Politics Rundown

DISCONTINUATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT TERROR REPORT RAISES EYEBROWS

Apr. 22, 2005 DISCONTINUATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT TERROR REPORT RAISES EYEBROWS. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., asked for an investigation this week after the State Department announced that after 19 years, it would no longer annually publish terrorist attack numbers, Reuters reported Thursday. The decision “denies the public access to information about the incidence of terrorism,” […]

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“One More Shot” Bill Kristol

General Kristol appeared on The Daily Show last night and Jon Stewart didn’t pull any punches, challenging every single delusional neocon talking point he tried to put forward. Video WMP | Video MOV Kristol’s other appearance on the show can be found here (16MB WMV)

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Few Iraqis Are Gaining U.S. Sanctuary – New York Times

Few Iraqis Are Gaining U.S. Sanctuary – New York Times: By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ROBERT F. WORTH BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 — With thousands of Iraqis desperately fleeing this country every day, advocates for refugees, and even some American officials, say there is an urgent need to allow more Iraqi refugees into the United States. Until […]

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Ephron Slams George Will

Writer Nora Ephron Slams George Will’s ‘Civility’ Column: Writer Nora Ephron Slams George Will’s ‘Civility’ ColumnBy E&P Staff Published: December 01, 2006 12:30 PM ET NEW YORK Columnist George Will has accused U.S. Sen.-Elect Jim Webb (D-Va.) of bad manners, which led to a strong blog response on the Huffington Post by writer Nora Ephron. […]

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