[Cross-posted at Feingold for Illinois]
Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the President Signing the Military Commissions Act
October 17/2006
œThe legislation signed by the President today violates basic principles and values of our constitutional system of government. It allows the government to seize individuals on American soil and detain them indefinitely with no opportunity to challenge […]
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Posted 17 October 2006
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Lawyer Peter Roskam seeks exoneration for Mark Foley - imprisonment and deportation for aliens.
Asked about how long he expected the unprecedented trial to last, Roskam said, “I predict in 10 days we’ll be talking about something completely different.”
News at eleven.
Sorry, the blog’s been too serious for too long.
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Posted 16 October 2006
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If you’re having trouble following John Kerry’s logic with this release then I join you.
From the AP (via the International Herald Tribune):
“Sen. John Kerry says he deserves a second chance if he decides to take another crack at becoming president.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to President George W. Bush in 2004, said it is a […]
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Posted 15 October 2006
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ArchPundit covers it.
Visit Dave’s site and help where you can - it would be a big pickup!
You can watch Dave debate Republican Jim Leach online at KCRG.com tomorrow at 7 PM CST.
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Posted 15 October 2006
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Unbelievable- former “moderate” Republican Christopher Shays says what happened in Abu Ghraib wasn’t torture - and said in a way that suggests he meant it. Last Friday Republican Christopher Shays tried to take it back. Mistakes may be excused - deliberate lying about something like illegal and immoral death and torture for personal […]
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Posted 15 October 2006
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Today’s Daily Herald endorses Democrat Tammy Duckworth in the 6th congressional race over Republican Peter Roskam.
From the Daily Herald:
“Voters in the 6th Congressional District in DuPage and Cook counties will send somebody new to Congress after 32 years of representation by retiring Rep. Henry J. Hyde.
Those voters have a clear choice between Republican state Sen. […]
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Posted 15 October 2006
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From today’s New York Times
Randy Newman at his Carnegie Hall concert Wednesday night “introduced a clever, unfinished piece called ‘A Few Words in Defense of Our Country,’ which began with the proposition that ‘the leaders we have may be the worst that we™ve had, but they™re hardly the worst this poor world has ever seen.’”
It’s […]
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Posted 13 October 2006
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Glenn Greenwald covers it.
“The study is comparing the mortality rate of Iraqis during the time of our occupation (including deaths by any cause, such as disease, famine, or anything else) to the mortality rate prior to the occupation, and based on the post-invasion increased mortality rate (13.1 deaths per 1,000 persons post-invasion versus […]
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Posted 13 October 2006
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From today’s Chicago Tribune:
“‘High property taxes are pushing people out of DuPage County,’ said Rob Bisceglie, a Democratic candidate for state representative, at a League of Women Voters forum Tuesday in Wheaton. ‘We need to do something about it.’”
Rob’s opponent for the 45th Illinois House District seat, Franco Coladipietro, does not favor lower property taxes. […]
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Posted 12 October 2006
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This is Majority Watch’s first poll in the 14th Congressional race - and ten points +/- 3.08% isn’t ‘nothin’ - but given the scandal-plagued Dennis Hastert’s floundering about disgraced ex-congressman Mark Foley, and Hastert’s lack of media savvy, John Laesch might be able to close the gap. John’s looking for contributions to run more […]
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Posted 12 October 2006
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