ThinkProgress.org After the recent resignation of Karl Rove, media outlets speculated on what the rest of President Bush’s term will look like without “the Architect.” The President is “fighting lame duck status,” reported the AP. In response, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow shot back: “As the president has said many times, he’s going to…
Max Follmer, Huffington Post The man who will oversee the federal government’s investigation into the disaster that has trapped six workers in a Utah coal mine for over a week was twice rejected for his current job by senators concerned about his own safety record when he managed mines in the private sector. President George…
By Sherwood Ross, Afterdowningstreet.org Military interrogators posing as “lawyers” are attempting to trick Guantanamo prisoners into providing them with information, “The Catholic Worker” (TCW) reports. This incredible and illegal practice contributes “to the prisoners’ suspicions that the (real) lawyers are not to be trusted and could be aiding the government,” TCW says in its July…
By Joy First, Afterdowningstreet.org At 1:45 am today, Dane County Wisconsin became the second county in the country to pass a resolution supporting impeachment. There was a five-hour debate on transportation issues proceeding the discussion on impeachment. About ten county supervisors left the meeting before the debate on the impeachment resolution began at about 12:45…
