GOP Defends America against Pyrovexillomaniacs!

"Not that it matters, the 'flag burning amendment' failed in the Senate by one vote. It's very likely that it would've gotten even fewer votes, had it actually been an amendment to ban flag burning. But the text of the amendment shows that it would do almost nothing to...

Bush Thinks he's Winston Churchill, Still Plans to Bomb Iran

"Hersh's portrayal of Bush and his administration shows a group of crazy people completely removed from reality and in deep denial. "Several current and former officials I spoke to expressed doubt that...

United States Immigration Support

How to get to America (legally).

Bush's Spying Started Before 9/11 - and was Illegal

"Bush has just been delivered a blow to his case that all of this surveillance is part of the 'war on terror' that began on the morning of 9/11. Bloomberg reports, 'The U.S. National Security Agency asked AT&T...

Santorum's WMD Lie Gains Ground

"The problem here is that claiming to discover a legitimate reason to invade Iraq after the fact is illogical. Again, the DoD said that these dead shells were "not the WMDs for which this country went to war." In fact, to go to war over this stuff would be...

Electronic Fingerprinting for Florida Real Estate Applicants

Beginning July 1, electronic fingerprinting is required for all aspiring real estate professionals in Florida. The reminder came from the state's Department of Business and Professional Regulation. An applicant who would like to be a real estate agent, broker or...

Armed Madhouse: Part IV

"Why would Team Bush pull back our agents from nabbing Libya's bomb connection? The answer in two words: Saudi Arabia. The agent on the line said, "There were always constraints on investigating the...

The Most Pressing Issue on Air Force One: The Grams of Fat in a Peanut Butter...

"I'm not sure whether the entire White House press corps is made up of reporters from Entertainment Tonight, but what bullshit, softball fluff, huh? Granted, the press gaggle is more informal than a press...

How Far will the Anti-Science Right Go?

"How far are people willing to take this anti-science moonyism? How about all the way back to the dark ages, where the sun orbits the Earth? From FixedEarth.com:""All of the evidence that is required to expose and...

Armed Madhouse: Part III, Greg Palast

"The astonishing thing about bin Laden's Caliphate atop the "world's largest oil reserves," Land of the Holy Places, is that it includes my tiny town of Southold, New York. At the least, the town is, apparently, on top of Al-Qaeda's roster of targets."

The Central Front in the 'War on Terror' isn't Iraq - It's Northeast Africa

"The United States is losing its fight against terrorism and the Iraq war is the biggest reason why, more than eight of 10 American terrorism and national security experts concluded in a poll released...

Does N. Korea Even Have a Missile?

"Now ten days later, the missile would be melting on the pad. If true, I wonder if the administration would admit the missile doesn't exist. I doubt it. The New York Times printed a kinda-sorta story about the...

A World Class Jerk

"A Tennessee mayor spewed racial slurs, attempted to set up foes for arrest, and tried to boost his town's traffic ticket revenue by specifically profiling soldiers and Hispanics, according to a lawsuit seeking the politician's ouster from office. In a complaint filed...

Immigrant debate stirs employers

Congress hears concerns about verifying status. The system is inadequate in checking Social Security numbers, businesses say. Officials plan an upgrade.

ICE Arrest 22 Illegal Workers At North County Company

Most of the violators got their jobs with fraudulent Social Security and alien registration numbers.

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