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Archive for January 31st, 2007

31 Jan

Conyers Takes Helm of Judiciary Committee

QuestionGirl 9:32 pm (Congress)

WASHINGTON — At his first hearing as House Judiciary Committee chairman, U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit sent President Bush a clear message Wednesday: I still want answers, but now I have the power to get them.
“This president has tried to take unto himself what has been termed absolute authority on such issues as surveillance, [...]

31 Jan

Free the Press

QuestionGirl 9:13 pm (Media Reform)

The topics were provocative: The possible impeachment of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. How to stop an American invasion of Iran. And what to do about the corporate lapdog press.
Actually, at the National Conference for Media Reform, the first two were, in part, the reason for the third topic, which brought me [...]

31 Jan

Democrats Put Pentagon Under Scrutiny

QuestionGirl 9:04 pm (Pentagon)

Covert activities carried out by the Pentagon for U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are coming under scrutiny by the new Democratic Congress.
Before winning control of both houses in November elections, Democrats’ questions about such things are warrantless wiretapping and the collection of personal data were deflected by majority Republicans, The Wall Street Journal reported [...]

31 Jan

Peyton Manning Won’t Pimp the Pentagon Channel

QuestionGirl 8:59 pm (Football)

Good for him!

MIAMI, United States (AFP) - A US marine reporter tried unsuccessfully to get Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning to plug the federal government’s Pentagon channel during Media Day at the Super Bowl.
Reina Barnett, wearing full Marine camouflage, was accompanied by a uniformed cameraman when she [...]

31 Jan

House Democratic Retreat a Big Lovefest

QuestionGirl 8:49 pm (More Dumb Shit)

Ok, call me crazy, but no way would I invite this asswipe to a retreat to speak. Who gives a flying fuck what this crazy lunatic has to say anymore?

Two months after the midterm elections altered the balance of power in Washington, President Bush has signaled his intention to follow through on his [...]

31 Jan

Molly Ivins, R.I.P.

QuestionGirl 8:43 pm (Obituaries)

AUSTIN, Texas - Best’selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as “Shrub,” died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62.
David Pasztor, managing editor of the Texas Observer, confirmed her death.
The writer, who made a living poking fun at Texas [...]

31 Jan

U.S. Officials to Turn over Domestic Spying Documents

QuestionGirl 8:37 pm (Alberto (I don't recall) Gonzales)

We’ll see what they actually turn over. And no doubt their story now will be, but but but…..we don’t do that anymore.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and other officials said they have agreed to turn over classified documents about the government’s domestic spying program to the congressional judiciary and intelligence committees as [...]

31 Jan

New Clerk of the House

QuestionGirl 3:39 pm (Congress)

Congratulations to Lorraine Miller!!! For those of you who like to read and learn like I do, here’s the duties of the clerk.

By: Office of the Speaker of the House
Published: Jan 31, 2007 at 08:12
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today she will appoint Lorraine C. Miller as the new Clerk of the House of Representatives. [...]

31 Jan

Senate Invokes Cloture on Minimum Wage Bill

QuestionGirl 3:36 pm (Congress, Minimum Wage)

I received this letter today. You can go to the site and download flyers and sign a petition on support of an increase in the minimum wage. (I don’t know if these petitions do any good at all, but I signed it.) Friggin Republicans will never quit. More bullshit after more bullshit after [...]

31 Jan

al Maliki Tells Iran/U.S. to Take it Somewhere Else……Again

QuestionGirl 3:03 pm ((Unspecified), al Maliki)

This is not the first time al Maliki has told them to keep their fight out of Iraq. Something tells me neither of these guys is listening.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is telling the United States and Iran to keep their fight out of Iraq.
Al-Maliki said he believes Iran [...]