Month: June 2005

In a June 10 Iraq Dispatch, Dahr Jamail reports that at a June 9 conference in Baghdad, the head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq , Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, announced not only gratitude to the Badr militia,...

The WaPo has a “is he running in 2008?” piece on John Edwards that’s just chock-full of good quotes. My favorite: In his speeches, he uses the vocabulary of morality and social responsibility to talk about the...

Good Day Everyone! The votes were taken and the decision was made and this “jumpin joint’ is now open for business. I must say I had to do a lot of cleaning this morning to get the place ready to open.  You guys...

Via Democracy Now!: GOP Considers Raising Retirement Age to 69    On Capitol Hill, Republicans are considering raising the retirement age to 69 for people who want to receive full Social Security benefits. Under...

****Video of press conference from WTSP Tampa Bay Channel 10**** The Pinellas Medical Examiner’s Office will be holding a press conference at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time to release the results of Terri Schiavo’s...