Hate-Crimes Bill Passes, Freedoms of Speech, Religion at Stake

In a post almost two years ago, I wrote about H.R. 1592, a piece of freedom-threatening hate-crimes legislation that was quietly making its way through Congress.  Fortunately, after it passed the House, the...

The Modern Peace Movement: 'Peace is Practical' Conference Report

Given the current major economic downturn, it's impossible for one to imagine the U.S federal government engaging in establishing a new Cabinet portfolio of any type. Particularly one, that on the surface would seem...

Iraq Vets Arrested,Brutalized,Threatened,Protesting Final Presidential Debate...

VIDEO AND AUDIO can be viewed here: Warning-Graphic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSjWIU7itA In a follow-up to the arrest of the Iraq Vets protest at the final Presidential Debate, reporter Stephen Dohnberg...

BLOOD FOR OIL : BRING IT ON !

"The problem that I have with their administration, in terms of credibility; is that everything they say they are, is what they're not ! " - Jon Stewart / The Daily Show Jon Stewart couldn’t believe big...

White House To Block McClellan From Testifying To Congress ?

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) todayannounced that he and his staff were going to begin discussions withformer press secretary Scott McClellan about testifying before Congressregarding...

Sheehan Wants Impeachment, Pelosi's Job

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Monday moved another step - actually several thousand of them - toward carrying out her promise to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because the California Democrat won't consider impeachment proceedings against President...

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) is scheduled for a House J...

"Currently, SPJ President Christine Tatum, Past President Irwin Gratz and Executive Director Terry Harper are visiting legislators on Capitol Hill to rally support for HR 2102. The Shield Law bill has bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Sponsors include Reps. Mike...

Dems Subpoena Attorney General

Democrats in Congress are drawing some sort of line in the sand over the firings of eight district attorneys; this action seems like a symbolic protest against a White House they see as running roughshod over the other branches of government. "Democrats subpoenaed Attorney...

Impeachment Scorecard

"The table below shows the content of Congressional and state impeachment resolutions introduced, and impeachment resolutions passed as local ballot issues. It does not show the 24 resolutions passed by town and city councils across the nation (in CA, VT, NY, NC, NH, MA &...

Fowl odors emanating from the Conyers swamp

"Just last week, I speculated that incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi could not politically afford to abandon yet another Black democrat after deciding to throw Alcee Hastings and Bill Jefferson under the bus . With his quiet admission of ethics violations, and in the spirit of...

Conyers accepts responsibility for possible ethics violations

"Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has "accepted responsibility" for possibly violating House rules by requiring his official staff to perform campaign-related work, according to a statement quietly released by the House ethics committee late Friday evening. "Conyers should resign.

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On Iraq: Okay, Democrats, Now What?

"Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, once posted on his website the alleged acts of the president that, in his view, constitute grounds for impeachment. Suddenly, before...

The 2000 Election -- Stolen or Legitimate?

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