Michele Bachmann has grabbed George Bush’s shoulder and claimed knowledge of double-secret plans to partition Iraq. Today she has given Minnesota more reason to be embarrassed at her presence in our congressional delegation, this time on…
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Services Act that does not include retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.
By a vote of 213-197-1, the House amended the Senate bill to strip language that would…
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the two leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, both have stated they will vote against ending debate on a reauthorization of the Foreign Services Intelligence Act, or…
Before Congress adjourned earlier this month it passed a series of changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act designed to allow the Bush administration wide latitude in spying on telephone communications overseas, even if a participant in…
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Reps. Colin Peterson and Tim Walz broke ranks with most congressional Democrats in voting to authorize the Bush administration to continue FISA wiretapping, drawing the ire of progressive bloggers nationwide.
The blogger Meteor Blades, writing…
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