McCain’s 10-second flip on whether he voted for Bush: ‘Of course not,’ ‘Of course.’ Filed Under: Politics By Ali at 12:20 pm McCain’s 10-second flip on whether he voted for Bush: ‘Of course not,’ ‘Of course.’ This week, Arianna Huffington said that Sen. …
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McCain’s 10-second flip on whether he voted for Bush: ‘Of course not,’ ‘Of course.’
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McCain Stays Silent On Hagee’s Homophobic Slurs
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/09/mccain-hagee-slurs/Earlier this week, right wing pastor John Hagee, a supporter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), re-embraced his oft-repeated belief that Hurricane Katrina represented “the curse of God” for the sins of New Orleans. …
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Federal judge orders CIA to turn over 2002 torture memo for review.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/09/federal-judge-orders-cia-to-turn-over-2002-torture-memo-for-review/In an “unusual” move, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of New York yesterday ordered the CIA “to submit to the court a 2002 memo said to specify harsh interrogation methods used on suspected terrorists held abroad.” Hellerstein will “determine whether it should be made public pursuant” to a FOIA lawsuit brought by the ACLU and other groups. …
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Rumsfeld blamed generals for lack of troops in post-war Iraq
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/09/rumsfeld_g...policy messages on TV news shows. The article produced angry rejoinders from some Congressional members and in response, the Pentagon has begun to release a large number of internal transcripts and other documents on their website. On Thursday, Think Progress picked up on one particularly interesting exchange that occurred during a 2006 Pentagon briefing. After General Eric Shinseki stated in February 2003 that it would take "several hundred thousand soldiers" to stabilize post-war Iraq, Rumsfeld famously
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Assorted items
http://sideshow.me.uk/smay08.htm#05081149(or spurious e-mails) as saying Obama is a Muslim without pointing out that he is not. John Bolton on whether Bush might bomb Iran: "I think so, definitely." And experts agree: The problem with the "ticking time-bomb scenario" is that it never happens (except on TV). "Who's Protecting U.S. Citizens?: The right wing has made one of its talking points that an 'activist judiciary' threatens the country's health, specifically because it lets women hold sway over their own decisions about their own
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You are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike
http://sideshow.me.uk/smay08.htm#05030241about a "businessman" who decided he didn't want to pay taxes, and how he endeared himself to the judge when caught. I can hardly believe it - McCain says he now plans to make us independent of oil from the Middle-East so we won't have to have any more oil wars. Kathy G. does a nice take-down of Mickey Kaus, who for some reason is obsessed with the John Edwards Love Child story, and doesn't understand why the rest of the media isn't. Via Roger Ailes. When I saw Chris Hedges' "
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The Sideshow
http://sideshow.me.ukabout a "businessman" who decided he didn't want to pay taxes, and how he endeared himself to the judge when caught. I can hardly believe it - McCain says he now plans to make us independent of oil from the Middle-East so we won't have to have any more oil wars. Kathy G. does a nice take-down of Mickey Kaus, who for some reason is obsessed with the John Edwards Love Child story, and doesn't understand why the rest of the media isn't. Via Roger Ailes. When I saw Chris Hedges' "
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Moving right along....
http://sideshow.me.uk/smay08.htm#05060345that it isn't only Goppers who don't learn from their mistakes.)Via D2, who also may explain the real reason we went after Iraq instead of Al Qaeda. Cursor: "Mother Jones' Bruce Falconer sums up testimony from 'contractors gone wild,' reports about ignored warnings of flawed wiring point to KBR negligence in the electrocution of U.S soldiers, and investigations of Blackwater killings appear to be exacerbating cultural conflict. Despite all this, the Pentagon is now looking to
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Stalking the web
http://sideshow.me.uk/smay08.htm#05081646"blue" programs are where most of the country really is. TRAPping Abortion Providers: "Acronyms are rarely perfect, but when it comes to TRAP, short for Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, the word says it all." "Supporting" our troops with offensive nonsense - it's the Republican way. Secret Government: "Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) ,the man I wanted to run for President, has an important op-ed piece in today's Los Angeles Times. In that column, he details what many of us have long complained about:
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Myanmar Needs Help
http://www.overclockeddrama.com/?p=381card. All cards accepted except Amex and Diners Club. BY POST Send cheque payable to DEC Myanmar Cyclone to: DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal, PO Box 232, Melksham, SN12 6WF ONLINE You can help Burma’s cyclone victims by clicking here Attackerman has some more information on exactly how the junta is trying to make everything worse. Myanmar’s junta impounded two U.N. food aid shipments at Yangon airport on Friday, officials said, triggering more outrage at the military government’s refusal
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Moderate Voters.org - An Alternative to the Far Right and Far Left.
http://www.moderatevoters.orgPoliticoMcCain's Vote in 2000 is Revived in a Ruckus New York Times Blogged At: Real Clear Politics, Think Progress
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John McCain Holds Healthcare Policy Event; Introduced by Health Insurance Lobbist
http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/09/john-mccain-hold-hea...Think Progress
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Later On
http://leisureguy.wordpress.comThinkProgress: The latest in a long, long line of scandals plaguing Iraq contracting company KBR, today the Times of London reports that British employees of KBR working in the British Embassy in Iraq have been accused of sexual harassment. One Iraqi woman, a
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