September 20, 2006 -
The fate of Georgia's law requiring that citizens have a photo ID to vote -- pushed hard by Gov. Sonny Perdue and the state legislature to go into effect before the fall elections -- suffered its latest setback yesterday, reports the New York Times:
September 20, 2006 -
Here's where the global warming "debate" stands right now: On the science of global warming, there is little debate -- just an overwhelming consensus among experts that temperatures are rising, and human activity is a major factor.But the idea that there is a "debate" stays alive, largely because politicians and the media are plied with a steady stream of dubious data -- produced by academics who are funded by energy companies -- which argues that either global warming isn't a problem, or that human activity isn't to blame.
September 19, 2006 -
An AP report entitled "FEMA Seeking Ideas on Housing" caught our eye this morning. According to the report:
September 18, 2006 -
One of the choicer pieces of dubious dealings revealed at the hearings today about war profiteering was the disclosure that Halliburton/KBR was offering medals to wounded employees -- but only if they agreed not to sue the company.
September 18, 2006 -
The Campaign for America's Future has released a new report today, "War Profiteers: Profits Over Patriotism in Iraq" (pdf). Although the findings aren't new, the way connected corporations are squandering billions of public resources bears repeating.
September 15, 2006 -
Moving into the November elections, terrorism and foreign policy were viewed by the Bush Administration as the trump card issues that could lift slowly-rising-but-still-low poll numbers and minimize the White House's drag on GOP ca
September 15, 2006 -
Dinner time for Black Crowned Night Heron (click image for larger view)