House Republicans Adopt Change That Would Benefit DeLay. New rules prevent Tom DeLay from having to step down as majority leader if he is indicted in an investigation in Texas. By CARL HULSE and DAVID E. ROSENBAUM. [NYT > Home Page]
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President moves to rein in 2 agencies
President moves to rein in 2 agencies. WASHINGTON — After years of finger-pointing and tension within his foreign policy agencies, President Bush is moving aggressively to tame the two most unwieldy agencies — the CIA and the State Department — by installing reliable allies at the helm with instructions to clamp down on dissenting career… Continue reading President moves to rein in 2 agencies
November 3rd Theses
November 3rd Theses. My brother Adam and some collaborators have put together 19 theses on the future of the Democratic Party. They plan to launch them in a provocative way on Monday. For those of you know don't know, Adam is the former president of the Sierra Club and a grassroots activist who runs a… Continue reading November 3rd Theses
Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution
Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution. John Ashcroft, the former Attorney General of the United States of America, has given a public, blistering critique of judges who strike down the Bush administration's policies as unconstitutional. “The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can… Continue reading Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution
'What We Owe Iraq': We Broke It, We Bought It
'What We Owe Iraq': We Broke It, We Bought It. There must be elections in Iraq, Noah Feldman says, but our responsibility does not end there. By ROBERT KAGAN. [NYT > Books]
EPRI report
EPRI report on a smart power upgrade to the US system. It would also help against a system attack by global guerrillas. “According to the latest edition of the Electricity Technology Roadmap that was spearheaded by EPRI in collaboration with many other groups, the societal benefits of upgrading the transmission infrastructure will far outweigh the… Continue reading EPRI report
US railroads
Railroad companies change the rules We shown before how US railroads have shrunk in the last few decades from dozens to four, two companies that dominate the West and two that dominate the East. Traditional economics would see this as an opportunity for rigging prices for their customers, and this has doubtless happened, within the… Continue reading US railroads
Economic downside
Economic downside. James Wolcott on the economic problems intolerance might bring, as well as fallout from the rising anti-Americanism in the wider world. [Ceejbot]
The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines
The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines. Computer security experts are unanimous on what to do. (Some voting experts disagree, but I think we’re all much better off listening to the computer security experts. The problems here are with the computer, not with the fact that the computer is being used in a voting application.) And… Continue reading The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines
Bush Picks Alberto Gonzales to Replace Ashcroft at Justice Dept.
Bush Picks Alberto Gonzales to Replace Ashcroft at Justice Dept.. President Bush said that Alberto R.Gonzales had been “a calm and steady voice in times of crisis” as his White House counsel. By DAVID STOUT. [NYT > Home Page]