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U.S. War Prisons Legal Vacuum for 14,000 (Patrick Quinn)
By PATRICK QUINN --Associated Press Sept. 17, 2006 -- BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global ...
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Ties to GOP Trumped Know-How Among Staff Sent to Rebuild Iraq (Rajiv Chandrasekaran)
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran -- Washington Post Sept. 17, 2006 -- After the fall of Saddam Husseins government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq ...
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VIDEO: Countdown's report on Bush's Constitutional issues (MSNBC)
O9ww26-0RY0 Countdown W/ Keith Olbermann 9/15/06 Keith Olbermann interviews Constitutional expert Jonathan Turley about the actions of the Bush White House, particularly his call for legalized ...
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VIDEO: General Batiste against Bush's 'harsh interrogations' bill (CNN)
VcTOPU0_Ipo Retired Major General John Batiste says that redefining the legal definitions in the Geneva Convention Common Article 3 to allow for harsh interrogations will set a standard that puts ...
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Theater of War (Ian Buruma)
A Review of: THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD The Decline and Fall of Truth From 9/11 to Katrina. By Frank Rich. 341 pp. The Penguin Press. $25.95. --- By IAN BURUMA -- New York Times As a former ...
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Killing Off the American Future (NY Times Editorial)
New York Times Editorial America’s domination of the global information economy did not come about by accident. It flowed directly from policies that allowed the largest generation in the nation’s ...
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Stampeding Congress (NY Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial We’ll find out in November how well the White House’s be-very-afraid campaign has been working with voters. We already know how it’s working in Congress. Stampeded by the ...
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NYPD Reverses Decision, Grants Sept. 19 March Permit To United For Peace & Justice (Kathlyn Stone)
KATHLYN STONE -- World News Trust The New York City Police Department has changed its mind and agreed to issue a permit for a march and demonstration Sept. 19 protesting President Bush's address to ...
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Ohio Rep. Ney pleads guilty (David Espo)
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Corresponden Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements and conspiracy to commit fraud and violating post-employment restrictions for former ...
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IAEA protests "erroneous" U.S. report on Iran (Mark Heinrich)
By Mark Heinrich Sept. 14, 2006 -- VIENNA (Reuters) -- U.N. inspectors have protested to the U.S. government and a Congressional committee about a report on Irans nuclear work, calling parts of it ...
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The Humping-Dog Factor (Claire Wolfe)
Why America feels more socialist than capitalist Claire Wolfe -- Loompanics Unlimited You go to work and youre choked by PC speech codes, obnoxious nannying of your personal behavior, total ...
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