Walter Jones
September 10, 2014 -
U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican, has renewed his push for a resolution he introduced last year that seeks to declassify 28 pages of the official 9/11 report. Jones and other lawmakers who've read the redacted material say it doesn't pose a threat to national security but would embarrass the Bush administration, which initially classified them.
September 4, 2014 -
With money pouring in from groups that don't have to disclose their donors, this is being called the "Dark Money Election." But a number of innovative initiatives are underway to limit money in politics and to promote reforms that give political power back to ordinary Americans.
September 26, 2013 -
A record number of Americans receive food stamps, with residents of Southern states especially dependent on the anti-hunger program. So why are Southern politicians who in turn depend on the political support of hungry constituents so eager to cut the program's funding?
April 6, 2006 -
Bush is coming to North Carolina to pump up support for the war effort. But the polls show that residents of North Carolina -- which bills itself "the most military friendly state in the country" -- are increasingly disillusioned with his foreign policy.
August 18, 2005 -
To the chagrin of the Bush Administration - and to the discomfort of Democrats who don't have a clear stand - Cindy Sheehan's encampment in Texas is still drawing huge numbers, getting big media coverage and stirring national controversy about the Iraq war. The Drudge Report is back to blaring, all-caps headlines attacking Sheehan - always a clear sign that the right-wing establishment feels they are in deep crisis mode and losing the war for public opinion.The New York Times filed a revealing piece today about changing public sentiment, and Sheehan's role:
May 17, 2005 -
Check out Pam Spaulding on the illustrious North Carolina congressman Walter "Freedom Fries" Jones and his latest caper (he wants to "restrict access" to -- i.e. ban -- children's books that mention homosexuality).
