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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

Debate Questions I'd (Still) Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.

Friday Talking Points [23]

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

As Robert Anton Wilson pointed out (or William S. Burroughs, if you prefer), hexagram 23 of the I Ching is "breaking apart." Anyone who subscribes to...

Debate Questions I'd Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...

Will McCain Vote Against Waterboarding Today?

Think Progress | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics


Today, at 10:30 a.m. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to bring to the floor the Intelligence Authorization Conference Report. One ...

Anti-Waterboarding Bill Passes House On Party Lines

NY Times | Scott Shane | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics


Defying a veto threat from President Bush, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to prohibit waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods...

Sam Stein

Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation req...

Friday Talking Points [Vol. 11]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's been a week of circular logic from the political world. To begin with, Mitt Romney gave a speech on religion. This speech was brilliantly summed...

Getting Back to Business...Ending the War in Iraq

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics


Rep. John Murtha

As we begin the fifth holiday season without a redeployment plan, we are faced with two choices: Either we continue to stick with a policy that sacrifices American blood or we can listen to the American people.

Two Years after I Called for a Redeployment of U.S. Forces from Iraq, Bush Refuses to Provide the American People with a Responsible Exit Strategy

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 11.17.2007 | Politics


Rep. John Murtha

Two years ago, I was convinced that the president's lack of strategy in Iraq was harming our military, our international credibility, and the strength of our nation.

Friday Talking Points [Vol. 7]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's been a busy week in Washington, providing lots and lots of fodder for this week's Friday Talking Points column. After being named last week's Mos...


 

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