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March 8, 2007 -
There's some significant news today out of Washington regarding an upcoming proposal by Democrats in Congress to establish a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq:WASHINGTON - In a direct challenge to Pres
March 7, 2007 -
Like most scandals, "Attorneygate" -- in addition to the main story of political firings of eight U.S. attorneys -- is unearthing countless smaller misdeeds. Case in point: President Bush's bizarre appointment of J.
March 5, 2007 -
Most of the controversy from last week's Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference has centered around Ann Coulter calling John Edwards a "faggot" (although many news accounts failed to mention it -- I guess gay-bashing isn't news?).
February 9, 2007 -
The big story in the blogosphere today is a new report [pdf] from the Pentagon's inspector general, which states in no uncertain terms that undersecretary of defense Douglas Feith used "dubious" military intelligence to push for war in Iraq.
February 7, 2007 -
Because of problems with Blogger, we're providing live updates to our earlier post on the Waxman hearings on military contracting over at our top-ranked diary entry over at Daily Kos. Join us there, and feel free to leave comments here or there.Don't forget to tune into the hearings here, streamed live on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform website.
February 2, 2007 -
Here at Facing South, we're often asked: why do you have so much hope about the possibilities for progressive change in the South? There are lots of reasons for optimism, but one of the biggest is the South's rich and unbroken history of progressive movements for change.
January 30, 2007 -
As part of its First 100 Hours Agenda, a bill to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10 sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives. The a "no-strings-attached" bill (H.R. 2) passed overwhelmingly, 315 to 116 with 82 Republicans voting for the measure.