Month: February 2006

Open Thread

All of a sudden I’m swamped with Plame-related stuff. Biggest headline? A federal judge on Friday set former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s trial date for January 2007, two months after the midterm...

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More Political Theater

The house passed the bill to take away benefits from poor people and students the other day by a two vote margin. This was taken as a sign of Pelosi’s ability to herd the Dems together and even get a few Republicans to...

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Meanwhile, Back in Iraq . . .

Baghdad is under attack: Two car bombs detonated in quick succession near a crowded market in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people and wounding 90 in one of the worst attacks the capital has seen in weeks. […] A...

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