By: Carrie Budoff, The Politico
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) plans to review the Senate testimony of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel A. Alito to determine if their reversal of several long-standing opinions conflicts with promises they made to senators to win confirmation.
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Specter, who championed their confirmation, said Tuesday he will personally re-examine the testimony to see if their actions in court match what they told the Senate. “There are things he has said, and I want to see how well he has complied with it,” Specter said, singling out Roberts.
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AfterDowningStreet.org Cindy Sheehan Occupies John Conyers’ Office Submitted by bob fertik Cindy Sheehan led 2-300 impeachment activists on a march from Arlington Cemetary to the Congressional office of Rep. John Conyers, whose job as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee puts him in charge of impeachment. AP reports: “Impeachment is not a fringe movement, it…
On Saturday, September 15th there will be a large gathering in St. Paul to protest the war, money for war, and to urge the building of bridges not bombs. We will gather near the Cathedral of St. Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, St. Paul at 1 PM and then march to the Capitol at 1:30. There…
Anna Berlinrut — Yesterday we (NJ Peace Action, Paula Rogovin of the Bergen County, NJ Chapter of MFSO, and yours truly) filed suit against George Bush in Federal Court for his unconstitutional war! Frank Askin, our attorney with the Rutgers Constitutional Law Clinic plans to appeal our case up to the Supreme Court, if necessary….
Whistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of domestic Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times. In his first broadcast interview, which can be seen tonight on World News and Nightline, Klein describes how he…
By STAN LEHMAN, A.Press, SAO PAULO, Brazil — The beginning of President Bush’s five-nation Latin American tour sparked protests across the region, with thousands of demonstrators and police clashing in Brazil and students in Colombia lobbing explosives at authorities. (Read More)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire’s House has set aside a bill that would call for the impeachment of President Bush over the Iraq war. The bill, HR24, was tabled Wednesday on a roll call vote of 227 to 95. Action could be taken on the bill later in the session. Democrat Betty Hall of…
