August 2007
Snow To Resign As White House Spokesman
August 31, 2007
Virginia Sen. Warner To Retire
August 31, 2007
Virginia’s
80 year old Sen. John Warner announced that he will
retire next year rather than seek re-election.
Craig Pressured To Resign Senate Seat
August 31, 2007
Update: Craig to announce plans Saturday.
Hillary Appears On Letterman Show
August 31, 2007
Democratic
presidential frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton appeared
on Late Night with David Letterman and joked about her
Top 10 Campaign Promises, but talked seriously about
Iraq and the campaign for the White House.
Fred Thompson To Run In '08
August 30, 2007
Katrina: Two Years Later
August 29, 2007
McCain Turns On Craig
August 29, 2007
Sen. John
McCain, a GOP presidential candidate, has called for
embattled GOP Sen. Larry Craig to resign after
revelations that Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct after being arrested in an airport bathroom.
Senator Craig Gives Up Four Senate Committee Seats
August 29, 2007
Craig
Quits Romney Campaign
August 28, 2007
Idaho GOP
Senator Larry Craig has resigned from his position
with Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign after being
arrested in a men’s room for soliciting sex from an
undercover police officer.
The
Romney campaign has accepted Craig's resignation and
removed video of Craig endorsing Romney from the
campaign website.
UPDATE:
Senator Larry Craig: I Am Not Gay, I
Have Never Been Gay
Johnson Returns To Public Eye
August 28, 2007
South
Dakota Senator Tim Johnson is making his first public
appearance after suffering a brain hemorrhage last
December. Johnson, a Democrat, has said he will seek
re-election in 2008.
GOP
Senator Craig Pleads Guilty After Lewd Conduct Arrest
August 27, 2007
Idaho
Senator Larry Craig has pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct after being arrested by an undercover police
officer investigating reports of lewd conduct in the
men’s restroom at the Minneapolis airport.
Gonzales
Gone!
August 27, 2007
Attorney
General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is
Gonzales’ likely replacement. Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd reacted
immediately:
"Mr. Gonzales' Justice Department became a political
wing of the Bush Administration and his resignation is
long overdue. I will only vote to confirm a nominee
for Attorney General who is truly independent and who
will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the
Constitution."
Afghan Opium Production Hits Record Levels
August 27, 2007
Obama Plans To Rebuild New Orleans
August 26, 2007
Democrats In Fight Over Florida Primary
August 26, 2007
The
national Democratic Party and the Florida state party
are at odds over the state primary, which Florida
Democrats claim must happen on January 29th.
The National party rules forbid any primary state
other than Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina
and Nevada from holding a presidential nominating
contest before February 5th.
No Sign Of Trapped Utah Miners
August 26, 2007
Senator
Warner: Bush Should Bring Troops Home
August 23, 2007
CIA Report On 9/11 Slams ex-Chief Tenet
August 22, 2007
An internal
CIA report completed over a year ago but just now
being released is highly critical of former CIA
director George Tenet for the CIA’s response to the
threat of international terrorism in the time leading
up to the 9/11 attacks. According to the report,
Tenet’s successor, former GOP Rep. Porter Goss,
rejected a recommendation that the CIA conduct an
investigation of Tenet and other top CIA officials
regarding their failure to act against al Qaida.
Bush Compares Iraq To
Vietnam
August 22, 2007
Romney Ad Attacks
Giuliani On Immigration
August 22, 2007
A new radio
ad from the Mitt Romney campaign hits fellow GOP
candidate Rudy Giuliani for ignoring immigration laws
while mayor of New York City.
Obama Addresses VFW
Convention
August 22, 2007
CA Dem Congressman Charged With Pushing Airline
Employee
August 20, 2007
Obama Presidency A Stretch For Voters
August, 21, 2007
Democratic Presidential
Debate Focuses On Obama, Hillary And Iraq
August 19, 2007
Thompson Teases At Iowa State Fair
August 17, 2007
Unannounced
GOP Presidential candidate Fred Thompson, an actor on
the television series Law & Order, appeared at the
Iowa State Fair today, promising he would be spending
a lot more time in Iowa without officially announcing
his candidacy.
Watch exclusive video here on BE-tv!
Peru Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 500
August 17, 2007
Peruvians
are searching for victims and survivors after an 8.0
magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation.
Obama In Iowa, Pledges
To Fight Lobbyists
August 17, 2007
In an
interview at the Iowa State Fair, Sen. Barack Obama
promised to reform a political system corrupted by
lobbyists and money.
Mine Collapse Kills
Three Rescue Workers In Utah
August 17, 2007
Workers
trying to rescue miners trapped after a Utah
coal mine collapse last week were devastated by a
second mine collapse which killed three of the rescue
workers.
Jenna Bush To Marry
Former Aide To Karl Rove
August 17, 2007
“Small Pawn” Jose
Padilla Convicted In Terrorism Trial
August 17, 2007
American
Food Prices On The Rise
August 15, 2007
Thompson Lobbied For Big
Government Programs
August 15, 2007
Despite
preparing to run for president as a small-government
conservative, while working as a lobbyist Thompson
advocated big government programs, making money at
taxpayers’ expense. One of those projects was an
experimental nuclear reactor in Tennessee which
then-Senator Howard Baker called unnecessary,
uneconomical, and unsafe. Thompson was a lobbyist for
two of the biggest contractors on the project. The
prime contractor, Stone & Webster, later put Thompson
on its board of directors and was a major source of
donations for Thompson’s 1994 Senate campaign.
Hastert To Retire From
Congress
August 15, 2007
Former
House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to announce
his retirement from Congress today. Hastert became
Speaker following the contentious term of Newt
Gingrich and after Gingrich’s anticipated successor,
Bob Livingston of Louisiana, resigned over the
revelation of an extramarital affair.
Democratic Presidential
Candidates Vow To Stabilize Housing Market
August 15, 2007
FOX’s “Right-Wing Daily
Show” Cancelled
August 15, 2007
FOX has
announced the cancellation of The Half Hour News
Hour, which had been promoted as the right-wing
version of Comedy Central’s popular The Daily Show,
hosted by Jon Stewart.
Massive Recall Of Tainted Toys
August 14, 2007
Mattel has
recalled hundreds of thousands of toys made in China
after it was revealed that the toys were made using
lead paint, which is banned in the United States. The
move comes just a week after toy-maker Fisher-Price
recalled almost a million toys because of lead paint
used by the Chinese manufacturer.
Cheney In 1994:
Occupying Iraq Will Be A Quagmire
August 14, 2007
Romney Hits Giuliani’s
Immigration Record
August 14, 2007
Iraq Suicide Bombings
Death Toll Soars To 175
August 14, 2007
Rove
Resigns
August 13, 2007
Top
presidential advisor Karl Rove has resigned, effective
August 31, 2007. Rove denies he was forced to quit.
Thompson May Quit
Presidential Race
August 13, 2007
Former
Wisconsin Governor and Cabinet member Tommy Thompson
may drop out of the 2008 presidential race after a
poor showing at the Iowa GOP Straw Poll. Thompson
placed sixth, behind maverick anti-war Republican Rep.
Ron Paul.
Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll
August 11, 2007
Former
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won today’s Iowa
straw poll with 31.5 percent of the vote, followed by
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with 18.1 percent and
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback with 15.3 percent.
Leading candidates Rudy Giuliani and Senator John
McCain did not attend after it became clear that
Romney would likely win.
Giuliani Backs Off 9/11
Claims
August 11, 2007
Former NY
mayor Rudy Giuliani was forced to backtrack after
claiming that
he was at
Ground Zero "as often, if not more, than most of the
workers."
Sarkozy’s Wife Snubs
Bush
August 11, 2007
The wife of
new French President Nicholas Sarkozy skipped a lunch
with President Bush and his family during a visit
designed to improve relations with Europe.
Space Shuttle Damaged
During Takeoff
August 11, 2007
Stocks Fall As Mortgage Market Scares Investors
August 10, 2007
Chinese Seafood On
American Plates Without Safety Testing
August 10, 2007
Bush Does Not Recall
When He Learned Of Tillman Cover-Up
August 10, 2007
Long Shot GOP
Candidates Bet On Iowa Straw Poll
August 10, 2007
Early Primaries Get Even Earlier
August 8, 2007
Early presidential primary states New Hampshire and
South Carolina are set to announce a plan to move
their contests to early January 2008, pressuring Iowa
to move its presidential caucus, now set for January
14th, to December 2007.
Nixon: Fred Thompson Dumb As Hell, But Friendly
August 7, 2007
Iraq Power Grid Near Collapse
August 7, 2007
Giuliani Refuses To
Answer Questions About Being a Pro-Choice Catholic
August 7, 2007
Clinton Wants Crackdown
On Mortgage Abuses
August 7, 2007
Romney
Counting On Iowa Straw Poll
August 6, 2007
Taliban Threatens To
Kill Korean Hostages
August 6, 2007
Bridge Disaster Raises
Questions About Aging Infrastructure
August 6, 2007
Bush Signs Law Expanding
Wiretapping
August 6, 2007
Giuliani’s Daughter
Supports Obama
August 6, 2007
California Bans Most Touch-Screen Voting Machines
August 5, 2007
Democratic
Candidates Debate At Blogging Convention
August 5, 2007
Leading Mortgage Lender
Closes Doors
August 5, 2007
Democratic Congress
Gives Bush Greater Surveillance Powers
August 5, 2007
Rove Refuses To Testify Before Congress
August 3, 2007
Congress Approves Ethics
Reform Bill
August 3, 2007
Romney Praises Terrorist
Group Hezbollah
August 3, 2007
Minneapolis Bridge Collapses
August 1, 2007
