Oversight

The muddle we're hearing out of Washington these days on issues such as torture and the Wall Street collapse is based on the seriously crossed wires between conservative and liberal ideas of accountability. We're all using the same words, but we're also all hearing very different things. Given that, we need to be very concerned that the Democrats, as the liberal party, have apparently completely forgotten how our liberal system of laws is supposed to work.

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Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman's book Angler expands on his Pulitzer-winning series with Jo Becker and takes one of the closest looks yet into the Cheney Vice Presidency. Its account also raises major questions about transparency, oversight and accountability for the next administration. In a recent article, "How to Angle: 10 Tips for the Next Vice President," Gellman listed his "Cheney Rules": more »

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