Month: April 2006

Take the Nuclear Option Away

Asked by a reporter on Tuesday if he would take the nuclear option off the table in what action he might take against Iran, President Bush said he would not. Within hours, the price of oil shot up to more than $72 a barrel, as a...

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A Progressive’s Wish List [With Poll]

In one of the diaries at MyDD.com someone posted a comment about how the netroots can’t define for themselves what it is that we want from the Democratic party and its elected officials. It was with that in mind that I put...

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The State INR Memo on Plame

If you have not seen the copy of the State Department memo detailing what State knew (or did not know) about Joe Wilson’s efforts to determine if Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger, check it out. Those not familiar...

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A "please explain" on torture

From No Right Turn – New Zealand’s liberal blog: As a civilised country, the US is a party to the Convention Against Torture. In addition to not torturing people or subjecting them to cruel, inhuman or degrading...

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Party loyalty vs. principle

Eric Vessels of the Ohio political blog Plunderbund posted his first podcast yesterday. Future episodes will include interviews with other Ohio bloggers, as well as the opportunity for listeners to call in. Eric interviewed...

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