Blog Archives: August 2007

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Jon Stewart -- entering a classroom near you

There has been a lot of discussion in colleges over textbooks, especially in political science. Kids are arriving to undergrad with no knowledge of how the American government works and no real interest in politics. This was a central theme of the American Political Science Association's conference

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Hsu turns himself in

The Democratic donor, wealthy businessman and Chinese mafia king pin — whatever he is- — has turned himself into police. A warrant has been out for his arrest since 1992. He also cut ties with the New School, where a scholarship is in place in his name.

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Warner retires

What is in the air today? Maybe Craig will have to wait until Tuesday, just to get some resignation press. Sen. John Warner announces that he will retire at the end of his current term. He will have served 30 years. Question: Why does CNN insist on cutting off people like Warner during his retire

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No One Likes the White House Anymore

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who is battling cancer, will step down in two weeks and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, President Bush said on Friday. "It's been a joy to watch him spar with you," Bush told reporters. "He's smart, he's capable, he's

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Friday Cartoon

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Dems So Mad They Could Hsu

No one really knows where he lives. Certainly not in the little green ranch house attached to his name; not with his deep pockets. No one really even knows where his money comes from. And they definitely don't know where he has been. What is clear is he hasn't been in the California prison where he

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Romney's Latest Ad

Courtesy of TMPtv, Mitt Romney's newest ad: "Leadership."

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Lieberman for AG fears are the fruits of political cannibalism

Since Gonzales resigned on Monday, the Web has been rife with speculation about his successor, much of it swirling around the possibility of a Joe Lieberman nomination. He’s qualified; before he was elected to the Senate, he was Connecticut’s Attorney General. His close relationship with Presi

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Surprise Surprise -- Thompson to Run

Fred Thompson is going to announce his candidacy for president on Sept. 6. He will announce with a Web cast at his "I'm with Fred" site. Not exactly a great sense of occasion — but maybe he is a bit used to too much drama.

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Audio Tape of Larry Craig's Interrogation

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Re-enactment of Craig's solicitation

Crooks and Liars has a great video of Keith Olberman's re-enactment Se. Craig's alleged men's room solicitation.

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Death Penalty ... for Drivers? The case of Kenneth Foster

The Death Penalty. A concept that many hate yet some feel should be used in the absolute most appalling of crimes. To take a life is a very serious matter, and one that everyone — even proponents of the death penalty — take seriously.Enter Kenneth Foster. Kenneth was a driver in a robber

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Al Sadr positioning himself to rule

The most prominent insurgent leader in Iraq, the Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr might be shaping up to be his country’s George Washington. He has taken credit for driving the British out of Basra and called for a U.N. peace-keeping presence to ensure Iraq's security until the country can stand on

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GAO Says No Progress in Iraq

The Washington Post got its hands on a draft of the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, report evaluating progress in Iraq and — surprise — it doesn't look good. According to the report, Iraq has failed to meet all but three of the benchmarks for political and military progress de

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Wednesday Interview- Max Blumenthal

Tuesday, we had a chance to sit down and talk with reporter-blogger Max Blumenthal and his videographer Thomas Shomaker about what the future of journalism, the '08 Election, a "crisis of blackness" and the quiet war on black men, and what the biggest threat to the United States actually is. This is

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Clinton wins first union nomination

 The first union backing for 2008 has been announced, and the award goes to Hillary Clinton.The United Transportation Union has stated they will be supporting Clinton with their "considerable resources." The UTU "has a long history of picking winners early," said the union president. In the las

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Little Britain

As a Brit, I am a big fan of the show "Little Britain." Someone pointed out this episode to Josh, which I couldn't resist embedding here. Re: Sen. Larry Craig's statement Tuesday.

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Whatever happened to 'Democracy for America'?

Florida. Why is it always Florida? Recently, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature moved their presidential primaries up to Jan. 29, earlier than the Feb. 5 start date the Democratic National Committee, or DNC, set. As a result, the DNC, as it said it would, will not count the votes of Flor

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My own private Idaho

Sen. Larry Craig gives a news conference. Someone should have told him not to go with that first line ...

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Larry Craig on Mitt Romney

TPMtv have dug up this vid. of Sen. Larry Craig endorsing Mitt Romney. Craig quit the Romney campaign Monday and has been edited out of the campaign videos.

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Louisiana Dem Switches Parties

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., may have a new Republican opponent — her former ally, John Kennedy.  Kennedy announced he'd be switching parties and seeking re-election to the State Treasury as a Republican ... with senatorial hopes in his future."For the past several years, it has increasingly be

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Craig, R-Idaho, Innocent after Pleading Guilty? Hardly.

An innocent man pleading guilty? It happens in cases of torture or interviews that go on for 30 hours, but in a bathroom?GOP Sen. Larry E. Craig, R-Idaho, pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. What did he do? According to the undercover cop in the airport ba

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Who is Paul Clement?

The new, acting attorney general of the United States is not one you might know, but for the next 210 days (maximum), or until Bush successfully appoints a permanent replacement, he's going to be filling Gonzo's shoes.  And that's not necessarily a bad thing.Clement is one of the few in a long line

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A glimmer of hope for Iraq?

Elected leaders on Sunday representing the main factions in Iraq announced they had reached a deal on some of the most contentious issues facing the government. The compromise must be approved by the parliament, but that it enjoys the support of leaders in all three factions — especially the Sunni

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Viewer Vid.

Thanks Faster Democrat Kill Kill (What's up with that name?) for submitting this vid of bad, old Republicans to us. Great editing. I guess Gonzo missed the cut? 

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Troops Cheer for Withdrawl from Iraq

More than 4,000 National Guardsmen cheered in standing ovation Saturday when Puerto Rico's governor called for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Speaking at the 129th National Guard Association general conference, Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila told the audience that the U.S. administration has "no new strategy

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Petraeus vs. Pace: More or less in Iraq?

General Petraeus is leading much of the discussion on Iraq, and recently, there has been disappointment that his analysis on the state of Iraq will be written by the White House. It seemed no real analysis would emerge to give American voters an honest assessment of the war. Then, Marine Gen. Peter

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Gonzo's Statement

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Gonzo's Greatest Hits

Paul Kiel at our sister site TPM Muckraker has compiled an impressive and painstaking list of Gonzales' fabrications. Kiel writes"To do this, we were forced to constrain the endeavor. Gonzales' amazingly faulty memory is clearly cause for strong suspicion — but his countless "I don't recall's

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It's Official: He's Out

It's official. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the long-time friend of W accused of politicizing the U.S. Justice Department and misleading Congress, is stepping down. Requesting anonymity, Bush administration officials have just confirmed the NYT report. Gonzo will be holding a news conferenc

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Gonzo Resigns

The NY Times is reporting Alberto Gonzales has resigned. Word is that Gonzo called the president on Friday to offer his resignation. Interesting why is this coming out on a Monday? Most resignations are saved for the Fridays of the dog days of summer, but along with Rove, this administration has bee

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Monday's Must Reads

Round up from the weekend's papers: all the things you need to know as we head into the week. Losing Sight of the Constitution [Sacramento Bee]    Should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take impeachment off the table? Pelosi is proving to be the surprise O. Henry ending to last November's elections

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Family Week at the Times

From diapers to dedicated wives, the Times staff has analyzed every facet of family life on the campaign trail in this Sunday’s paper.   "They stand by their men, loudly,"  the NYT reports of the bevy of potential first ladies. All except Clinton, of course, whose role as the supportive wife

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Kids in the Ballot Box?

To vote or not to vote? That is the question –- or, at least it may be for Americans as young as 16 if politicians like NYC Councilwoman Gale Brewer have their way.  Nine states already allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they’ll reach the age of majority by the general election, and v

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FOX Ranks the Dems: Clinton, Obama, Richardson?

When you're Fox, and there's a candidate you hate that just won't go away, what do you do?  Declare him null and void!  That's just what Fox & Friends have done to John Edwards. Although he ranks third in all major polls, "You Decide" segment's Jason Wright told Fox viewers that Edwa

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Warner Defects from Bush's Camp

Sen. John Warner called point-blank Thursday for a partial withdrawl of troops from Iraq, saying that 5,000 soldiers should be home by Christmas.Just as media coverage began to shift momentum back to Bush's stay-the-course position, the senator spoke out. Viewed as "the most influential Republican

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Friday Cartoon

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McConnell Under Fire

National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell drew sharp criticism on Capitol Hill Thursday after an interview with the El Paso Times in which he disclosed formerly classified material about the warrantless wiretapping program.Among the revelations were that fewer than 100 people in the United State

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Campaign Ads that Work?

Lefty blog Firedoglake asked a great question Thursday: When it comes to the battle-ground states, which campaign ads actually have impact? Their choices: 1. Ari Fleischer's "Freedom Watch" above 2. VoteVets3. Americans United for ChangeWhat do you think? And how will the other side respond?

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Al-Jazeera English on Iraq War

AJE offers an interesting look at international opinions on the quagmire in Iraq.

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Iraq government going down?

A national intelligence report says that the Iraqi government's position will become more precarious over the next six months (just the time the surge is supposed to be working?). The full report can be downloaded at the NY Times site. Meanwhile, John Warner has called for President Bush to beg

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Bush: Okay, So It IS Like Vietnam

It appears President Bush finally caught the sanity bug … in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he compared Iraq with Vietnam, something protesters have been doing since … well, since the beginning. "One unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is the price of America's withdrawal was paid b

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MTV and MySpace Host Candidate "Chats"

In apparent attempt to win an audience that can't yet vote, MTV and MySpace have teamed up for a series of live TV and online video chats between young adults and the '08 candidates.  The hourlong talks will be at colleges nationwide and will run on mtvU and MySpaceTV.  Every major ca

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More on "Skube-gate"

In the LA Times on Wednesday Jay Rosen wrote a response to Professor Michael Skube. Rosen writes:"Blowback! That's what you're in for when a great American newspaper runs a Sunday opinion piece as irretrievably lame as "Blogs: All the noise thats fit" by Michael Skube … " The post features Josh's

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McConnell sheds some light on spying.

Mike McConnell has affirmed that a federal court ruled the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program illegal. Initially, he explained, the wiretapping program was upheld by a federal FISA judge. The second time around, however, a judge decided that the warrantless wiretapping program was

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Elizabeth Edwards: First Lady or VP?

WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show just did an excellent segment on John Edwards' wife. She gives her scoop on the latest developments in Iraq, the CIA inspector general's calls for a George Tenet rebuke, and the ever-expanding primary campaign. Elizabeth Edwards, they ask: Candidate for First Lady or VP?

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Party-Free Political Advertising?

Democratic candidate Steve Beshear is running for Governor in Kentucky... in theory, on his own merit. The man's been the state's attorney general, lieutenant governor, and served on the state House of Representatives, and no where in his ad does the Democratic party come up - not once. Does he

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Britain's Army Stretched Too Thin

From Al-Jazeera English, what once were cracks in the coalition of the willing are now becoming very wide gaps. The head of the British army says he has no fresh soldiers for battle, and with new leadership on Downing Street, British troops may soon be leaving Iraq. The US may have lost its "

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Would the Clergy Support Martial Law?

Could martial law ever become a reality in America?  And if so, how would the clergy - proprietors of the only property protected from the U.S. government - react?  KSLA-TV out of Shreveport, LA, reveals that some would actually see it as their God-given moral right to uphold martial l

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Bush on Frustrations with Iraq

Great video from TPMtv of Bush on Iraq. He asks, the government of Iraq reflect the demands of the people? We ask, will ours? - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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Bush Distancing Himself from Maliki

As politics become increasingly volatile in Iraq, frustration is flaring with the once-beloved prime minister, Nuri Kamal Al-Maliki.  Last November, President Bush stood side by side with him, declaring that he was "the right guy for Iraq," but by Tuesday, that support had dissipated almost ent

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CIA Made Mistakes

The CIA released a report today admitting that they did not do enough to prevent the  Sept. 11 attacks.  It may have taken six years and a new CIA director to own up to the failings of  George Tenet and Co., but that they are doing so at all in this administration is nothing short of

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Leahy on the White House Subpoenas

Yesterday Pat. Leahy declared that "Time was up" with regard to the White House complying with subpoenas to testify on the US wiretapping program. Time will see what teeth the Senator is actually prepared to use to get compliance. 

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Where are the real journalists?

For those of you who haven't been following it- our man Josh Marshall was mentioned in an LA Times opinion piece on Sunday by Michael Skube, a journalism professor at Elon University, about how the blogosphere lacks real journalists and needs to provide better researched infomation. On Josh's invest

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FOX Is On The Money; the Experts Are All Wrong

FOX Business Panel Denigrates Market Expert Whose Pessimistic View Conflicts with the FOX "Smiley Face" Brand of Business Analysis Reported by Marie Therese; from the good folks at Newshounds: On Saturday August 18, 2007, in a rare departure, Neil Cavuto invited a guest to appear on his week

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Ron Paul Plays Not My Job

While all serious journalists busied themselves this weekend writing about the presidential candidates, NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me enjoyed ten minutes of pure surrealism and actually TALKED to them.  Well, to Ron Paul at least, as he played their weekly Not My Job game, this week dubb

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It's Their Fault!

Over half a decade of reign and resignation around the corner, Rove says the mess in the beltway isn't his fault.  It's theirs. "The dividers, over the last six years," he told theNYT, "have been the Democrats, who have routinely said he was not elected, he's illegitimate, he's a liar, he de

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FOX Says Economy's Just Fine (with examples)

As only FOX could report it, the economy ain't so bad. Just look at them strippers. JC Penney's back to school sales in the same mouthful as strippers? Thanks to Newshounds for the great video. - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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The Sunday Morning Lineup

If Rove's Adieu America tour across the Sunday talk shows doesn't hold your attention for very long, fear not: everyone may be fleeing Washington, but most are stopping to gab on their way out. Namely: the Dems, clammoring for candidateship, will participate in a 90-minute debate on ABC's "This W

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No Hearts to Spare

We're running high on news in the Unbelievable Department today.  But this tops them all: Korean War veteran Nyles Reed, 75, opened an envelope last week to learn a Purple Heart had been approved for injuries he sustained as a Marine on June 22, 1952. But there was no medal. Just

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CNN picks up TPMtv scoop

This afternoon CNN picked up our video of Giuliani's remarks on immigration and his waffling -- or is it flip-flopping? -- on whether illegal immigration is a problem that can be solved. Internet reporter Abbi Tatton argues that video like this is just another example of how the YouTube and the Int

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... Then Comes the Baby in the Baby Carriage

As if we could be any more surprised that Jenna Bush is getting hitched (and it's not to a UT bartender... or cop), the ever-reliable Wonkette is reporting that she is pregnant.  While I'm sure that's patently untrue, they do have a no-abortion clause in the family code of conduct and there i

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Fred Goes to the Fair

Fred Thompson made the requisite candidate appearance at the Iowa Fair today... except that he's still not a candidate.  So he traipsed around the butter cows without supporters but with hundreds of fans who said, "I'm with Fred," talking about politics without stumping, and not "behaving l

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FBI, CIA and Fox busted by Wikipedia

The idea of an encyclopedia that anyone could edit has always had its critics, but no one ever though so many people would be caught red handed making propaganda. Today the Huffington Post announced that people were editing Wikipedia from CIA and FBI computers. Main topics: Iraq War and Guantanamo

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Friday Cartoon

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Pander, Pander, Pander

Giuliani talks about immigration. We can definitely solve it. Oh wait, nevermind. We never can. I think.

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Wedding Bells at the White House

After all those party days at UT, Jenna Bush has ditched the high-jinx in favor of serious-girldom and, if nothing else, something sparkly.  First, she joined UNICEF, then she penned a non-fiction book about a 17-year-old single mother in Panama living with HIV, and now, she's gone and gott

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Required Reading: Reverse Shot

Not too long ago I was fortunate to discover Reverse Shot, an independently published film quarterly and blog. Like most film publications, the latest crop of indy features are reviewed and their filmmakers are interviewed by an expansive list of contributors. What makes Reverse Shot stand out is th

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Padilla Found Guilty

Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism on all counts Thursday when his three and a half year legal battle came to an end.  Padilla, a U.S. citizen from Chicago, was accused of being an al-Qaida operative who plotted to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" someplace in the United State

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Warrants? Walls? 'Nonsense!' says the government

Long gone are the days of warrants to search your house or privacy behind your four walls. The government is releasing access to its military level satellites to civilian agencies. I am not kidding.These are not your Google Maps satellites, these guys have capabilities most people didn't even know

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Unions don't need no damn democracy

Union power has undoubtedly increased over the years, reaching ends far from their 'poor endangered worker' roots. Many unions have become some of the strongest lobbying powers in Congress. Unfortunately, the American conscience still has a large spot for the underpaid union worker of decades past.

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Iran's Army Labeled Terrorist Group

In preparation for Rove's grand departure, the White House is busy making waves.  Wednesday: Adding a national army to their list of terrorist groups.  [Because that's just great for international relations.]Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps and all its 125,000 specially-trained troops are

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Olbermann Wishes Rove Adieu

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Cheney says Iraq is a Quagmire

"Grand Theft Country" have posted a clip from 1994 of Dick Cheney explaining why the US shouldn't invade Iraq. Lots of sound reasoning...if only YouTube was around in 2003...

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Vlad the Impaler

The Guardian has posted pictures of Vladimir Putin on a fun filled fishing trip in Siberia. If you ever doubted the Russian Premiere was not as warm and fuzzy as you may have first thought, these pic underline that he can probably kill a man with his pinky finger.

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Gonzales Handed the Power of God

With all the criticism flying over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, one might conclude he wasn't going to get any new powers anytime soon, but then your conclusion would be  wrong. The LATimes reports:The Justice Department is putting the final touches on regulations that could give Atty. Gen. A

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Classic Rove...

I honor of his resignation, I couldn't resist posting this again. Classic.

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Rove's Runnin' to the Ranch

He can run, but he can't hide - Hill Democrats report that they won't let the ranch get in the way of their investigation into the infamous firings of U.S. attorneys.  Rove was subpoenaed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July, and just because he's leaving office doesn't mean they are

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Richardson on Gay Rights

Richardson spoke at the LOGO Gay + Lesbian Democratic Forum last week, arguing for gay and lesbian rights He said that as president, he'll push for civil unions, abolish Don't Ask Don't Tell, and redress diversity education gaps in No Child Left Behind. "When you have an America that's askin

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FOX Grabs the Apron Strings

Looks like Condy's gonna have to find a new job -- the neocons have a new tactic against Hillary.  Woman, get thee to a nunnery!  Turns out that fair and balanced conversation means arguing that women actually shouldn't work.  It's the Christian thing to do.  Or not do.  W

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The Architect Leaves the (burning) Building

"I just think it's time," Rove told the Wall Street Journal, explaining his impending resignation.  As of Labor Day, Bush's Brain will take his leave to enjoy more time with his family.  "There's always something that can keep you here," he explained, "and as much as I'd like to be here,

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Rove Resigns!

Associated PressReaction to Karl Rove ResignationBy The Associated Press 08.13.07, 12:08 PM ET   Reaction to Karl Rove's announcement Monday that he is resigning as President Bush's top political strategist:Karl Rove was an architect of a political strategy that has left the country

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Idealistic Interventions vs. Reality

The NY Times on Friday discussed one of the main ironies in America: promoting democracy in the Middle East."It's the kiss of death," said Turki al-Rasheed, a Saudi reformer who watched last Sunday's elections closely. "The minute you are counted on or backed by the Americans, kiss it goodbye, you

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Iowa Diebold Debacle

That modern vilain to hi-tech elections strikes again!   Reports from the Iowa Straw Poll are still pouring in of malfunctions in those not-so-vouchesafe Diebold machines that are being rolled out across the country.  More than 1,500 ballots had to be recounted one-by-one, by hand, after o

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Iowa Straw Poll: Who Will Be the First to Go?

The results from the Iowa Straw Poll are in...  and it's no surprise that Romney won.  But the Straw Poll isn't about the winners, it's all about the losers, and steering the caboose were McCain and Giuliani.  While neither actively took part in the race, their names were still listed

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FOX and Edwards: A Tragic Love Story

I would love to see Bill O'Reilly's make-up routine before he goes live on air.

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Iowa Straw Poll Picks the GOP's Losers

It's Straw Poll in Iowa today - part summer festival, part fundraising extravaganza, but mostly an early glimpse at how this big time primary state will fall on the GOP candidates.  This isn't an event that shows us who's in the lead, but rather who's going to be the first to exit the race,

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Obama's "What If" Ad

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Giuliani Really Wants to Be "One of Them"

Giuliani's had a rough week.  First, his daughter openly supports one of his many rivals on Facebook, then Romney lit into him about illegal immigrants just days before the Iowa Straw Poll.  And now his foot is stuck in his mouth. "I was at ground zero as often, if not more, than mo

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Iowa, NH spinning from SC Primary Announcement

New Hampshire and Iowa are taking it to the mattresses.  Or to the toolshed, as Iowa Governor Chet Culver intoned today.  "We'll do whatever it takes to keep Iowa first and keep the caucuses in January," he said.  "We have a lot of tools in the toolbox and a good relationship with [

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Janet Reno: Future Clinton Girl?

In light of the new Obama Girl video ...and the debut of the Romney Girls... Veracifier is dying to catch a glimpse of the future Hillary Girl.  The competition is steep, we know: Madeleine Albright is surely dying for an in, maybe even Ruth Bader Ginsberg - although I'm not sure those cl

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Friday Cartoon

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W Explores "Accountability"

Only slightly more frightening than W's approach to "accountability" is the fact that he grimaces when he hears the word.  Grimaces.  At today's presidential news conference, one intrepid journalist dared ask the Great Decider just exactly what in his presidency exemplifies that noble word

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Google announces new way of news reporting.

 Discussion of media is often surrounded by questions of accountability. It only takes a few minutes on Fox News before you are either ready to donate all your funds to the Republican Party or realize that the "news" is often a self-named joke.In more ways than ever thought possible, the rise of t

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Mike Huckabee sounds like a democrat?

Mike Huckabee sounded a bit like a Dem on "Hardball" last night ... (he did have attack obesity with Clinton) Seemed to sending a little jab at the fiscal conservatives in the Republican camp.

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Candidates Fight Over Lobbyists

They're not all nurses, Hil ... - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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Edwards's 'Spade Work' at the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum

In the carnival of pre-presidential debates, there are only a handful of moments that matter. But when an honest question transforms a candidate into a potential president, the audience knows it's seeing something that doesn't happen everyday. And at the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum in Chicago on Tues

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Colbert on YearlyKos

"The Colbert Report" on the YearlyKos: Can you tell the Nazis from the bloggers? Admittedly, the mustache does make it a little harder. Poor Bill; I'd be confused too.  

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Brown is no Scared Blair

   The time has finally come: The Prime Minister of Britain has his own thought process.While many commended Tony Blair in 2005 for gaining the release of nine British citizens held in Guantanamo, the question still lingered as to whether aid would be sought for British residents held

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Daddy's daughter?

Interesting news -- Rudy's daughter is an Obama Girl? In 17-year-old Caroline's Facebook entry, she described herself as a "Liberal" and is a member of the "One million strong for Obama" group. Slate grabbed a screen shot before the Facebook entry was suddenly locked. Interestingly, no one seems to

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Ron Paul at GOP Debates

... you're right. It's not all duck soup, Mr. Paul.

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Gonzales now Sheriff, Judge, and Jury

Euro News says it "creates a broad net in which law-abiding American citizens will be easily caught," but the president signed into law on Sunday the Republican plan to temporarily overhaul national-surveillance laws.  The bill was pushed through Congress on Friday as the Senate caved under pres

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YearlyKos: Chris Dodd

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YearlyKos: Max Blumenthal

TPMtv brings us Max Blumenthal on "blogofascists," Joe Klein's absence from the Time magazine party, and liberal stereotypes (replete with Jesse Jackson impersonation).

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YearlyKos: NYT's Matt Bai

 "I really don't like you, but I thought you did a good job," one audience member told the NYT's Matt Bai. Here, Bai tells us mattered to him at YearlyKos -- most particularly, the conversation between the candidates on Iraq. Read more about what Bai thinks: on bloggers and the '08 Election.

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YearlyKos: Getting down in the Swampland

 TPMtv takes us to the Swampland "Tell it to Our Faces" party … Read Swampland recently?  See what Ana Marie Cox and Co. have been up to. - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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YearlyKos: TIME's Jay Carney

Does the blogosphere like Time magazine? Jay Carney says tell it to our faces … and he'll say it to yours.  "It's a lot less hostile in person than online when hiding behind handles and names and not-real identities. It's a lot easier to deliver ad homonym and vitriolic and mean-spirited a

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YearlyKos: Gravel!

  - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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YearlyKos: AP's Ron Fournier

 - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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YearlyKos: Dodd and Richardson

Straight from the Presidential Leadership Forum.Dodd (cheers) - Richardson (boos) -  - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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YearlyKos: Here Comes The Heat … Candidates on Lobbyists

 The heat was ratcheted way up at today's discussion with the '08 candidates -- and all applause, boos and laughter ensued: Edwards: I think my party, the Democratic party, the party of the people ought to say from this day forward, we will never take a dime from a Washington lobbyist, we do n

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YearlyKos: Sirota on Local Netroots Effort

  Consultant, blogger and journalist David Sirota is at YearlyKos reporting for the last chapter of his new book, "The Uprising." He's also blogging from the convention for Working for Change. In addition, he's serving on a few panels -- including those on rural issues and the progressive-st

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YearlyKos: NPI on the Political Future

Peter Leyden has been big in the Kos world since the beginning -- his organization, the New Politics Institute, was in fact cofounded by Zach Kos. They call themselves a "think tank for politics," and so far, they have some really interesting ideas, most notably among them the "New Tools Campaign.

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Yearly Kos: Juan Cole, Bloggers on YK07

Juan Cole of Informed Comment tells us about his experience at YearlyKos. His postings about the event so far: The Yearly Kos netroots convention is celebrating grassroots democratic activism. The Chicago Sun-Times covers the events Thursday evening. Howard Dean spoke with perceptiveness and pa

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YearlyKos: Welsey Clark Shows Bush What's Up

"History doesn't end when the last soldier takes the road to Basra," Clark said in his speech today. He focused largely on foreign policy, even calling for a solution between Israel and Palestine, but concentrated his efforts on addressing the problems in Iraq. And there, he says, the dilemma

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YearlyKos: Quiz Bowl

Hardest Quiz Bowl ever … and some Wesley Clark. Stay tuned for an interview with the general. - Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith

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YearlyKos: Howard Dean's Opening Address

 "What you have done in the last six years," Dean told the audience, "is to set this country on the path of restoring the democracy that George Bush and the Republicans have tried to undermine." In his address, Dean focused on the enormous shift in power the Internet has borne -- from blogging

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YearlyKos: Talking with John Dean

John Dean, former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon, talks about being at YearlyKos and the panel he will be doing with Arianna Huffington and other former Right-Wingers. "I still in many ways think of myself as a Goldwater conservative," he said. "But that actually puts me pretty left of c

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Farming Ain't What it Used to Be

 In his editorial in the NYTimes today Nicholas Kristof announces that he, a very successful journalist in New York, receives 8 a year not to farm land he owns in Oregon. The article, aptly titled, "I'm Ripping You Off," continues into a complete denouncement of the farm-subsidies system in

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YearlyKos: McJoan Explains the Program

With 1,500 people converging on Chicago for a sold-out YearlyKos, TPM's Andrew Golis and Ben Craw talk with Joan McCarter, "McJoan," about the lineup for the weekend. On the docket: the swampland party ("if we're going to trash talk, let's do it in person," says McJoan), the arrival of Dem

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Oklahoma OK?

 Yes, this is an official Oklahoma state license plate. Scaremongering is one thing, but this is just so very tacky.

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Rove, School-Yard Bully

The playground report is in: Karl Rove sends little kids to do his dirty work. The Senate Judiciary Committee met today to grill a 29-year-old aide to Bush's vizier in the absence of the big man himself -- much to their chagrin. Their day with J. Scott Jennings was one of consternation, abject

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The Op-Ed Everyone's Talking About

It was surprising enough to hear five liberal pundits on Chris Matthews arguing to stay in Iraq Sunday, but with Monday's NYT  op-ed came the double whammy that still has American reeling: Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere

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Everybody Loves a Secret

As if this is a surprise to anyone, the government surveillance program that originally was outed as warrantless wiretapping is now being considered a much larger and more invasive program.Amidst the accusations that Alberto Gonzales committed perjury rises National Intelligence Director Mike McCon

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Edwards at BlogHer07, Candidates in the Googlesphere

Internet regulation is starting to take off as a hot-button issue in Campaign '08.  And this weekend, Elizabeth Edwards - the outspoken, blogging, might-be First Lady - served as the keynote speaker at the BlogHer07 Conference.  Interviewed by HuffPo's Jennifer Pozner and the Women