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Vets’ Suicide Rate “Stunning”
CBS News Some of America’s 25 million veterans face their biggest fight when they return home from the battlefield — when they take on mental illness. And, a CBS News analysis reveals they lose that battle, and take their own lives, at a clip described by various experts as “stunning” and “alarming,” according to Chief…
BREAKING: Cheney’s office, White House subpoenaed
Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s warrant-free eavesdropping program. Also named in subpoenas signed by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., were the Justice Department and the National Security Council. The committee wants documents that might shed light on…
Rep. Wexler: Breaking Impeachment News-Mcclellan to Testify
Congressman Robert Wexler — Our campaign for accountability for the Bush administration is making legitimate progress. I am pleased to announce to you that the House Judiciary Committee has met my public call for Scott McClellan’s immediate testimony with action: Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers officially invited Mr. McClellan to testify under oath on…
Cheney, Torture and the Chance to Restore the Rule of Law
ByMikaelthenation.com Online Beat blogged by John Nichols The Constitution of the United States is absolutely clear when it comes to matters of torture. Amendment 8 specifically states that,”Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” Acts of torture are by definition and common understanding — certainly at…
Rep. Schiff (D-CA) discussing impeachment
ByMikaelafterdowningstreet.org The Urgency of Impeachment: An Exchange of Letters with My Representative By Adam Dwyer | HuffingtonPost.com Dear Adam Schiff, Thank you for your full and sympathetic response to the constituents who have urged you and your colleagues in the House to impeach Vice-President Cheney. You are against proceeding with that impeachment because you fear…
