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By Tom Sullivan
July 6th, 2008

Media heads exploded all over America last week in response to Gen. Wesley Clark’s Jun 29 Face the Nation comments. TPM posted an excellent compilation of the pre-July 4th fireworks here. more »

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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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All In The Same Sinking Boat

By Bill Scher
July 3rd, 2008

A disturbing but sadly predictable jobs report was released today by the Department of Labor: 62,000 jobs lost in June, 438,000 jobs lost during the past 6 months. more »

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To Win, Presidential Candidates Move ... Left

By Bill Scher
July 2nd, 2008

The punditocracy won't tell you, but Barack Obama and John McCain are moving to the Left. 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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