Month: April 2007

When Wingnuts Run Your Party

Jonathan Weisman reports on the unruly GOP base. With public opinion tilting firmly toward ending U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq, Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-Md.) might have expected praise for his votes that would start to...

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Iraq: Lowering the Bar

In the face of a showdown with Congress over mandatory timelines for troop redeployments from Iraq, the White House and Pentagon struggle to retain their blank check.   The art of the lowered expectation has long been a...

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Allies Offered $854m – 5% of Katrina Aid Was Used

. Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed WASHINGTON D.C. (WaPo) 29 april – Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims...

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Abortion and the Democrats

There is certainly a lot of blame to go around for the recent Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on so-called partial birth abortions, a case which further chips away at the right to choose, and sets the stage for a possible...

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