Baucus' Girlfriend Helped Arrange His Separation
Max Baucus' then State Director and now girlfriend, Melodee Hanes, helped arrange Baucus' separation from his then-wife in 2007.
The Truth about Harry Reid's Lifetime Cap Loophole
Harry Reid is fooling you when he says he had to eliminate lifetime caps to keep premiums down. What he meant is that--having gutted the public option and taxed health care--he needs another means to keep premiums low.
ABC Returns the Blackwater Focus to Pakistan
ABC has now caught up to Jeremy Scahill. In this Blackwater installment, they describe sketchy details of two Blackwater operations in Afghanistan/Pakistan, one in 2003, and one in 2006.
CIA officials acknowledge that two private contractors…
We're Still Following Germ Boy's Biodefense Strategy
Holdovers from the Bush Administration appear to be in control of defining our biodefense strategy.
Blackwater, the Next Installment
James Risen has the next installment of slowly leaked details about Blackwater's involvement in all things illegal.
What the Government Claims Didn't Get Videotaped
Did the government not produce a videotape of the al-Adahi hearing because the detainee argued so much more effectively than the government?
Brandon Mayfield Gets Hosed By The 9th Circuit
As Fatster noticed, the Ninth Circuit has ruled against Brandon Mayfield on his attempt to hold the PATRIOT Act declared unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.
Mayfield was a former suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. After the…
In Honor of Obama's Nobel "Peace Through War" Prize, Donate to the ACLU
I was going to make this pitch somewhat differently. But as the jist of Obama's "Peace through War" speech has sunk in today, I've just gotten more and more frustrated.
First some background. As Glenn points out, the ACLU is in a whole bunch…
Obama Administration Held in Contempt for Hiding Gitmo Testimony
Yesterday, I pointed to this language from the Government's amicus brief in the Mohawk case.
The Executive cannot be expected to persist in withholding information that a court has ordered to be disclosed; to suggest otherwise would be to invite…
ACLU: "No Prohibition against Monstrous Conduct" without Ajudication of Torture
Obama talked a lot about consequences today. But as the ACLU pointed out in a conference call, the Administration is doing everything it can to prevent any consequences for those who tortured in the name of the United States.
Eric Schmidt: PATRIOT Means You Have No Privacy
Eric Schmidt implies that all your searches are available to the Feds.
Arpaio And Thomas: The Most Unethical Sheriff And Prosecutor In America Conspire To Abuse Power And Obstruct Justice
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas use and abuse their positions of authority and public trust to pursue personal and political desires and, if questioned or challenged, use their offices to attack and cripple their enemies, whether they be private individuals or elected officials and judges. Today, in just such an egregious display, they have done so again by wrongfully charging a Presiding Maricopa County Judge with criminal charges in an attempt to obstruct and intimidate the rule of law.
Sotomayor Refuses to Give Government Privilege for Me But Not for Thee
The government tried to use a case reviewed this year to get SCOTUS to buy off on their larger claims of privilege. Thankfully, Justice Sotomayor declined to do that.
Springsteen on the State Level Politics that Matter
Bruce Springsteen begged off of appearing at Chris Christie's inauguration by saying he doesn't get involved in state politics. Except he does--for issues that matter.
Don't Let the Americans Know They're Killing the Globe
General interest readers in America, apparently, can't be expected to face the fact that our Congress is not only ruining our own country, it is ruining the globe.
Conyers v. Obama: The "Demeaning Team"
John Conyers is like the rest of progressives who fell in love with Obama the person and not Obama the moderate.
Why We Can't Fix Wall Street
A couple of articles explain why Congress continues to be unable to reel in Wall Street.
Yoo to OPR: Law is “Largely Irrelevant”
John Yoo attempts to explain why he has been ignoring Ex parte Milligan all these years. In essence Yoo claims that, when the courts try to impose law on the Executive branch, both the President and Congress will respond by disenfranchising and enfeebling the courts, so if courts know what is good for them, they’ll butt out.
FBI Asks William Webster to Look Closer at Nidal Hasan Analysis
As interesting as the news that FBI has asked William Webster to review the analysis of Nidal Hasan before the Ft. Hood killing are some other details from the story.
Joe Lie Even Pissed Off the League of Women Voters
I didn't even know the League of Women Voters advocated on political issues.
But here they are, spanking Sanctimonious Joe. (h/t joejoejoe)
The League of Women Voters will launch a anew advocacy campaign next week that asks Senator Joseph Lieberman…