Abramoff Ordered to Prison, Clinton Appointee Effectively Ends Further Investigation

Posted on November 14, 2006 - Filed Under News | 11 Comments

Well, the Federal Judge in the Abramoff case has ordered him to prison:
After granting several delays, the federal judge in Florida, who sentenced Abramoff to six years for fraud in a casino boat gambling scheme, has ordered him to report to prison tomorrow.
Why is that so odd? Well, prosecutors wanted more time to question him:
Convicted [...]

Charlie Rangel’s Agenda (VIDEO)

Posted on November 14, 2006 - Filed Under Border Control/Homeland Security, History | 1 Comment

Cross-posted from MsUnderestimated.
Enough of the crying game already. Charlie’s alread laying his cards on the table.
Folks, all you have to do is watch and see what we have in store for us. Charlie’s non-answers actually are stronger and more telling than his “yes,” “no” answer, so you just watch, prepare, and be the judge. This [...]

ACLU Push and Democrats Plan To Block NSA Legislation

Posted on November 14, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 2 Comments

The ACLU, still fighting the NSA program in court, calls upon Congress to block legislation for the NSA program.
In Washington, the ACLU is urging Congress to live up to its constitutional responsibility to provide checks and balances to the executive and judicial branches, de-fund the illegal spying program and undertake a thorough investigation into the [...]

Plutonium found in Iran waste facility

Posted on November 14, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | Comments Off

Another reason we need John Bolton.
International Atomic Energy experts have found unexplained plutonium and enriched uranium traces in a nuclear waste facility in Iran and have asked Tehran for an explanation, an IAEA report said Tuesday.
The report prepared for next week’s meeting of the 35-nation IAEA also faulted Tehran for not cooperating with the [...]

Blogging For Bolton

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Here is what its all about.
Nearly five years after 9/11, we are well into an epic, generational struggle. A struggle that pits freedom against tyranny … hope against fear … democracy against Islamic radicalism. The men and women of our Armed Forces are fighting with heroic resolve … and they deserve to be supported in [...]

The Weblog Awards 2006

Posted on November 14, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News | Comments Off

Nominations for The 2006 Weblog Awards are now open. Go to the master nomination post to start nominating blogs in 46 categories. There’s a bunch of new categories this year, but the number of finalists in each category will drop from 15 to 10 (with a few exceptions). I’ve already nominated myself in several [...]