By Paul Kiel, tpmmuckraker.com It’s official, this is a talking point. Just to show that this morning was no slip-up, here’s Tony Snow during today’s briefing: …There are — in this particular case, the Department of Justice — the Congress does have legitimate oversight responsibility for the Department of Justice. It created the Department of…
This post locked by hackers or by Reddit at zero as many of our posts have been Asuncion, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) The land grab project of US President George W. Bush in Chaco, Paraguay, has generated considerable discomfort both politically and environmentally. The news circulating the continent about plans to buy 98,840 acres of…
The Hill By Klaus Marre – March 22, 2007 Anti-war group CODEPINK is planning to take over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office at 4:00 pm, the group said. Protesters plan to play “Pin the war on the Donkey” to show their frustration with the Democratic leadership’s inaction of ending the war in Iraq. CODEPINK is…
By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, Thursday 22 March 2007 The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government’s racketeering case. Sharon Y. Eubanks said Bush loyalists in Attorney General Alberto…
