Rumsfeld’s Special Unit Responsible for Worst Civilian Killings in Afghanistan
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Obama’s latest effort to conceal evidence of Bush era crimes
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When Fascism Came to America
By William Pfaff Tribune Media Services Apr 21, 2009 In 1935, Sinclair Lewis, author of “Babbitt” and the first American writer to be awarded the Nobe
Flight 3407 Crash Who is Acting NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker?
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The Half-Life of Torture Legal opinions signed by 9th Circuit Judge Jay Bybee paved the way for torture during Bush’s Presidency
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Cocaine & Sex at Bush’s Department of the Interior
" ... One employee told investigators that [Greg] Smith directed her to purchase cocaine for him during normal MMS [Minerals Management Services] business
Terror-War Fallout Lingers Over Bush Lawyers
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Obama Administration Obstructs Justice to Protect Bush’s Illegal Wiretap Program
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The Lexington Comair Crash, Part 22 Return of the Bluegrass Conspiracy – Hard Rain in the Balkans, Black Clouds Over D.C. (A)
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Bush’s Bid to Gut the Endangered Species Act
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Connell Crash Bloggers Dare Call it Conspiracy!
"Mike Connell, the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove, who recently died in a private plane crash, reportedly asked for protective custody from the governmen
Democracy Now! Transcript – Rove’s IT Guru Warned of Sabotage Before Fatal Plane Crash; Was Set to Testify
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Bush Admin Rejects NYPD Spying Proposals as Illegal
By Ryan Singel WiredNovember 20, 2008If you are New York's police commissioner, what does it take to figure out when your city's anti-terrorism squad has g
The Fate of Patrick Fitzgerald
Obama and the Chicago Slumlord: " ... [Tony] Rezko rehabbed a 31-unit building here eleven years ago with a loan from Chicago taxpayers. They couldn’t fi
Not Only McCain Palled Around With Pinochet
" ... I've talked to plenty of torture fans at McCain-Palin rallies. They know they're backing the torture ticket. ... " David Swanson American Chronicle
Bush administration denies funding for FBI probe of mortgage mess
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CIA Got the Nod to use Torture
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Lawmakers Bush Stymied Plame Probe
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Bush, McCain and the Old Iran-Contra Team
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Prosecutor Picked to Investigate Firings of U.S. Attorneys
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