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Stories by John Byrne

John Byrne is editor of Raw Story.

Clear Majority Now Backs the Public Option, and the Numbers Are Growing

New polling shows greater movement toward support of plan for government-run health care.
Posted on Oct 21, 2009, Source: Raw Story

GOP Senator Calls Sarah Palin's 'Death Panel' Remarks 'Nuts'

Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson takes on Palin's fearmongering on health care reform.
Posted on Aug 11, 2009, Source: Raw Story

US Violated Geneva Conventions, Bush Iraq Commander Says

A stunning admission from General David Petraeus reveals that the US may have violated international law.
Posted on May 30, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Obama Picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court Slot

The jurist is hard to pigeonhole.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Right-Wing Radio Host Gets Waterboarded, and Lasts Six Seconds Before Saying It's Torture

Host Erich Muller says "It was instantaneous...and I don't want to say this: absolutely torture."
Posted on May 22, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Florida's GOP Governor Outed in Explosive Documentary

"Outrage" film goes after closeted hypocritical Republicans who push anti-gay legislation.
Posted on May 8, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees

In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.
Posted on May 6, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Confirmed: Rep. Jane Harman Tried to Kill NSA Wiretapping Story -- May Have Swayed 2004 Election

The New York Times has confirmed Harman tried to keep the paper from publishing an article exposing warrantless wiretapping.
Posted on Apr 21, 2009, Source: Raw Story

Obama Administration Quietly Expands Bush's Legal Defense of Warrantless Wiretapping

In a legal filing on Friday, Obama lawyers claimed the government is shielded from lawsuits by a 'sovereign immunity' clause in the Patriot Act.
Posted on Apr 8, 2009, Source: Raw Story