Monthly Archives: March 2007

Padilla update: “Whoops!” doesn’t cut it

Ridiculous…: A videotape showing Pentagon officials’ final interrogation of al-Qaida suspect Jose Padilla is missing, raising questions about whether federal prosecutors have lost other recordings and evidence in the case. The tape is classified, but Padilla’s attorneys said they believe … Continue reading

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Maybe he thought it said “marital law”…

Look what Bush got rammed through in the last gasps of the previous congress: Prior to the elections that transformed the makeup of Congress, the Bush Administration pushed for the inclusion of two stealth provisions into a mammoth defense budget … Continue reading

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Believing in freedom should be enough…

Another test of just how far the no-religious-test-for-office clause goes: some member of congress is going to out themself as a non-theist, supposedly next week. Props.

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Weird + Stupid = WTF

Weird: Some self-proclaimed pedophile w/ a website has been handicapping the 2008 election based on the “cuteness” of underage kids of the candidates. Stupid: Upon finding out that this included his daughters, Barack Obama is threatening legal action — even … Continue reading

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Gee, that was quick…

Libby gets convicted, and the next day there’s already insider talk of him being pardoned: A White House official said last night that there was a “strong expectation” that President George W Bush would pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the disgraced … Continue reading

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A poll question I’d like to see

“The US congress, as the branch that declares war and also allocates funds, has the power to end a military engagement by withdrawing funding for it.  Would you interpret use of this power to trigger withdrawal from Iraq as hurting … Continue reading

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