MATT APUZZO, AP News The Bush administration was under court order not to discard evidence of detainee torture and abuse months before the CIA destroyed videotapes that revealed some of its harshest interrogation tactics. Normally, that would force the government to defend itself against obstruction allegations. But the CIA may have an out: its clandestine…
scoop.co.nz Column: David Swanson […] Those expecting Kucinich to deliver harsh words about the president weren’t disappointed, as the half-hour campaign speech soon turned to talk of impeachment. “On the way over here, I was reading a 50-page document that relates to Articles of Impeachment for the President of the United States,” Kucinich said to…
Wexler urges hearings on Cheney trial By GEORGE BENNETT Palm Beach Post Staff Writer What do higher fuel-efficiency standards, expanded children’s health care and improved relations with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have in common? According to U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, those are just a few of the benefits America can reap if…
By Keith St. Clair,The Fresno Bee A federal appeals court ruled Monday that some portions of the U.S. Patriot Act that govern dealings with foreign terrorist organizations are unconstitutional because the language is too vague to be understood by a person of ordinary intelligence. The ruling released Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…
