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Why I’m Suing the Bush Administration
By Governor Eliot Spitzer, Huffington Post After months of negotiation and countless attempts at compromise, the Bush administration is still refusing to let New York and other states across the country expand their State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP). The president is refusing to back down from destructive new rules his Administration has imposed –…
Impeach07 Campaign Launched
ByMikaelIFP Organizers Jodin Morey and Mikael Rudolph were on a nationwide conference call sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America last night. This is the comprehensive impeachment campaign stemming from that and the Impeachment Summit in New York City this past weekend sponsored by WorldCantWait.org Mr. Morey attended as our representative: For Immediate Release: February 22,…
Cheney ‘kept his foot on the neck of’ Iran NIE report
David Edwards and Muriel Kane, Raw Story A new National Intelligence Estimate released on Monday indicates that 16 US intelligence agencies have concluded with a high level of confidence that Iran has not had an active nuclear weapons program since 2003 and that even if it resumed weapons development, it would be unlikely to obtain…
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) considers impeachment
ByMikaelThe Honolulu Advertiser Hirono talks story with constituents in Kahului By Melissa Tanji KAHULUI — Although Maui residents didn’t always hear what they wanted, those that visited with Congresswoman Mazie Hirono on Saturday were pleased to have a chance to speak one-on-one with their U.S. Representative. […] Robert Pollock of Keokea said he couldn’t get…
