June 2007
Congress
Seeks To Enforce White House Subpoenas
June 29, 2007
House
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has stated
he will seek to enforce the subpoenas issued last week
in connection with the investigation into abuses in
the Justice Department. The White House has rejected
these subpoenas claiming “executive privilege.”
Conyers has announced he will seek a Contempt of
Congress citation, saying "The President's response to
our subpoena shows an appalling disregard for the
right of the people to know what is going on in their
government.” Such a citation would likely result in a
court showdown similar to
United States v. Nixon in which the
supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Nixon’s
refusal to respond to subpoenas citing “executive
privilege” was illegal.
Did Cheney Kill 70,000
Salmon?
June 29, 2007
Former Reagan Official
Calls For Cheney’s Impeachment
June 29, 2007
Bruce Fein,
a former Justice Department official in the Regan
Administration is calling on Congress to impeach Vice
President Dick Cheney. According to Fein:
Cheney has dulled
political accountability and concocted theories for
evading the law and Constitution that would have
embarrassed King George III. The
most recent invention we know of is the
vice president's insistence that an executive order
governing the handling of classified information in
the executive branch does not reach his office because
he also serves as president of the Senate. In other
words, the vice president is a unique
legislative-executive creature standing above and
beyond the Constitution. The House judiciary committee
should commence an impeachment inquiry. As Alexander
Hamilton advised in the Federalist Papers, an
impeachable offense is a political crime against the
nation. Cheney's multiple crimes against the
Constitution clearly qualify.
London Police Foil Car
Bombing
June 29, 2007
Affirmative Action
Barely Survives Supreme Court Ruling
June 29, 2007
Dodd's Video Army
June 28, 2007
Democratic
presidential candidate Chris Dodd has announced a new
tactic in his attempt to end the Iraq War. Dodd has
introduced an amendment that would require a pullout
of U.S. troops from Iraq beginning in 30 days and is
urging supporters to ask their Senators and
Representatives their position on the Dodd amendment,
but with a twist. The Connecticut Democrat is
encouraging supporters to videotape the encounters and
post the videos on YouTube.
Senate Kills Immigration Compromise
June 28, 2007
White House Defies
Congressional Subpoenas In Prosecutor Firings
Investigation
June 28, 2007
Bald Eagle No Longer
Endangered
June 28, 2007
Gore Leads Democrats In
New Hampshire
June 28, 2007
Ron Paul Excluded From GOP Candidate Forum
June 27, 2007
Obama Brings In Big
Bucks With Small Donors
June 27, 2007
Ex-EPA Chief Quit Because Of Cheney
June 27, 2007
The former
head of the EPA Christie Todd Whitman has revealed
that she quit her post in the Bush administration over
disputes with Vice President Dick Cheney’s plans to
ease pollution restrictions on old power plants.
White House, Cheney's Office Subpoenaed For Papers In
Wiretapping Probe
June 27, 2007
Brown
Replaces Blair As British Prime Minister
June 27, 2007
Elizabeth Edwards Takes
On Ann Coulter
June 27, 2007
CIA Report Details Past
Domestic Spying
June 27, 2007
Immigration Compromise
Survives Senate Vote
June 27, 2007
Senior
GOP Senator: Iraq Is A Diversion
June 26, 2007
Indiana’s Richard Lugar, the top Republican on the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee has broken with
President Bush’s Iraq policy. "In my judgment, the
costs and risks of continuing down the current path
outweigh the potential benefits that might be
achieved," Lugar said in a speech on the Senate floor.
GOP Plan To Dump
Cheney
June 26, 2007
Public Approval Of
Iraq Policy Hits Record Low
June 26, 2007
The Newsweek Poll shows that only 23% of Americans
support President Bush’s Iraq policy.
Fred Thompson Defends
Past As Washington Lobbyist
June 26, 2007
Supreme Court
Decreases Student Speech Protection, Increases Right
Of Interest Groups To Advertise
June 26, 2007
Vote Planned On
Immigration Deal
June 25, 2007
US Automakers Fight Rise
In Fuel Economy Standards
June 25, 2007
Romney Says Religion
Off-Limits In Campaign
June 24, 2007
Giuliani Hired Ex-Priest Tied To Child Abuse Scandal
June 23, 2007
Dick
Cheney: Fourth Branch Of Government
June 23, 2007
Vice President Dick Cheney has quietly exempted his
office from compliance with regulations designed to
protect American government secrets. Cheney decided
the rules were inapplicable because of his belief that
the Office of the Vice-President is not “an entity
within the executive branch and therefore is not
required by the applicable Executive Order to report
on his handling of classified information.
"Vice President Cheney is
expanding the administration's policy on torture to
include tortured logic," according to Senate Majority
Whip Richard Durbin, Democrat from
Illinois.
Ex-EPA Chief Blasts Rudy
On 9/11 Cleanup Safety
June 23, 2007
Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency
Christie Todd Whitman claims Rudy Giuliani blocked her
efforts to have rescue and cleanup workers at the
World Trade Center site wear respirators to protect
them from deadly toxins released in the collapse of
the Twin Towers. Whitman, the former Republican
Governor of
New Jersey,
said she warned of the risks to Ground Zero workers on
a daily basis.
Energy Bill Promotes
Renewable Energy, Fuel Efficiency
June 23, 2007
Dodd Promotes National Service
June 22, 2007
Connecticut Senator and 2008 Democratic hopeful Chris
Dodd is unveiling an ambitious national service
program that would mandate community service as a
requirement for high school graduation.
Barrasso Named To Fill
Wyoming Senate Seat
June 22, 2007
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal has appointed Dr.
John Barrasso to fill the Senate seat left vacant by
the death of Sen. Craig Thomas. Freudenthal, a
Democrat, chose Barrasso, a Republican, pursuant to
state law which requires the seat remain in the hands
of the same political party in the event of a vacancy.
Pollster Says Bloomberg
Could Win White House
June 22, 2007
Lady Bird Johnson
Hospitalized
June 22, 2007
Romney Aide Investigated
For Impersonating State Trooper
June 22, 2007
Bush Hits All-Time Low - 26% Approval Rating
June 21, 2007
Bloomberg
Denies Planning Independent White House Bid
June 21, 2007
Military Discharging
More Arab Linguists Under For Being Gay
June 21, 2007
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell
Research Bill
June 21, 2007
Giuliani State Chairman Indicted On Cocaine Charges
June 20, 2007
South Carolina's
Treasurer Thomas Ravenel was indicted yesterday on
federal charges for distribution
of cocaine. Ravenel is also the chairman of GOP
presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani's
South Carolina campaign.
Bush
Vetoes Stem Cell Bill
June 20, 2007
NYC
Mayor Bloomberg
Quits GOP
June 19, 2007
Brownback
Apologizes For Mormon Bashing
June 18, 2007
Kansas
Senator Sam Brownback has apologized to fellow GOP
presidential candidate Mitt Romney for an email sent
by an aide that suggests "the LDS Jesus is not the
same Jesus of the Christian faith" and
"[t]he LDS church has never
been accepted by the Christian Council of Churches."
The incident underscores
continuing questions about Romney’s religion.
General Forced Out For
Investigating Abu Ghraib Torture
June 18, 2007
Major
General Antonio M. Taguba was selected to investigate
the torture of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in
Iraq. After filing his report, Taguba felt “mocked
and shunned” by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and
was forced into early retirement. According to Taguba,
Rumsfeld misled Congress when Rumsfeld denied knowing
details of the abuses at the Iraq prison.
Some Feminists Say
Hillary Too Masculine
June 18, 2007
Justice Department
Expands Investigation Of Stevens
June 18, 2007
Federal
prosecutors are expanding their investigation of
Senator Ted Stevens. As part of their investigation
into corruption and bribery involving Alaska state
politicians and contractors, the Justice Department is
looking into a home remodeling project at Stevens’
Alaska home overseen by one of the contractors at the
heart of the corruption case.
Democrats Want
Investigation Of 2004 Vote Suppression
June 18, 2007
Obama: Campaign Memo
Attacking Clinton Was “Dumb Mistake”
June 18, 2007
Sen. Webb Talks About Fathers’ Day
June 17, 2007
Firefighters Says
Giuliani Exaggerates 9/11 Role
June 17, 2007
South Carolina Poll Puts
Obama And Thompson On Top
June 17, 2007
60% Of Baghdad Not
Secure
June 17, 2007
Clinton
Promotes Stem Cell Research
June 15, 2007
Another Justice Department Aide Resigns
June 15, 2007
Is Romney The New Front
Runner?
June 15, 2007
Connecticut Dem Chairman
Asks Lieberman To Quit
June 15, 2007
Move To Recall LA Sheriff After Paris Hilton Fiasco
June 14, 2007
Giuliani Hits Bush On Leadership
June 14, 2007
GOP
presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani criticized
President Bush today by declaring “"What
we're lacking is strong, aggressive, bold leadership
like we had with Ronald Reagan."
Immigration Deal Gets
Second Chance
June 14, 2007
President Bush and key Senators have reached an
agreement to try to bring the immigration compromise
deal up for another vote.
Bush Picks Corporate
Lobbyist As New White House Counselor
June 14, 2007
The new
White House counselor is Ed Gillespie, former head of
the GOP and professional lobbyist.
Space Station Computers
Fail
June 14, 2007
Key Weather Satellite
Going Down
June 14, 2007
Judge
Rules Libby Must Report To Prison During Appeal
June 14, 2007
Gun Battle For Control Of Palestinian Territory
June 14, 2007
Giuliani’s Third Wife
Maintaining Low Profile
June 14, 2007
Harriet Miers Subpoenaed Over Prosecutor Firings
June 13, 2007
Congress
has sent a subpoena to former White House counsel
Harriet Miers as part of the investigation into the
Justice Department’s firing of federal prosecutors in
order to create vacancies for political allies of the
President. Miers was briefly President Bush’s nominee
to the Supreme Court but withdrew her name after
conservative groups began opposing her nomination.
GOP Fears More “Macaca
Moments”
June 13, 2007
Bush Dragging Down GOP
Fundraising
June 13, 2007
Baptists Dispute Humans
Causing Climate Change
June 13, 2007
Senators Pushing
Renewable Energy Plan
June 13, 2007
McCain
Braces For Bad Fundraising Numbers
June 12, 2007
Fred Thompson Surging In
GOP Polls
June 12, 2007
Bush: Immigration
Reform Not Dead
June 12, 2007
Senate GOP Seat Up For Grabs
June 11, 2007
The Wyoming
GOP has announced that any registered Republican in
Wyoming can apply to be the next senator from “The
Equality State.”
Court:
Bush’s Treatment Of “Enemy Combatant” Violates
Constitution
June 11, 2007
In a blow
to the Bush administration’s claim of vast powers in
the “war on terror,” the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals has ruled that the Bush administration cannot
detain a legal U.S. resident indefinitely despite
labeling him an “enemy combatant.” The case involves
Ali al-Marri, a legal U.S. resident, who was arrested
at his home in Peoria, Illinois in December 2001 and
has been detained since then, without charges, in
solitary confinement at a Navy facility. The Court
stated that permitting the indefinite detention of
civilians held without the right to contest their
imprisonment would have “disastrous consequences for
the constitution and the country.” The Court also
ruled that al-Marri must be released from military
detention.
Senate “No-Confidence” Vote on Gonzales Set For Today
June 11, 2007
Democrats Reach
Compromise With NRA Over Background Checks
June 11, 2007
Lieberman Backs Attack
On Iran
June 11, 2007
Cabinet Secretary Tries
To Schedule Meeting With Dead Senator
June 11, 2007
Giuliani Hires Convict To Run Pennsylvania Campaign
June 8, 2007
Former
prosecutor Rudy Giuliani has hired Robert Asher to run
his presidential campaign in Pennsylvania. Asher was
convicted in 1986 of a bribery scheme involving no-bid
contracts and political payoffs. Asher's co-defendant
was R. Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania
state treasurer who committed suicide by shooting
himself during a press conference.
Joint Chiefs Chairman
Replaced
June 8, 2007
By Rob @ 9:40 a.m. MSNBC
is reporting that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will
replace General Peter Pace with Admiral Michael G.
Mullen as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. MSNBC
briefly broke away from their coverage of the Paris
Hilton disaster in order to cover this minor
war-related story.
Watch it here
on BE-TV!
Alaska
Senator Stevens Hires Lawyers In Corruption Probe
June 7, 2007
Ted “internet
tubes” Stevens, Alaska’s senior senator, has retained
legal counsel to advise him as the FBI continues to
investigate bribes paid to state lawmakers,
including Stevens’ son,
Ben Stevens, the former president of the
Alaska state Senate. Ben has made a history of
“consulting” for businesses that benefited
from Ted’s ability to direct federal money into
Alaska.
House GOP Blocks Ban On
Human Cloning
June 7, 2007
Republicans For Obama?
June 7, 2007
Brawl In The Alabama
State Senate
June 7, 2007
Immigration Deal
Stalls Over Guest Worker Program
June 7, 2007
McCain To Skip Iowa
Straw Poll
June 7, 2007
Following Rudy
Giuliani’s lead, John McCain has announced that he
will skip the Iowa straw poll as well. The Romney
campaign claimed victory, saying, in part, "it looks
as if we just beat those campaigns in Iowa two months
earlier than we had planned on beating them."
New Passport Rules
Frustrating Americans Traveling To Canada, Mexico
June 7, 2007
Edwards: Giuliani
Acting Like “Bush On Steroids”
June 7, 2007
Turkish Troops Enter Iraq
June 6, 2007
Several
thousand Turkish troops have crossed the border with
Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish guerillas that Turkey
claims operate out of bases in northern Iraq.
“Deranged” German
Charges Pope-Mobile
June 6, 2007
Lightning Strikes GOP
Debate
June 6, 2007
There were
fireworks inside and outside the GOP Presidential
debate, as the ten candidates tried to break out of
the pack and
separate themselves from the unpopular President Bush. The
best moment may have been when a lightning bolt
temporarily knocked out Rudy Giuliani’s microphone as
he was responding to a Catholic Bishop’s criticism of
his pro-choice position on abortion. Apparently God
wasn’t interested in Rudy’s explanation.
Senate Mourns Wyoming’s
Craig Thomas
June 6, 2007
Giuliani Will Skip Iowa
Straw Poll
June 6, 2007
GOP
hopeful Rudy Giuliani will skip the Iowa Straw Poll, a
major fundraising event held by the Iowa GOP and
considered a significant indicator of support among
GOP activists in the state that holds the first
presidential contest of 2008.
House Open Ethics
Investigation Of Jefferson
June 6, 2007
The House
of Representatives Ethics Committee opened an
expedited investigation of indicted Rep. William
Jefferson after the Louisiana Democrat was indicted on
corruption and bribery charges. Jefferson stepped
down from his position on the Small Business Committee
after Democrats moved to remove him from the committee
the after the indictment.
GOP Double Standard
On Expelling House Members
June 5, 2007
By Rob @ 3:45
p.m.
The House
Republicans are moving to have Rep. William Jefferson,
a Louisiana Democrat, expelled from the House of
Representatives one day after he was indicted on
bribery and money laundering charges. Under the GOP
majority, Ohio Republican Bob Ney was permitted to
remain in the House until after he was
convicted of bribery and corruption charges related to
super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
GOP House Leader John Boehner is
spearheading the effort to force Jefferson
out, but he was
singing a different tune on Fox News last fall when it
came to Ney:
WALLACE:
On this same subject, this week Congressman Bob Ney,
one of your Republican colleagues in the House,
agreed to plead guilty to influence-peddling. Now,
he has stepped down as chairman; he’s still a member
of Congress.
This is a
man who is basically admitting that he sold his
vote. Should he spend another day in the House?
BOEHNER:
Bob Ney clearly admitted to making some big
mistakes. And he’s going to pay dearly for the
mistakes that he’s admitted to.
But he’s
also checked himself in for alcohol abuse. And right
now my prayers are with him and his family. It’s a
sad day for the Congress and a sad day for Bob Ney.
WALLACE:
Should he resign from the House?
BOEHNER:
That’s a decision that he and his family are going
to have to make.
OPEC Threatens Higher
Gas Prices If US Pursues Biofuels
June 5, 2007
Senator Lynne Cheney?
June 5, 2007
Rumors and
speculation on whether Wyoming’s favorite daughter,
Lynne Cheney, wife of the Vice President, former
Cabinet Secretary, will be appointed to fill the term
of the late Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas.
Libby
Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison, Fined $250,000
June 5, 2007
Lewis
“Scooter” Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison
and fined $250,000 for obstructing special prosecutor
Patrick Fitzgerald’s investigation into the leak of
the identity of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame.
Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas Loses Fight With Leukemia
June 4, 2007
Dem Rep. William Jefferson Indicted For Bribery
June 4, 2007
Charges Dismissed In Gitmo Trial Of Canadian Citizen
June 4, 2007
China: Economic
Development Before Environmental Concerns
June 4, 2007
Thompson Fights “Lazy”
Image
June 4, 2007
Military Tries To Revoke Honorable Discharge Of
Anti-War Vet
June 3, 2007
Novak: Ethically
Challenged GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis To Retire
June 3, 2007
Gingrich Blasts Bush
Administration For “Incompetence”
June 3, 2007
Thompson
Senate Tenure Under Scrutiny
June 2, 2007
As Fred
Thompson inches towards a presidential bid, his eight
year tenure in the Senate is coming under scrutiny.
"The consensus seemed to be that he didn't like to
work real hard, but was good to have on your team,"
said a Senate Republican aide.
According to one veteran
lobbyist, "He was viewed as a lazy son of gun who
would say at two in the afternoon, 'I'm done.' “
FDA Warns Of Tainted
Toothpaste From China
June 2, 2007
Scooter Libby To Be
Sentenced This Week
June 2, 2007
Lewis
“Scooter” Libby, former Chief of Staff to
Vice-President Dick Cheney will be sentenced Tuesday
following his conviction for lying under oath and
obstructing the investigation into the leak of the
identity of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has asked for a three
year sentence.
Obama Pledges To Restore Environmental Regulations
June 1, 2007
Reagan Speechwriter:
Bush Destroyed The Conservative Coalition
June 1, 2007e4
Romney Attacks Clinton
Health Care Plan
June 1, 2007
Longest Serving Bush
Aide Resigns
June 1, 2007
Clinton Pushes
"Innovation Agenda" To Silicon Valley Execs
June 1, 2007
