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McCain denies links to “soft money”
CNN 02/11/07 Sen. John McCain blasted a report in the Washington Post that said the Arizona Republican, who has campaigned against the use of ’soft money,’ is using just those kinds of funds to support... ...
Democracy for sale: Congress Finds Ways to Avoid Lobbyist Limits
In just the last two months, lawmakers invited lobbyists to help pay for a catalog of outings: lavish birthday parties in a lawmaker’s honor ($1,000 a lobbyist), martinis and margaritas at Washington restaurants... ...
Is the Big Ship America Sinking?
By Sam Gindin Are we in the midst of a momentous turn in world politics? Donald Rumsfeld has been shuffled out of the Pentagon. Daniel Ortega, Washington's nemesis from the Sandinista Revolution of the... ...
Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted: 'Dubious' Intelligence Fueled Push for War
By Walter Pincus and R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writers Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included... ...
When Bush Comes to Shove
Michael Winship writes: "Presidents have been making recess appointments since George Washington. Our current president takes advantage of this perk a lot. Most of his recess appointments have been for... ...
War opponents occupy congressional offices
CounterPunch by Mike Ferner 02/08/07 From Alaska to Washington, D.C. yesterday, peace activists escalated their tactics and occupied Congressional offices, demanding elected officials vote against George... ...
Why protest matters
CounterPunch by Sharon Smith 02/07/07 Hundreds of thousands of antiwar protesters amassed on the streets of Washington, D.C. on January 27, emboldened by the optimism of an antiwar majority that has... ...
Sea Bird Tied to Logging Fight Dwindles
The marbled murrelet, a threatened sea bird whose rare trait of nesting in old-growth forests made it a factor in logging battles in the US Northwest, is also declining dramatically in Alaska and Canada,... ...
A troubled U.S. military presence on Ecuador's coast
President Rafael Correa, whose rejection of a U.S. military presence in Ecuador reflects widespread resentment over Washington's foreign policy in a region where the administration of U.S. President George... ...
From Mega Surge to Dual ollback
By Siddharth Varadarajan The U.S. will not leave Iraq without first militarily weakening Iran. Washington has scuttled every initiative that could have provided a diplomatic solution to the troubles with... ...