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Iraq Enablers In The Crosshairs
A coalition of activists leading the opposition to the war in Iraq is refusing to give an inch to President Bush, who today unleashed more venom at Democrats for doing what a majority of voters want: a responsible withdrawal from Iraq. One member of that coalition,...
"You look at the number of lobbyists — we are up against an army."
On Sunday, the Center for Public Integrity released a new report finding the pharmaceutical lobby flooded Washington with $155 million from January 2005 to June 2006, employing a stunning 1,100 lobbyists. One public health advocate rightly said, "we are up against an...
Iraq Enablers In The Crosshairs
A coalition of activists leading the opposition to the war in Iraq is refusing to give an inch to President Bush, who today unleashed more venom at Democrats for doing what a majority of voters want: a responsible withdrawal from Iraq. One member of that coalition,...
There Oughta Be a Law
In the wake of yesterday's important Supreme Court ruling on climate change, we can't forget that the global warming deniers still have friends in the White House. Remember that last year, the Supreme Court told the White House to respect the Geneva Conventions. The...
Bush: Too Many Kids With Health Insurance
Since President Bush has made it clear he will not sign any universal health insurance plan into law, the short-term goal of congressional leaders is to get coverage to more of the 8-9 million children uninsured in America. But Mr. Compassionate Conservative will...
Kennedy Swings, Roberts Strikes Out, Bush Loses, Earth Wins
President Bush's Environmental Protection Agency claimed that, despite the Clean Air Act, it didn't have the authority to combat the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. And even it did, it didn't feel like it. Bush's Supreme Court justices John Roberts and Sam...
Bush Loses, Earth Wins
Presidemt Bush's Environmental Protection Agency claimed that, despite the Clean Air Act, it didn't have the authority to combat the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. And even it did, it didn't feel like it. Bush's Supreme Court justices John Roberts...
Bush Loses, Earth Wins
Presidemt Bush's Environmental Protection Agency claimed that, despite the Clean Air Act, it didn't have the authority to combat the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. And even it did, it didn't feel like it. Bush's Supreme Court justices John Roberts...
Weekend Watchdog Wrap-up
On Friday, we introduced "Weekend Watchdogs," raising the questions the Sunday talk show hosts should ask their scheduled guests. So, how'd they do? On NBC's Meet The Press, host Tim Russert did not ask Sen. Orrin Hatch how he could say there is "no evidence" of...
Introducing "Weekend Watchdogs"
Do you ever find yourself watching the Sunday morning talk shows, tearing your hair out because the host isn't asking the most pertinent questions? Let's see what we can do about that. Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, Common Sense will post suggested...
