Friday

David Vest: So You Thought They'd End the War

David Vest: So You Thought They'd End the War: "What's really evil is being forced to choose between people on the one hand who support the war, and accuse anyone who questions it of 'helping the terrorists' -- and people on the other who oppose the war, criticize the war, pledge to the end the war, and then vote to keep it going."

Evelyn Pringle: Congress Gives War Profiteers Another $100 Billion

Evelyn Pringle: Congress Gives War Profiteers Another $100 Billion: "Congress has demonstrated its unconditional love for the Bush administration by handing the war profiteers another $100 billion worth of good reasons to keep the war in Iraq rolling along at full-throttle."

Mexico taps U.S. funds to boost its intercepting of data - Los Angeles Times

Mexico taps U.S. funds to boost its intercepting of data - Los Angeles Times

Democracy Now! | Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Democratic Leadership Failing U.S. Citizenry on War

Democracy Now! | Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Democratic Leadership Failing U.S. Citizenry on War

McClatchy's D.C. Bureau Claims It's Barred From Defense Secretary Plane

McClatchy's D.C. Bureau Claims It's Barred From Defense Secretary Plane

The entire government has failed us on Iraq - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com

The entire government has failed us on Iraq - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com

Thursday

Collateral Damage - The Center for Public Integrity

Collateral Damage - The Center for Public Integrity

European Growth Could Exceed U.S. in '07: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

European Growth Could Exceed U.S. in '07: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "The recovery in Europe has been stronger than we expected,' OECD Chief Economist Jean-Philippe Cotis said at a news conference. 'The slowdown in the U.S. has been more robust than we anticipated."

Tuesday

The Blotter

The Blotter: "Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran"

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Iraq Supplemental Conference Report

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Iraq Supplemental Conference Report: "Under the President’s Iraq policies, our military has been over-burdened, our national security has been jeopardized, and thousands of Americans have been killed or injured. Despite these realities, and the support of a majority of Americans for ending the President’s open-ended mission in Iraq, congressional leaders now propose a supplemental appropriations bill that does nothing to end this disastrous war."

Campaigns & Elections

Campaigns & Elections WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22) - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) gave the following speech on the floor of the House of Representatives today:

"The Associated Press reports that the latest Iraq Supplemental funding plan, incredibly, will tie an increase in the minimum wage to funding the war through October.

"If this is true, and I hope it is not, it tells American workers that the only way they will get an increase in wages is to continue to support funding the war which is taking the lives of their sons and daughters.

"First blood for oil. Now a minimum wage for maximum blood. Aren't the American people giving enough blood for this war without having to give more to have a wage increase?

"What's happened to our country? We are losing our moral compass. We're losing our sense of justice. We're losing touch with the difference between right and wrong.

"We do not have to fund this war. We must leave Iraq now. Support our troops and bring them home. HR 1234 is a plan to end the war and stabilize Iraq and give Iraqis control of their oil.

"We must take a new path. We must take a path of truth and justice."

Sunday

Nation & World | Iraq a "big moneymaker" for al-Qaida, says CIA | Seattle Times Newspaper Our tax dollars at work.

Foreclosure crisis looms, housing analysts say: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Foreclosure crisis looms, housing analysts say: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "As the housing meltdown continues, analysts predict a surge in foreclosures this year and next that will add to the glut of homes already for sale and further depress property values"