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Bush Signs Executive Order Barring Union Rights

Caitlin Price, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 4, 2008.
The order denies collective bargaining rights to about 8,600 federal employees who work in agencies responsible for national security.

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Surged in 2007

Brad Johnson, Think Progress AlterNet: Environment. December 4, 2008.
U.S. annual emissions are now 17% greater than they were in 1990.

Rove: We Wouldn't Have Invaded Iraq if We Knew the Truth About WMDs

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.
A remarkable admission that contradicts the past statements of his onetime boss.

Is Laura Bush Delusional?

Julia, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 29, 2008.
When it comes to Bush's legacy, Laura Bush doesn't have her facts straight.

Bush's Bizarre Pardon List

Jenny Booth, The Times of London UK. November 25, 2008.
A hip-hop artist and a former Detroit police sergeant are among 16 people to be pardoned or to have their prison sentences commuted by President Bush.

Dear President Bush: Beware the Power of the Pardon

Sen. Russ Feingold, Salon. November 23, 2008.
If he cares about his legacy, Bush should pause before approaching his pardon power with the same lawlessness as he approached his presidency.

Iraqis Pour into Street to Protest U.S. Security "Agreement"

Middle East OnlineNovember 21, 2008.
"The security agreement is shameful and humiliating."

A War Without End: Savagery in Afghanistan is Centuries Old

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. November 19, 2008.
The brutal torture and killing of prisoners in Afghanistan is a routine of history.

George Bush Is Using GM to Screw the Environment One Last Time

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 17, 2008.
Big Oil, still in the White House.

Could an Obama Presidency Dampen Enthusiasm for Jihad?

Bramantyo Prijosusilo, New America Media. November 12, 2008.
If Obama upholds democratic values abroad without double standards, jihadi ideologues will have a much harder time recruiting.

Robert Novak is Flat Wrong: Obama's Mandate

Brian Normoyle, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.
Bob Novak doesn't think the vote totals, reshaped electoral map, and switching of traditionally red states constitute a "mandate."

Hardcore Neocon Goes for Obama, Throws McCain AND Reagan Under the Bus

bmaz, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. October 30, 2008.
The guy who wrote "The End of History" has figured out that Obama is history in the making.

Getting to the Bottom of the Deceptive, Secretive and Artificial Iraq-U.S. Negotiations

Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2008.
Whatever the U.S.-Iraqi "agreement" ends up looking like, it is unlikely to have much of an effect on the occupation.

Robert Gates Confirms Bush Won't Close Gitmo

Michael Sung, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 23, 2008.
It's official: What happens to the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay will be in the hands of the next president.

The Lee Atwater Story: Meet the Man Responsible for Karl Rove and the GOP's Hate-Driven Politics

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. October 16, 2008.
A new documentary by Stefan Forbes shows the origins of the GOP's playbook -- the manual of scare tactics on which McCain's campaign is based.

New Evidence Shows Bush Had No Plan to Catch bin Laden After 9/11

Gareth Porter, IPS News. October 7, 2008.
Mere weeks after 9/11, the Bush administration was too busy planning to invade Iraq to follow through on its mission in Afghanistan.

"Taxi to the Dark Side" on HBO Tonight; What Have We Learned Since its Release?

Alex Gibney, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 29, 2008.
For starters, Condi Rice admitted last week that the Bush administration knew about "harsh interrogations" as early as 2002.

Seven Years After the Start of the So-Called "War on Terror," Terror Attacks Are Up

M. A. Muqtedar Khan, Iraq Updates. September 26, 2008.
This surge in terrorism is a direct response to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

How Dick Cheney's Zeal for Warrantless Spying Nearly Brought Down Bush Presidency

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. September 23, 2008.
A new book delves into the secret history of the vice presidency, revealing Cheney as "the father of the warrantless domestic surveillance program."

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner: "We Will Be Ready."

Brad Friedman, September 22, 2008.
Ohio's top election official describes how she is planning for a fair presidential election in an exclusive interview with Brad Friedman.

Feingold on Bush's Law: "The Abuses That Have Taken Place Must Be Accounted For."

Leslie Schulman, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 19, 2008.
A recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing took on the vast expansion of presidential powers under Bush.

How the GOP Wired Ohio's 2004 Vote Count for Bush to Win

Steven Rosenfeld, September 18, 2008.
A Republican computer data security expert tells how cyber-partisans could have stolen the 2004 election.

W's Worst Judges

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. September 17, 2008.
Forget Roberts or Alito for a minute; in eight years, Bush installed more than 300 federal judges. Here are a few to keep a close eye on.

How Much Have Taxpayers Coughed Up for the Most Secretive White House Ever?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 16, 2008.
According to a new study, the Bush administration has spent almost $200 on keeping secrets to every dollar allocated to open them.

While Bush Announces 8,000 Troop Withdrawal, Leaked Draft Agreement Calls for Indefinite Occupation

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 11, 2008.
Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.

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