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Civilian Airstrike Deaths Probed

The Washington Post | Candace Rondeaux | July 24, 2008 11:13 PM

Read More: Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Civilian Casualties, Nato

KABUL -- U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78...

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Chuck Hagel: Quit Talking About The Surge, Focus On War's Future

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | July 24, 2008

Read More: Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, Chuck Hagel Surge, Iraq, Iraq Surge, John McCain

OMAHA, Neb. — Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war's...

House GOP Leader: "[Alaskan Wildlife] Couldn't Care Less Whether...The Pipeline Was There"

The Huffington Post | July 24, 2008 09:13 PM

Read More: Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Environment, Glen Beck, John Boehner, Oil, Video

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) appeared on Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News show tonight to opine that a pipeline through the Arctic National Wildlife...

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The REAL Rejected McCain New York Times Op-Ed

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | July 24, 2008 07:18 PM

Read More: 236.Com, John McCain, Mccain New York Times, Mccain New York Times Oped, Mccain Op-Ed

The REAL Rejected McCain New York Times OpEd...

2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics

AP | PAMELA HESS and LARA JAKES JORDAN | July 24, 2008

Read More: CIA Torture, Cia Waterboarding, Justice Department, Torture, Waterboarding

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they...

FBI's 100-Year Anniversary: From Capone To Bin Laden

AFP | Karin Zeitvogel | July 24, 2008 05:57 PM

Read More: Fbi, Fbi 100-Year Anniversary, Fbi Ehibition, Fbi Hundred Year Anniversary

In the 100 years since it was created on July 26, 1908, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation -- or FBI, as it is...

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Bloomberg Praises McCain On Education

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | July 24, 2008 05:01 PM

Five days after John McCain met with and applauded education reform in New York City, the city's mayor is set to repay the favor. On...

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Every Major Senate Democratic Challenger Backs Network Neutrality

Open Left | July 24, 2008 04:18 PM

Read More: Cable Lobby, Democratic Senate Candidates, Democrats Senate 2008, Net Neutrality, Senate Net Neutrality, Senate Telecoms, Telecom Lobby

For the last few months, we've been posting Democratic Senate challenger positions on net neutrality here at OpenLeft. Since we started posting, we've been getting...

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Senator Dole In Perpetual Offshore Drilling Flip-Flop

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | July 24, 2008 03:57 PM

Read More: Dole Drilling Flip Flop, Dole Drolling Flipflop, Dole Flip Flip, Dole Offshore Drilling, Elizabeth Dole, Energy, Offshore Drilling, Oil Drilling

Sometimes flip-flops happen so fast that the candidate can't even keep with his or her changing positions. Senator Elizabeth Dole, who is facing reelection this...

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McCain Forgets Canada In Obama Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | July 24, 2008 03:53 PM

Read More: John McCain, John McCain Gaffe, McCain Abroad, Mccain Forgets Canada, Mccain Obama Abroad, Mccain Obama Berlin Speech, Mccain Obama Foreign Trip, Mccain Speech Abroad

In an interview with NBC's Kelly O'Donnell airing tonight, John McCain questioned Barack Obama's decision to give a speech in Berlin while he's still a...

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Witness Against "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Could Help End Policy

Washington Post | July 24, 2008 03:46 PM

Read More: Dont Ask Dont Tell, Dont Ask Dont Tell Hearing, Elaine Donnelly, Elaine Donnelly Dont Ask Dont Tell, Gays In Military, Gays In Military Hearing, Gays Military

Don't ask, don't tell. And, whatever you do, don't ask Elaine Donnelly to tell you what she thinks about gays in the military. The House...

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Obama Berlin Speech: Reagan, Kennedy Comparisons; More Media Reactions

The Huffington Post | Dan Duray/Katharine Zaleski | July 24, 2008 03:40 PM

Read More: Barack Obama, Berlin, Germany, Jfk Obama, Obama Berlin Speech, Obama Ronald Reagan

Major news organizations are drawing comparisons between Barack Obama's speech in Berlin today and those of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. (They were helped...

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Terry McAuliffe Makes VP Pick: Not Hillary

Falls Church News Press | July 24, 2008 03:17 PM

Read More: Barack Obama VP, Clinton Obama Vp, Hillary Clinton VP, Obama VP, Terry McAuliffe, Terry Mcauliffe Vp, Tim Kaine, Tim Kaine Vp

The former national chairman of the Democratic Party who ran Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign this year told 200 Democratic activists in Fairfax County Tuesday that...

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McCain On Obama's Speech: "I'd Love To Give A Speech In Germany... But I'd Much Prefer To Do It As President"

ABC | July 24, 2008 03:00 PM

Read More: Berlin Obama Speech, John McCain, John McCain Obama Reaction

ABC News' David Wright Reports: Today as his rival prepares to deliver a major address to the throngs in Germany, John McCain counter-programmed with a...