This week, the showdown between the White House and Congress over the improper firing last year of nine U.S. attorneys is set to come to a head.
The only things standing in the way of universal health care are the fear-mongering and influence-buying of interest groups.
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It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit.
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This summer’s concert season is about more than just impressive displays of live music. It will also push individuals, corporations, and governments to address global warming.
Saturday’s Live Earth global event will hopefully take the global warming issue beyond raising awareness and towards rallying support around a comprehensive solution.
After commuting the 30-month prison sentence for Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, President Bush on Tuesday left the door open for a future pardon, stating, “As to the future, I rule nothing in and … Read more »
With imports of agricultural products rising sharply and sporadic scares about their safety, Americans surely have a right to know what country their food has come from. Unfortunately, they have little chance of finding out, due to the intransigence of … Read more »
In commuting I. Lewis Libby Jr.’s 30-month prison sentence on Monday, President Bush drew on the same array of arguments about the federal sentencing system often made by defense lawyers… Read more »
President Bush’s promise to change the makeup of the Supreme Court was one of his most reliable applause lines, as candidate and as president. It energized conservative activists like few other issues, kept them going in the face of other … Read more »
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby will not serve a day in prison for his felony convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice. President Bush yesterday commuted Libby’s 2.5 year prison sentence, hours after an appeals court ruled that Libby could not … Read more »
