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House Tied in Knots Over Resolution to Impeach Cheney
November 6, 2007 – Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is trying to impeach Vice President Cheney for what he describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors” before the invasion of Iraq. Right after the proposal was read on the House floor this … Continue reading
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Bush Nominee for Attorney General Supports Illegal Domestic Spying
October 29, 2007 – President Bush’s choice for attorney general told senators Friday the Constitution does not prevent the president from wiretapping suspected terrorists without a court order. Michael Mukasey said the president cannot use his executive power to get … Continue reading
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CIA Rendition – The Smoking Gun Cable
November 6, 2007 – Sometimes the music was American rap, sometimes Arab folk songs. In the CIA prison in Afghanistan, it came blaring through the speakers 24 hours a day. Prisoners held alone inside barbed-wire cages could only speak to … Continue reading
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2007 is Deadliest Year in Iraq War for U.S. Troops
November 6, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq – The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the deaths of five more soldiers, making 2007 the deadliest year for U.S. troops despite a recent downturn, according to an Associated Press count. At least 852 American … Continue reading
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Nov. 6 Special Update: News About VCS Lawsuit Against VA
Special Update on VCS Lawsuit Against VA Dear VCS Supporter: I wanted to provide our supporters with a progress report on our landmark VCS class action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, VCS needs your help today … Continue reading
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Historic Vote to Impeach Vice President Dick Cheney in House Fails, 218 to 194, and Resolution is Sent to Committee
H RES 799 RECORDED VOTE 6-Nov-2007 4:23 PMQUESTION: On ordering the previous question [to send the Resolution to Committee]BILL TITLE: A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House. Note: The text of H Ress 799 is not yet available from the Library … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Bush Supports Pakistani Dictator
November 6, 2007 – Just last Thursday, President Bush spoke of his Freedom Agenda spreading democracy across the globe: “We are standing with those who yearn for liberty.” Yesterday, the Bush administration unveiled a pragmatic new foreign policy: The Stand … Continue reading
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Must See MSNBC News – Bush and Torture
November 5, 2007 – It is a fact startling in its cynical simplicity and it requires cynical and simple words to be properly expressed: The presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal conspiracy to cover the … Continue reading
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Editorial: Remove U.S. Paid Foreign Mercenaries from Iraq
Legal Loopholes in Iraq November 5, 2007 – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice refers to the lack of legal accountability that allows mercenaries working for the American government to kill Iraqis without fear of prosecution as “a lacuna” in our … Continue reading
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Four Buffalo, New York Soldiers Commit Suicide
FOCUS: VETERANS’ SUICIDESSuicides are the tragic consequences of warScarred by military trauma and with damaged pysches,four area soldiers took their own lives November 4, 2007 – Add these four local men to the military’s list of casualties. Matthew A. Proulx. … Continue reading
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