New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras
February 18, 2007

Dead Man Sits In Front Of TV For A Year
February 18, 2007



Britney Goes Nuts?
February 17, 2007

Bush Forcing Out Experienced US Attorneys, Replacing With Political Cronies
February 17, 2007

GOP Filibuster Stops Senate Resolution On Iraq
February 17, 2007

Former Dem Sen. Breaux Considering Louisiana Governor Race
February 17, 2007
With Governor Kathleen Blanco doing poorly in the polls, former Louisiana Senator John Breaux is seriously considering jumping into the race.  Trailing GOP front-runner Bobby Jindal, the man she beat in 2003, Blanco may step aside for the respected and popular Breaux.

2008 Race Breaking New Ground
February 17, 2007
According to The Christian Science Monitor "the 2008 presidential field presents a veritable cornucopia of potential firsts -- a woman, an African-American, a Hispanic, a Mormon, and, representing the attribute perhaps most sensitive for discussion, a top contender who would be the oldest person ever to assume the American presidency."  Really?  Is age the most sensitive topic in America?

Italy Orders CIA Agents Tried For Kidnapping Terror Suspect
February 17, 2007
An Italian judge has ordered 26 Americans believed to work for the CIA to stand trial for kidnapping a man off a Milan street in 2003.  The victim claims he was taken to an air base near Venice, flown to Germany and then to Egypt, where he was held and tortured for four years.  He was set free earlier this week by an Egyptian court that called his detention "unfounded."

Dodd Quietly Raising Big Bucks In White House Bid
February 17, 2007

House Rejects Bush Troop Increase In Symbolic Vote
February 16, 2007

Scottsdale Schools Shut Down After Batman Sighting
February 15, 2007

Google Bows To Chinese Censorship
February 15, 2007

Gore Announces Concerts To Raise Global Warming Awareness
February 15, 2007

Eleven GOP Congressmen Reject Bush Troop Surge
February 15, 2007

FBI Investigating Nevada Governor For Bribery
February 15, 2007

Al Franken To Run For Senate
February 14, 2007
Comedian and political commentator Al Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.

Former Bush CIA Official Indicted For Taking Bribes
February 14, 2007

Scalia's Daughter Arrested For DUI, Child Endangerment
February 14, 2007

Anti-US Cleric Flees Baghdad For Iran
February 14, 2007

Giuliani Worried About His "Weirdness Factor"
February 13, 2007

North Korea Nuke Deal In the Works
February 13, 2007
GOP splits over North Korea negotiations as Condoleezza Rice welcomes breakthrough but former UN Ambassador John Bolton calls the agreement fundamentally flawed.

Australian Leader Attacks Obama
February 13, 2007
Barely a day into his presidential campaign, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was attacked by a Bush ally from another hemisphere, Australian Prime Minister John Howard. The Aussie leader declared Obama the terrorists' favorite candidate. Obama noted that Australia has only 1400 troops in Iraq and challenged Howard to send another 20,000 Australian troops to match his rhetoric. No word on when the Australian "surge" might begin.

Romney To Announce Candidacy At Henry Ford Museum
February 12, 2007
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is set to officially declare his candidacy for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination at a museum dedicated to automobile pioneer Henry Ford.  Jewish groups are protesting due to Ford's history of anti-Semitism.

Washington Post Reporter Learned About Plame From Ari Fleisher
February 12, 2006

Obama Uses Lincoln Site To Launch Presidential Campaign
February 11, 2007
Yesterday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama launched his presidential campaign with a speech before the Old State Capitol in Springfield, where Abraham Lincoln served eight years in the state legislature.  Across the street is Lincoln’s old law office and just a few blocks away tourists walk through Lincoln’s home.  Everywhere, the comparisons between the two tall, prairie politicians were inescapable.

Putin Says US Making World Unstable
February 11, 2007
Back in 2003, President Bush returned from his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and pronounced him straightforward and trustworthy.  “I looked the man in the eye.  I was able to get a sense of his soul”  Bush said.   But now Putin accuses the US of pursuing an illegitimate foreign policy, forcing other countries to develop a nuclear deterrent and making the world less stable.

Giuliani “Not Sure” If He Announced Presidential Candidacy
February 11, 2007
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani spoke to the California GOP yesterday about “the kind of president I will want to be.”  He ended the speech saying: "You get to decide who that leader is going to be. I wish you would decide on me."  But afterwards, asked when he would announce his candidacy, Giuliani responded:  "If you go back to my speech, I think I may have. I'm not sure."

McCain Blames Afghanistan Problems On NATO
February 11, 2007
Senator McCain came to the Bush Administration’s defense again Saturday, blaming the failure to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan on NATO rather than on Bush’s diversion of military assets from Afghanistan to the Iraq war effort.

Bush Proposes Cuts To PBS Budget, Increase In War Propaganda Spending
February 11, 2007

Rove In Hot Water Over Immigration Comments
February 11, 2007
White House guru Karl Rove explained the Bush’s guest worker program and immigration policy on Thursday by saying, "I don't want my 17-year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds in Las Vegas."

Pelosi Airplane Complaints Payback For Five-Day Workweek
February 11, 2007
The GOP attacks on Speaker Pelosi’s request for a plane that could travel cross-country without stopping to refuel are payback

Bush's Uncle Linked To Options Lawsuit
February 9, 2007

Head Of Cartoon Network Resigns
February 9, 2007

Defense Report Says Pentagon Manipulated Pre-War Intelligence 
February 9, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith Dies Suddenly
February 8, 2007

Prosecution Rests In Scooter Libby Trial
February 8, 2007

Bush Purging Federal Prosecutors
February 8, 2007

Seven Rebel GOP Senators Demand Debate On Iraq
February 8, 2007

Senate Confirms Casey As Army Chief Of Staff
February 8, 2007 

GOP Congressman Threatens Bush With Impeachment Over Jailed Border Patrol Agents
February 8, 2007

Clinton Leads Giuliani In New York
February 7. 2007

Texas Gov Orders New Vaccine for Girls
February 7. 2007

Chinese Seeking Greater Influence In Africa
February 7. 2007

2008: The Billion Dollar Election
February 7. 2007

Russert Rebuts Libby Testimony
February 7, 2007

GOP Stops Senate From Debating War Escalation
February 6, 2007

Lieberman Proposes Tax To Pay For War
February 6, 2007

Rev. Ted Says He's Cured
February 6, 2007

SF Mayor Seeks Treatment For Drinking Problem After Affair With Aide Rocks City Hall
February 6, 2007

Taliban Plans New Offensive In Afghanistan
February 5, 2006

McCain, Clinton Early Favorites In Oklahoma
February 5, 2006

McCain Hires Politicos He Once Slammed As "Dishonest And Dishonorable"
February 4, 2007

Giuliani:  "A Real Good Chance" I'm Running For President
February 4, 2007

New Hampshire Polls Put McCain and Clinton In The Lead
February 3, 2007

Bush Wants Another $100 Billion For War Costs
February 2, 2007

GOP Senate Leadership To Filibuster Iraq Resolution
February 2, 2007

Obama Announcement Expected Feb. 10th
February 2, 2007

McCain Donors Include Financier Of Swift Boat Attacks
February 2, 2007

Giuliani Courting Arnold and California GOP
February 2, 2007

Biden Campaign Stumbles Over Obama Comments
February 1, 2007

Iran Remains Defiant On Nukes
February 1, 2007

SF Mayor Admits Affair With Aide
February 1, 2007

Al Gore Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
February 1, 2007

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