US-Visit Spares No One. The program that requires foreigners to be fingerprinted and photographed before entering the United States will now include millions of travelers from America's closest allies — including Britian, Japan and Australia. [Wired News]
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Iraq on the Record: The Bush Administration’s Public Statements on Iraq
Iraq on the Record: The Bush Administration’s Public Statements on Iraq. 237 misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq that were made by President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary Powell, and National Security Advisor Rice. These statements were made in 125 separate appearances, consisting of 40 speeches, 26 press conferences and briefings,… Continue reading Iraq on the Record: The Bush Administration’s Public Statements on Iraq
Columns: Defending our privacy, except when they abuse it
St. Petersburg Times – St. Petersburg,FL,USA – Columns: Defending our privacy, except when they abuse it. Forget the claim of the Republican Party to be “conservative.” Just like Democrats, Republicans seek to use the power of government to ram their agenda down the throats of the citizens. A true conservative should love the first of… Continue reading Columns: Defending our privacy, except when they abuse it
Downtown businesses scramble to make plans
Downtown businesses scramble to make plans. Businesses in downtown Boston are bracing for commuting chaos when the Democratic National Convention comes to town in July, with some planning to close for the week and others asking their employees to take time off, rather than endure interminable trips to and from work. [Boston Globe — Front… Continue reading Downtown businesses scramble to make plans
Shutdowns set for convention
Shutdowns set for convention. Interstate 93 will be shut down in both directions for all four evenings of the Democratic National Convention, and North Station will be closed to all commuter rail and subway service, officials involved with security planning said. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Creepier than Nixon
Creepier than Nixon. The man who brought down Richard Nixon says Bush and “co-president” Cheney are an even greater threat to the country. [Salon.com]
Medicare to Go Broke by 2019, Trustees Predict
Medicare to Go Broke by 2019, Trustees Predict. The go-broke date is seven years sooner than what the trustees projected last year, before the prescription drug law. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Job losses mount in Bay State
Job losses mount in Bay State. Massachusetts last month suffered its worst job losses in a year, dealing another blow to predictions — and hopes — that the state's battered labor market is poised to rebound. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Clinton Aides Plan to Tell Panel of Warning Bush Team on Qaeda
Clinton Aides Plan to Tell Panel of Warning Bush Team on Qaeda. Senior Clinton officials say they repeatedly warned their Bush administration counterparts in late 2000 that Al Qaeda was the worst security threat facing the nation. By Philip Shenon. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Lind
Lind on strategic bombing in Spain: The whole notion that the 21st century can suddenly revert to the 18th and governments can fight wars in which the people and vital national interests are not involved is absurd. That is the real lesson of the Spanish election. War is no longer a “game of princes.” The… Continue reading Lind