By Murray Waas, National Journal Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signed a highly confidential order in March 2006 delegating to two of his top aides — who have since resigned because of their central roles in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys — extraordinary authority over the hiring and firing of most non-civil-service employees of the…
Jeremy Scahill, Tomdispatch.com The Democrats’ plan does almost nothing to address the second largest force in Iraq — the estimated 126,000 private military “contractors” who will stay put there as long as Congress continues funding the war. The Democratic leadership in Congress is once again gearing up for a great sell-out on the Iraq war….
By Amit R. Paley, Washington Post The Bush administration killed a proposal to clamp down on the student loan industry six years ago following allegations that companies sought to shower universities with financial favors to help generate business, according to documents and interviews with government officials. The proposed policy, which Education Department officials drafted near…
crooksandliars.com — “To put this in a simple army metaphor, the Commander-in-Chief seems to have gone AWOL, that is “˜absent without leave.’ He neither acts nor talks as though he is in charge. Rather, he engages in tit-for-tat games”¦I hope the President seizes this moment for a basic change in course and signs the bill…
