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Obey Tells Panetta He Found Another CIA Torture Briefing Error
It’s not just former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) who’ve alleged that the CIA’s list of briefings for congress on the enhanced
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Boehner: Democrats Will ‘Feel the Heat in August’
Eric Kleefeld points to a new post from Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), cheering on disruptions of Democratic town halls. Embedded in that post is an interesting
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Steve Kappes to Stay as CIA’s No. 2?
Via Josh Marshall, Mark Mazzetti reports for The New York Times that Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) choice for CIA director, Steve Kappes, might remain
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Elena Kagan, a National Security Enigma, Has Embraced Executive Authority
On national security issues, Kagan is something of a blank slate -- but her stance on executive power offers a window into her views.
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Bush Campaign Veterans Make Electoral Comeback
Tim Griffin, a controversial figure in the U.S attorney firing scandal, is a source of new optimism among Bush-era Republicans.
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Gaza, Skepticism And J Street
Juan Cole surveys the American debate over the week-long Israeli war in Gaza and finds something surprising: The Israeli propaganda blitz around their attack
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What Evangelical Populism Lost
The established forces in his conservative party fear and denounce him. They cringe whenever he attacks Wall Street, vows to use government to help the poor
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Blair, Panetta Clash Over Who Controls Pakistan Drones
Marc Ambinder has a seriously detailed curtain-raiser on a turf war that’s roiled the intelligence community for months. Dennis Blair, the director of national
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Florida Democrats Try to Connect Crist and Republicans to Greer Arrest
Today’s news that former Florida GOP chair Jim Greer was under arrest provided state Democrats with new glue in their ongoing effort to stick his spending
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Cheney Reacts to CIA Torture Report
As you’d expect, Dick Cheney’s biographer Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard is the first to report the former vice president’s statement: The documents
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N.C. delegation reacts to Giffords shooting; Shuler plans to carry gun more often
In light of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Politico reports that North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) said in the future, he will take extra
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Obama Pushes New Stimulus Package
Speaking at a Labor Day event in Milwaukee, Wis., President Barack Obama unveiled a new stimulus package designed to jump-start the economy before the November
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Challenge rejected, Arizona SB1070 author Sen. Pearce still headed for recall in November
A Superior Court judge on Friday rejected a challenge filed by Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce’s attorney, and ruled that the recall of Pearce could proceed.
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Obama Opposes Truth Commissions — But Not Prosecutions
It’s worth noting that in his speech this morning, while President Obama said he doesn’t think Congress ought to convene a truth commission along the lines of
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Crist’s Fine Line Keeps Getting Finer
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist continues to walk an increasingly fine line in his Senate bid as an independent, making a few statements this weekend on CNN’s State
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Clinton’s Afghanistan Dinner « The Washington Independent
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In wake of Giffords shooting, Palin aide says ‘crosshairs’ really surveyor marks
An aide to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said on a conservative radio program Sunday that last year’s much-maligned ads by Palin’s PAC showing rifle crosshairs over 20 Democratic congressional districts – including Gabrielle Giffords’s CD8 in Arizona – were actually meant to represent surveyor’s symbols on a map
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