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Perino: No Terrorist Attack During Bush's Term
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Last night, former White House press secretary Dana Perino suggested that President Obama was "playing politics" by refusing to label the recent shootings at Fort Hood army base a terrorist attack. According to the Huffington Post, Ms.
Carter Resignation: Another Defection Over Civil Liberties?
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:55 AM EST (Salon.com)
Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald uses his space today to discuss the resignation of Phillip Carter, President Obama's top Pentagon official for detainee affairs, offering some cautious speculation as to the reasons for Mr. Carter's abrupt departure. Mr.
Craig's Fall Highlights Obama's Poor Civil Liberties Record
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:36 AM EST (Salon.com)
In a lengthy blog post at Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald highlights a Time magazine article regarding former White House counsel Greg Craig. "In essence," Mr.
Idiocracy: Intelligentsia Against Intelligence
Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:58 AM EST (Salon.com)
In an article that appeared on Salon.com last Friday, author and journalist David Sirota looks at two recent opinion columns by leading Beltway opinion-makers David Broder and Jackson Diehl and wonders whether "we aren't turning into a full-on, slobbering idiocracy." The object o …
Report: Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise
Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:52 AM EST
From the Associated Press came word this week of a new report issued by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) regarding a "resurgence" in the right-wing militia movement. According to the report, this resurgence coincides, in part, "with the advent of the Obama administration."
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The Big Squander: How The Feds Lost an Opportunity on the AIG Bailout
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:31 AM EST (The New York Times)
Earlier this week, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a k a, the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of the American International Group, the insurer.
Administration Guts Its Own Case for 9/11 Trials
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:55 PM EST (Salon.com)
As he continues to follow the case of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheihk Mohammed, Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald writes that by embracing military tribunals and indefinite detention for some terror suspects, the Obama administration is undercutting its own case for putting Mohamme …
Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:00 PM EST (MotherJones.com)
Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as "psychotic." As more details emerge about Hasan's troubled state, gun safety advocates are launching fresh attacks on a Senate bill they say would make it easier for …
Media's Coverage of Fort Hood Massacre Misses the Mark
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:37 AM EST (Salon.com)
In a thoughtful piece that appeared on the site last Thursday, Salon.com writer Mark Benjamin argues that the emerging narrative of the Fort Hood shootings--and the "political correctness vs. terrorism" debate that that coverage has engendered--largely misses the point.
Conservative Trio Supports Relocation of Gitmo Detainees to IL Prison
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:54 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
According to HuffPo's Sam Stein, "(A) group of highly respected conservative figures lent their support to the transfer" of a group of terror suspects from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a maximum-security prison in Thompson, Illinois.
Ex-Jihadists on What Motivates--and Impedes--Terrorism
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:27 AM EST (Salon.com)
Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald uses his space today to highlight an article by British journalist Johann Hari. Writing for London's The Independent, Mr. Hari examines a group of former Islamic militants who have committed themselves to teaching a more moderate form of Islam.
The Right's Craven "Surrender to Terrorists"
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:55 AM EST (Salon.com)
"This is literally true," writes Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald.
He Saw It Coming: Byron Dorgan on Repeal of Glass-Steagal
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:23 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act in 1999.
The Sleazy Advocacy of a "Liberal Hawk"
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:06 AM EST (Salon.com)
Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald uses his column today to highlight an important New York Times story about so-called "liberal hawk" Peter Galbraith.
Obama's Newest Defender Is...Newt Gingrich??
Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:58 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent a rather scathing letter to Mike Duncan on Tuesday, accusing the RNC chairman of engaging in "a destructive distraction" by attempting to tie Barack Obama to Rod Blagojevich.
Should the "Bush Era" Be Known As the "Who Could Have Known" Era?
Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:42 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
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Senate Report Links Bush to Detainee Homicides; Media Yawns
Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:18 PM EST (Salon.com)
Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald comments on the release last week of a report by the Senate Armed Services Committee which finds that "former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other senior U.S.
A New "Day" Dawns
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:31 PM EST
As I'm sure most of you know, The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the classic 1951 film of the same name, is scheduled to make its' U.S. theatrical debut this coming Friday, December 12th.
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AP: Carrying FOX News' Water?
Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:00 AM EST
Okay, not to go on a rant or anything, but here is a prime example of the kind of nonsense that passes for "political analysis" these days: WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama hasn't even stepped into office and already a scandal is threatening to dog him.
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"A Christmas Story" Celebrates 25 Years
Seeded on Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:25 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made.
Why I am Voting for Barack Obama
Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
On this Election Day--Tuesday, November 4th--I will be casting my vote for Senator Barack Obama. I have the deepest respect for Senator John McCain for his service to our country.
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"Heroes" Hasn't Learned from Sophomore Slump
Seeded on Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:37 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Coming off of a strike-truncated second season so woebegone that show creator Tim Kring actually apologized for it, "Heroes" season three has, after five episodes, given every indication that rather than shaping up, the writers have taken leave of their senses.
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Idiocracy: Intelligentsia Against IntelligenceIn an article that appeared on Salon.com last Friday, author and journalist David Sirota looks at two recent opinion columns by leading Beltway opinion-makers David Broder and Jackson Diehl and wonders whether "we aren't turning into a full-on, slobbering idiocracy." The object o …
Report: Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise
From the Associated Press came word this week of a new report issued by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) regarding a "resurgence" in the right-wing militia movement. According to the report, this resurgence coincides, in part, "with the advent of the Obama administration."
- Republicans promise 'Holy War' to delay health care bill
The majority leader's version of an overhaul would cover almost as many Americans as the House bill, but at a lower price. Republicans plan a 'holy war' of delaying tactics.
- Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be
"Our very way of life is under siege," said Mortensen, whose understanding of the Constitution derives not from a close reading of the document but from talk-show pundits, books by television personalities, and the limitless expanse of his own colorful imagination.
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