Author: BooMan

More On Guantanamo

The New York Times reports that Barack Obama is likely to sign an executive order calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison facility on his first day in office. In addition, they report that the Obama Team is likely...

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Burris and Franken

Now that the Senate has agreed to seat Roland Burris, all that remains is for Al Franken to prevail in court over the idiotic Norm Coleman. At that point, the Democrats will have 59 seats (57, plus Bernie Sanders and Joe...

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Latest and Greatest from Israel

Well, isn’t this special: [Israel’s] Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month’s parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker...

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Orrin Hatch Will Back Holder

The Republicans in the Senate are generally agreeable to Barack Obama’s cabinet appointments. The lone possible exception is Eric Holder, who was tapped for the position of Attorney General. The Republicans are concerned...

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