October 2007
Mukasey
Taking Heat Over Torture
October 31, 2007
Opposition to President Bush’s nomination of Michael
Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney
General is growing following Mukasey's refusal to
repudiate “waterboarding” as an illegal form of
torture.
Washington GOP Legislator In Sex Scandal
October 31, 2007
According to a police report, Washington State
Representative Richard Curtis has admitted to having
sex with a man he met at an adult video store. The
26-year old waiter who met with Curtis allegedly tried
to blackmail Curtis, a conservative Republican.
Clinton On Defensive In Philadelphia Debate
October 31, 2007
State Department Tried To Give Blackwater Immunity
October 30, 2007
Under the
leadership of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the
State Department has tried to offer immunity from
prosecution to Blackwater security guards involved in
the shooting of Iraqi civilians.
Attorney General Nominee: Waterboarding May Not Be
Torture
October 30, 2007
Democrat Has Big Lead In Virginia Senate Race
October 30, 2007
Iowa Poll Puts Clinton, Obama In Virtual Tie
October 29, 2007
The
University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today shows
New York Senator Hillary Clinton has the support of
28.9 percent of Iowa Democrats while Illinois Senator
Barack Obama garners support from 26.6 percent, a
difference that is within the poll’s margin or error.
The same poll shows former Vice-Presidential candidate
John Edwards fading to 20 percent, a six point drop
from August. Among Republicans, former Massachusetts
Governor Mitt Romney leads with 36.2 percent, with
former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani a distant second
at 13.1 percent, followed closely by a surging Mike
Huckabee, the former Governor of Arkansas.
Bush Set For Second Veto Of Children’s Healthcare
Insurance
October 29, 2007
Early Iowa Caucus Date Hurts Young Voters
October 29, 2007
The January
3rd date for the Iowa caucus is likely to
reduce participation by college students, who may
still be on winter break when the first presidential
contest happens.
Obama Says Clinton Of “Ducking” Social Security Issue
October 29, 2007
Feds Investigating Lieberman Contributions
October 29, 2007
Federal
investigators are looking at donations to the 2004
presidential campaign of Connecticut’s “independent”
Senator Joseph Lieberman by
indicted garbage
executive James Galante.
New Hampshire Senator Endorses Romney
October 29, 2007
McCain Splits With Giuliani Over Torture
October 26, 2007
Iowa Caucuses Set For January 3rd
October 26, 2007
Colbert Beats Richardson, Kucinich And Gravel In Poll
October 24, 2007
Thompson Loses Key New Hampshire Supporter
October 24, 2007
Home Sales Tumble
October 24, 2007
Fires Rage Across San Diego
October 23, 2007
Romney Gaining Support Among South Carolina Christians
October 23, 2007
Bush Wants Another $46 Billion For War
October 23, 2007
Gay Rights Group Urges Obama To Drop Singer From Tour
October 23, 2007
Thompson Challenges Giuliani’s Conservative
Credentials In GOP Debate
October 22, 2007
The GOP
presidential contest kicked into high gear during a
Florida debate last night, where former Tennessee
Senator Fed Thompson compared former New York Mayor
Rudy Giuliani to Hillary Clinton: “Mayor
Giuliani believes in federal funding for abortion,"
Thompson said, "he's for gun control. He supported
Mario Cuomo, a liberal Democrat, against a Republican
who was running for governor; then opposed the
governor's tax cuts when he was there. So I simply
disagree with him on those issues. And he sides with
Hillary Clinton on each of those issues I just
mentioned."
Jindal Wins In Louisiana
October 21, 2007
Rep. Bobby
Jindal has won the election for Louisiana Governor
with 53 percent of the vote. Jindal, a GOP
congressman, will succeed Kathleen Blanco, who was
widely criticized for her handling of the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. At 36 years old, Jindal becomes
the youngest governor in the country and the first
governor of Indian descent.
Giuliani Fifth In Evangelical Straw Poll
October 21, 2007
In a straw
poll of attendees at the “Values Voter Summit”
organized by evangelicals, GOP front-runner Rudy
Giuliani comes in fifth, behind Mike Huckabee, Mitt
Romney, Ron Paul and Fred Thompson. Giuliani had
appeared at the event and promised evangelicals, “You
have absolutely nothing to fear from me.”
Water War As Southern Drought Worsens
October 21, 2007
Colbert Candidacy Could Break The Law
October 21, 2007
Climate Change Fades Fall Foliage
October 21, 2007
New
Englanders are saying that this year’s fall color
display of changing leaves is dull compared to years
past. According to an AP report, University of Vermont
plant biologist Tom Vogelmann blames warmer than
normal temperatures for leaves that change from green
to brown without showing as much of the brilliant reds
and oranges expected this time of year.
Brownback
To Drop Out
October 18, 2007
Kansas
Senator Sam Brownback is expected to announce he is
quitting the GOP presidential race.
Texas Gov. Criticized For Endorsing Giuliani
October 18, 2007
Texas
Governor Rick Perry is under fire for endorsing the
presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani yesterday.
“Texans supporting the mayor of New York City? Get a
rope," said fellow Republican Jerry Patterson, the
Texas Land Commissioner.
Attorney General Nominee Says Torture Illegal
October 18, 2007
Bush: I Don’t Remember What I Was Doing In 1981
October 18, 2007
Hastert Quitting House Early
October 18, 2007
Former
Speaker of the House Denny Hastert is planning to quit
the House of Representatives before his term is up.
Hastert’s resignation will force Illinois to hold a
special election early next year, just a few months
before the regularly scheduled November election.
Stephen
Colbert Joins Presidential Race
October 17, 2007
Turkey Threatens Military Action In Northern Iraq
October 17, 2007
Democrat Wins Special Congressional Election
October 17, 2007
Democratic
candidate Niki Tsongas, widow of former Sen. Paul
Tsongas, a 1992 candidate for president, has won a
special election to fill a vacant House of
Representatives seat in Massachusetts. Tsongas’
opponent was the brother of the pilot of an American
Airlines jet that was hijacked and flown into the
World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001.
Meet The Black Sheep Of The Obama Family: Dick Cheney
October 17, 2007
Iowa GOP Moves Caucus Up To Jan. 3
October 17, 2007
Clinton, Giuliani Have Most Cash On Hand
October 16, 2007
Larry Craig Attacks Mitt Romney
October 16, 2007
Embattled
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, still smarting from his arrest
in a bathroom sex-sting, is lashing out at GOP
presidential candidate Mitt Romney for abandoning him,
a former Romney campaign official.
Phone Companies Refuse To Answer Questions About
Wiretapping
October 16, 2007
Representatives of the three biggest phone companies
have refused to answer questions from Congress about
their participation in the Bush Administration’s
warrantless wiretapping program.
Bush Sought Expanded Wiretapping Before 9-11 Attack
October 16, 2007
Obama Challenges Hillary Over Iran
October 14, 2007
Clinton's
opponents in the Democratic presidential primaries are
challenging her vote to label Iran's Revolutionary
Guard a terrorist group, which they see as providing a
possible pre-text for a military attack on Iran by the
Bush Administration.
Democrats Vow To Provide Health Insurance For Kids
October 14, 2007
Democratic
Congressional leaders are continuing their fight to
override President Bush’s veto of children’s health
insurance legislation.
Clinton, Romney Holding Leads In New Hampshire
October 14, 2007
New Hampshire Voters Ask: Where’s Thompson?
October 14, 2007
While his
rivals criss-cross the Granite State, recently
declared presidential candidate Fred Thompson is
missing-in-action on the New Hampshire campaign trail.
Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 12, 2007
Romney, Giuliani Spar In Michigan Debate
October 10, 2007
Clinton Promotes
Retirement Savings Plan
October 10, 2007
China Increasing
Internet Censorship
October 10, 2007
Giuliani Slipping In Iowa
October 8, 2007
GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani continues to
fall behind in the lead-off state of
Iowa,
according to the latest Des Moines Register Poll,
which puts Giuliani at 11 percent, just 6 points ahead
of Rep. Tom Tancredo. Arizona Sen. John McCain is
also losing ground in
Iowa,
registering support from just 7 percent of
Republicans.
Obama Blocks Bush
Appointment
October 6, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is
blocking the nomination of Hans von Spakovsky to the
Federal Election Commission.
GOP Frontrunners Support Child Healthcare Veto
October 5, 2007
The four
main candidates for the Republican presidential
nomination all support George Bush’s veto of the
bipartisan compromise bill expanding the popular
children’s health insurance program.
National Guard Units Denied GI Bill Benefits
October 5, 2007
Thousands
of members of the Minnesota National Guard have been
denied education benefits provided by the GI Bill.
The reason? They only spent 729 days on Iraq, and the
law requires that they be there for 730 days in order
to receive the benefits. Some believe the Pentagon
deliberately wrote their orders for 729 days instead
of 730 to keep the soldiers from receiving the GI Bill
benefits.
Chris
Matthews: Cheney Tried To Silence Me
October 5, 2007
GOP Candidates Show Disappointing Fundraising Numbers
October 5, 2007
The
Republican presidential candidates have released their
campaign contribution information for the third
quarter of 2007, with top GOP fundraiser Rudy Giuliani
coming in with $11 million in contributions,
approximately half the amounts raised by Democratic
candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the
same period. Giuliani’s rivals raised less, with Mitt
Romney bringing in $10 million, Fred Thompson
receiving $9.3 million and John McCain coming in with
$6 million. The biggest surprise in the GOP money
primary was Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who reported $5
million in contributions.
McCain Plots Comeback In New Hampshire
October 5, 2007
Arizona
Senator John McCain hopes to revive his sagging
campaign for the GOP presidential nomination by
focusing on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation
primary.
Craig
Vows To Finish Term
October 4, 2007
Denied: Judge Won't Let Craig Withdraw Guilty Plea
October 4, 2007
Bush Vetoes Child Heath Insurance Bill
October 3, 2007
Teachers Union To Endorse Clinton
October 3, 2007
Democrat Favored To Win Kentucky Governor Race
October 3, 2007
Clinton Leads In Campaign Contributions
October 2, 2007
Democratic
frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton has raised an
impressive $27 million in campaign contributions
during the third quarter of 2007, outpacing all rivals
by a large amount. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
reported raising $19 million in the same period.
Thompson
Claims Saddam Had WMDs Before Invasion
October 1, 2007
Former
actor, senator and lobbyist Fred Thompson, currently
seeking the GOP presidential nomination, is repeating
the claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass
destruction prior to the 2003 U.S. invasion.
South Carolina Senator Changes Tune On Timetables For
Iraq
October 1, 2007
South
Carolina’s Lindsey Graham has announced a 90-day
timetable for political reconciliation to begin in
Iraq. The GOP senator previously said “I cannot
guarantee you success, but I can promise you this: The
day you set timelines and deadlines, it’s all lost in
Iraq.”
