MICHAEL MUKASEY has been confirmed as attorney general. But the profound moral, legal and constitutional issues raised at his Senate Judiciary Committee hearings are unresolved.
Over the past seven years, crude oil prices have exploded from around $30 a barrel to nearly $100. With prices that high, you don’t need to give an oil company executive much financial incentive to drill for more fossil fuel. … Read more »
White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, showed their utter disregard for Congress, the Constitution and the American people when they defied Congressional subpoenas in the United States attorneys scandal.
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The State Department has been facing rough times lately, with its lax oversight of government contractors under scrutiny, diplomatic dissatisfaction over forced postings to Iraq, and a behemoth embassy in Iraq that is expected to cost $144 million more than … Read more »
Some folks just don’t believe government-run health care will work — even when it already is working.
More than 1,000 people from 85 countries who are accused of such crimes as rape, killings, torture and genocide are living in the United States , according to Department of Homeland Security figures.
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Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to Congress that the economy would “slow noticeably” this year and likely get worse before getting better.
The United States spends far more on health care per person than any other nation. Yet we have lower life expectancy than most other rich countries.
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to become Attorney General. When President Bush nominated Mukasey in September, he touted him as a potential “consensus nominee” who could avoid a divisive confirmation fight. … Read more »
Six years after the United States led an invasion of Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power and destroy Al Qaeda’s safe haven, Afghanistan faces a growing insurgency that directly threatens its stability and the national security interests of the … Read more »
