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Obama Confirms Intent to Use Military Commissions, Indefinite Detention
While everyone’s railing about the incredibly nasty speech by former Vice President Dick Cheney this morning — who takes credit for preventing terrorist attacks against the United States by using “enhanced interrogation techniques,” even as he neglects to mention that he and President Bush could have but did nothing to stop the attacks on September [...]
Housing Questions Go Unaddressed in Obama Speech
President Obama’s widely praised speech last night laid out the goals of his new housing plan and emphasized the government will help responsible homeowners. But it still left a lot of concerns unanswered, says Sean O’Toole, president of ForeclosureRadar.com, a California firm that tracks foreclosure data. Via Mortgage Insider, here’s O’Toole’s reaction:
Finally he has to [...]
Palin’s Improv Comedy
TWI correspondent Ana Marie Cox, reporting from the McCain campaign trail, provides a transcript of Gov. Sarah Palin’s energy policy speech and highlights the many times Palin strays from the prepared, teleprompted remarks. For more on Palin’s deviation from the McCain campaign’s plans, in speeches and elsewhere, see Ana Marie’s earlier post here.
Palin’s Color Commentary
Yesterday, watching the Bengals fumble their way to their fifth consecutive loss, I realized there was one thing missing (besides an inexplicable ability of running back Chris Perry to hold onto the ball): Sarah Palin.
Yes, the GOP vice presidential nominee. She would have made my afternoon of misery complete. Because while her talking style has [...]
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