March 13, 2007 In this column last week, I asked the question, Should President George W. Bush be impeached? The specific precursor for that question was the guilty verdict of former White House insider Lewis “Scooter” Libby. In my mind, that trial and subsequent conviction demonstrated that there is more than enough circumstantial evidence to…
A quarter of US war vets diagnosed with mental disorder: study Mon, Mar 12, 2007 CHICAGO (AFP) – A quarter of the Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans treated with US government-funded health care have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, according to a study published Monday. And when psychosocial disorders such as domestic violence were…
By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer The federal government is urging an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Bush’s domestic eavesdropping program, warning that disclosure of such activities could compromise national security.“The suit’s very subject matter–including the relationship, if any, between AT&T and the government in connection with the secret intelligence activities alleged…
By Robert Schmidt, Tues, March 13 2007 (Bloomberg) The chief aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned amid new revelations about the Bush administration’s ouster of eight U.S. attorneys. The Justice Department announced the resignation of Kyle Sampson, who was Gonzales’s chief of staff. Sampson may be called to testify by Democrats on the…
