Bush: GOP will Win in November

"Last week, the Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that only 24 percent of those surveyed approve of the way the Republican-controlled Congress is doing its job. Fifty-two percent said they want Democrats to...

Majority Leader Boehner’s Confidential Strategy Memo For Thursday’s Iraq ...

"On Thursday, the House of Representatives will hold a debate on the Iraq war. Media reports say Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) “hopes to match the serious, dignified tone of deliberation that preceded the Gulf war, in 1991.”" "ThinkProgress has obtained a...

'New American Century' Project Ends With a Whimper

"Is the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), which did so much to promote the invasion of Iraq and an Israel-centered"global war on terror," closing down? In the absence of an official announcement and the failure since late last year of a live person to answer its...

Risk of Civil War in Iraq? Sorry, that Train's Left the Station

"In the post-US phase of the civil war, the democratic Iraqi government would be wise to gain the support of the Kurds, who have a standing army all their own. They could do this by promising them autonomy and an...

Statement from Christopher Wolf, attorney for outed CIA officer Valerie Plame...

"'...The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons.'"

Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case

"Top White House aide Karl Rove has been told by prosecutors he won't be charged with any crimes in the investigation into leak of a CIA officer's identity, his lawyer said Tuesday, lifting a heavy burden from one of President Bush's most trusted advisers."

Kerry to introduce Iraq withdrawal amendment

"Kerry is framing the withdrawal as a means of legitimizing the current goverment, thereby undermining the insurgency. His office cites testimony given by General George Casey, the top American military commander in Iraq, to Congress, claiming that US military presence...

Early Polling is Often Wrong - Why Hillary may not be a Shoe-In for the '08 D...

"Putting aside Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) simmering campaign for the moment, 'the two Democrats who have had the best run of it in 2006 are unquestionably Feingold and Warner, representing the purist and...

Washington Real Estate Tax Repeal Rejected

On Thursday. Republican efforts to repeal the estate tax were rejected by the senate, depriving the GOP of a chance to put the issue immediately onto the Senate's election-year agenda. Republicans pledged not to give up. Majority Leader Bill First of Tennessee said that...

Democrats have a 20 Point Lead for Congress in November

"It's going to suck to be a Republican in November, they're just not getting any love. I've heard a lot of people saying that conservatives will run on immigration in November, but that may not be the wisest idea....

Abramoff Partner had Ties to Gotti

"Adam Kidan told authorities last month that SunCruz Casinos founder Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis was killed by John Gurino, a man with mob connections who was later shot to death by a business partner,...

Congressional Conservatives Quietly Strip Provision That Prohibited Permanent...

"Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker and congressional aides said on Friday."

New wedding photo fees at national parks

"Wedding parties and other groups hoping to commemorate their special event with a photograph at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument or other popular landmarks on National Park Service land now have to pay for a permit."

GOP still plans to make issue of gay marriage

"Conservatives had counted on the Senate's vote Wednesday on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to give them a boost, but political analysts say it's unclear whether the tally will add votes for Republicans this fall."

FDA approves cervical cancer vaccine

"The first vaccine against cervical cancer will be available to girls as young as 9 later this month. Its manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc., is already taking orders for Gardasil. The three-shot series costs $360. ADVERTISEMENT The newly approved vaccine works by preventing...

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