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2009-07-03: Headlines

Media Matters for America: Media Matters: Limbaugh's Off the Wall spin on Michael Jackson's death 2009-07-03

In the decision that Sotomayor joined denying en banc rehearing of the appeal of the district court's decision, Judge Barrington Parker -- a George W. Bush ...

Irish Independent: Oxegen 09: Whatever you do, don't miss this 2009-07-03

Yes, she sounds a bit like Kate Bush wrestling in the dark with Bjork while the Twin Peaks theme coos in the background -- but why should that be a bad ...

Huffington Post: Why Trial Date For African Embassy Bombing Suspect Is Good News 2009-07-03

Like most of the Bush administration's "War on Terror" policies, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani's five years as a "high-value detainee" were part of a project th ...

Telegraph.co.uk: Saddam Hussein 'lied about WMDs to protect Iraq from Iran' 2009-07-03

The transcripts, released under a freedom of information request, both undermined the Bush case for war, which was based on the threat of WMD and alleged ...

Pakistan Observer: Withdrawal of US troops from Iraq 2009-07-03

McClellan stopped short of saying that Bush purposely lied about his reasons for invading Iraq . President Bush announced the declaration of war from ...

LehighValleyLive.com: Meet the Band: Jaded Son - The Express Times 2009-07-03

Influences: "Growing up I was listening to a lot of '90s rock, a lot of Our Lady Peace and Bush," Somogyi says. "As far as contemporaries today go ...

24-7PressRelease.com (press release): As Our Troops In Iraq Pull Back, It's Time to Move Forward ... 2009-07-03

Few would have thought that mild-mannered, opera-loving, low-key House Judiciary Chairman Peter Rodino would bring down Richard Nixon during impeachment ...

Corvallis Gazette Times: Letter: Congress failed to curb excesses that could've stopped ... 2009-07-03

So it seems to me that far more blame lies with Congress than with George Bush. Another big ol' fat hairy slab of blame has to rest on the narrow shoulder ...

Times Herald-Record: Arts and entertainment calendars: Galleries 2009-07-03

Crawford Government Center — Photos by Robert Goldwitz, sponsored by Pine Bush Area Arts Council, through Aug. 27, Route 302, Pine Bush.

Charleston: Friday July 3, 2009 1:19 am - Daily Mail 2009-07-03

The person that said Bush was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2004 is either mistaken or lying. The election was, like 2000, decided by one state ...

DAWN.com: US to employ new approach to win over Muslims: Envoy 2009-07-03

Former president George W. Bush hired Ms Pandith in early 2007 as his senior adviser for Muslim engagement in the European and Eurasian region.

The Washington Independent: Human Rights First's Rona Dissents From Kate Martin's Detenti ... 2009-07-02

For this reason, the designation “unlawful enemy combatant,” created by the Bush administration to skirt US legal obligations toward detainee ...

Washington Post: Morning Fix: A Sarah Palin Rebound? 2009-07-02

One needs only look back as far as the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton to see that phenomenon at work. The wall to wall coverage of Clinton ...

Salon: Sex scandals are bipartisan 2009-07-02

At the weigh-in, the docks were lined with young women eager to hook up with the fishing jocks, costumed like George W. Bush on "Mission Accomplished" day ...

American Spectator: Al Franken's Blue Ball 2009-07-02

His books include the New York Times bestseller Boy Clinton: the Political Biography; The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton; The Liberal Crack-Up;

DL-Online: Should US assault weapons ban be reenacted? 2009-07-02

A ban existed on the “assaultweapon” until President Bush's administration had the ban removed. They're legal, at present, but it is expected that with ...

Reno News & Review: Jay Bybee targeted 2009-07-02

... 12 lawyers whose legal advice helped enable torture during the Bush administration, and to seek the impeachment and conviction of one of those lawyer ...

The Washington Independent: Debate Intensifies Over Preventive Detention 2009-07-02

“To say the president can order indefinite detention by executive order, that's just what Bush did for the last eight years.

Daily Mirror: A charade called US troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities 2009-07-02

Yet, Bush and his hawks were spared of impeachment. Perhaps, in the post-9/11 political order, presidents are given a licence to mislead the American people ...

ISN: Putting Together the North Korea Puzzle 2009-07-02

Since President George W. Bush labeled North Korea, in 2002, as a member of his “axis of evil,” the North Koreans have even more reason to seek a strong ...

Politico: Krauthammer on Palin: Platitudes and cliches not enough 2009-07-02

She's a hell of a gal though for the Bush crew. If you liked Bush because he was like you, she's even more so... Wow, it must be a cold day in the infernal ...

Charleston Gazette: Readers' voice: July 3, 2009 2009-07-02

The person who said Bush was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2004 is either mistaken or lying. The election was, like 2000, decided by one state and in 2004 ...

Salt Lake Tribune: Karl Rove inks $1M-plus memoir deal 2009-07-02

AP New York » GOP strategist Karl Rove has agreed to write about his years as an adviser to President Bush in a deal worth over $1.5 million with former ...

The Public Record: Watchdog Group Obtains Additional Documents Related to 'Missing ... 2009-07-02

More simply, the documents prove the administration lied. Other documents are related to the Office of Administration's attempt in 2007-08 to analyze ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

Daily Kos: Must read: FBI interrogation of Saddam Hussein released 2009-07-02

His answers serve to reinforce the conclusion that the Bush administration lied and lied and lied to start this war. In this article published today -- 2 ...

UnCapitalist Journal: Righteous Wrath of an Analyst Who Got It Right 2009-07-02

... a spiteful manipulator of monetary policy against Bill Clinton and then a shill for lies about the need for massive tax cuts under George W. Bush.

Daily Kos: Michael and the Arrogant Power Grab 2009-07-02

Arrogant Power Grab, is Michael Steele for real because Bush and Cheney are the President and Vice President in modern history to go for the ultimate power ...

Truthdig: Suddenly, a Trillion Dollars Is Too Expensive? 2009-07-02

Sometimes I like George, sometimes I don't like George Bush. Sounds to me like a man for whom politics is not a consuming issue expressing an opinion th ...

Jewish Comment: Speaker Pelosi: another Michael Martin? 2009-07-02

In a May24th PJM op-ed, “Pelosi's Lies Roil Dem Establishment,” James Lewis recounts the rumblings on Capitol Hill about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi' ...

ISN: Putting Together the North Korea Puzzle 2009-07-02

Since President George W. Bush labeled North Korea, in 2002, as a member of his “axis of evil,” the North Koreans have even more reason to seek a strong ...

Reno News & Review: Jay Bybee targeted 2009-07-02

... 12 lawyers whose legal advice helped enable torture during the Bush administration, and to seek the impeachment and conviction of one of those lawyer ...

Online Journal: Happy Fourth! China is bidding on Iraq's oilfields 2009-07-02

But mostly, after Bush and Cheney lied their way into war in search of non-existent weapons of mass destruction, now we allow the Chinese to do Iraq's oil ...

Salon: Sex scandals are bipartisan 2009-07-02

At the weigh-in, the docks were lined with young women eager to hook up with the fishing jocks, costumed like George W. Bush on "Mission Accomplished" day ...

San Bernardino Sun: Misdirected anger 2009-07-02

That's a 71.9 percent increase on Mr. Bush's watch. President Bush lied us into a war that cost more than 4.500 lives of our young men and women and more ...

The Washington Independent: Left-Leaning Lawyers Urge Caution on Detention Policy 2009-07-02

“To say the president can order indefinite detention by executive order, that's just what Bush did for the last eight years.

Daily News Tribune: Local advocates applaud agency's name change 2009-07-02

In 2003, President George W. Bush signed an executive order changing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation to the President's Committee on People ...

The Monthly (subscription): July 2009 in brief 2009-07-02

"Watching the movie Wake in Fright nearly 40 years after its release brought back one good memory for me of life in the Bush. Canvas water bags.

Telegraph.co.uk: Yemeni airplane crash: Amazing survival stories 2009-07-01

A nomad is reported to have found him lying in a bush after the flight crashed shortly after taking off from Port Sudan.

FanHouse: Roddick Overcomes Hewitt, Himself 2009-07-01

"You think the guy lied to you just now?" Roddick snapped back at the chair ump. And this is where Patrick McEnroe, ESPN analyst and US Davis Cup capt ...

Workers World: US imperialism: Hands off Iran 2009-07-01

Over the eastern border lies Afghanistan, to the southwest, Iraq. Bush, US president by fraud, presided over an invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 ...

The Washington Independent: Why Some Civil Libertarians Support an Executive Order ... 2009-07-01

To them, an executive order would be “a nearly wholesale adoption of the Bush administration's unilateral approach to detention.” That, it seems, is where ...

AINA: How the FBI Broke Saddam 2009-07-01

CIA WMD hunter David Kay had resigned in frustration in late January 2004, and the missing arsenal was vexing Team Bush just as special prosecutor Patrick ...

Krakow Post: Brothers in Arms 2009-07-01

Hopefully, Bush was in better shape while launching the war against terrorism. The cost of the Soviet Army's intervention in Afghanistan has been estimated ...

TheRecordLive.com: North of the Creaux's Nest 2009-07-01

Both called for President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Both put out the word constantly that the Republican Party lives according to the word of God and th ...

OpEdNews: The unanimous Declaration of the fifty united States of America 2009-07-01

The history of the recent rule of George W. Bush, abetted if not directed by Richard B. Cheney, is a history of repeated injuries and usurpati ...

The Witness: Mother kills children, sits with bodies for two days 2009-07-01

Ngidi said that they decided to spend the night in a nearby bush because they had nowhere else to go. “The mother told police that her daughter told her ...

San Angelo Standard Times: Politicians have a way of magnifying their foibles 2009-07-01

He is a governor, like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, which offers a track record for inspection. The prospective Republican lineup for 2012 is littered ...

Natural News.com: Vaccine Expert Reveals What You Should Know Before You Roll Up ... 2009-07-01

In April, 2003, SARS was also added through Executive Order 13295. In January, 2003, Project bioshield was introduced during Bush's State of the Uni ...

The New Ledger: North Korea's Terror 2009-07-01

But that is why we have Executive Order 13224. Congress, which created the list of state sponsors of terrorism, has done no better.

Daily Kos: The Metric System is Coming! The Metric System is Coming! Oh Noz! 2009-07-01

Nevermind that the size of the federal bureaucracy doubled under President George W. Bush! What do I think of Al Franken finally getting his hard earned ...

FOXNews: McCain's Camp Praises Sanford and Trashes Palin? 2009-07-01

Because lying, cheating and betraying the ones closest to you should not at all be held against you nor should it make people presume you might betray ...

ScienceBlogs: Group Works to Disbar Torture Lawyers 2009-07-01

We have also sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, asking that he initiate impeachment proceeding against Jay Bybee, who is now a sitting ...

Above the Law: White House Accepts Convicted Federal Judge's Resignation 2009-07-01

Kent will have to wait at least a week for the Senate to decide whether to end his impeachment trial. Congress is adjourned this week for the July 4 holiday ...

Sumter Item: “Family values” absent from Republican party 2009-07-01

That says a mouthful from the guy who pushed the impeachment of Bill Clinton. See, it's okay if you're a Republican. When Republican Senator Vitter ...

guardian.co.uk: The Apollo adventure 2009-07-01

"I had interviewed Frank Borman, who was the commander of Apollo 8, and I remember saying to him, 'What's it like, lying on your back at the top of a Saturn ...

Vineland Daily Journal: Time to stop rising gas prices before its too late 2009-07-01

Gas prices started going down within days, after President Bush signed an executive order allowing offshore drilling for oil.

Motley Fool: Today in Bad Government 2009-07-01

More of an impeachment. The real example of bad government here is the reaction of the OAS to the whole thing. The fact that the congress critters are ...

2009-07-01: Headlines

Canada Free Press: ABC: The All-Barack Channel 2009-07-01

In the span of 20 years, they've gone from intrepid government watchdog to insipid government lap-dog, with the exception of the Reagan-Bush year ...

Lincoln Journal Star: Letters, 6/30: Road work moving along 2009-07-01

While this is admirable, aren't these the same level-headed Republicans who have contributed to the sagging economy by giving George Bush a blank check ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Color Revolutions, Old and New 2009-07-01

Washington backed Yushchenko, a former governor of Ukraine's Central Bank whose wife was a US citizen and former official in the Reagan and GHW Bush ...

Sumter Item: “Family values” absent from Republican party 2009-07-01

That says a mouthful from the guy who pushed the impeachment of Bill Clinton. See, it's okay if you're a Republican. When Republican Senator Vitter ...

Above the Law: White House Accepts Convicted Federal Judge's Resignation 2009-07-01

Kent will have to wait at least a week for the Senate to decide whether to end his impeachment trial. Congress is adjourned this week for the July 4 holiday ...

GoErie.com: America's best hope lies with advancing freedom 2009-07-01

Many liberals seemed relieved that President Bush didn't seem right after all, though this involved global setbacks for political liberalism.

Aiken Standard (subscription): TalkBack for July 1 2009-07-01

They backed Clinton, who lied instead of telling the truth like Sanford did. It is a disgrace for Mark Sanford "Unfaithful" to be on the front page.

TheRecordLive.com: North of the Creaux's Nest 2009-07-01

Both called for President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Both put out the word constantly that the Republican Party lives according to the word of God and th ...

The New Ledger: North Korea's Terror 2009-07-01

But that is why we have Executive Order 13224. Congress, which created the list of state sponsors of terrorism, has done no better.

Farmington Independent: Franken and Coleman: not typical Minnesotans 2009-07-01

With George W. Bush as president, Franken added "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right," which included reflecti ...

Independent Online: Pimp, prostitute were at the scene - accused 2009-07-01

"I walked through the bush. I saw a woman come out from the bush, she was walking on a path people use to go to the station," he said.

FanHouse: Join the All-Star Sham: Vote for Manny 2009-07-01

Kennedy), filled out the date of birth, favorite team, country and zip code (lying on everything just to screw up the demographics), typed in a five-dig ...

guardian.co.uk: Hampstead theatre's future lies in plays from the past 2009-07-01

It's not just the Royal Court – everyone these days is after new work: the National Theatre, the RSC, the Almeida, the Bush, the Soho, the Arcol ...

Daily Kos: Al Franken Wins Senate - Fox Nation Throws Tantrum 2009-07-01

They were amongst the first to complain if someone didn't show the proper respect to former President Bush. In fact, any demonstration of dissent w ...

American Spectator: The Road From Ground Zero 2009-07-01

It is a testament to the investments in homeland security made by the Bush administration that we have not had another September 11 or worse on Americ ...

Salt Lake Tribune: Look in the mirror 2009-07-01

Rob Bishop has called for a special panel to investigate what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of torture techniques and whether the CIA lied to her ...

Natural News.com: Vaccine Expert Reveals What You Should Know Before You Roll Up ... 2009-07-01

In April, 2003, SARS was also added through Executive Order 13295. In January, 2003, Project BioShield was introduced during Bush's State of the Uni ...

Vineland Daily Journal: Time to stop rising gas prices before its too late 2009-07-01

Gas prices started going down within days, after President Bush signed an executive order allowing offshore drilling for oil.

Healthy Living: Book Reviews: Bartow, Siegel, and Seaton 2009-07-01

He's equally at home in the exotic: “Piledriver sun stamps a goldfoil nimbus about the brows / of shoeless bootblacks” in “Guayamus”; and in “Bush Path,” ...

Altsounds.com: Latitude additions - Stephen Frears, Lightspeed Champion, Glen ... 2009-06-30

Sadler's Wells and the Royal Opera House will be showcasing stunning performances on The Waterfront Stage; Royal Shakespeare Company, The Bush ...

Dallas Morning News: White House accepts convicted judge's resignation 2009-06-30

Kent will have to wait at least a week for the Senate to decide whether to end his impeachment trial. Congress is adjourned this week for the July 4 holiday ...

MinnPost.com: Impressive unanimity: The historical significance of Coleman v ... 2009-06-30

Its historical significance lies in the fact that it is the first appellate court resolution of a major statewide election after Bush v. Gore.

CBS News: Coleman Concedes; Franken Wins Senate Seat 2009-06-30

"At the core of our democracy lies two concrete principles: No valid vote should go uncounted and all votes should be treated equally," he said in ...

Lankaweb: 'Sinhala Bushism' and the 13th Amendment 2009-06-30

In trying to paste the “Bush doctrine” (”the Bush tragedy” is the title of Jacob Weisberg's 2008 book) to Sri Lanka, DJ reveals an inability to underst ...

Merinews: New York: A thought provoking watch 2009-06-30

If Bill Clinton had Lewinsky-gate among other scandals to be impeached, Bush had Islamic-gate. He escaped impeachment by the skin of his teeth.

The Jewish Journal of greater L.A: Is Al Franken Jewish? Are You Kidding? 2009-06-30

JJ: I read a Salon interview where you were asked whether your support for Clinton wavered during the impeachment, and you answered, joking I assume ...

American Thinker: Dancing to a new tune in Latin America 2009-06-30

But what if President Bush ignored the Constitution and simply issued an executive order to have a referendum, say in late 2001, when his popularity was ...

Politics Daily: Nice Work on Palin From Vanity Fair's Resident Cartoonist 2009-06-30

Bob Barr (R-GA-7) was the first Representative to call for President Clinton's impeachment - even before the Monica Lewinsky story broke.

CQPolitics.com: Franken: From Comedy to Congress 2009-06-30

In a subsequent book, “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” Franken blasted President George W. Bush 's administration and Fox News commentator Bill ...

Michigan Messenger: Conyers asked to impeach Judge Bybee 2009-06-30

We have also sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, asking that he initiate impeachment proceeding against Jay Bybee, who is now a sitting ...

Indie Wire: The car wreck we can't help but keep watching 2009-06-30

After she was picked, the campaign belatedly sent a dozen lawyers and researchers, led by a veteran Bush aide, Taylor Griffin, to Alaska, in a desperate ...

Common Dreams (press release): Environmental Justice Advocates Testify: Repeal Bush-Era Hazardou ... 2009-06-30

In the rush to finalize it, the officials failed to fully comply with the law: the new rule violates a Clinton-era executive order requiring federal ...

Ottawa: Something to celebrate - Metro Canada 2009-06-30

George W. Bush did it with Iraq. Created a bogus threat, started a major war. Bill Clinton bombed Baghdad in the very week he faced impeachment hearing ...

Huffington Post: Today's Elections in Albania and the Role of Youth 2009-06-30

I lived through the years of George W. Bush, and I saw my worst fears played out: a worsening environment, a dead end war in Iraq, and a global economic ...

2009-06-30: Headlines

Michigan Messenger: Conyers asked to impeach Judge Bybee 2009-06-30

We have also sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, asking that he initiate impeachment proceeding against Jay Bybee, who is now a sitting ...

Merinews: New York: A thought provoking watch 2009-06-30

If Bill Clinton had Lewinsky-gate among other scandals to be impeached, Bush had Islamic-gate. He escaped impeachment by the skin of his teeth.

CNSNews.com: G8 Summit Will Test International Resolve on Iran 2009-06-30

In past years, the Bush administration frequently found its EU partners – which led the nuclear negotiations – reluctant to get tougher with Iran as ...

Lincoln Journal Star: Letters, 6/29: Keep saying NO 2009-06-30

What about them saying YES in the last 8 years every time Bush wanted money for every thing including growing the federal government?

NEWS.com.au: Man tries to end life in bush pit toilet 2009-06-30

Residents demolished the toilet and found the man from Nipa village, Southern Highlands Province, lying inside. Ms Elias ran to the nearby village of Timur ...

The Moderate Voice: US Troop Pullback in Iraq: Cheney's Dark Words and Thoughts 2009-06-30

The American pullback was agreed upon as part of a security accord—a Status of Forces Agreement—negotiated and agreed to last year by the Bush ...

WSAZ-TV: Recent High School Graduate Killed in Crash 2009-06-30

Posted By: Keith: Never thought I'd sit around and miss Bush...well the wrecking ball has appointed a racist to the supreme court, one that is inept ...

Edmonton: Something to celebrate - Metro Canda 2009-06-30

George W. Bush did it with Iraq. Created a bogus threat, started a major war. Bill Clinton bombed Baghdad in the very week he faced impeachment hearing ...

American Spectator: Reversing Discrimination 2009-06-30

Five of the Supreme Court justices appointed by Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and George W. Bush had empathy ...

American Thinker: Dancing to a new tune in Latin America 2009-06-30

But what if President Bush ignored the Constitution and simply issued an executive order to have a referendum, say in late 2001, when his popularity was ...

World Socialist Web Site: Oil and the Iraq “withdrawal” 2009-06-30

Millions of people around the world understood in 2003 that the claims of the Bush administration and its international allies about Iraqi weapons of m ...

The Trentonian: Spreading manure: Guv relies on his farm skills 2009-06-30

And blaming Bush for putting the economy in the hole is less likely to work as time goes by and folks start to look at their watches and ask, “When did they ...

Politico: Sect'y Clinton says "coup" has taken place in Honduras 2009-06-29

The process should have been, arrest him and/or start IMPEACHMENT proceedings. Zelaya was wrong, but having the military FLY AN ELECTED PRESIDENT OUT OF ...

American Spectator: WFB, Iraq, and Conservatism 2009-06-29

And as former Majority Leader in the House Dick Armey said, "Cheney flat out lied to him about WMDs and Osama and Iraq. " The NeoCons hijacked ...

Hybrid Cars News: US Accountability Office: Plug-in Car Economics Are Uncertain 2009-06-29

When former President Bush signed Executive Order 13423 in January 2007, he required federal fleet managers to buy plug-in vehicles as soon as possible.

World Socialist Web Site: A revealing picture of the American presidency 2009-06-29

This culminated in the first-ever impeachment of an elected US president, although Clinton escaped conviction and removal in his Senate trial.

msnbc.com: First thoughts: The Big Two 2009-06-29

Nothing but a bunch of lying self centered selfish hypocrites all of them! Glad to see the energy bill pass the first hurdle… on to the Senate & then our ...

Buffalo News: Clean energy bill will be difficult to vote for 2009-06-29

WASHINGTON — Republicans are lying when they say that members of Congress who support the clean energy bill are backing an “energy tax.

Michigan Messenger: Monica Conyers' last day as Detroit councilwoman: July 6 2009-06-29

Kucinich's Bush-Cheney Impeachment Bills from ever being voted on. One of those Kucinich bills had more co-sponsors than were on the bill to impeach ...

ABC News: John Stossel's Take 2009-06-29

John Stossel is ABC News' Co-Anchor of "20/20" and New York Times best-selling author of Give Me A Break & Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity.

Boston Globe: The First Amendment, with little give-and-take 2009-06-29

During the war on terror of George W. Bush, Americans were introduced to the USA Patriot Act, which drastically expanded government's power to m ...

Hot Air: The MS-NBC bailout? 2009-06-29

... may have conducted its first media bailout, whether purposefully or inadvertently, but actually the fault lies with the outgoing Bush administration.

Washington Post Blogs: Deficit Hawkery for Thee, But Not for Me 2009-06-29

To be fair, Congress was lied to about the cost of the Medicare Drug Benefit. That said, when combing the cost ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Daily Kos: Political Prosecutions Hit the National Spotlight 2009-06-29

He insisted the committee will fully probe Rove on the record in a transcribed deposition that will make him subject to perjury if he lies to Congress.

Boston Globe: The First Amendment, with little give-and-take 2009-06-29

During the war on terror of George W. Bush, Americans were introduced to the USA Patriot Act, which drastically expanded government's power to m ...

RT: US journalism dead? 2009-06-29

“Journalism failed in its mission to inform the American people, or to expose the lies of the Bush administration, or to expose the corporate scandals ...

World Socialist Web Site: A revealing picture of the American presidency 2009-06-29

This culminated in the first-ever impeachment of an elected US president, although Clinton escaped conviction and removal in his Senate trial.

Antiwar.com: The Weeks of Living Dangerously 2009-06-29

In the meantime, the discredited neocons from the salad days of George W. Bush's Global War on Terror are back thumping for stronger presidential ...

Fort Scott Tribune: Once a year is enough 2009-06-29

Since I was there, I thought it was a good time to do some mowing with the bush hog. After about four rounds, I ducked underneath a tree.

OpEdNews: Who to Trust on a Truth Commission? 2009-06-29

While a truth commission to examine the crimes of the Bush administration has a certain appeal "" especially if there' ...

Political Cortex: Under Reagan Greed Became Good; Under Bush Greed Became God 2009-06-28

Bernard Madoff is the world's top economic swindler, and he operated in the United States where he conned, cheated, and lied to build his $65 ...

al.com: Melick: More NCAA violations? You can bet on it 2009-06-28

The Associated PressIt was hard to catch Reggie Bush when he was running for the USC Trojans. Wanna bet the NCAA nabs him - or at least the Southern Cal ...

Now the White House has drafted an executive order reasserting presidential authority to incarcerate suspects indefinitely, bypassing Congress, according ...

The Spokesman Review: Torture should be punished 2009-06-28

Are we so easily manipulated by fear to believe the lies we are told to justify the most grotesque evil? It is against all of our laws. The Bush ...

American Chronicle: The Emperor's Seven Signing Statements 2009-06-28

The Emperor lied to congress members and the public that this would be the last war supplemental bill. Congress members claimed to back it because it w ...

Journal: GLENN COOK: Hypocrites! Hypocrites! Hypocrites! - Las Vegas Review 2009-06-28

Gingrich also acknowledged cheating on Ginther while leading the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton for allegations of perjury involving ...

Chicago Tribune: Why adultery is as good as political suicide Steve Chapman 2009-06-28

George W. Bush, by contrast, finished his term with an approval rating of 22 percent. Trust him with your daughter? Sure. But keep him away from the economy ...

Daily Kos: Congress should Legislate and our President follow the Law 2009-06-28

More than that have died as the result of unnecessary military involvement we were lied into because of the thought procresses of think tanks and legal ...

Examiner.com: Colin Powell never had a chance 2009-06-28

Powell's stint as Secretary of State under George W. Bush proved to become his political undoing. The question is, was he a noble scapegoat or a cowardly ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Now the White House has drafted an executive order reasserting presidential authority to incarcerate suspects indefinitely, bypassing Congress, according ...

Chicago Tribune: Why adultery is as good as political suicide Steve Chapman 2009-06-28

George W. Bush, by contrast, finished his term with an approval rating of 22 percent. Trust him with your daughter? Sure. But keep him away from the economy ...

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Don't cry for him, Argentina 2009-06-28

Remember that Americans forgave Mr. Clinton twice, electing him after he admitted causing pain in his marriage and opposing his Monica-gate impeachment.

Journal: GLENN COOK: Hypocrites! Hypocrites! Hypocrites! - Las Vegas Review 2009-06-28

Gingrich also acknowledged cheating on Ginther while leading the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton for allegations of perjury involving ...

The Spokesman Review: Torture should be punished 2009-06-28

Are we so easily manipulated by fear to believe the lies we are told to justify the most grotesque evil? It is against all of our laws. The Bush ...

Slate: House Passes Landmark Emissions Bill 2009-06-27

An executive order under consideration in the White House, the WP's lead scoop reveals, would embrace George W. Bush's claims that terror suspects can ...

GlamSham: New York Movie Review 2009-06-27

In 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order that stipulated that US military could indefinitely detain any non-citizen who he believed w ...

The Age: White House denies indefinite detention order 2009-06-27

The White House dismissed reports that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top terr ...

OpEdNews: The 9/11 Trials: A Message To The Torture Accountability Crowd 2009-06-27

Essentially, Bush & Cheney both admitted to authorizing the torture that took place. As if to say "we got them dead to rights on that one issue," ...

DFW Catholic: PBS Wages War on Pro-Lifers 2009-06-27

To everyone who's watched two minutes of Bill Moyers Journal,” with its panels unanimously screaming for Bush's impeachment, or more recently ...

Human Events: Supreme Court Leaves Voting Rights Question Unanswered 2009-06-27

It should be repeated that Bush extended the Voting Rights Act in 2006. One could construe Thomas's dissent by saying that he believes the executive order ...

United Press International: UPI NewsTrack TopNews 2009-06-27

An executive order claiming authority to detain suspects indefinitely would essentially endorse the position of the George W. Bush administration.

Newsweek: Your Email Address Recipient's Email Address 2009-06-27

A footnote to the impeachment drama came when then House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who had blasted Clinton for Lewinsky, was himself revealed to be in ...

2009-06-27: Headlines

GlamSham: New York Movie Review 2009-06-27

In 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order that stipulated that US military could indefinitely detain any non-citizen who he believed w ...

Times Herald-Record: Legal firm sued for malpractice in injury case 2009-06-27

GOSHEN — A state appeals court has increased the damage award for an ironworker from Pine Bush who was badly hurt in a 2002 constructi ...

Daily Kos: Thank You Dan Froomkin 2009-06-26

When I look back on the Bush years, I think of the lies. There were so many. Lies about the war and lies to cover up the lies about the war.

CounterPunch: Ohio: Birthplace of Charter Educati ... and Opposition to It 2009-06-26

Executive order 12803 issued by President George HW Bush, April 30, 1992: Sec. 3. Privatization initiative: To the extent permitted ...

Consortium News: Who to Trust on a Truth Commission? 2009-06-26

While a truth commission to examine the crimes of the Bush administration has a certain appeal – especially if there' ...

OpEdNews: Free the United States 2009-06-26

Though there were demonstrations against the Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, which decided the 2000 election, and the 2001 inauguration of President ...

World Socialist Web Site: Memo confirms Bush and Blair knew claims Iraq had WMDs were lies 2009-06-26

A confidential memo obtained by the Observer, detailing a meeting between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair ...

Swing State Project: SSP Daily Digest: 6/26 2009-06-26

OH-Sen: Rob Portman, GW Bush's former trade rep and OMB Director, has taken on a strange approach to selling himself to voters: that he's a consummate ...

msnbc.com: Votes not there yet on energy 2009-06-26

If you're a congreeeman or congresswoman in the mid-west, and you vote for this bill, the state you represent should immediately begin impeachment hearing ...

HeraldNet: Forde set plan in case of arrest 2009-06-26

He has admitted binding a bullet wound Bush received May 30, although he insists he was lied to about how the man was shot. The 10th name on the list is Jim ...

Elmira Star-Gazette: Earthtalk: As gas prices increase, so does interest in oil shale 2009-06-26

To date, these American oil shale resources remain virtually untapped, but an 11th hour executive order by the Bush administration in 2008 put two milli ...