Think Progress Last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered an address on national security at the University of Colorado. The event was marked by heated protests. About 20 student protesters wearing “shirts with ‘shame’ written on the backs and wearing American flags over their faces, welcomed Ashcroft to the stage by standing up and…
Jason Rhyne, Raw Story The federal official helming a probe into potentially illegal partisan political activities conducted by Karl Rove and other White House officials is himself the focus of a federal investigation. Scott Bloch, the Bush-appointed head of the US Office of Special Counsel, is under investigation for the alleged improper deletion of emails…
By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian UK The Bush administration formally committed America yesterday to a long-term military presence in Iraq, pledging to protect the government in Baghdad from internal coup plots and foreign enemies. The cooperation pact, endorsed by George Bush and the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, during a video conference yesterday morning, will…
By Matthew Wolfe, Kings Courier Residents lined up to ask questions of Representatives Nadler, Clarke, and Weiner at a Town Hall meeting held in Park Slope’s Old Church. Brooklyn residents lashed out at local congressman over their inability to end the war in Iraq at a Park Slope meeting recently. What was billed as a…
