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Right-Wing Supreme Court Draws Ire Of Senate Judiciary Committee

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

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Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.

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More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

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The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert M...

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Mukasey To Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Politico | Daniel Reilly | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of the month, his first appearance before the committee...

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Waterboarders Protest Negative Media Stereotypes

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

After several days of hearing senators repeatedly denigrate the practice on national television, waterboarders "have had enough."

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Waterboard Mukasey, Schumer and Feinstein Can Assist

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Michael Mukasey says he needs more information to determine if the ancient Spanish Inquisition technique of waterboarding is torture as defined under ...

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Specter Bothered By Mukasey's Answers On Waterboarding, But Will Vote For Him Anyway

AP | Hope Yen | Posted 11.04.2007 | Politics

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The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he is bothered by Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture b...

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The Next Attorney General Must Renounce Torture

Jennifer Daskal | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics

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Jennifer Daskal

When Michael B. Mukasey appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, senators need to ask him a very simple question: Will he or will he not prohibit torture?

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Pass the Federal Shield Law

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

We must urge the Senate to pass this federal shield law not merely to empower reporters, and a free press, but to empower each and every one of us; to give us back the truth of our elections and our wars.

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