On October 19 Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) addressed the House of Representatives: Madam Speaker, April Fool's Day has come early to the United States House of Representatives. The Republicans are in charge. They control everything, and in the last 5 ...
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The Washington Post, in an article by Peter Baker, takes a look today at "the conservative machine's" efforts (or lack thereof) on behalf of Harriet Miers. I agree with Baker's main thrust, but have some notes around the margins. Baker ...
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This just showed up in my in-box: Monday, October 17, 2005 Statement by William Reynolds Communications Director and Legal Counsel Senator Arlen Specter U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee "In their meeting this afternoon Sen. Specter thought Ms. Harriet Miers said she ...
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On October 18, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) introduced S. Res. 276, which subsequently was adopted. It read: Whereas "rebirthing" is the most dangerous form of attachment therapy, a controversial and scientifically unsupported form of therapy that claims to treat emotionally ...
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While trying to encourage two MSNBC guests, one described as having a degree in Russian and the other a high school diploma, to blame hurricanes on global warming, guest host Catherine Crier noted that "a quarter million people have been ...
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The Washington Post, in an article by Peter Baker, takes a looktoday at "the conservative machine's" efforts (or lack thereof) on behalf of Harriet Miers. I agree with Baker's main thrust, but have some notes around the margins. Baker says, ...
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Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research is crying foul over the emergence of what it considers a dreadful American pastime - eminent domain abuse. Over the next several weeks, Washington, D.C. government officials will begin the ...
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From the Wall Street Journal Monday, commentary by Rush Limbaugh: The Miers nomination shows the strength of the conservative movement. This is no 'crackup.' It's a crackdown. We conservatives are unified in our objectives. And we are organized to advance ...
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Commissar at The Politburo Diktat is showcasing some of his favorite magazine covers of the last 40 years, and linking to a display the top 40 magazine covers as selected by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Its clear when ...
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Is the White House getting desperate over Miers? President Bush's "friends" threaten Bush will exact retribution against conservatives who oppose the Miers nomination: Bush's friends contend that it is the conservative elite, not the President, who miscalculated and that self-righteous ...
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