Month: January 2006

Dems Request Investigation of NSA: Inspector General Turns Them Down

Posted by Steven D | Jan 11, 2006 |

Recently, three dozen Democrats in Congress asked the Pentagon’s Inspector General, Glenn Fine, to open an investigation into the Bush administration’s domestic spying program. They chose the Inspector General to...

A Mardi Gras without purpose

Posted by blksista | Jan 11, 2006 |

Original at DailyKos I came across this commentary by poet Tonya Matthews about the Internet petition going around that asks support for designating Mardi Gras as a national holiday. While I am against people coming and...

Action Alert: Let Utah See Brokeback Mountain

Posted by refinish69 | Jan 11, 2006 |

I recieved this email today and thought it important enough to post to the blog world. The Megaplex theatre in Sandy, Utah has pulled the pathbreaking film Brokeback Mountain from its screens. The decision by the Megaplex, which...

update: questions on private militarized firms

Posted by latanawi | Jan 11, 2006 |

The need remains for oversight by Congress of the private firms receiving huge gov’t contracts to guard sites and personnel in Iraq, among other places. I have been looking into Triple Canopy since it...

W.J. Jefferson (D-La) Connected to Bribery Charge ¶ FBI Sting Operation

Posted by Oui | Jan 11, 2006 |

. Ex-Political Aide Pleads Guilty to Bribery ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Jan 11, 2006 — A Louisiana congressman demanded bribes in exchange for his help in promoting a pair of business deals in Africa, according to court...