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July 2007

Tears on My Pillow – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

When the Vice President Does It, That Means It’s Not Illegal – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

What George Tenet Really Knew About Iraq – by Thomas Powers, Salon

Bush Spares Libby 30-Month Jail Term – by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times

“It Is My Judgment” – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Unimpeachably Impeachable – by Ray McGovern, Consortiumnews

Soft on Crime – Editorial, New York Times

Bush and Cheney Walk, Too – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Independence Day for Libby – by Robert Scheer, Truthdig

When Presidents Pardon Their Own Crimes – by David Swanson, Counterpunch

Obstruction of Justice, Continued – by Dan Froomkin, The Washington Post

Olbermann: Bush, Cheney Should Resign – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

Fireworks for Former First Lady and Future First Lad – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Libby Sentence: Commutation or Cover-Up? – Comments via Donkey O.D.

Sacrifice Is for Suckers – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

A Girl’s Fear and Loathing – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Shame on Bush -- and Us – by Rosa Brooks, The Los Angeles Times

Yesterday’s Ruling on NSA Warrantless Eavesdropping – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Phantom At The Opera – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

A Profile in Cowardice – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Road Home – Editorial, The New York Times

Health Care Terror – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Abusing Iraqi Civilians – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

History as an Alibi – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Control-Freak-in-Chief Owned Surgeon General Carmona – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

‘Inspiring Progress’ on Iraq? – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

An Unjustified Privilege – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Tomgram: Dahr Jamail, Iraq Reporter Schizophrenic in Disneyland – by Tom Engelhardt and Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch

Reasons to Impeach Delusional Bush – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Barbara Boxer Says the “D” Word – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Misreading Iraq, Again – by Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews

Tax Loopholes Sweeten a Deal for Blackstone – by David Cay Johnston, The New York Times

Iraqi Prime Minister: US Doesn’t Need to Stay – By MissLaura, Daily Kos

Who’s Sorry Now? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Don’t Laugh at Michael Chertoff – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Wrong Again! Bush’s Logic and Ours – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

The Waiting Game – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Troops Invited to Take August Off – by Charlie Jackson, BuzzFlash

Hey, W! Bin Laden (Still) Determined to Strike in U.S. – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Intelligence Puts Rationale For War on Shakier Ground – by Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post

The Iraq War Is Lost – by Peter Galbraith, Salon

Bush’s Wooden-headedness Kills – by Ray McGovern, Consortiumnews

Cheney’s Long-Lost Twin – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Cooking The Intelligence, Again – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Pentagon to Hillary: Dissent is Treason – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Cheney Suppressed Evidence in California Energy Crisis – by Jason Leopold, TruthOut

Go to Iraq and Fight, Mr. President – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

All the President’s Enablers – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Executive Order: Total, Absolute, One-Man Rule – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Act On Impeachment, Now – by Mary Ellen Marino, The Times of Trenton

U.S. Agency May Reverse 8 Decisions on Wildlife – by John M. Broder, The New York Times

The Pentagon Gets a Lesson From Madison Avenue – by Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post

The Logic of Impeachment – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews

Bush’s Magical Shield From Criminal Prosecution – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

A Woman Who’s Man Enough – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

I Did Have Sexual Relations With That Woman – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Justice Deptartment Drops Massive Fraud Case – by Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Washington Bureau

The French Connections – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

How to Sell an Endless War - Buy Hard – by David Keen, Counterpunch

Just What the Founders Feared: An Imperial President Goes to War – by Adam Cohen, The New York Times

Congress Must Reassert The Balance Of Powers – by Melanie Sloan, SF Gate.com

Congressman Denied Access To Post-Attack Continuity Plans – by Jeff Kosseff, Newhouse News Service

John Yoo — Then and Now – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Brothers and Sisters – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

No Exit Strategy – Editorial, The New York Times

Misperceptions of the ‘War’ in Iraq – by Richard Engel, Nieman Reports

House Panel Backs Citing Bush Aides for Contempt – by Dan Eggen and Paul Kane, The Washington Post

What Were the Pre-2005 “Other Intelligence Activities”? – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Gonzales Caught Lying to Congress — Perjury Charges May Follow – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Outsourcing Intelligence: Author R.J. Hillhouse on How Key National Security Projects Are Contracted to Private Firms – Democracy Now!

Curiouser and Curiouser – by Julia Dahl, Salon

Private Peter Pan – by Digby, Hullabaloo

Parsing the Parsers – by Digby, Salon

Rightwing White House Holds Rightwing Blogger Conference — Perjury Charges May Follow – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

As U.S. Rebuilds, Iraq Won’t Act on Finished Work – by James Glanz, The New York Times

With Gonzales Under Fire, FBI Violation Gains Notice – by John Solomon, The Washington Post

On Gonzales, Domestic Spying, and Perjury – By drational, Daily Kos

Mr. Gonzales’s Never-Ending Story – Editorial, The New York Times

Who Really Took Over During That Colonoscopy – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Acting on Impeachment – by Ralph Nader, CommonDreams.org

Will Bush Cancel The 2008 Election? – by Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis, The Free Press

Gonzales’s Truthfulness Long Disputed – by Dan Eggen and Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post

August 2007

The Three Stooges – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Gonzales to the Senate: I see why you’re confused – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Bush’s Secret Spying on Americans – by Robert Parry, Consortium News

Gonzales Now Says Top Aides Got Political Briefings – by Dan Eggen and Paul Kane, The Washington Post

Democrats’ Responsibility for Bush Radicalism – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

There Is Something Fundamentally Wrong Here – By Kagro X, Daily Kos

Stop Being Characters in Their Story – By Devilstower, Daily Kos

Patriots Who Love the Troops to Death – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Substance Thing – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The strong and tough Democrats – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Fear of Fear Itself – Editorial, The New York Times

Same Agencies to Run, Oversee Surveillance Program – By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post

The Need to Know – Editorial, The New York Times

Reported Drop in Surveillance Spurred a Law – By Eric Lichtblau, James Risen and Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times

Assholes of the Week #5 – By Paul Krassner, The Huffington Post

Shuffling Off to Crawford, 2007 Edition – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

World’s Best Medical Care? – Editorial, The New York Times

It’s All About Them – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Islamists Are Coming – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Karl Rove Resigns – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

We’ll Go No More A-Rove-ing – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Mr. Rove Gets Out of Town – Editorial, The New York Times

The Big Melt – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Concern Over Wider Spying Under New Law – By James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times

He Got Out While the Getting Was Good – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Founders Had an Idea for Handling Alberto Gonzales – by Adam Cohen, The New York Times

War’s Chilling Reality – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

When Secrets Are Secrets – Toledoblade.com via Donkey O.D.

Mike McConnell’s Clear Explanation of FISA – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Bush And His “Iraq As Vietnam” Analogy – Donkey O.D.

Seeking Willie Horton – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

How Our Seedy, Corrupt Washington Establishment Operates – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Terror Suspect List Yields Few Arrests – By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post

Squelching the Citizenry’s Back Talk – Editorial, The New York Times

A Socialist Plot – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Gonzales Quits — At Long Last – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Why Did Gonzales Resign? – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

The Waning Power of the War Myth – by Gary Kamiya, Salon

The Great Iraq Swindle – by Matt Taibbi, The Rolling Stone

Pentagon Gives Up; Hands War Over to Bush – by The Angry Rakkasan, DailyKos

Bush’s Napoleon Complex – by Juan Cole, Salon

The GOP’s Crowded Closet – by Joe Conason, Salon

Warrantless Surveillance And The New Coretta Scott King Disclosures – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Bush Seeks Legal Immunity for Telecoms – By Katherine Shrader, The Huffington Post

Do We Have The Courage To Stop War With Iran? – by Ray McGovern, BuzzFlash.org

September 2007

About those Secret White House Emails – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Anxious About Tomorrow – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Snow Job in the Desert – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Liberalism and Secularism: One and the Same – by Stanley Fish, The New York Times

Bush Sneaks into Iraq for Photo-Op – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Dick Cheney’s Top Aide: “We’re One Bomb Away” From Our Goal – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Troop Buildup Fails To Reconcile Iraq – by Tina Susman, The Los Angeles Times

GAO: Iraq Hasn’t Met 11 of 18 Benchmarks – by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press via Yahoo! News

The 46-Year-Old Virgin – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush Knew Saddam Had No Weapons Of Mass Destruction – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

The Do-Over Theory – by Gail Collins, The New York Times

Time to Take a Stand – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Senate Votes to Repeal Global Gag Rule – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Death of Conservatism – By Richard Belzer, The Huffington Post

Don’t Believe The Surge Hype – by Joe Conason, Salon

Giuliani’s Ground Zero Legacy – by Gail Collins, The New York Times

Troop Buildup, Yielding Slight Gains, Fails to Meet U.S. Goals – by Damien Cave and Stephen Farrell, The New York Times

Old School Inanity – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

As the Iraqis Stand Down, We’ll Stand Up – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Hiding Behind the General – Editorial, The New York Times

F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets – by Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times

The D.C. Establishment Versus American Public Opinion – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Where’s My Trickle? – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Brit Hume and the Bush Administration Take Propaganda to a New Level – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Real Lessons of 9/11 – by Gary Kamiya, Salon

Peaches Tightens the Girdle – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

How Bush Is Trying To Save Face In Iraq – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Jamie Kirchick’s Fantasies of the Grave Muslim Threat – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

A Surge, and Then a Stab – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

No Exit, No Strategy – Editorial, The New York Times

The Endless, Meaningless Blather From The Washington Establishment – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Death of Conservatism, Part 2 – By Richard Belzer, The Huffington Post

General Petraeus, Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses – By Senator Barbara Boxer, The Huffington Post

The Nightmare Is Here – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

American War Culture In A Nutshell – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Will Rudy Let Her Rudy-Up? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Will the Democrats Betray Us? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Wrong Balance on Civil Liberties – Editorial, The New York Times

Sad Alan’s Lament – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

G.O.P.’s Dirty Tricks Begin – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Guns, Not Roses, For Iraq – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

Why Bush Won’t Attack Iran – by Steven Clemons, Salon

Alan (Not Atlas) Shrugged – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Checkbook Imperialism: The Blackwater Fiasco – by Robert Scheer, The Huffington Post

Are Democrats Planning Still Worse FISA Capitulations? – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Bush’s Stairway To Paradise – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

How George Bush Became The New Saddam – by Patrick Graham, Macleans.Ca

Giuliani’s Proposal For Endless Middle East Wars On Behalf Of Israel – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Why Dan Rather Is Suing CBS – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Scoop On CBS: Why Sumner Redstone Sold Dan Rather for 20 Pieces of Silver – by McCamy Taylor, DailyKos

Countdown Special Comment: The President Of Hypocrisy – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

In Search of a Congress – Editorial, The New York Times

Former Clinton Officials Lobby for Amnesty for FISA Lawbreaking – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

In 2008, Bush v. Gore Redux? – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Bush Family Table Talk – by Sherman Yellen, The Huffington Post

The Democrats Could Learn A Lot From Larry Craig's Balls – by Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post

Fascist America, In 10 Easy Steps – by Naomi Wolf, Guardian

Uxorious or Spurious? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Fiscal Insanity – by georgia10, DailyKos

Pardon Poor Larry Craig – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Another Story You Won’t Read In The Press – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Acting AG Ignored Iraq War Contracting Abuses – by Deep Harm, DailyKos

Dianne Feinstein -- Symbol of the Worthless Beltway Democrat – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Sharp Difference Between Them and Them – by Hunter, DailyKos

Politics in Black and White – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Turning Ahmadinejad Into Public Enemy No. 1 – by Juan Cole, Salon

The Ugly Side of the G.O.P. – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

David Brooks and the Deceitful Tactics of the Beltway Pundit – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Bush Reads U.N. Speech with Phonetic Guide for Dumb Presidents – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

‘Fruitbat’ at Bat – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Dan Rather Stands By His Story – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Hillary Clinton Votes for War Again – by David Bromwich, The Huffington Post

New Rule: Stop Saying Iraq is Another Vietnam, it’s Another Enron – by Bill Maher, The Huffington Post

The Entitlements People – by David Brooks, The New York Times

Hired Gun Fetish – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The War President “At Peace” With Himself – by Joe Conason, Salon

Stuff that doesn’t fit in soundbites – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Big Coffers and Rising Voice at Conservative Group – by Don Van Natta Jr., The New York Times

The Nepotism Tango – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Is Hillary Clinton the New Old Al Gore? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

October 2007

Anita Hill Responds to Clarence Thomas’ Lies – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Bush’s Global ‘Dirty War’ – by Robert Parry, Consortium News

The Dark Truth About Blackwater – by P.W. Singer, Salon

The Bush Administration’s Ties To Blackwater – by Ben Van Heuvelen, Salon

Sinking in a Swamp Full of Blackwater – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Blackwater’s Rich Contracts – Editorial, The New York Times

Shifting Targets: The Administration’s Plan for Iran – by Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

Red, White And Mercenary In Iraq – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Only a U.S. Withdrawal Will Stop Al Qaeda in Iraq – by Raed Jarrar and Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Conservatives Are Such Jokers – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

We Don’t Torture – by BarbinMD, DailyKos

Why Not Impeachment? – by Robert Parry, Consortium News

Send in the Clowns – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

U.S. Troops Denied College Benefits – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Blackwater or *our* troops? – by kos, DailyKos

I Did Do It – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Nobody Knows the Lynchings He’s Seen – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Same Old Party – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers – by Eric Lichtblau and Carl Hulse, The New York Times

What FISA Capitulations Are Democrats Planning Next? – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Leak Severs Link to al-Qaeda’s Secrets – by Joby Warrick, The Washington Post

Who Leaked The bin Laden Tape? – by BarbinMD, DailyKos

Bomb, Bomb Iran – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush Presses Congress on New Eavesdropping Law – by David Stout, The New York Times Joe Klein’s Defense of Warrantless Eavesdropping and Telecom Amnesty – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Supreme Disgrace – Editorial, The New York Times

GOP Corruption Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

You Live in a Banana Republic – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Former Top General in Iraq Faults Bush Administration – by David S. Cloud, The New York Times

Jesus Must Be Weeping – By Richard Belzer, The Huffington Post

The Trivial Pursuit – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

A Prize for Mr. Gore and Science – Editorial, The New York Times

File this under: You've F*$@kin' Gotta Be Kiddin' Me – by Sagittarius, DailyKos

The Man Who Knew Too Much – by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark, The Guardian Unlimited

Al Gore: the anti-Bush – by Jonathan Chait, The Los Angeles Times

A Mock Columnist, Amok – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Spies, Lies and FISA – Editorial, The New York Times

Income-Inequality Gap Widens – by Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal via TruthOut

Telecom Amnesty Would Forever Foreclose Investigation of Vital Issues – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Gore Derangement Syndrome – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Conservative Vision of America, by National Review – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

NSA Spying: What Did Pelosi Know? – by Ray McGovern, Consortium News

The Real Iraq We Knew – by 12 former Army captains, The Washington Post

Who’s Spying on You and How Much Are You Paying for It? – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Rudy Roughs Up Arabs – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill: Some Telecom Companies Would Receive Immunity – by Jonathan Weisman and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post

Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies – by Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times

AT&T, Other Telecoms, Buy Victory In Lawsuits – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Dodd Will Hold FISA Bill – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Finally, Action! Ron Paul Introduces Bill to Defend Constitution! – By Naomi Wolf, The Huffington Post

The Weekly Standard Mentality and the Senate Intelligence Committee – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Death of the Machine – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Harry Reid Works to Ensure Telecom Amnesty, Warrantless Surveillance – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

With Democrats Like These … – Editorial, The New York Times

Plainly, a Justice Department Pick of Like Mind – by Adam Liptak, The New York Times

Telecom snitches and Blackwater goons – by hannah, DailyKos

Cougars, Archers, Snipers – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Suicide Is Not Painless – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Robert Kennedy speaks out against Retroactive Immunity – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Blackwater’s Run For The Border – by Eilene Zimmerman, Salon

Is A Second, More Deadly 9/11 In The Works? – by Richard Franklin, Speaking Truth To Power

Is a Presidential Coup Under Way? – by Jim Hightower, AlterNet

Even Closer to the Brink … – Editorial, The New York Times

What an honest recruitment ad would look like – YouTube, via Donkey O.D.

Lawbreaker in Chief – by Jed Rubenfeld, The New York Times

Iraq, FISA and the Separation of Powers – by Kagro X, DailyKos

MoveOn Pressures Hillary And Obama to Stand With Dodd – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Tilting the Scales of Justice – Editorial, The New York Times

The Collapse of Bush’s Foreign Policy – by Juan Cole, Salon

Madness as Method – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

More Positive Steps from Democratic Candidates on the Rule of Law, Amnesty – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Raw Politics of Telecom Immunity – by Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Straitjacket Bush – by Rosa Brooks, The Los Angeles Times

Friday Morning Wake-Up Call: How the Brain Tunes Out Background Noise & How Fascism Occurs – by juliewolf, DailyKos

Bush’s Appalachian War: Bombing Ancient Mountains – by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse, DailyKos

FEMA Plays Pravda - Stages Fake Press Conference with Fake Reporters! – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Fred Hiatt’s concern over “costly litigation” for AT&T and Verizon – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

W.M.D. in Iran? Q.E.D. – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Rudy, the Values Slayer – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Fearing Fear Itself – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

White House Refuses to Release Abramoff Documents – by kos, DailyKos

Jay Rockefeller Channels Dick Cheney’s Fear-Mongering to Urge Telecom Amnesty – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

November 2007

Crazy Bush Compares Democrats To Nazi Appeasers – by Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post

No Crony Left Behind – by Bill Maher, The Huffington Post

Prostates and Prejudices – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Mukasey’s Nomination and the Sudden Opposition to “Waterboarding” – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Big Deny – by DavidNYC, DailyKos

Andy Sipowicz Goes to Washington – by Phil Nugent, The Phil Nugent Experience

Gift of Gall – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Noun + Verb + 9/11 + Iran = Democrats’ Defeat? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

What the Next President Faces – by SusanG, DailyKos

Wobbled by Wealth? – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Congress’s Unused War Powers – by George F. Will, The Washington Post

Legal Loopholes in Iraq – Editorial, The New York Times

Stop Lying to Yourself. You Love Dennis Kucinich – by Rebecca Traister, Salon

Is Maliki’s Corruption Worth American Lives? – by Henry A. Waxman, The Los Angeles Times

Democratic Betrayals – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Dominoes – by Phil Nugent, The Phil Nugent Experience

Picking Up After Failed War on Terror – by Andrew J. Bacevich, The Los Angeles Times

A ‘Paper Coup,’ and Blackwater Eyes Midtown Manhattan – By Naomi Wolf, CommonDreams.org

Mushy: Handsome in Uniform – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Steve Cohen (D-TN): Cheney Impeachment Measure Still Alive – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

What happened to the Senate’s “60-vote requirement”? – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Meet Your US Military “Government Paid Missionaries” – by Troutfishing, DailyKos

Rudy and Bernie: B.F.F.’s – by Gail Collins, The New York Times

Recession? What Recession? – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Dianne Feinstein -- Bush’s Key Ally in the Senate -- to Support Telecom Amnesty – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Pakistan and the White House – by Barbin MD, DailyKos

Abdicate and Capitulate – Editorial, The New York Times

A Bite of the Bagel – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Coup at Home – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Variations on a theme: the motion to instruct – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Ron Paul Distortions and Smears – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Should Hillary Pretend to Be a Flight Attendant? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Goodbye, Mr. Bush – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

A defense fund for Gonzales? How quaint – by Tim Grieve, Salon

You’re still, still not getting your oversight – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Played for a Sucker – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

In Contempt – Editorial, The New York Times

Self-satire Scales Vew Heights – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

What’s the status of telecom amnesty? – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Democrats Find Their Voice – Editorial, The New York Times

Republicans: A Prose Poem – By Eliot Weinberger, listserv.buffalo.edu

Shake, Rattle and Roll – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

What ‘That Regan Woman’ Knows – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

McClellan Implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame Lie – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Former Aide Blames Bush for Leak Deceit – by Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press

Gov’t Wants its Bonus Back – by DanK Is Back, DailyKos

She’s No Morgenthau – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Scott McClellan’s Shocking Revelation: Bush, Cheney, Rove and Libby are Liars – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Banks Gone Wild – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Bush Admin: What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt Us, 2007 Version – by Paul Kiel, TPM Muckraker

Lost in a Flood of Debt – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Jump on the Peace Train – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

A Loss For Privacy Rights – Editorial, The New York Times

POWERGRAB: HR1955 & The End of Liberty… – by daveinchi, DailyKos

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism? – by cberlet, DailyKos

Senate Bill 1955 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America – by Mike Adams, NewsTarget.com

H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 – GovTrack.us

December 2007

Rudy’s Security Blanket – by Gail Collins, The New York Times

Rambo and the G.O.P. – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Canadian Court Rules U.S. Is Not a Nice Country – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

O Brother, Where Art Thou? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Who’s Afraid of Barack Obama? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq – by Damien Cave, The New York Times

Rove Betrays Bush, WaPo Looks the Other Way – by 8ackgr0und N015, DailyKos

Congratulations, Citizen! – by Devilstower, DailyKos

Speaking of Evil Empires, Read it and Weep – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Signing Statements. They’re baaaaaack. – by Kagro X, DailyKos

Innovating Our Way to Financial Crisis – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Waxman Still after Fitz’s FBI Files – by emptywheel, firedoglake.com

Our Serious Foreign Policy Geniuses Strike Again – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Now and Forever – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Bush: It's Important To Know The Facts As We See Them – by BarbinMD, DailyKos

Why Bush’s troop surge won’t save Iraq – by Juan Cole, Salon

Seven Days in December? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

President Bush Was Lying, Is Lying, And Will Lie About Iranian Nukes – by Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post

They Got Him Rockin’ and a-Rollin’, Rockin’ and a-Reelin’ – by Phil Nugent, The Phil Nugent Experience

A Pattern of Deception – by Dan Froomkin, The Washington Post

NIE Timeline, Take Three – by emptywheel, firedoglake.com

Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, Bush’s Losing Iranian Hand – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

Bush’s Real Lie About Iran – by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, Salon

Bush: Pathological Liar or Idiot-in-chief? – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

We Are Living in A Banana Republic – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Piano Wire Puppeteers: The Constitution, Media & Dennis Kucinich – by Sean Penn, The Huffington Post

“Missing” Evidence is Familiar Bush Pattern – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Spies Like You and Me – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Kiss Your Fourth Amendment Goodbye, Pt 3: The Police Confess (sort of) – by juliewolf, DailyKos

Piano Wire Puppeteers: The Constitution, Media & Dennis Kucinich – by Sean Penn, The Huffington Post

Mitt’s No J.F.K. – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Republicans Find Their Obama – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Two Cheers and One Horrified Blank Stare for Mike Huckabee – by Phil Nugent, The Phil Nugent Experience

Henry Paulson’s Priorities – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The GOP’s Iran Option Is Off The Table – by Juan Cole, Salon

Mobile Labs to Target Iraqis for Death – by Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews

After the Money’s Gone – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Harry Reid’s FISA Games – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Notes From the Global War on Terror – Editorial, The New York Times

The Case for Impeachment Hearings – by Rep. Robert Wexler, The Huffington Post

A Letter To The Senate – by Hunter, DailyKos

The Court That May Not Be Heard – Editorial, The New York Times

Stop the FISA sellout – by smintheus, DailyKos

Reefer Madness in Iowa – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Latter-Day Republicans vs. the Church of Oprah – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry – by Eric Lichtblau, James Risen and Scott Shane, The New York Times

The Lawless Surveillance State – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Next Time, Evacuees Subject to Criminal Checks – by Terri Langford, The Houston Chronicle

Harry Reid -- Compare and Contrast – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Letter Submitted for Dodd’s Filibuster – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Anatomy and Significance of Monday’s FISA Victory – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Rush to Judgment – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bad Bill Now, Bad Bill Later – Editorial, The New York Times

FISA, SCHMISA: DHS Eye in the Sky ready to spy on Americans – by xxdr zombiexx, DailyKos

NOLA Protesters Vow To Keep Fighting – by Cain Burdeau, The Associated Press

Blindly Into the Bubble – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics – by Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post

Nightmare Before Christmas – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Mitt Romney’s Pursuit of Tyrannical Power, Literally – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Savior or Saboteur? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

A Résumé Can’t Buy You Love – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

A Tale of Trigger – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Favorite Quotes of 2007 – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Bush to Veto Defense Bill Giving Troop Pay Raise – by SusanG, DailyKos

The Airport Security Follies – by Patrick Smith, The New York Times

Am I a Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Death of the Bill of Rights: A Timeline of Infamy – by markthshark, DailyKos

Oligarchical Decay – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

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