One Nation Under Investigation

One Nation Under Investigation -- (Emphasis added)

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Aaron

We believe in fostering a just society, where the rights of the individual are respected, where government works in an open way to provide for the common defense and an honest way to promote the general welfare, and where opportunities are available for all people, regardless of the circumstance of their births.

Or if you want the shortest version...

Freedom, Justice, Equality"

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12.7.2005 AMERICAblog

So, Ford embraces anti-gay bigotry. And the two Ford execs who negotiated the anti-gay secret deal with the gay-hating extremist groups, Ziad Ojakli and David Leitch, are actually former top officials in the Bush White House. And now we find out, below, that one of those same top Bush/Ford officials is also running secret meetings out of Ford's own offices in support of Bush's far-right Supreme Court nominees.
12.7.2005 Jane Smiley:
I had no idea that Rev. Wildmon (can that be his real name?) and the Dobson guy shared my desire to openly discuss the rights of gay people, and thus promote the normalization of the gay lifestyle, but then one of them harassed the struggling ante-diluvian Ford Motor Company and the other removed all of his non-profit's cash from my bank, Wells Fargo, thus prompting more discussion of the rights of gay taxpayers (and consumers) just when Americans were starting to get distracted from the homosexual agenda by the moral repugnance of torture and rendition. Now discussions of gays are all over the net, and the inevitable result will be even greater acceptance of the "gay lifestyle" in places far away from California and New York.

It came as a shock to me, though, to discover that the Dobson guy's spokesmodel was willing to brag that his organization has cash reserves of 140 million dollars. Excuse me. This is a non-profit? What is the tax status of this organization and what is its relationship to the Republican party? As I remember, when I donated to MoveOn.org last year, I was cautioned that my donations were not tax deductible. Same when I donated to People for the American Way. So I am very suspicious that it is these guys who have been taking me, as a taxpayer, to the cleaners all these years. Now that's an agenda, that failure to register as a lobbying entity when really you are engaged in political influence peddling. That's a way more destructive agenda than anything to do with homosexuality, if you ask me.

12.5.2005 "Wrongful Imprisonment: Anatomy of a CIA Mistake -- German Citizen Released After Months in 'Rendition'" By Dana Priest
The CIA inspector general is investigating a growing number of what it calls "erroneous renditions," according to several former and current intelligence officials.
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Masri was held for five months largely because the head of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center's al Qaeda unit "believed he was someone else," one former CIA official said. "She didn't really know. She just had a hunch."
12.5.2005 Paul Krugman: NYT (behind the firewall)
But the main explanation for economic discontent is that it's hard to convince people that the economy is booming when they themselves have yet to see any benefits from the supposed boom.
12.5.2005 "Jaguar, Land Rover ads halted in gay media, Ford confirms"
The antigay American Family Association claimed a cultural victory on Thursday and called off its threatened boycott of Ford Motor Co. On Friday, Ford spokesman Mike Moran confirmed to Advocate.com that the company will stop advertising its Jaguar and Land Rover brands in gay publications but insisted it was strictly a business decision.
12.5.2005 "Congress's $70 Billion Tax Cut Pits Rich Against Super-Rich"

"Bush to Delay Major Push for Tax Overhaul, People Familiar Say"

12.5.2005 "In a Season of Scandals, Ethics Panels Are on Sidelines" By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post Staff Writer

12.3.2005 "Military Admits Planting News in Iraq"

"U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press" ... Billmon provides context

See also: "The White House Criminal Conspiracy" Elizabeth de la Vega, The Nation

See also Sander: "Can we push the issue of morality and ethics all the way to a democratic landslide in '06? We should and we must. It is time to create a new values voter, one that actually values decency, human dignity and human life. We must reach out to those moderates that really believe a public servant should not cheat, lie or steal. Let's hope that Howard and the rest of the dems can stick together, get a message and stay on point.

12.3.200 "FBI Is Taking Another Look at Forged Prewar Intelligence"

The FBI's decision to reopen the investigation reverses the agency's announcement last month that it had finished a two-year inquiry and concluded that the forgeries were part of a moneymaking scheme — and not an effort to manipulate U.S. foreign policy.

Those findings concerned some members of the Senate Intelligence Committee after published reports that the FBI had not interviewed a former Italian spy named Rocco Martino, who was identified as the original source of the documents. The committee had requested the initial investigation.

12.3.2005 "Report Accuses EPA of Slanting Analysis -- Hill Researchers Say Agency Fixed Pollution Study to Favor Bush's 'Clear Skies'" By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post Staff Writer
The congressional report, which was not commissioned by a lawmaker as is customary, said the EPA analysis boosted its own proposal by overestimating the cost of controlling mercury and playing down the economic benefits of reducing premature deaths and illnesses linked to air pollution.
12.2.2005 "GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency"
By creating a federal agency shielded from public scrutiny, some lawmakers think they can speed the development and testing of new drugs and vaccines needed to respond to a bioterrorist attack or super-flu pandemic. The proposed Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency, or BARDA, would be exempt from long-standing open records and meetings laws that apply to most government departments, according to legislation approved Oct. 18 by the Senate health committee.
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The bill does provide for limited compensation. However, another provision would grant drug companies immunity unless "willful misconduct" can be shown."
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The National Vaccine Information Center, an advocacy group, called the legislation "a drug company stockholder's dream and a consumer's worst nightmare."
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Frist intends to pursue the legislation.

Aaron "On a scale from one to doomsday, I think this idea ranks pretty much near the bottom of the pit. In fact, it is such a bad idea I can only assume it has already been implemented."

12.1.2005 The Perlmutter Letter (.pdf)

12.1.2005 ``We can't afford to be portrayed as `K Street conservatives,''' Flake said, ..."

12.1.2005 "Alito's 1985 Memo Reignites Document Fight" Jesse Holland, AP

A 1985 memo in which Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito suggested that the Justice Department try to chip away at abortion rights has reignited a battle over what documents should be available to senators as they evaluate judicial candidates. "This information reinforces the need for the Senate to obtain all relevant information about this nominee, including his other solicitor general memos and his work in the Office of Legal Counsel," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who has been fighting with the White House for greater access to nominees' documents for years.
10.26.2005 "Powerful Government Accountability Office report confirms key 2004 stolen election findings"

The non-partisan GAO report has now found that, "some of [the] concerns about electronic voting machines have been realized and have caused problems with recent elections, resulting in the loss and miscount of votes."

The Left Coaster "Diebold Refuses to Show Its Cards"
Seeing the Forest "Challenge - Prove That Voting Machines Accurately Record Votes"
Pam's House Blend "HR 550: Making sure your vote counts"

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Minimum Daily Requirement
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Guantanamo ... Social Security ... Wilson/Plame Timeline ... Judicial Nominations

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Investigations
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Documents
Transcript of Powell's U.N. presentation

The Scalito, Mafia PDF

Alphabet Soup

The Project for the New American Century's Statement of Principles, and its pre-2000 writings about Iraq.

The U.S. Constitution
See also

Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau

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