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Feb 26, 2007
WASHINGTON – A federal judge avoided a potential mistrial in the CIA leak case Monday by dismissing a juror and sending the other 11 back to continue deliberating the fate of former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
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By Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff advised the CIA between 2002 and 2003 that its agents had the legal authority to use techniques that included waterboarding on one of the agency’s so-called “high level detainees,” according to a little-known report published in January 2005. That…
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT — The Cotati City Council is the third in Sonoma County to weigh in on impeachment for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to approve a resolution calling for impeachment proceedings against the nation’s two top officials. Voting “yes” were Cotati Mayor Pat…
Lower Hudson Online — Since when do local citizens have “no authority” to criticize the country’s leadership? A group of residents is lobbying the Nyack village board to join dozens of municipalities around the nation and adopt a resolution calling on Congress to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Group members…
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT IMPEACHMENT National Call-In Day–January 16, 2008 Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 http://pdamerica.org/articles/news/2008-01-14-09-43-55-news.php Rep. Robert Wexler (FL19) is leading the charge to push the House Judiciary Committee to begin impeachment hearings. He has already collected more than 185,000 signatures on his online petition and is…
Ukraine President Yushchenko rejects US anti-missile system By DPA, earthtimes.org Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday rejected any discussion of deployment of US anti-missile systems to his country, ending months of waffling by leaders of the former Soviet republic. The Ukrainian politician who is generally liked in Washington for his support of democratic government and…
Democratic Underground With Little Notice, Sen. Leahy (D-VT) Pushes Through Repeal of a Scary Bush Power Grab by odum Gone virtually unnoticed by the media was a true rarity: a Bush power grab, pushed through by the previous Republican Congress actually rolled back. Of the many disturbing things this President and his GOP Congress did,…
