Bush Era

Congress Girds Up for Return to Oversight

By Gail Russell Chaddock, The Christian Science Monitor Not since the Depression-era Congress of 1932 has Capitol Hill ramped up so quickly for oversight hearings and related legislation – most targeting the Bush administration. Both […]

Bush Era

Guantanamo Detainees Stage Hunger Strike

By Tim Golden, The New York Times A long-term hunger strike has broken out at the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with more than a dozen prisoners subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to […]

Bush Era

Active Duty Soldier Anti-War Movement Growing

THE FEW. THE PROUD. THE DISILLUSIONED. Conflict in Iraq: Some active duty troops, while proud to serve, are speaking out and signing a petition against the war Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, […]