Month: June 2007

Lieberman’s Gonzo Vote

The Senate voted 53-38 (roll call) to invoke cloture and express no confidence in Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. These are the Republicans that voted against Gonzales: Coleman (MN), Collins (ME), Hagel (NE), Smith (OR),...

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Court Says Prez Lacks Power

Via Adam B, via email: “The Fourth Circuit today held that this Administration violated the Constitution by holding Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri as an enemy combatant in a military brig without formally charging him for...

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The Myth of a Bush Recovery, Pt. 2 of 3

The Bush recovery is a myth. It’s safe to say this precisely because of Bush’s self-declared decades of active alcoholism, and because he’s never entered recovery or honestly admitted to an addiction....

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