1-12

New Orleans City Council puts a halt to building and home repair so they can use eminent domain to build a light rail system 1-12

Vice President Dick Cheney is planning to help Ohio Senator Mike DeWine raise money this month, despite DeWine's recent votes against White House initiatives. 1-12

Abramoff worked similarly with Tom DeLay and Roy Blunt 1-12

Anti-War Group Has Documents Proving NSA Spied on Them 1-11

NSA's inspector general opens eavesdropping probe 1-11

Bush urges critics to be responsible on Iraq. No word on when he will start 1-11

The Soon-to-be-Indicted Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio's Connection To Electoral Fraud 1-11

When someone pleads guilty to conspiracy, tax evasion, and mail fraud, it's unwise for a politician to describe them as "a good person who's been unjustly criticized" 1-11

Old news: Memo claims Bush thought about bombing Al Jazeera. New news: Two men face trial for leaking memo that proves it. 1-11

Report: TSA Screener Spending Uncontrolled: "Lawmakers later criticized the TSA for its spending after they learned the recruiters worked out of lavish resort hotels with golf courses, pools and spas." 1-11

Paul Bremer mad that Administration is making him a fall guy in Iraq. Seems to forget he's not being held accountable for the missing 9 billion dollars. 1-11

National Review calls on the GOP to quit blaming Democrats and clean up its act 1-11

Jack Abramoff Lobbying and Political Contributions, 1999 - 2006: Here is a detailed look at Abramoff's lobbying, and political contributions from Abramoff, the tribes that hired him, and SunCruz Casinos, since 1999. 1-11

The nation's emergency care system itself is ailing, warns a new health care analysis. 1-11

Bernard Weiner: Fear the Future & the Other F-Word 1-11

Just in case you missed the Rolling Stone Article: Connecting the Dots: Abramoff and Rove 1-11

Lawyer defends $115,000 payment from Jack Abramoff to Tom DeLay's wife as completely reasonable 1-11

There is an bill in Congress to investigate Bush for impeachable crimes. Did you know that? If not, maybe you should be asking your local media outlets why you don't know about it. 1-11

The Bush administration has illegally stopped making public detailed tax enforcement data, which has been used to show which kinds of taxpayers get the most and toughest audits 1-10

Two Labour MPs have defied the Official Secrets Act by passing on the contents of a secret British document revealing how President George Bush wanted to bomb the Arabic TV station, al-Jazeera. 1-10

Jack Abramoff's lobbying firm visited the Bush White House 200 times from January to November 2001 1-10

Jack Abramoff's, former firm takes survival course : Lawyers for the firm represented George W. Bush in the weeks after the disputed 2000 election. Its partnership ranks include high-powered lawyers like John Scalia, the son of Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court. 1-10

Workin' In A Coal Mine 1-10

American Indians - Victims Of Jack Abramoff And Republicans 1-10

Judge refuses to dismiss Ken Lay, Skilling charges 1-10

Texas court refuses to drop DeLay charges 1-10

Court papers reveal that this key financier of the Bush administration's high-minded agenda of moral piety is a foul-mouthed, greedy bigot. 1-10

It is impossible to exaggerate the damage caused by the President's improvident decisions. Yes, these tactics are immoral. Yes, they violate American norms and values. Yes, they are in many respects illegal. All this, by itself, is enough to warrant condemnation by Congress and the public. 1-10

In Washington, more than 35,000 professional lobbyists now spend at least $5bn every year trying to influence the votes of members of the US Congress. 1-10

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he has asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to testify publicly on the legality of warrantless eavesdropping on telephone conversations between suspected terrorists and people in the United States. 1-10

Warning: adult language. But great links abound. Held over

Supreme Court Rejects CIA Officer's Appeal 1-10

IRS tracked taxpayers’ political affiliation 1-9

Bush administration has illegally stopped making public detailed tax enforcement data, which has been used to show which kinds of taxpayers get the most and toughest audits 1-9

"There May Be More Leaks To Come" On Wiretapping... "Sooner Or Later We'll Find Out What The White House Is Really So Defensive About" 1-9

This is an example of why Howard Dean had to be destroyed by the corporate media 1-9

How Congress was used to help Texas criminals avoid prosecution 1-9

Looking back to Abramoff's youth 1-9

Disgraced ex-Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham wore a wire for federal agents before pleading guilty to corruption charges on Nov. 28, it was reported today. 1-9

What does $443K buy you? Well, if invested in the GOP, it could save you $300 million. 1-9

Buried in the UK's Financial Times - and as far as I can tell, not reported anywhere else - are the details of a State Department briefing this week in which the Bush administration very publicly said it is essentially scrapping U.S. support for NATO and the United Nations. No joke. 1-9

White House trying to figure out why the hell Jack Abramoff kept showing up at the White House. Jeff Gannon unavailable for comment 1-9

Boehner, Blunt seek to replace DeLay 1-9

Tom Delay and his new replacement Roy Blunt laundered money through each others organizations. 1-9

Representative Tom DeLay's campaign to get Republicans to dominate Washington lobbying may have worked too well for Alexander Strategy Group. The firm has links to no fewer than three of the scandals convulsing the US capital. 1-9

Bush White House attempts to round up all photos of George with Jack Abramoff 1-9

According to TIME mag, administration to pick fight over Alito in order to drown out Abramoff scandal 1-9

Bush argues that his deficits should be permanent: "Those who do not want to make the tax cuts permanent are only interested in raising taxes." Either you are with us or you are with the terrorist...err um tax.. taxing guys. And by the way, I'm a uniter not a divider 1-9

Bush Advisor Says President Has Legal Power to Torture Children: John Yoo publicly argued there is no law that could prevent the President from ordering the torture of a child of a suspect in custody 1-9

Number of mines referred to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution has dropped steadily, from 38 in 2000 to 12 in 2004 1-9

"What will be ratified is a presidency that has risen above the law." 1-9

The U.S.S.R. went bankrupt after spending 40% of national income on the military. President George Bush's administration will spend a staggering $419.3 billion US on the military this fiscal year. An additional $130 billion US has been budgeted in 2006 for the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. 1-9

In December 2005, the reactionaries who are running the government and ruining the country decided to cut about $42 billion from the human services budget over the next few years. There are others among us who are treated most handsomely by Washington. I am referring, of course, to Corporate America. 1-9

Bush men on the warpath: This book about the wisdom of the Iraq war reads like an intellectual thriller. 1-9

The United States is nearing the end of its US$18.4 billion fund for rebuilding Iraq as funds run out 1-9

Warning: adult language. But great links abound. 1-9

Losing the War on Terrorism: Our Incompetent Commander-in-Chief 1-9

"Lobbyists are now writing the bills passed by Congress," she contended. "They have infiltrated every aspect of our government. Their money and donations shape the opinions of corrupt lawmakers in a way that public opinion no longer does." 1-9

1 million is thought to have originated from Russian oil and gas executives seeking to shape US legislation have fuelled pressure for a shake-up in the Republican leadership in Congress. 1-9

Bush Abruptly Ended Abramoff Investigation in 2002! 1-7

DeLay ends bid to regain leadership 1-7

Whistle-Blower to Testify Against NSA: Former Employee Alleges Illegal Intelligence was Conducted 1-7

Amy Goodman interviews NSA whistleblower. 1-7

Some moderate and conservative Republicans are officially calling on the House Republican leadership to hold elections in early February 1-7

US satellites 'spying' on anti-whaling ships 1-7

NSA may have "inadvertently" recorded phone calls of CNN reporters 1-7

Report Rebuts Bush on Spying: A report by Congress's research arm concluded yesterday that the administration's justification for the warrantless eavesdropping authorized by President Bush conflicts with existing law and hinges on weak legal arguments. 1-7

Myths and facts surrounding Bush Administration spying on Americans 1-7

Congressional legal analysts find Bush's spying rationale as shaky as his Texas accent 1-7

National Security, 1973 style, Yesterday and today: A look at last generation's Republican apologists 1-7

Bush Claims Right To Ignore New Law Banning Torture 1-7

The Press and The Truth At Sago 1-7

Bush Impeachment Inquiry Has 8 House Co-Sponsors 1-7

`DeLay Inc.' Lobbying Firm Has Links to Three Capital Scandals : Representative Tom DeLay's campaign to get Republicans to dominate Washington lobbying may have worked too well for Alexander Strategy Group. 1-7

Sen. Rick Santorum recently described K Street Project as "a good government thing". 1-7

Molly Ivins: More Texan sleaze and stink 1-7

Perspective on 9-11 Video Collection 1-7

If you received campaign donations from the Tigua tribe of El Paso and you want to get rid of the money, please return the money to the tribe instead of donating it to charity 1-7

Senator Santorum: "I will do everything in my power to stop anything beneficial to New Jersey" 1-6

4-Year-Old Boy on Government 'No-Fly' List 1-6

Debunking Bush's NSA Lies: A Handy Pocket Guide 1-6

Surveillance Court Is Seeking Answers: Judges Were Unaware of Eavesdropping 1-6

The corruption doesn't just stem from Abramoff and cronies, but from virtually every level of the Republican-dominated Congress. 1-6

Out of Iraq Events Planned in Over 130 Cities 1-6

Reid says Chertoff should resign : U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called for the resignation of Homeland Security Department Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday, one day after the government dropped Las Vegas from a list of cities considered potential high-risk targets eligible for special anti-terrorism grants. 1-6

Rallies planned against 'Islamofacism': Event to 'unify all Americans behind common goal' 1-6

Florida: Vouchers ruled unconstitutional; local educators express relief 1-6

Vietnam War 'Deserter' Charged 1-6

Buried Lives, Big Easy Profits: Bulldozing the Dead in New Orleans 1-6

Bush administration brings in former secretaries of state and defense for a discussion on the war on Iraq. By discussion, I mean photo-op 1-6

NBC confirms it's investigating whether Bush spied on CNN's Christiane Amanpour 1-5

Hot off the presses, New York Times reporter James Risen's brand-new book on the NSA wiretap scandal is loaded with devastating allegations. 1-5

Lobbying Plan Was Central to GOP's Political Strategy 1-5

Bush campaign returns 6% of donations linked to Abramoff. Sort of. Like all the other corrupt bribe takers, he's making a tax deductible donation to charity. That's the same thing, right? Like unringing a bell that you illegally rang years ago. 1-5

Public Citizen Calls on President Bush to Provide a Full Accounting of the $100,000 or More Abramoff Raised for Bush’s 2004 Presidential Campaign 1-5

Native American Tribes Attempt to Recover After Being Defrauded of Tens of Millions by Abramoff 1-5

Number of dollars Jack Abramoff donated to Democrats 1-5

Abramoff and al-Arian: Lobbyist's "Charity" a Front for Terrorism 1-5

Forced Abortions & Sweatshops: A Look at Jack Abramoff's Ties to the South Pacific & How Tom DeLay Became An Advocate for Sweatshop Factory Owners 1-5

Gingrich Says House, Facing Scandal, Needs New Majority Leader 1-5

Bush Recess-Appoints Crony Julie Myers + 16 Others 1-5

GIVE MINERS JUSTICE, NOT THE SHAFT: This tragedy should spur a broader debate about how the U.S. enforces laws against corporate homicide. 1-5

Cheney strongly defends eavesdropping. And by eavesdropping we mean wiretapping. And by wiretapping we mean spying on American citizens without judicial oversight. Also adds "9-11, 9-11, 9-11" 1-5

The Federal Annihilator: Michael S. Rozeff on how the government wiped out $1 trillion in wealth. 1-5

"Buy America" dropped from defense bill. Pentagon to join other American companies in outsourcing 1-5

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement yesterday in response to President Bush's comments on the war on terrorism 1-5

Christian Peacemakers Fast, Wait For Meeting With President Bush 1-5

From "Contract With America" to "Plea Bargain With America" 1-5

Molly Ivins: My theory is that they don't tell him anything, that's why the president keeps sounding like he doesn't know what he's talking about. 1-5

Abramoff's Full FEC Donations List 1-4

David Lauriski: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Stan Suboleski: Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (scroll down) Held over

Prosecutor in DeLay case subpoenas Abramoff documents 1-4

Trapped Miners’ Employer, Feds Left Worksite Unsafe 1-4

Homeland Security Re-Prioritizing Grants 1-4

U.S. military 'shuts down' soldiers' blogs: Nowadays, milbloggers "get shut down almost as fast as they're set up," said New York Army National Guard Spc. Jason Christopher Hartley, 31, of upstate New Paltz, who believes something is lost as the grunt's-eye take on Tikrit or Kabul is silenced or sanitized. 1-4

ImpeachPAC Today Announced the Formation of a Citizens Impeachment Commission to Make 2006 the "Year of Impeachment" 1-4

AFL-CIO: President Bush Delivers a ‘Stunning Blow’ to America’s Steel Pipe Workers 1-4

Kucinich Convenes Automotive Summit in Lakewood to Save Northeast Ohio Jobs 1-4

Mysterious Illness Could Have Katrina Ties 1-4

About 175 Hurricane Katrina Looting Suspects Await Trial 1-4

Jack Abramoff has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two criminal charges cooperate with further investigations, that sound you hear is Tom delay et al. crapping their collective pants. 1-3

Bush now intimating that he can selectively ignore any law he chooses, including the ones he signs in 1-3

The Bush administration is caught red-handed in blatant illegality and responds by trying to arrest the patriot who exposed the administration’s illegal behavior 1-3

Bush: Outing my crimes causes "great harm to the nation" 1-3

Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn leaves republican party, will run for governor as an independent. 1-3

Highly respected retired Marine Corp Colonel US Rep. John Murtha says he wouldn’t join the military if he were young enough, and that it’s ok for anyone to not join right now 1-3

A Brief Primer Designed to Help You Understand the Workings of Our New, Streamlined American System of Government 1-3

Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Here are 14 good things that happened in 2005. 1-3

Friends Don't Let Friends Commit War Crimes 1-3

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 1 January 2006

John Kerry is preparing to throw another Presidential election in 2008 1-3

2 Taxes on Wealthy Expiring: : Move to Cost Treasury $27 Billion 1-2

Text of documents showing that US and UK knowingly used intel from tortured Uzbeks 1-2

NSA just happened to share a bit of that wiretapped information with some other agencies. Every time we revisit the NSA wiretap scandal, it's because the scandal has become more widespread 1-2

Pressuring the CIA to Lie, Calling Result an Accident 1-2

Bush Again Defends Domestic Spying Program 1-2

Fisa: Request Denied 1-2

Brown foresaw FEMA woes: Agency's ex-leader contends that before losing his job he had warned DHS brass that reorganization would hurt disaster response 1-2

Tom DeLay’s day in the barrel 1-2

Katrina was a natural disaster, FEMA's looting by corporate cronies was a created one 1-2

Russians paid into fund linked to US lawmaker DeLay 1-2

A new poll by the Army Times Publishing Company, to be released Monday, shows a drop in support for President Bush and his conduct of the war in Iraq. 1-2

A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush removed the supervising federal prosecutor, and the probe ended soon after. 1-2

CIA may need decade to rebuild clandestine service 1-2

The Bush Family Coup: The 9-11 attacks provided the rationale for what amounts to a Bush family coup against the Constitution 1-2

Wars are waged by those who profit from them with minimal or no risk to themselves. War is big business and it is immensely profitable for a select few who are insulated from the effects of war’s environmental impacts and social costs. 1-2

We cannot say we weren't warned. On May 6, 2002, the United States denounced the International Criminal Court, telling the United Nations that it would no longer consider itself bound by the Treaty establishing the ICC - signed by President Clinton in the closing days of his administration. 1-2

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