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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gonzales_prosecutors_4 Gonzales says his future depends on Bush Excellent! Bring on the impeachment, and we’ll get a two-fer! Then, one hopes, Dick Cheney’s heart will explode in rage and frustration, and we’ll be well shot of a decent percentage of the problem.

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Another Grim Week in Iraq – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/opinion/10sat1.html Fox News fans, take note. There are a lot of big words in this editorial, but bear with me – this is what we call “shades of gray”. It means that we can disagree with the Bush administrations policies, without taking the side of the terrorists. The “decider” President hasn’t proven himself capable of […]

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_13 Bush claims fresh progress in Iraq “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_bi_ge/economy;_ylt=AnDTL5BCQQzhEgpWlcHSH4Vv24cA Recession unlikely, economists say Global depression, on the other hand, very probable.

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More Sabers to Rattle, Perhaps Fewer to Thrust – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/weekinreview/25shanker.html Another important yet incredibly depressing article the effect one bad decision – invading Iraq – has had as it ripples through the strength (real and perceived) of the American military engine, the US position in global politics, and the decreasing ability to safeguard homeland security. (The capitalised version, of course, receives all the funding […]

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http://maz.ca/other/pics/news.jpg Unfortunately, you can’t find a more apt example of the irrelevance of the American media than this: Atop an article detailing the Bush administration’s dirty tricks in manipulating the press, and the punishment of some erstwhile reporters for displaying journalistic integrity, the Associated Press would have us believe that the death of queen bimbo […]

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Record $622 Billion Budget Requested for the Pentagon – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/washington/03spend.html The Bush administration is seeking a record military budget of $622 billion for the 2008 fiscal year, Pentagon officials have said. The sum includes more than $140 billion for war-related costs. Stomach-turning numbers from the Pentagon. I’m getting heartily sick of seeing numbers in the billions being thrown away on wars and more military […]

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_18 President Bush took aim Wednesday at lavish salaries and bonuses for corporate executives, standing on Wall Street to issue a sharp warning for corporate boards to “step up to their responsibilities” and tie compensation packages to performance. To inspire Wall Street to adopt the policy, Mr. Bush will be giving millions of dollars from […]

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At Ease, Mr. President – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/opinion/27wills.html?em&ex=1170133200&en=b1729ec04596a44d&ei=5087 Having sent church and state down the path to lusty reunion, Dubya turns his attention to breaching other Constitutional walls. The Draft Dodger President loves to play soldier. The glorification of the president as a war leader is registered in numerous and substantial executive aggrandizements; but it is symbolized in other ways that, while […]

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Eric Keroack: The new Bush HHS appointee. – By Amanda Schaffer – Slate Magazine

http://www.slate.com/id/2154249 On Monday, the federal office that oversees the nation’s family-planning program got a new boss who doesn’t believe in birth control. Eric Keroack is a Massachusetts obstetrician-gynecologist who argues that abstinence until marriage is the only healthy choice for women. Until recently, he served as medical director of a pregnancy-counseling organization that runs down […]

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