Nuclear Energy

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced they they are going to build several nuclear power plants. He said the program will be "transparent" and open to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). (LA Times) If you recall, this is exactly what Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, but Bush wouldn't buy it. (CNN) Well,... Read More

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Free Video News Regarding Michael Moore's Sicko

Do you like Michael Moore? If you are an average American, one who is just working hard, struggling to pay bills and hoping they do not get sick, then you do like Michael Moore. It is the people who are very rich, and therefore not worried about health care expenses, or the poor (and even illegal aliens) that get free government health care, who... Read More with Video

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John "Pat" Philbin

This is the guy who was the Director of Public Affairs responsible for FEMA's fake news conference last week. The White House chastised him (LA Times); Michael Chertoff was furious. (Chicago Tribune) What's going to happen to Pat? Fired? Nope. In the tradition of the Bush administration, he's getting promoted. He's going to become the Director of... Read More
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Enemy Combatants

An unnamed American military lawyer, an Army major who has taken part in 49 "Combatant Status Review Panels" (the official name of the secret Gitmo tribunals used to determine whether a detainee is an "enemy combatant") has turned whistleblower. He joins 2 other whistleblowers, Army Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, a 26-year veteran in U.S. military... Read More
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US Government News- Always Compare and Contrast Sources

US Government NewsA US government news report today on the ABC internet site has some supposedly positive information from Condoleezza Rice. Ms. Rice has just finished a nine-day tour of the Middle East. She claims to be optimistic about the talks she had during the tour, despite palpable friction between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Her words sound very... Read More with Video

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Airport Security

I hate flying. I just took a short trip and, standing in line in my stocking feet while removing clothing and placing everything in those little gray containers, I couldn’t help but look at the machines and all the money being spent and I had to wonder just how safe all of this was making us. While passengers are screened heavily and passenger... Read More

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Protect America Act Extension

Protect America ActIt looks like Congress is going to extend the new wiretapping law, the Protect America Act, that they passed in August and which will expire early in 2008. Even though they said they were pressured to expand Bush's powers and vowed to roll them back, it looks like they're giving in to the fear that they'll look "soft on terrorism" and are going to... Read More

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Government News Article Says Aid To Israel Will Be Paid In Euros

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In a recent government news article, Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice acknowledged communication from Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Levni, which requests that all foreign aid payments and loans from the United States be made in Euros rather than in Dollars.

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Latest Government News Article Shows Bush Bad For Children's Health

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One of the latest government news articles talks about the President's latest blunder which is his veto of the Children's Health Bill, which would have provided health care for all American children who's family's cannot afford it. He said it was just too expensive at 35 billion dollars or the cost of around 7 months of the Iraq war at current... Read More
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Torture by Secret Opinion

We all suspected it, but now it's confirmed. Bush has officially thumbed his nose at Congress and the American people. Several years ago, while the whole country was debating the use of torture, the majority of American people were against the use of torture, and Bush was saying we don't torture people, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was issuing... Read More
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