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Wolfowitz was facing a vote of no confidence so he resigned. Funny Gonzo is facing a vote of no confidence yet he’s still in charge of the DoJ.
World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz resigned this afternoon, effective June 30, giving in to overwhelming pressure from bank staff and governments around the globe that he depart [...]

Posted by nytexan May 17th, 2007 | Category: Bush, National, News, Politics, Wolfowitz | Comments (2)

What ever happened to the Dole, Shalala investigation on Walter Reed?  Remember they were picked by Bush in March to et to the bottom of the VA problems.
This article ran in the Washington Post on March 7, 2007.
The co-chairmen of a new bipartisan presidential commission charged with looking into the care of wounded service members [...]

Posted by nytexan May 17th, 2007 | Category: Bush, National, News, Politics, War, veterans | Comments (5)

From the Gavel
Conyers and Nadler Write to AG Gonzales: May 17th, 2007 by Jesse Lee
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urgently requesting answers to specific questions as well as greater access to information [...]

Posted by nytexan May 17th, 2007 | Category: Ashcroft, Conyers, Gonzales, National, News, Politics | Leave a comment

While Bush continues to live in Disney and have delusions of grandeur, the reality of Iraq is its not working. Here’s a report that Bush won’t acknowledge.
BAGHDAD, May 17 (Reuters) – Iraq’s government has lost control of vast areas to powerful local factions and the country is on the verge of collapse and fragmentation, a [...]

Posted by nytexan May 17th, 2007 | Category: Bush, GOP, Iraq, National, News, Politics, War | Leave a comment

Gonzales and Card’s hospital visit to Ashcroft to pressure him in reauthorizing wiretapping just might be the final nail in the Gonzales coffin.
Sen. Chuck Hagel on Wednesday became the latest Republican to call for Alberto Gonzales’ resignation, saying revelations about a sick bed visit to his predecessor have undermined his moral authority to lead [...]

Posted by nytexan May 17th, 2007 | Category: Ashcroft, Gonzales, Hagel, National, News, Politics | Comments (2)