They have reduced restrictions on the Baath Party “The law has been passed. We see it as a very good sign of progress and it will greatly benefit Baathists. It was passed smoothly and opposition was small,” said Rasheed al-Azzawi, a Sunni member of the committee which helped modify some of the language of the […]
It is being reported that Bush will call for an additional 20,000 troops tonight, but opposition to his plan is growing fast on the right side of the aisle: Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, […]
Reuters is reporting this on the news of Bolton’s resignation: “Despite the support of a strong bipartisan majority of senators, Ambassador Bolton’s confirmation was blocked by a Democrat filibuster, and this is a clear example of the breakdown in the Senate confirmation process,” [Dana] Perino said. Now at last check, the Bolton nomination was till […]
Tony Blair has won the vote for the second reading of the new Education Bill, 51 of his own MP’s voted against it which is not good, therefore it was only with the help of the opposition that it was passed. We now await the vote on the progrmme motion which everyone is saying will […]
At around 7pm (GMT) today there will be a vote on a new education bill in the House of Commons which could decide how much longer Tony Blair stays in power. The bill itself is fairly important to the future of education over here but I won’t go into details as it does not effect […]
Raw Story has uncovered some very serious information regarding the government spying on people: Documents released today by the American Civil Liberties Union reveal that the Federal Bureau of Investigations has indeed monitored political groups solely on the basis that they opposed a U.S.-led war. According to a memo written in 2002, the FBI launched […]
James Webb, the former Navy Secretary under Reagan and an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq has announced a run for Senate in Virginia, opposing 5 term Republican Senator George Allen according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. This is another great step forward for Democrats. Not only does it put in some good opposition […]
Well this is some disturbing information coming from the treasury: Treasury Secretary John Snow has warned that unless Congress raises the national debt limit, the US government will run out of cash to finance its daily work in two months. In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, Snow said the statutory debt limit imposed by […]
The talks have entered a deadlock and the Sunni’s refuse to sign on to the constitution in Iraq. Despite the deadlock, the constitution will be sent to parliament for a vote either Saturday or Sunday. A top Sunni negotiator has called on all Sunni’s to reject the constitution on the October 15 referendum vote. Today […]
Via MSNBC He swore and walked off set during a debate with James Carville The Associated Press Updated: 7:34 p.m. ET Aug. 4, 2005 NEW YORK – CNN suspended commentator Robert Novak indefinitely after he swore and walked off the set Thursday during a debate with Democratic operative James Carville. The exchange during CNN’s “Inside […]