We’ll see. We’ll see. I’m not holding my breath.
Robert Novak: Deal on Iraq in the works.
“A bipartisan deal on the supplemental appropriations bill to finance the Iraq war appears to be in the books, with less talk now of a presidential veto and a subsequent crisis over funding the troops in the field. The final version probably will contain the benchmarks opposed by President George W. Bush, but with no [...]
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Some truly fascinating reporting on the U.S. Attorney Purge from the crew over at TPMmuckraker. Actually, this is a great followup to their report on one attorney who WASN’T purged. Guess who’s up to his eyeballs?
Did Rove Want Wisconsin U.S.A. on Purge List?
Here’s what the evidence shows. Karl Rove wanted evidence that there had been a Democratic criminal conspiracy to stuff the ballot box in Milwaukee and New Mexico in 2004. But the U.S. attorneys there didn’t deliver. In the case of [...]
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Except a certain somebody in Washington doesn’t like the idea of Stem Cell Research.
From the Times of London: "Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again. In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with [...]
UPDATE: Well, maybe Rich over at Say Anything blog has a valid point here. I just skimmed that article and mixed apples and oranges, it seems…
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Did he not read this speech at all before he gave it?
For all of the president’s problems with grammar, language, pronunciation, and extemporaneous speaking, he’s occasionally decent on the stump. No one will ever label Bush the Great Communicator, but if you hand him something to read, and put it on a teleprompter, he can usually impress a sympathetic crowd and get by without embarrassing himself. But [...]
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There were two major topics that came up during today’s White House Press Briefing. Bob Geiger has some solid thoughts on both of them: Stem Cell Research and the Troop Surge…
Bush Consults "With Religious Leaders" On Stem Cells
…Consulting with "religious leaders" on matters of scientific study? That must be why the U.S. has fallen behind so many other countries in this type of research since 2000. I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before Bush consults with clergymen on the rocket science in place at NASA. Also on tap as Perino fills in for the ailing Tony Snow in spewing White House spin, was this when asked if Bush should be more willing to negotiate in good faith with the Congress on the situation in Iraq. "I don’t think the American people are saying that the generals should be handcuffed and [...]
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It just doesn’t get much more "to the point" than this…
Conservative Brigham Young Students Protest Cheney Speech: "This Is A Morally Dubious Man"
The invitation extended to Vice President Dick Cheney to be the commencement speaker at Brigham Young University has set off a rare, continuing protest at the Mormon university, one of the nation’s most conservative. Some of the faculty and the 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students, who are overwhelmingly Republican, have expressed concern about the Bush administration’s support for the war in Iraq and other policies, but most of the current protest has focused on Mr. Cheney’s integrity, character and behavior. Several students said, for example, that they were appalled at [...]
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McCain says life is just fine. The Red Cross would beg to differ.
Red Cross: Iraqis Face ‘unbearable and unacceptable’ Suffering
A new report from the Red Cross says living conditions in Iraq, from healthcare to general safety, continue to worsen. One woman interviewed by the ICRC said it would be helpful if someone could remove the bodies piling up in front of her house so her children wouldn’t have to look at them on the way to school. In another section, a humanitarian worker described witnessing a four-year-old asking his decapitated mother to explain what had happened to her. They had been shopping when [...]
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U.S. Soldiers in Iraq will be staying longer. MSNBC just sent out this alert:
MSNBC Breaking News: Officials: All active-duty Army tours in Iraq extending from 12 to 15 months [...]
However, ABC had most of the details yesterday.
Just in case it didn’t sink in when you skimmed the words, this hits ALL Army personnel. It’s not just the National Guard or some small number. It’s everybody!
Tags: Iraq War, Extending Tours of Duty, U.S. Army
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We’re going to keep you busy today! Via TPMmuckraker, yet another "Must-Read" for today.
Here’s another legacy for the Bush administration: plummeting fraud, identity theft, and civil rights investigations by the FBI. The reason is plain: in the wake of 9/11, the administration ordered the FBI to reorganize with a heavy influence on counterterrorism [....]
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Governor/Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson may have just drawn a very significant line in the ever-shifting political sands. It certainly makes him stand out from the other candidates…
Richardson: "I Would Have No Residual Force Whatsoever"
I am currently listening to the entire MoveOn.org forum on Iraq. Right now, I am about halfway through Clinton’s segment. So far, in the entire forum, no line struck me more than Bill Richardson’s "I would have no residual force whatsover" in his opening statement (which he repeated in his response to question #1). With perfect clarity, that is exactly the line I have been looking for from Democratic candidates for President. It is a profound, substantive difference than what we have heard from, for example, Hillary Clinton, when she states that [...]
UPDATE: Edwards is on board, too. Kinda Sorta.
John Edwards Campaign Statement On Complete Withdrawal
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Well, won’t THIS just send the climate change non-believers into a hissy fit? Better schedule that Alaskan vacation soon, if you want to enjoy the summer ice.
Arctic Summer Ice Will Be Gone In Decades
And while Bush dawdles and runs out the clock on his eight years by blaming the Chinese for his doing nothing on global warming, he has bequeathed catastrophe to the next generation. "New measurements indicate that the effects of global warming are much worse than previously suspected and could lead to a complete melting of Arctic summer ice in as little as 13 years, a leading climate scientist says. The finding follows a U.N. report that accelerated warming would have catastrophic implications for [...]
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You’re gonna need more than two hands full of fingers to count the scandals pretty soon. It’s becoming a laundry list for the times.
"The Next Bush Scandal": RNC e-mail accounts (Rove aide Ralston had at least four)
The slowly-unfolding disclosure that some White House aides use non-government e-mail servers to conduct official business may soon be reaching scandal proportions. As John D. McKinnon writes in today’s Wall Street Journal: "The widespread use of private email accounts by some top White House off [...]
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Care to jump into the middle of a fairly feisty little debate over the Pope and Iraq? Go on. You KNOW you want to take a look. Make sure you read the comments. The debate is most interesting.
Much play is being made of this statement by the Holy Father in his Easter homily: …nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees. The left is viewing this as a definitive statement [...]
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One question. One question only. Couric didn’t actually write a "personal reflection" piece "WHY?"
Couric is "Horrified," and So Am I
Katie Couric was “horrified” to learn that one of her one-minute “Katie’s Notebook” commentaries—which “are distributed to CBS television and radio stations…and posted on the news division’s Web site”—was plagiarized by one of her producers from a Wall Street Journal column. Worse yet, it was meant to be a personal reflection piece, beginning with Katie musing, “I still remember when I got my first library card, browsing through the stacks for [...]
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You almost can’t get through college without a boatload of loans these days. Unless, of course, you’re one of the lucky ones to land scholarships that cover the majority of the costs. This is a story I’ve not been watching closely, but it has been on my radar screen. Time to bump it up to where it deserves to be.
College loan scandal "like peeling back an onion"
Besides the actual scandal, where top American universities have been cashing in on the backs of students, what really stands out here is that this investigation is happening at the state level and not the federal level. Now why is it that the feds have no interest in pursuing such a scandal? "Cuomo would not divulge where the burgeoning investigation is headed next, including whether more subpoenas are on the way. But he said the investigation could lead to criminal charges against [...]
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I know the anniversary was Monday, but I stumbled on this post only today. It’s a great example of the insightful blogging coming from the reporters staffing the McClatchy Newspapers Baghdad Bureau. Insightful, telling, and fueled by more than a little dark humor. It must take that, to live and survive in Baghdad. Consider this your recommended "Must Read" for today….
The achievements after four years of the liberation
I know I should write this blog yesterday but I just wanted the full four years to pass over. Yesterday Iraqis and the whole world kept talking about the memories of the war and some of the most important political [...]
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We’ll see. We’ll see. I’m not holding my breath.
Robert Novak: Deal on Iraq in the works.
“A bipartisan deal on the supplemental appropriations bill to finance the Iraq war appears to be in the books, with less talk now of a presidential veto and a subsequent crisis over funding the troops in the field. The final version probably will contain the benchmarks opposed by President George W. Bush, but with no [...]
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Some truly fascinating reporting on the U.S. Attorney Purge from the crew over at TPMmuckraker. Actually, this is a great followup to their report on one attorney who WASN’T purged. Guess who’s up to his eyeballs?
Did Rove Want Wisconsin U.S.A. on Purge List?
Here’s what the evidence shows. Karl Rove wanted evidence that there had been a Democratic criminal conspiracy to stuff the ballot box in Milwaukee and New Mexico in 2004. But the U.S. attorneys there didn’t deliver. In the case of [...]
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Except a certain somebody in Washington doesn’t like the idea of Stem Cell Research.
From the Times of London: "Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again. In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with [...]
UPDATE: Well, maybe Rich over at Say Anything blog has a valid point here. I just skimmed that article and mixed apples and oranges, it seems…
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Did he not read this speech at all before he gave it?
For all of the president’s problems with grammar, language, pronunciation, and extemporaneous speaking, he’s occasionally decent on the stump. No one will ever label Bush the Great Communicator, but if you hand him something to read, and put it on a teleprompter, he can usually impress a sympathetic crowd and get by without embarrassing himself. But [...]
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