One Thousand Reasons

If You Must Impeach, Please Do It Politely

Molly K. Hooper — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:36:31 -0400

Source: CQ Politics Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich may have to hold his tongue when he argues in favor of impeaching President Bush on Friday morning. The Ohio Democrat, like every other witness scheduled to testify before the Judiciary Committee, has been put on notice by the committee�s Democratic staff....

Some Reality, Please

EDITORIAL — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:33:44 -0400

Source: New York Times If the Senate could summon some wisdom, it would interrupt its mud wrestling over partisan placebos for the gas crisis long enough to debate something real: emergency help for the nation�s poorest families who face skyrocketing home heating costs this winter....

McCain's blind spot on Iraq, Vietnam

Ellen Goodman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:31:53 -0400

Source: Boston Globe IS IT ANY wonder that John McCain was feeling a tad neglected? There was Barack Obama on a nine-day trip through eight countries with three network anchors, and all John got was a lousy T-shirt. Or to be more exact, all he got was a ride in George H.W. Bush's golf cart and a rejection slip from a New York Times op-ed editor....

Making His Own Luck

Eugene Robinson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:30:37 -0400

Source: Washington Post It was as if the fates had conspired to give Barack Obama the kind of foreign affairs photo op that a campaign manager would see only in his wildest dreams. Damp, gray Berlin was alive with bright sunshine. A crowd that police estimated at more than 200,000 filled the heart of the city. They cheered not only when Obama talked about global warming or called for a world without nuclear weapons but also when he spoke of the fight against terrorism and the need for Europe to remain engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq....

Civilian Airstrike Deaths Probed

Candace Rondeaux — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:29:18 -0400

Source: Washington Post KABUL -- U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month....

State Department Inspector to Investigate Texas Oil Company�s Deal in Kurdistan

RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:28:18 -0400

Source: New York Times BAGHDAD � The State Department�s internal watchdog division will investigate allegations that department officials did nothing to prevent a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush from concluding an oil deal with the Kurdistan regional government that undermined both American policy and the Iraqi central government....

New Zealand college students offer reward for arrest of Rice

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:27:26 -0400

Source: USA Today WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) � New Zealand students protesting the Iraq war offered a reward to anyone who carries out a citizen's arrest of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the country Friday....

Hey, Obama: There�s Bratwurst in Ohio, Too (but No Cheering Masses)

ELISABETH BUMILLER — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:26:18 -0400

Source: New York Times COLUMBUS, Ohio � Senator John McCain�s presidential campaign recovered from a near-death experience almost exactly a year ago, and political candidates stumble in and out of troughs all the time. But it is safe to say that Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is not having a spectacular week....

Documents Laid Out Interrogation Procedures

SCOTT SHANE — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:25:12 -0400

Source: New York Times WASHINGTON � When Central Intelligence Agency interrogators used waterboarding and other harsh techniques on Qaeda suspects, agency rules required detailed records of each method used, its duration and the names of everyone present, according to one of three heavily redacted government documents made public on Thursday....

'Imperial presidency' hearing to feature 13 witnesses

Nick Juliano — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:23:19 -0400

Source: Raw Story The House Judiciary Committee has released a witness list for its hearing to examine "the imperial presidency" of George W. Bush....

An Opening for the Constitution

JOHN NICHOLS — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:21:34 -0400

Source: The Nation Thirty-four years ago this month, when the House Judiciary Committee was considering strategies for holding a lawbreaking president to account, the most determined advocate for impeachment on the committee was a relatively junior member, 45-year-old Michigan Congressman John Conyers....