Articles of Interest
February 11, 2008, 1:00am

On Sept. 14, President Bush announced a “drawdown” of roughly 20,000 soldiers from Iraq by mid-summer. But during his State of the Union address last month, Bush signaled that he may halt the troop withdrawals, as he “emphasized the risks … Read more »

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February 07, 2008, 1:00am

Earlier this week, CIA Director Michael Hayden acknowledged for the first time publicly that the agency had used the tactic of waterboarding on at least three prisoners nearly five years ago.

From The Center for American ProgressRead more »

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February 07, 2008, 1:00am

There’s no end to President Bush’s slyness in subverting new Congressional law and clinging to the secrecy that has been the administration’s executive cloak.

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February 07, 2008, 1:00am

Great job, voters. Huge turnout, good vibes and everything’s still up in the air. We could be working on these presidential nominations for months. Maybe all the way to the conventions!

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February 07, 2008, 1:00am

States are facing hard budget times this year, with twenty states facing a combined budget shortfall of at least $34 billion for 2009 — and the President’s proposed budget would not only make them worse, but would disproportionately hurt many … Read more »

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February 05, 2008, 1:00am

President Bush took office in 2001 with an advantage few presidents have enjoyed: a $236 billion budget surplus. But Bush quickly “blew through” President Clinton’s surplus. Now the next administration will have to pay the price for Bush’s fiscal irresponsibility. … Read more »

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February 04, 2008, 1:00am

President Bush will unveil his budget for fiscal year 2009 today. During last week’s State of the Union address, Bush declared that he would put the nation on track to a balanced budget in 2012, claiming, “American families have to … Read more »

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February 04, 2008, 1:00am

The principal policy division between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama involves health care. It’s a division that can seem technical and obscure… Read more »

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February 01, 2008, 1:00am

When I left the Bush administration in 2003, it was clear to me that its strategy for defeating terrorism was leaving our nation more vulnerable and our people in a perilous place. Not only did its policies misappropriate resources, weaken … Read more »

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January 30, 2008, 1:00am

Earlier this week, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, which included a statute forbidding the Bush administration from spending taxpayer money “to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent … Read more »

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