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Disconnected Bush Extorts Congress One Last Time

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Eight years of distortion and extortion have changed the world. The lessons have been tragic and harsh. The final acts of President Bush will determine how hard it will be for the world to recover from all the bad parts of this fairy tale.

Who Is Daniel Pipes? Bush Plans For Iran If Obama Wins

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Pipes: Bush Will Attack Iran If A Democrat Wins The White House»
… said he believes that President Bush will attack Iran if a Democrat wins the White House in November. During an interview posted at the National Review Online, Pipes said that the U.S. and its allies should tell Tehran to “watch out” for “an [...]

America, Land Of Christians Or Else …

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Atheist soldier claims harassment

Army Spc. Jeremy Hall sues U.S. for religious discrimination
Hall is known as “the atheist guy,” called immoral and a devil worshipper
He turned to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation for help
“It’s just about time somebody said something” about pressure to believe in God

It eventually came out in Iraq in 2007, when he was [...]

Republican Sen. McConnell Holds Economic Stimulus Hostage As Senate Brawls Over FISA

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Reid Tries to Pressure G.O.P. for $159 Billion Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tried to pressure Republicans on Monday to vote for a $159 billion economic stimulus plan, including $1 billion in additional subsidies for home energy, instead of a cheaper, more streamlined package approved by the House last week.
The [...]

Extortion, Washington DC Style

Posted by bosskitty

200,000 federal employees who work for the Army may get layoff notices before Christmas if Congress and the White House do not reach an accord on funding for the Iraq war, the Pentagon said yesterday. The warning, posted near the top of the Defense Department’s Web site, was the latest in a series from Pentagon [...]

Cheney’s Oil Based Economics Takes No Prisoners

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Cheney: No bailouts, no tax hikes…more oil

The vice president wields considerable power on economic policy. In a Fortune exclusive, the free-market fan weighs in on the credit crisis and his biggest fear. more
• Cheney’s brain trust
• Dick Cheney does the economy
Vice President Dick Cheney wields considerable power on economic policy. In a Fortune exclusive, the [...]

Immigration Paperwork Meltdown Impacts Election

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Naturalization paperwork jam hits Texas hard
Backlog may keep some from casting votes for president
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in [...]

Chiquita Banana funds terror according to lawsuit

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Colombian families’ suit says Chiquita liable for torture, murder
NEW YORK (CNN) — A $7.86 billion lawsuit was filed Wednesday in New York on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say Chiquita Brands International should be held responsible for the “torture and murder” of their loved ones.

 

 
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