Author: BooMan

Wellstone

We lost our greatest representative five years ago today. Listen to what we lost.

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The Problem of Waterboarding

What is waterboarding? Water boarding as it is currently described involves strapping a person to an inclined board, with his feet raised and his head lowered. The interrogators bind the person’s arms and legs so he...

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Bolten/Miers Could Be in Contempt Soon

You have forgotten about it but back in June the House Judiciary committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, issued subpoenas for the testimony of Harriet Miers and White House chief-of-staff Josh Bolten. They refused to appear, using...

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How to Win a War of Words

Some dude sent a memo around the Hill. Yawn. What insight! “Republicans have been kicking our rhetorical butt since about 1995,” [Dave] Helfert wrote… His memo is sharply critical of Republican policies but also suggests a...

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