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Bush Approval Rating Hits Another Record Low
Reuters Deepening unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress soured the mood of Americans and sent Bush’s approval rating to another record low this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, also fell from 98.8 to 96 — the second…
Senate takes politically charged vote on Gonzales Monday
CNN Political Ticker The Senate will hold a politically-charged vote Monday related to a no-confidence resolution in the embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. In a statement issued Friday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, an author of the no-confidence resolution, said if all senators followed their conscience, “this vote would be unanimous.” “However, the president will…
Advisers to U.S. Agencies Criticize Interrogation Methods
As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable. The psychologists and other specialists, commissioned by the Intelligence Science Board, make the case that more than five years after…
America’s Plan for Baghdad
By Robert Fisk, The Independent UK Faced with an ever-more ruthless insurgency in Baghdad – despite President George Bush’s “surge” in troops – US forces in the city are now planning a massive and highly controversial counter-insurgency operation that will seal off vast areas of the city, enclosing whole neighbourhoods with barricades and allowing only…
Kucinich to enter DIY Cheney Impeachment petititions into Congressional Record today
therawstory Kucinich to receive pro-impeachment petitions Nick Juliano Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is expected to say Thursday morning his push to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney is gaining support among the American people as he collects petitions with more than 100,000 signatures supporting the impeachment drive. “The Vice President actively and systematically sought to deceive…
