www.americanprogressaction.org As the Bush era winds down, the President is asserting executive privilege to impede congressional oversight of his administration. With a contempt of Congress vote looming by Rep. Henry Waxman’s (D-CA) House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, President Bush asserted executive privilege last Friday morning, blocking the committee’s subpoenas for documents relating to the Environmental Protection [...]
Archive for June 24th, 2008
24 Jun
Obsessing about Iran
By H.D.S. Greenway June 24, 2008 THE WAR drums are beating hard in this the last summer of the Bush presidency. Israel practices bombing runs far out in the Mediterranean, refueling more than 100 fighter bombers in midair, in what is advertised as practice against Iranian nuclear facilities. President Bush goes to Europe to garner [...]
24 Jun
Big Oil and the war in Iraq
By Derrick Z. Jackson June 24, 2008 IT TOOK five years, the deaths of 4,100 US soldiers, and the wounding of 30,000 more to make Iraq safe for Exxon. It is the inescapable open question since the reasons given by President Bush for the invasion and occupation did not exist, neither the weapons of mass [...]
24 Jun
Falling Short In Spying Safeguards
www.americanprogressaction.org On Friday, the House passed “the most significant revision of surveillance law in 30 years,” and the Senate is expected to soon follow suit. House leaders insisted the bill was a “compromise” with conservatives, but as the New York Times noted, it was actually “a major victory for the White House after months of [...]
24 Jun
Turning Up the Heat on Climate Issue
20 Years Ago, a 98-Degree Day Illustrated Scientist’s Warning NASA’s James E. Hansen will mark the anniversary with new testimony. (2004 Photo By Melanie Patterson — Daily Iowan Via Ap) By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 23, 2008; Page A03 There have been hotter days on Capitol Hill, but few where [...]
24 Jun
Big Promises Bump Into Budget Realities
New President Won’t Have an Easy Time Paying for New Initiatives, Fiscal Experts Say By Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 21, 2008; Page A01 On the presidential campaign trail, Democrat Barack Obama promises to “completely eliminate” income taxes for millions of Americans, from low-income working families to senior citizens who earn less [...]
