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Keeping Africa on Washington's radar (www.boston.com)

JENDAYI FRAZER, the outgoing assistant secretary for African affairs, is one of the few people left in Washington who can praise the Bush administration and not be laughed out of town. The main reason... More

Tags: africa,washington,emergency aid,george w bush,barack obama,pepfar

Submitted 14 days ago by cdoherty on VetsForFreedom | 0 Comments |

AFL-CIO Ramps Up In Georgia Senate Runoff (tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

The AFL-CIO, which helped prove labor's organizing muscle with its formidable ground game in the battleground states, is now ramping up big time in the high-stakes Georgia runoff, putting in place an... More

Tags: tmc,talking points memo,tpm election central,georgia,gasen,georgia runoff,aflcio,saxby chambliss,unions,jim martin,republicans,democrats,george w bush

Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on GeorgiaRunoff | 0 Comments |

Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility (www.washingtonpost.com)

By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a "conditions-based" plan for... More

Tags: george w bush,iraq,iraq war,deadline,withdrawal,us forces,presidentelect barack obama

Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

THE BIGGEST BANK ROBBERY EVER (www.jimhightower.com) TMC

Maybe you – like most of the media and most Congress Critters – think that the Bushites’ bailout of their pals on Wall Street is limited to the sum that Congress approved: $700 billion. If... More

Tags: wall street,tmc,bank bailout,george w bush,congress,federal reserve,us taxpayers

Submitted 17 days ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |

HELP STOP MOUNTAINTOP MINING MADNESS (www.jimhightower.com) TMC

Industrial polluters are very skilled at perverting our language when they want to eliminate regulations that protect us and our environment from their rampant destruction. Rather than saying honestly... More

Tags: mountaintop mining,george w bush,tmc,mountaintop removal

Submitted 21 days ago by cdoherty on Sustain | 0 Comments |

Iaqis seek more 'withdrawal' talks; U.S. says they're over (www.mcclatchydc.com)

The United States delivered Thursday what it said was the final text of the controversial accord on the stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq, but Iraq said more talks are needed before the government can... More

Tags: us forces,iraq,withdrawal,government,us embassy,pentagon,george w bush

Submitted 27 days ago by cdoherty on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Iraq expects no hasty changes after election (www.militarytimes.com)

Barack Obama may say change is coming, but many Iraqis aren’t counting on an immediate shift in U.S. policy toward their country when the Democrat takes office as U.S. president. At the same... More

Tags: barack obama,iraqi officials,george w bush,hoshyar zebari

Submitted 29 days ago by cdoherty on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

US military is in big trouble (www.thetimes.co.za)

That the Bush presidency has placed an enormous strain on the nation’s armed forces is hardly news. Less frequently noted are the long-term consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan for the military —... More

Tags: united states,us military,george w bush,presidency,armed forces,iraq,afghanistan,wars,warriors,veterans,soldiers

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Where McCain's luck could run out (www.salon.com) TMC

John McCain has always been a gambler, so he must be looking forward to an election eve stop here in a couple of days. Even if the last-minute rush to the end of the campaign won't leave him much time... More

Tags: john mccain,george w bush,2008 presidential election,tmc,nevada,clark county

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Bush the Deregulator: A Final Push (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Lest the energy of this momentous election make you forget about the sitting President's catastrophic reign of error, the Washington Post reports that the White House is pushing through new federal... More

Tags: tmc,mother jones,deregulation,george w bush,white house,greenhouse gases,drinking water

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on Sustain | 0 Comments |

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