Did Liberals Cause the Sub-Prime Crisis? Conservatives blame the housing crisis on a 1977 law that helps-low income people get mortgages. It’s a useful story for them, but it isn’t true. ROBERT GORDON | April 7, 2008 | web only The idea started on the outer precincts of the right. Thomas DiLorenzo, an economist who calls [...]
Archive for April 7th, 2008
7 Apr
Permissible Assaults Cited in Graphic Detail
2003 MEMO ON INTERROGATION Permissible Assaults Cited in Graphic Detail Drugging Detainees Is Among Techniques By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 6, 2008; Page A03 Thirty pages into a memorandum discussing the legal boundaries of military interrogations in 2003, senior Justice Department lawyer John C. Yoo tackled a question not often asked [...]
7 Apr
Bush challenges Congress on free trade pact
Bush challenges Congress on free trade pact ASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Monday moved to force a vote on a controversial free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia that Democrats oppose. During an appearance at the White House, Bush said he signed a letter giving Congress 90 working days to vote on [...]
7 Apr
Sources: Bush to address nation on Iraq, but not in prime time
Sources: Bush to address nation on Iraq, but not in prime time Sources: Bush to address nation on Iraq, but not in prime time WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush is planning to address the nation Thursday morning about the Iraq war, according to sources in the Bush administration and on Capitol Hill. President Bush is [...]
7 Apr
Bill Moyers, The 2008 recipient of the Ridenhour Courage Prize
Bill Moyers, The 2008 recipient of the Ridenhour Courage Prize BILL MOYERS ACCEPTS RIDENHOUR COURAGE PRIZE Bill Moyers is the recipient of the 2008 Ridenhour Courage Prize, given in recognition of his fierce embrace of the public interest, his advocacy of media pluralism, and the unyielding moral voice he has contributed to our national discourse. [...]
7 Apr
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t)
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t): 1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws. 2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush [...]
7 Apr
‘Soft money’ battle brewing
‘Soft money’ battle brewing Millions raised; attack ads set By Scott Helman Globe Staff / April 6, 2008 Four years ago, wealthy Republicans bankrolled two influential, loosely regulated political organizations that helped President Bush win reelection with TV ads invoking the 2001 terrorist attacks and maligning the Vietnam War record of Democratic nominee John F. [...]
7 Apr
‘Soft money’ battle brewing
‘Soft money’ battle brewing Millions raised; attack ads set By Scott Helman Globe Staff / April 6, 2008 Four years ago, wealthy Republicans bankrolled two influential, loosely regulated political organizations that helped President Bush win reelection with TV ads invoking the 2001 terrorist attacks and maligning the Vietnam War record of Democratic nominee John F. [...]
7 Apr
Economy On The Brink
Economy On The Brink No matter where on the economic ladder we individually fall, we are each feeling the impact of the current economic condition to some extent. How we got to where we are is arguable–I would contend that it is due in large part to the economic policies of the current administration. Administrations [...]
