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Secrets and Spies

The director of the National Security Archive tells me all about the CIA's "Family jewels" uncovered this week…why the CIA hired the Mob to whack Castro, whether revealing secrets makes this country stronger or weaker, and on and on. Enjoy....

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June 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Adios, amigo

President Bush came before the cameras to bury the immigration reform bill, not to praise it. Here's the FREE VIDEO of our story on the controversial bill's death knell. In today's Washington Post, our friend Peter Baker takes a look...

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June 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (16)

Immigration reform dies…again

The resurrected immigration reform bill died again today (LINK). No shocker. I guess the only surprise is that the president had such little influence. 12 Republicans voted for the measure. 37 voted against it. Did President Bush do as much...

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June 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (23)

Unfairness to Coulter?

Conservative provocateur Ann Coulter is often unfair, and cruel. But that doesn't mean we in the media are allowed to treat her with equal dishonesty. Coulter on Monday's Good Morning America, asked about the time she used an anti-gay slur...

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June 28, 2007 in Current Affairs | Permalink | User Comments (17)

Vetoing Domestic Partnerships

In his October 26,. 2004, interview with Charlie Gibson, President George W. Bush said he didn't have an issue with states supporting domestic partnerships or civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. "I don't think we should deny people rights...

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June 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (29)

Edwards takes on Coulter

....ELIZABETH Edwards, that is. Last night on MSNBC's "Hardball," which featured conservative provacateur Ann Coulter as a guest, Elizabeth Edwards -- the wife of presidential candidate And former Sen. John Edwards, D-NC -- called in and challenged the author to...

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June 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (232)

Hillary and the Authenticity Question

One of the hurdles Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, faces in her run for the White House may come from her public speaking style. To some, the junior senator from New York can seem in speeches to be warm, compelling, amusing,...

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June 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (18)

Hillaryis44

What's this mysterious website? "Hillaryis44.com"….a strange eruption of pro-Clinton and anti-anyone-who-isn't-Hillary propaganda. "We are not affiliated with the Hillary For President Exploratory Committee, or any official Hillary Clinton organization in any way," says "Hillaryis44.com," the creators of which are anonymous...

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June 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

What Would Jesus Do?

Lots of questions of faith and politics swirling around these days… Most prominently, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's support of abortion rights is finding critics in his Catholic Church, as the NYT details today (LINK)… A new website (LINK)...

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June 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Talk talk talk

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okl, claims he overheard Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and Barbara Boxer, D-Calf, chatting about how out of control talk radio had become. "They said we've got to do something about this," Inhofe told a talk radio host....

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June 22, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (753)