Bush Era

Political Science 101:The Woes of the US Presidential System

by Steven Hill, http://www.opednews.com/ The Bush administration seems to be reeling from policy failure to scandal.  Key administration officials have resigned, President Bush’s approval ratings are in the high 20s, with support dwindling even among […]

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Panel Questions Need for New ‘War Czar’

By ANNE FLAHERTY, AP Members of a Senate panel indicated their support Thursday for Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute as the nation’s “war czar,” but questioned whether the new post would make a difference in Iraq. […]

Bush Era

39 People Disappear in US Custody

By Scott Shane, New York Times Six human rights groups on Wednesday released a list of 39 people they believe have been secretly imprisoned by the United States and whose whereabouts are unknown, calling on […]

Bush Era

Official: Cheney Urged Wiretaps

By Dan Eggen, Washington Post Vice President Cheney told Justice Department officials that he disagreed with their objections to a secret surveillance program during a high-level White House meeting in March 2004, a former senior […]