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The Washington Legislature Fails to Pass an Impeachment Resolution
The effort to pass an impeachment resolution in this legislative session ended today in Washington. Over 100 people rallied on the Capitol steps before taking seats in the gallery to watch a debate that was scheduled for impeachment and the Iraq war. Curiously, no one defended the President or Vice President. No one stood up…
Impeachment ‘teach in’ set for Monday
By BOB AUDETTE, Reformer Staff — … Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and John Nichols, The Nation’s Washington reporter, will be members of a panel discussing impeachment at the Moore Hall-Filene Auditorium on the campus of Dartmouth College. Other members of the panel include Army veteran Adrienne Kinne, New Hampshire representative Betty Hall, John Kaminski, Chairman…
Senate Hopes to Rewrite FISA Law by October
By Helen Fessenden, The Hill Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee aim to have a new foreign-intelligence surveillance bill ready by early October, or at least early enough that the Bush administration will not be able to use the pre-recess ticking clock as a pressuring tactic this time around. Panel Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) told…
Bush Seeks Surplus via Medicare Cuts
By Robert Pear, New York Times In his new budget, to be unveiled Monday, President Bush will call for large cuts in the growth of Medicare, far exceeding what he proposed last year, and he will again seek major savings in Medicaid, according to administration officials and budget documents. Over all, the 2009 budget is…
