General Who Probed Abu Ghraib Says Bush Officials Committed War Crimes
by Warren P. Strobel / June 19, 2008 / McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – The Army general who led the investigation…
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Status Quo-oh
Second half of 2008 “…we could find ourselves not only a nation wet, hungry, and out-of-gas, but also completely broke”…
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OB Rag Slashes Prices 20% in Hopes of Increasing Guilt-trip On Readers
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OCEAN BEACH, CA. In a startling move, OB Rag blog editors have slashed the suggested donation prices on old issues…
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Did the Democratic-controlled House Just Give Bush Another Blank Check for His Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan?
Frank Gormlie June 19, 2008 0 Comments on Did the Democratic-controlled House Just Give Bush Another Blank Check for His Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan?
Sentate Still Needs to Debate Bill WASHINGTON – They did it. Today, Thursday, June 19th, late in the afternoon, the…
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Democrats Agree to Expand Domestic Spying, Grant Telecoms Amnesty
By Ryan Singel / June 19, 2008 Breaking months of acrimonious deadlock, House and Senate leaders from both parties have…
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Bomb Iran? What’s to Stop Us?
It’s crazy, but it’s coming soon – from the same folks who brought us Iraq. By Ray McGovern / June…
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Labor Think-Tank Urges City Council to Reject “Walter Reed” Consultant
Staff June 19, 2008 0 Comments on Labor Think-Tank Urges City Council to Reject “Walter Reed” Consultant
Federal-style contract invites abuse, cuts into pool and library services The Center on Policy Initiatives is urging the San Diego…
Univ. of Calif. Commencement Speakers to Cancel Unless UC Workers Guaranteed Fair Contract
Staff June 19, 2008 12 Comments on Univ. of Calif. Commencement Speakers to Cancel Unless UC Workers Guaranteed Fair Contract
NEWS UPDATE: LA JOLLA – Robert Kennedy Jr., who was scheduled to speak at Thursday’s UC San Diego graduation week…
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Democrats Legalize Bush’s Crimes
by Robert Parry / June 21, 2008 / Consortiumnews.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims that a key positive feature of…
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Gore Vidal: Taking Back the Republic
Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment – “the most important motion made in Congress in the 21st century…” Truthdig / June, 18…
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Venezuela’s Chavez Asks Colombian Rebels To Seek Change Politically
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By Gary Ghirardi The world media story about Hugo Chávez’s recent proclamation on his weekly television show, that the Colombian…
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Tagged: Border Issues, Venezuela
Truckers and farmers block roads into Brussels to protest high fuel prices
Staff June 18, 2008 0 Comments on Truckers and farmers block roads into Brussels to protest high fuel prices
The Associated Press / June 18, 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium: Hundreds of farmers, truckers and taxi drivers blocked roads in and…
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