Washington Post
Abramoff Cohort Says SunCruz Killer Is Dead
Associated Press
Saturday, June 10, 2006; A11
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 9 — A man who bought a gambling-boat operation with lobbyist Jack Abramoff in 2000 says he knows who gunned down the company’s founder the following year, authorities said.
Adam Kidan told authorities last month that SunCruz Casinos founder Konstantinos […]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Friday, June 9, 2006
Associate Publisher: Public interest in news topics beyond control of mainstream media
By KENNETH F. BUNTING
P-I ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
The blogosphere has been abuzz. But in the days since Rolling Stone magazine published a long piece that accused Republicans of widespread and intentional cheating that affected the outcome of the last presidential election, the […]
Brown: E-mail shows Bush glad FEMA took Katrina flak
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The former emergency management chief who quit amid widespread criticism over his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina said he received an e-mail before his resignation stating President Bush was glad to see the Oval Office had dodged most of the criticism.
Michael Brown, […]
NASA shelves climate satellites
Environmental science may suffer
By Beth Daley, Boston Globe Staff | June 9, 2006
NASA is canceling or delaying a number of satellites designed to give scientists critical information on the earth’s changing climate and environment.
The space agency has shelved a $200 million satellite mission headed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
Blogged by Brad on 6/8/2006 @ 8:54pm PT…
BUSBY/BILBRAY ELECTION IN DOUBT: The Diebold Machine Sleepovers at Poll Workers Houses…
Given what we know about Diebold voting machines (both optical-scan and touch-screen), several folks have written to ask: “Are you sure they actually allowed poll workers to take these machines…
Given what we know about Diebold voting machines […]
Webb flier draws anger
BY TYLER WHITLEY AND PETER HARDIN
Jun 10, 2006
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS
Webb said it was not anti-Semitic, but if anyone was offended by it, “I apologize.”
He said Miller had played the race card by misrepresenting his views on affirmative action.
The two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate appeared on Washington Post […]
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For Washington Women, Dinner With a Taste Of Real Power
By Jennifer Frey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 9, 2006; C01
So Geena Davis strides in — stride is the only word that goes with those legs — in a sparkle of silver, a swish of red hair, and slides up next to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her […]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
For Republicans, Gains In Iraq May Be Fleeting
Reduction in Violence
And Drawdown in Troops
Crucial in Election Year
By JEANNE CUMMINGS and YOCHI J. DREAZEN
June 9, 2006; Page A10
WASHINGTON — Republicans facing a difficult election year hope the killing of insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi could give them a political bounce. But any gains […]
June 8, 2006
Democrats Try to Save Poverty Survey
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 4:44 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers say Congress will be working in the dark on big issues such as Social Security and Medicaid if the Census Bureau eliminates a unique survey of poverty and income.
The Bush administration has proposed cutting the […]
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On radio show, Bennett mocked CNN colleague Amanpour, misrepresented report by Nasr
On the June 8 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, CNN political analyst Bill Bennett affected an accent in an effort to imitate CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour and accused her of trying to “get some bad news” out of the killing […]
For the women of Iraq, the war is just beginning
By Terri Judd in Basra
Published: 08 June 2006
The women of Basra have disappeared. Three years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, women’s secular […]
June 8, 2006
Senate Rejects Effort to Cut Estate Tax
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
WASHINGTON, June 8 — The Senate rejected a major Republican effort on Thursday to eliminate the estate tax on inherited wealth. The vote was a big defeat both for President Bush and for Senate Republican leaders, who had framed their opposition to what […]
June 8, 2006
Cheney Defends Against Specter Eavesdropping Rebuke
By REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended himself against accusations by a leading Republican senator that he worked to thwart Senate plans to make telephone executives testify at a hearing about a U.S. domestic spying program.
A day after Senate Judiciary […]
‘Godless’ author Coulter unknown at church she claims to attend
06/08/2006 @ 10:58 am
Filed by Max Blumenthal
Appearing on the cover of her latest manifesto, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, adorned with a wooden crucifix necklace, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter takes on liberals on explicitly religious grounds. Invoking the sectarian rhetoric of the Christian right, Coulter denounces […]
George Bush Sr. asked retired general to replace Rumsfeld
The former president’s secret campaign to oust the secretary of defense was rebuffed by President Bush, a source says.
By Sidney Blumenthal
Photos by AP/Wide World
From left: George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and George H.W. Bush
June 8, 2006 | Former President George H.W. Bush waged a secret campaign over […]
This afternoon on the Senate floor, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) stood before a large photograph of his family and shared this important fact: “I’m really proud to say that in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.” Watch it:
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INHOFE: As you see […]
War Room
When the saints come marching in
Sorry, Sen. Inhofe, but the gentleman from Louisiana just passed you in the pandering lane.
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Along the way to the vote, Republican Sen. David Vitter defended the GOP’s efforts on the election-year measure by saying: “I don’t believe there’s any issue that’s more important than this one.”
Please find the entire […]
9/11 Widows, New York Papers, Respond to Coulter’s ‘Slander’
Ann Coulter
By E&P Staff
Published: June 07, 2006 7:55 AM ET updated 10:00 AM ET NEW YORK Syndicated columnist and author Ann Coulter appeared on the Today show on Tuesday, promoting a new book. Host Matt Lauer asked her to explain […]
Senate rejects gay marriage ban
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, but supporters said new votes for the measure represent progress that gives conservative Republicans reason to vote on Election Day.
The 49-48 vote fell 11 short of the 60 required […]
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The Horse’s Mouth
EXCLUSIVE: KARL ZINSMEISTER ACKNOWLEDGES HE DIDN’T FOUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISE MAG, AS WHITE HOUSE CLAIMED.
New White House domestic policy chief Karl Zinsmeister has now acknowledged he didn’t found the American Enterprise magazine, as the White House claimed when it announced his appointment in late May.
Please find the entire piece here.
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Army Manual to Skip Geneva Detainee Rule
The Pentagon’s move to omit a ban on prisoner humiliation from the basic guide to soldier conduct faces strong State Dept. opposition.
By Julian E. Barnes
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 5, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee policies a key tenet of the Geneva Convention […]
Bar group will review Bush’s legal challenges
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | June 4, 2006
WASHINGTON — The board of governors of the American Bar Association voted unanimously yesterday to investigate whether President Bush has exceeded his constitutional authority in reserving the right to ignore more than 750 laws that have been enacted since he took […]
Though Bush himself has publicly embraced the amendment, he never seemed to care enough to press the matter. One of his old friends told NEWSWEEK that same-sex marriage barely registers on the president’s moral radar. “I think it was purely political. I don’t think he gives a s–t about it. He never talks about this […]
THE NATION
SOUTHPAW by Dave Zirin
The Rockies Pitch Religion
[posted online on June 2, 2006]
In Colorado, there stands a holy shrine called Coors Field. On this site, named for the holiest of beers, a team plays that has been chosen by Jesus Christ himself to play .500 baseball in the National League West. And if you don’t […]
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New York Times
June 4, 2006
Invoking Secrets Privilege Becomes a More Popular Legal Tactic by U.S.
By SCOTT SHANE
WASHINGTON, June 3 — Facing a wave of litigation challenging its eavesdropping at home and its handling of terror suspects abroad, the Bush administration is increasingly turning to a legal tactic that swiftly torpedoes most lawsuits: the state secrets […]
Vast DNA Bank Pits Policing Vs. Privacy
Data Stored on 3 Million Americans
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 3, 2006; A01
Brimming with the genetic patterns of more than 3 million Americans, the nation’s databank of DNA “fingerprints” is growing by more than 80,000 people every month, giving police an unprecedented crime-fighting tool but prompting warnings […]
The Boston Globe
Honorary degrees redux: Tributes to Updike go on sale
By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff
June 1, 2006
One can picture him sitting there in flowing robes, smiling his warm, wry smile, as the words are read aloud before a sea of admiring graduates.
In 1998, Bates College, reaching for the highest of rhetoric, lauded him for his […]
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The London Times
June 2, 2006
Police hunt for lethal chemical suicide vest
By Daniel McGrory, Stewart Tendler and Michael Evans
Man shot in dawn raid on suspected weapons factory
Officers believe World Cup fans could be target of attack
A DESPERATE search is under way for a “chemical vest” that a British suicide bomber was ready to deploy […]
New York Times
June 2, 2006
Editorial
Pork 1, Antiterrorism 0
If Al Qaeda is planning on following up its 2001 attacks on New York and Washington with an assault on Nebraska, the Department of Homeland Security’s new urban areas security grants are brilliant. But, of course, the White House, Wall Street and densely populated urban areas are […]
The Rant
Bill O’Reilly: A dangerous demagogue of deceit
By DOUG THOMPSON
Jun 2, 2006, […]
Documents show issues with wives, child support
By Caitlin Rother
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERJune 2, 2006
Republican Jim Galley, who is running for Congress as a “pro-traditional family” candidate, was married to two women at the same time, defaulted on his child support payments and has been accused of abuse by one of his ex-wives.
Jim Galley
The San Diego Union-Tribune […]
FBI wants Internet records kept 2 years: source
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Michele GershbergReuters
Thu Jun 1, 6:31 PM ET
The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants U.S. Internet providers to retain Web address records for up to two years to aid investigations into terrorism and pornography, a source familiar with the matter said […]
Iran Bamboozler Invited to White House as “Expert”
By Paul Kiel - May 31, 2006, 11:35 AM Two weeks ago, Amir Taheri published an op-ed in Canada’s National Post about an Iranian law that forced Jews to wear a yellow stripe. The story, reminiscent of Nazi Germany, quickly provoked outrage, but was just as quickly revealed […]
ROLLING STONE June 1, 2006Was the 2004 Election Stolen?
Republicans prevented more than 350,000 voters in Ohio from casting ballots or having their votes counted — enough to have put John Kerry in the White House. BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
Please link to the article here.
Here are two articles from the May 24 & today in MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA.
Author of NY Times Clinton marriage article acknowledged that amount of time Clintons spend
together is “pretty similar” to that of other Congressional families.
Patrick Healy, the author of a front-page May 23 New York Times article purporting to examine the married life […]
One cigarette may trigger smoking urge years later
Thu Jun 1, 2006 3:57 PM BST
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preteens who have tried smoking just once have an increased risk of becoming a regular smoker years later, UK researchers report in their study, published in the journal Tobacco Control.
Dr. Jennifer Fidler of University College […]
Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire
June 01, 2006
The Worst
President Bush is the worst president in the last 61 years, according to a new national Quinnipiac poll. Bush is named by 34%, followed by Richard Nixon at 17% and Bill Clinton at 16%.
Meanwhile, Bush’s approval rate is […]
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New York Daily News
Michael Daly
They’re making a monumental error
Thursday, June 1st, 2006
The federal Homeland Security Department has this to say about the home of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Empire State Building, the New York Stock Exchange, the Brooklyn Bridge, the United Nations, Yankee Stadium, the country’s biggest subway system, Grant’s […]
ACLU Sues Over Arrests at Santorum Event
By RANDALL CHASE
The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 31, 2006; 10:55 PM
DOVER, Del. — A group of young women claim they were ordered to leave a book signing featuring Sen. Rick Santorum because of their political views.
The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union, argues that the […]