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Rep. Mike Rogers on Ahmed Wali Karzai’s ‘Cooperation’ With CIA

By | 10.29.09 | 9:27 am

I had no luck getting members of Congress to talk yesterday about the relationship between Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother of the Afghan president, and the CIA. But Jeff Stein, I belatedly see, got Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) to talk about the connection last week. Here’s how More…

Congress Looking for More Money for ‘Clunkers’

By | 07.31.09 | 10:04 am

Late Thursday, The Associated Press reported the government would suspend the “cash-for-clunkers” program that provides vouchers worth up to $4,500 to consumers who trade in cars with lower fuel efficiency for cars that get slightly better gas mileage. While the program has been operational More…

Petraeus: We Don’t Read Detainees Their Miranda Rights

By | 06.11.09 | 10:53 am

If you didn’t wade through the details of counterinsurgency strategy in Spencer’s liveblog of Gen. David Petraeus’ keynote speech this morning at the Center for a New American Security conference, you may have missed this interesting nugget: Petraeus tore down a Weekly Standard report that the FBI was More…