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We Learned Nothing From 9/11

They say everything changed on 9/11. No one can dispute that. But we didn't learn anything.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  08-29-2011  |  Commentary

More Hot Water in Vice President's Officenew

The overall picture that emerges with the indictment of Scooter Libby is of the vice president's office as a boiler room, with Dick Cheney's flunkies concocting a story to smear Joe Wilson by outing his wife's undercover employment by the CIA.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  11-02-2005  |  Politics

Mayor Mike Bloomberg Silent on Osama bin Ladennew

The Bush administration's fixation on Iraq seems to have diverted it from apprehending bin Laden, but the mayor of the city Osama savaged has yet to utter an encouraging word about the half-hearted pursuit.
The Village Voice  |  Wayne Barrett  |  10-19-2005  |  Politics

Torture Sellsnew

John Yoo, coauthor of a series of memos providing legal cover for torture, is suddenly a celebrity.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  06-13-2005  |  Commentary

Clueless in D.C.new

"George doesn't have a clue what it's like to try to sleep like my son does -- if he even sleeps -- to the sounds of bombs all night," writes the mayor of Darby Borough, Pa.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Paula M. Brown  |  10-26-2004  |  Commentary

A Bin Laden Ad Could Beat Bushnew

If John Kerry can pin the failure to capture Osama bin Laden on Bush in his upcoming ads, he will finally connect with the fear that is driving this election.
The Village Voice  |  Wayne Barrett  |  09-15-2004  |  Politics

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