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Employment Bill Called ‘Corporate Giveaway’ « The Washington Independent
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Last week, as House Democrats took to the floor with near-unanimous praise for legislation to help the unemployed and stimulate the fragile economy, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) offered a wildly different message.
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FBI Interrogators Argued in 2002 That ‘Enhanced’ Interrogation Techniques Were Illegal and Ineffecti
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As former Vice President Dick Cheney and some Republican lawmakers continue to debate whether torture works and was a legitimate interrogation technique during the Bush administration, it’s almost jaw-dropping ...
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Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Have we become such a nation of cowards that torturing people is the gold standard to keeping us safe? We are allegedly the strongest country in the world. So we are we so afraid all of the time, Dave? I've been in this argument for years & have been branded a traitor, etc. Torture doesn't work. "Enhanced interrogations" don't work. To stop the pain, people will say ANYTHING.
Yesterday at 6:18pm
M Todd Bolin
M Todd Bolin
Dave as long as it was lawful and within the Constitution of the United States the ACLU would not challenge it.
Yesterday at 9:36pm
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Declassified Docs Reveal Pentagon Ignored FBI’s Warnings on Abusive Interrogations « The Washington
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The Justice Department released more documents — or, at least, less-redacted documents — late Friday to the American Civil Liberties Union as part of the government’s obligation in a pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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In House Health Bill, Kids Play ‘Lottery of Geography’ « The Washington Independent
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The $894 billion health reform bill working its way toward a House vote this week would repeal the Children’s Health Insurance Program, shifting some low-income kids into Medicaid and others into private plans that would both cost more and guarantee fewer benefits. ...
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Iranian-American Group Urges Diplomacy Despite Violence « The Washington Independent
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Provocations from Iran accelerated this week, as the ruling Iranian ayatollah gave a speech that suggested Iran would reject a nuclear-fuel deal reached in Vienna last week, while his regime violently suppressed a new round of anti-regime demonstrations across several cities. ...
November 5 at 6:28am
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Former Bush DOJer ‘Not Opposed’ to Criminal Investigation « The Washington Independent
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Speaking on the subject for the first time on Tuesday, a former head of the Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush announced that he was not opposed to a criminal investigation of his conduct and the work of his colleagues.
November 4 at 9:11am
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Conservatives Rework Rhetoric After NY-23 Loss « The Washington Independent
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Saranac Lake, N.Y. – Jim Kelly walked into the lounge of the Hotel Saranac, his red tie undone and flapping against his shirt. He sighed. He plopped into a chair.
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CHIP on Chopping Block in House Health Reform Bill « The Washington Independent
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Nine months ago, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill were all celebration as they hailed the renewal of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program. Last week, they called for CHIP’s demise.
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The Washington Independent TWI's David Weigel is reporting on the NY-23 election live from Hoffman HQ in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Follow all his coverage here.

NY-23 « The Washington Independent
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SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. – Results are trickling in from NY-23, and it’s closer than some Hoffman campaign workers were thinking it would be. The rumors that have everyone buoyed–that Democrat ...
November 3 at 7:03pm
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A New Conservative Star Wrestles With the Spotlight « The Washington Independent
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Fred Thompson sounded like he was about to choke up. The former Tennessee senator and current conservative radio host, one of the first national political figures to endorse Conservative ...
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The Washington Independent TWI politics reporter David Weigel is on the ground in New York's 23rd Congressional District. Follow all of his up-to-the-minute coverage of the NY-23 special election here.

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WATERTOWN, N.Y. — As I reported in my story today, the campaign of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is not talking or thinking much about purged GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava. Some in the ...
November 2 at 7:18am
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Kucinich Wants His Amendment Back « The Washington Independent
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) was none too happy when House leaders stripped his single-payer provision from their $894 billion health reform proposal. Today, he’s urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to reinstate it.
October 30 at 4:48pm
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Band of Dems Blast Geithner Plan « The Washington Independent
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Appearing before a House panel on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made his best pitch for legislation granting the White House broad new powers to seize Wall Street firms when their collapse might torpedo others in the industry.
October 30 at 6:07am
Dave Ghen
Dave Ghen
This is a clear effort to give the White House complete control over our economy and to eliminate free market capitalism. We no longer live in the USA that existed a few years ago. It is gone, probably forever. I think the faschists have taken over. I sensed extreme danger when Nancy Pelosi became speaker. It is clear my intuition was right. I simply had no idea how bad it would become.

All we can do now it try to restore our country beyond faschism.
October 30 at 9:04am
Dave Ghen
Dave Ghen
President Andrew Jackson fought the concept of a National Bank and won. He was afraid of the power it would place in a single institution to control our economy and show favoritism in the business world. That is exactly what the White House is planning. They can save the company they want to control and put those they don't like out of business by cutting off the money they need.
October 30 at 10:19am
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Washington Times Reaches Out to Tea Partiers « The Washington Independent
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At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, way back in March, people who stopped by The Washington Times’ spacious booth could pick up red glossy business card-sized advertisements that just said: TheConservatives.com.
October 29 at 2:57pm
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Parallel Justice System Could Become Obama Legacy « The Washington Independent
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In signing the Defense Authorization Act, which, among other things, amends the laws governing military commissions, President Obama confirmed yesterday that he plans to keep the controversial military commissions alive. ...