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Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps

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July 5th, 2008
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nytimes.com — Washington - A federal judge in California said Wednesday that the wiretapping law established by Congress was the "exclusive" means for the president to eavesdrop on Americans, and he rejected the government's claim that the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief trumped that law.

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Independence for All Americans

By Timothy Gatto
July 5th, 2008

I have been wondering of late where it is on the political spectrum that I would feel comfortable? more »

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Obama's housing policy spells more of the same for inner city blacks.

By Michael Kwiatkowski
July 4th, 2008


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Retooling a Developed Economy’s Energy Base: Germany

Submitted by Philip Palij
July 3rd, 2008

Its happening. Breaking step with big oil is much harder in the US and catching up is vital. Support for Big Oil is retarding US development

"...Germany is at the forefront of this wave of change. Energy consumption in Germany dropped 5.6% - the equivalent of 18.5..." (MILLION) "... tons of oil - in 2007 as its economy grew 2.5%..."

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Richard Dubin and I disagree

By John Benson
July 3rd, 2008

Not fundamentally, but on what I view as a technical point, is it appropriate to treat all conservatives and members of the GOP as if they were Rush Limbaugh or John Hagee. Richard’s position is principled and fair minded, and I admit to some misgivings about my position. more »

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Real Change Happens Off-Line

By Sally Kohn
July 2nd, 2008

Today's American young people feel a deep connection to people in Tibet and Darfur, want to hold corporations accountable to environmental standards and worker justice, and value the role of government in meeting our shared needs. Yet the Internet tools that help Millennials appreciate our interconnectedness may actually erode the community values they seek. more »

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What's Up with The Democratic Congress

By Jack A. Smith
From globalresearch.ca
July 1st, 2008
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globalresearch.ca — During the month of June the Democratic-controlled Congress in the U.S. voted to fund the Iraq war deep into next year, to support a compromise version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that endangers civil liberties, and, in effect, eliminated the possibility of impeaching President George W. Bush.

Why are progressives and the left not particularly surprised? Because it is consistent with the timidity, compromise, and opportunism that has come to characterize many of the actions and inactions of the Democratic Congress since it took power in January 2007. This is especially the case regarding the question of ending the Iraq War, the raison d'etre for its victory in the elections of November 2006.

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McCain Pledges Allegiance to NAFTA

By Robert Borosage
July 1st, 2008

Arizona Sen. John McCain continues his rousing campaign tour of the swing states of NAFTA this week. He will celebrate July 3 in Mexico City after a jaunt through Colombia to pledge support for the pending free trade accord with that center of cocaine trade. He surely will increase his margin over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama among business elites in Mexico and Canada. more »

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None Dare Call It Reason

By Tom Sullivan
July 1st, 2008

Conservative spokesmen have been throwing hissy fits since Sunday, when Gen. more »

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A National Response To Gun Violence

By Earl Dunovant
June 30th, 2008

Mayors, police and law enforcement organizations across the country shuddered a bit when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al. v. HELLER. Reading around the net, I found more acceptance than annoyance. more »

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My patriotic post

By Rick Perlstein
July 5th, 2008

I'm inspired by Digby's re-post of some 2006 reflections on why unregulated state surveillance isn't such a great idea, and our president's warning that maitaining the ancient and honorable right of habeus corpus means terrorists might soon be walking Main Streat USA, to re-post a patriotic reminder of my own. more »

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Plastics!

By Rick Perlstein
July 3rd, 2008

Thank you, Washington Independent: more »