Tag: politics
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9/11 question may go to vermont voters
from burlington free press: Burlington voters on Town Meeting Day will be the first in the country to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on reopening the investigation into what happened Sept. 11, 2001. As of Jan. 4, a local group had gathered 1,240 of the approximately 1,350 signatures (5 percent of registered voters) required to put…
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bush can’t kick the habit
from truthdig: Here we go again: A new secretary of defense and yet another call for ending the war in Iraq by escalating it. What are they smoking in the Bush White House? Even as government statistics now show marijuana is America’s No. 1 cash crop, it is important to remember that militarism is the…
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‘don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks’
from raw story: “Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks,” President Bush reportedly told a friend depressed by the ongoing “unpopular” war and GOP woes, according to an article in Sunday’s Washington Post. “For a man who presides over an unpopular war, just lost Congress and faces a final two years with constrained…
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ex-rep barr quits gop for libertarians
from abc news: A former Georgia congressman who helped spark President Clinton’s impeachment has quit the Republican Party to become a Libertarian, saying he is disillusioned with the GOP on issues such as spending and privacy. Bob Barr, who served eight years as a Republican congressman before losing his seat in 2002, announced Friday that…
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senator’s stroke could halt democratic takeover
from ap/usa today: Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday and was taken to a Washington hospital, his office said… If he should be unable to continue to serve, it could halt the scheduled Democratic takeover of the Senate. Democrats won a 51-49 majority in the November election. South Dakota’s…
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democrats reject key 9/11 panel suggestion
from washington post: It was a solemn pledge, repeated by Democratic leaders and candidates over and over: If elected to the majority in Congress, Democrats would implement all of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that examined the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But with control of Congress now secured, Democratic leaders have decided for…
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selective service: ready for a draft
from cnn: Although Congress is unlikely to follow calls from a top Democrat to bring back the military draft, the United States does have a plan, if necessary, aimed at inducting millions of young men for service. The Selective Service System, an agency independent of the Defense Department, says it’s ready to respond quickly to…
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kissinger: Iraq military win impossible
from washington post: Military victory is no longer possible in Iraq, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a television interview broadcast Sunday. Kissinger presented a bleak vision of Iraq, saying the U.S. government must enter into dialogue with Iraq’s regional neighbors – including Iran – if progress is to be made in the…
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pentagon announces US troop deployments to Iraq
from military.com: The Pentagon announced Friday that 57,000 U.S. troops, including five combat brigades, have been told to deploy to Iraq early next year – a move that will maintain current force levels there. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signed the deployment orders for about 20,000 Soldiers from active duty Army brigades based in North…
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is john bolton blackmailing those who’d vote him out of UN post?
from wayne madsen: One of the signs that there is an intensive clash between the increasingly influential James Baker, Robert Gates, Brent Scowcroft group affiliated with George H. W. Bush and the remaining administration neo-cons centered around Vice President Dick Cheney is the battle to keep John Bolton at the US Mission to the UN.…
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republicans propose last-minute spy bill
from zdnet: The outgoing Republican chairman of a key U.S. Senate committee has made a last-minute attempt at giving the Bush administration what he calls the necessary “resources” for carrying out its phone call and Internet surveillance within the law, but critics remain unconvinced. In remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, Judiciary Committee…
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the carlyle white house
from op-ed news: It was bad enough when the Carlyle Group bought Dunkin’ Donuts last year, forcing millions of conscientious caffeine addicts to look elsewhere for their daily fix. Now, it appears Carlyle has added 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to its formidable portfolio of acquisitions. The Carlyle Group achieved national attention in the early days of…