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George Bush Doesn't Care About Young People

The capacity for conservatives to practice their cruel brand of compassion has ceased to surprise. But President Bush's attempt to punish states trying to provide health coverage to uninsured kids is surprising for its political idiocy. States are trying to cover as...

The Decline of Big Coal

The dead and trapped Crandall Canyon miners are putting renewed attention on the massive number of safety violations by Big Coal, and the gallingly lax enforcement by the Bush Administration. But I also suspect that Robert Murray’s blustery, and ultimately...

SCHIP Update

More local blogs are keeping tabs on the Anti-Kid Caucus. Left In The West checks up on Montana's congressman: "Classic Dennis Rehberg! Now he can say he supported CHIP, while voting against it on technicalities, and, by the way, it's extremist ideology! A little...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

Shock of shocks, Karl Rove was able to disgrace three Sunday shows without being asked any question from the Weekend Watchdog. Most amateurishly, no one bothered to question Rove's stated reason for resigning, even though it is clear scandal pressures were rising....

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

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