Archive for March, 2008

Defying Bush, House Dems Pass a FISA Bill - Sans Immunity

WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptDefying Bush, House Dems Pass a FISA Bill - Sans Immunity Unlike the FISA bill that is favored by the Senate
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France isn’t the only one pushing nuclear power

WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFrance isn’t the only one pushing nuclear power Fri, 03/14/2008 - 6:00pm KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images Nicolas Sarkozy has been raising quite a few eyebrows since he assumed the presidency, not least by leveraging French civilian nuclear expertise to gain diplomatic [...]

Spitzer–Mortgage Industry Connection

FP Passport | blogging on global news, politics, economics, and ideas wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Photo: Getty Images Amid all the vengeful glee on Wall Street, the Ashleymania, and the coverage that has accompanied Spitzer’s fall, one aspect of the story has been underexplored, according to journalist [...]

Welcome Home: the journeys of David Mamet and George McGovern.

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA few days ago this blog discussed the new George McGovern — the former far Leftist who now saw government as too obtrusive and invasive. Many people took this as some sort of major conversion. And while I applaud Mr. [...]

The House Passes the FISA Bill Without Telecom Immunity, so the Senate Can Add It Back In

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe House and the Senate are still playing their little games. The House passed a FISA bill, sent to the Senate, the Senate added telecom immunity into the bill, passed it with 19 Democrats making it a fully [...]

Memo to Voters: None of the Candidates Will Lower Your Gas Prices; A Glance At Clinton’s “Plan”

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt One of the oddities of current elective politics is not who the media covers, or in what tone they cover them, but rather the insipid approach to issues most people find important. For instance, gas prices. Andrew Leonard wrote [...]

The Way Prosecutorial Power Is Wielded

Donklephant wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt by Turkana At Harper’s, Scott Horton explains his continuing suspicions about the Eliot Spitzer investigation. This should not be misconstrued, and he makes that clear: Most people view the issues surrounding the Spitzer resignation as some sort of binary process. Either [...]

Jabidah Massacre Recalled

wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptJabidah Massacre Recalled by karlom87 on March 15, 2008 Recalling the “Jabidah massacre” that ignited four decades of conflict in Mindanao, a handful of Cebuanos showed support for some 100 young advocates who passed by Cebu in the third day [...]

TowleTech V.96

The Left Coaster wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt In this week’s tech news, Jon Barrett looks at architecture that’s not lazy, net acquisitions based on the Spitzer scandal, a new tool for back shavers, checking out the universe online, and the most anticipated video game of the year [...]

Sierra Club endorses Jeff Merkley for US SEnate

Darren Barefoot - Vancouver Technologist, Writer, Raconteur, Miscellanist wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt By Ivan Maluski of Portland, Oregon. Ivan is the Conservation Coordinator for the Oregon Chapter Sierra Club. Today, the Oregon Chapter Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jeff Merkley for US Senate. With roughly 24,000 [...]