By David Johnston The New York Times Feb 16, 2007 A United States attorney in Arkansas who was dismissed from his job last year by the Justice Department was ousted after Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, intervened on behalf of the man who replaced him, according to Congressional aides briefed on the…
WorldCantWait.org – Youth & Students Feb 15, 2007 On the 4th anniversary of the largest anti-war protests in human history, students at over 20 campuses organized strikes and protests. In the face of Bush’s escalation of the Iraq war, which has already claimed the lives of 655,000 Iraqis, there is a growing sentiment on college…
Associated Press Feb 16, 2007 The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush’s plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops. The vote on the nonbinding measure…
Associated Press Feb 16, 2007 About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk. The three top auditors overseeing work in Iraq told a House committee their review of $57…
