Thursday

SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog: "A federal judge suggested on Thursday that President Bush had come very close to acting unconstitutionally in the way he fashioned legal relief for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis Lobby"

Guards steal $282 million from a bank in Baghdad - International Herald Tribune

Guards steal $282 million from a bank in Baghdad - International Herald Tribune Cheney's office funds itself.

Tuesday

Democrats Move to Withhold Funds From Cheney's Office - Yahoo! News

Fifteen minutes later...

Officials worry of summer terror attack

Anyone surprised?

Jerry Kroth: Democratic Defectors and the Israel Lobby

Jerry Kroth: Democratic Defectors and the Israel Lobby: "In the end, though, 37 Democratic senators capitulated and gratuitously gave the President his $100 billion no-strings- attached blank check . . . enough money to pay tuition and fees for 1.3 million college students for four solid years"

TheHill.com - Ex- convicts and addicts may get DoD clearance

TheHill.com - Ex- convicts and addicts may get DoD clearance: "At the Pentagon’s request, Senate defense authorizers tucked deep within a defense bill a repeal of the department’s restriction on granting security clearances to ex-convicts, drug addicts and the mentally incompetent."

Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations - washingtonpost.com

Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations - washingtonpost.com Perjury: the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing.

Monday

Report: War costing US $12B a month - Yahoo! News

Report: War costing US $12B a month - Yahoo! News: "the total for Iraq alone is nearing a half-trillion dollars"

The Denver Post - Bush justice is a national disgrace

The Denver Post - Bush justice is a national disgrace: "In more than a quarter of a century at the DOJ, I have never before seen such consistent and marked disrespect on the part of the highest ranking government policymakers for both law and ethics."

True or False: U.S.'s Broadband Penetration Is Lower Than Even Estonia's - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com

True or False: U.S.'s Broadband Penetration Is Lower Than Even Estonia's - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com: "But in Japan, customers pay $30 a month for 50Mbps"

U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in ’05 - New York Times

U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in ’05 - New York Times Cheney dances to Musharraf's tune.