Posted by Faiz Shakir, Think Progress at 4:41 PM on November 18, 2008. A South Texas grand jury has returned multi-count indictments against Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. A South Texas grand jury has returned multi-count indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the [...]
Archive for November 20th, 2008
20 Nov
Keep it Simple: Stop the Foreclosure Crisis with the Right to Rent
By Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. Posted November 19, 2008. There are a lot of complicated plans being discussed, but sometimes the simplest solution to a problem is best. Politicians often prefer complex solutions to simple problems. Nowhere is this more apparent than with the long list of complicated and convoluted proposals to address the country’s foreclosure [...]
20 Nov
A Job for Henry Waxman
By Harold Meyerson The Washington Post Wednesday, November 19, 2008 In the next two days, House Democrats will decide which of two senior members will chair a key congressional committee during one of those rare periods when genuinely nation-changing legislation may be passed. John Dingell, who has represented metropolitan Detroit since 1955, is the longtime [...]
20 Nov
Eric Holder Said to Be Top Pick for Justice Dept.
He Would Be the First Black Attorney General By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Eric H. Holder Jr., a former Justice Department official who was President-elect Barack Obama‘s campaign co-chairman, is the leading candidate to serve as the next U.S. attorney general, according to Democratic sources familiar with the choice. [...]
20 Nov
This is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama’s White House
By Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. Posted November 20, 2008. A who’s who guide to the people poised to shape Obama’s foreign policy. U.S. policy is not about one individual, and no matter how much faith people place in President-elect Barack Obama, the policies he enacts will be fruit of a tree with many roots. Among them: [...]
20 Nov
Bumpy Road Ahead for a Traveler
By David Ignatius Thursday, November 20, 2008 The Washington Post He has been running toward it for years, maybe his whole adult life, and suddenly he has arrived. And what he discovers is that inside his new cocoon of Secret Service protection, the presidency of the United States is a very lonely job. That’s what [...]
20 Nov
STATES CUT SERVICES FOR ELDERLY, DISABLED
NOVEMBER 20, 2008 As Budget Shortfalls Force Reductions in Home Care, Low-Income People May Face Nursing Homes, Advocates Say By PHILIP SHISHKIN Wall St. Journal Faced with widening budget shortfalls, several states are rolling back support services for the elderly and disabled. The move is making it tougher for them to continue living on their [...]
20 Nov
What’s needed at State
November 20, 2008 SPECULATION that President-elect Barack Obama may appoint Senator Hillary Clinton as secretary of state has induced reams of commentary on their personal compatibility, Bill Clinton’s income sources, and historical precedents for a Cabinet of rivals. But these are peripheral matters that obscure the real requirements for the next secretary of state. Obama [...]
20 Nov
Obama Adds Brown and Lu to White House Staff
CAST OF CHARACTERS By Michael A. Fletcher President-elect Barack Obama continued assembling his White House team today, naming Lisa Brown, a former counsel to Vice President Gore, staff secretary and tapping his former Senate legislative director, Christopher P. Lu, to be Cabinet secretary. Both Brown and Lu are playing pivotal roles in the transition — Brown [...]
20 Nov
Waxman Backed to Be Energy Chairman
By Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 20, 2008; Page A02 By a narrow margin, a House Democratic advisory committee recommended Rep. Henry A. Waxman (Calif.) to be the next chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, rejecting the current chairman, Rep. John D. Dingell (Mich.), who has been a longtime ally of [...]
20 Nov
Ariz. Governor Said to Be Pick For Homeland Security Post
By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 20, 2008; Page A05 Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), whose handling of immigration issues brought her accolades from fellow governors, is President-elect Barack Obama‘s choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday. Napolitano, 50, was an early supporter of Obama [...]
20 Nov
A Consumer’s Paradise of War
posted November 20, 2008 11:28 am Tomgram: Stuff Happens The Pentagon’s Argument of Last Resort on Iraq By Tom Engelhardt It’s the ultimate argument, the final bastion against withdrawal, and over these last years, the Bush administration has made sure it would have plenty of heft. Ironically, its strength lies in the fact that it [...]
