Month: December 2008

Voter ID still a Looming Threat for 2009

Cross-Posted at Project Vote’s Voting Matter’s Blog Weekly Voting Rights News Update by Erin Ferns After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld one of the country’s strictest voter ID laws in April, several states...

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Which Year Was the Worst?

2001: Bush/Cheney inaugurated. Arsenic in the water. Chandra Levy. Sept. 11. Anthrax attacks. Patriot Act. War begins in Afghanistan. 2002: Axis-of-Evil speech. No Child Left Behind signed into law. Coup against Hugo Chavez...

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Which Year Was the Worst?

2001: Bush/Cheney inaugurated. Arsenic in the water. Chandra Levy. Sept. 11. Anthrax attacks. Patriot Act. War begins in Afghanistan. 2002: Axis-of-Evil speech. No Child Left Behind signed into law. Coup against Hugo Chavez...

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Answer Gonzo’s Question

Alberto Gonzales has a question: WASHINGTON — Alberto Gonzales, who has kept a low profile since resigning as attorney general nearly 16 months ago, said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his...

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Israel’s Woes

Based on reporting by Haaretz the assault on the Gaza Strip has increased the range of Israeli territory under direct threat of rocket attack: Home Front Command authorities have instructed Be’er Sheva residents to remain...

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