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Sean Penn Praised by Venezuela’s Chavez

By IAN JAMES, Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela -Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised Sean Penn for his critical stance against the war in Iraq, saying the two chatted by phone and soon plan to meet in person. Chavez said Penn traveled to Venezuela this week wanting to learn more about the situation in the […]

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Rove refuses to testify on role in prosecutor firings

Nick JulianoRAW STORY White House senior adviser Karl Rove has rebuked a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena and will not appear Thursday to testify about his role in the firing of nine US Attorneys, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said late Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary chairman chided the White House for allowing Rove to give public speeches […]

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Panel Queries Rumsfeld on Tillman Battle Death

Panel Queries Rumsfeld on Tillman Battle Death By PAUL von ZIELBAUER NY TIMES  WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 — With Donald H. Rumsfeld seated at the witness table, the chairman of a House committee investigating the bungled aftermath of the friendly fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman told a packed Capitol Hill hearing room Wednesday that the […]

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KARL ROVE SUBPOENED

Senate Committee Issues Subpoenas to Rove and Deputy Josh Marshall’s TPM Mucraker By Paul Kiel – July 26, 2007, 12:56 PM Finally, the big one. The Senate Judiciary Committee issued two more subpoenas as part of the U.S. attorney firings investigation today: one for Karl Rove and the other for his deputy, Scott Jennings. Senate […]

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KOS MAKES FREEPERS, O’REILLY LOOK LIKE LITTLE GIRLS

WIRED’S WRAP: Annual lefty bloggers conference to be featured on Fox News Show Tonight, Again By Sarah Lai Stirland August 01, 2007 | 6:48:04 PMCategories: Election ’08   So there’s been a raging rhetorical fight over political hate speech on the Internet recently between the left-leaning DailyKos and Fox’s conservative talk show host Bill O’Reilly. Following […]

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