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Stop Corruption First – “As the first order of business Congress should pass an anti-corruption law to rein in lobbyists, toughen ethics rules, create an independent entity to enforce the rules and get serious about public financing of elections.” Protect Communities’ Right to Know About Chemical Releases Docket ID No. TRI-2005-0073 – One of our nation’s most successful environmental protections, the Community Right-to-Know Act requires industry to disclose information on chemical releases into nearby communities. (Congress ordered these annual “toxic…

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Bush Wriggles Out of Anti-Torture

Bush Wriggles Out of Anti-Torture

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Bush could bypass new torture ban – The Boston Globe Same tactic as the wiretapping. Grab executive power with the backdoor approach. Bush released a “signing statement” that functions just as if he crossed his fingers behind his back on the McCain anti-torture bill. David Golove, a New York University law professor who specializes in executive power issues, said that the signing statement means that Bush believes he can still authorize harsh interrogation tactics when he sees fit. ”The signing…

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Take Action – Women’s Call for Peace

Take Action – Women’s Call for Peace

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Women’s Call for Peace: An Urgent Appeal from CodePink Take Action – Sign the Call (Note: Men in solidarity with “Women Say No to War” are invited to join us.) We, the women of the United States, Iraq and women worldwide, have had enough of the senseless war in Iraq and the cruel attacks on civilians around the world. We’ve buried too many of our loved ones. We’ve seen too many lives crippled forever by physical and mental wounds. We’ve…

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Congressional Research Arm Rebuts Bush on Spying

Congressional Research Arm Rebuts Bush on Spying

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Tempest in a Teapot? Bunch of Nonsense? No way. As I said, it’s illegal surveillance. Illegal. Illegal. Illegal. (stamp, stamp, and…wait for it…. … … … Stamp!) The research arm of Congress (The Congressional Research Service) has issued a report concluding that that the administration’s justification for the warrantless eavesdropping authorized by President Bush conflicts with existing law and hinges on weak legal arguments. This from the Washington Post The Congressional Research Service’s report rebuts the central assertions made recently…

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Blockhead Theory

Blockhead Theory

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One of those moments of synchronicity happened today. I was looking at some of the former JW sites, and found a great page on JW psychological issues at Beyond Jehovah’s Witnesses. In the back of my mind, I was thinking of JollyRoger‘s comments on Bush followers as worshippers and comparing it to my experiences with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Everyone has blind spots, but Bush seems to have tapped into something that allows him to pre-empt the critical thinking abilities of…

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