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Bush Uses “Pocket Veto” to Reject Defense Authorization Bill, Kerry Calls Veto a “Disgrace”

Bush used a “pocket veto” today to reject a sweeping defense authorization bill because he disliked “a provision that would expose the Iraqi government to expensive lawsuits seeking damages from the Saddam Hussein era.”   
In a statement, Bush said the legislation “would imperil billions of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that nation’s […]

Another Interesting Poll

At the risk of proving that I was the only one who didn’t already know this, I just read today about a poll that is a bit different than any I’ve known of before. Some 2,000 people are being tracked on a continuing basis to determine their reaction to the primary candidates and their campaigning.
One […]

Obama Stammers His Way Through Defense of Axelrod’s Comments on Clinton

The Obama campaign has been on the defensive in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, thanks to some tacky (to say the least) comments from Obama spokesman David Axelrod. Last night Barack Obama attempted to “vigorously” defend Axelrod during a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39gy7-p8Wsw

 
As Lynn Sweet reports, the interview didn’t play out to well for […]

Housing Defaults Take a New Turn

There’s news today of a new turn in the housing defaults mess. The L.A. Times reports, If you “thought the mortgage meltdown was just a sub-prime affair”… “Think again.”
There’s another time bomb waiting to explode, experts say: risky loans made to people with good credit.
So-called pay-option adjustable-rate mortgages, or option ARMs, were the easiest and […]

Don’t Hold Your Breath… For a Gore Endorsement

Don’t hold your breath for a Gore endorsement… The chances at this point “are fading,” says Josh Gerstein of the N.Y. Sun.  
An endorsement by Vice President Gore in the hard-fought Democratic presidential race could give a huge boost to Senator Obama or allow Senator Clinton to deliver the coup de grace to her rivals, but […]

Benazir Bhutto Remembered

Parade Magazine’s upcoming edition has an interview with Bhutto that “will be the cover story of PARADE on January 6, 2008.” You can read the interview here.
Bhutto took on many risks in her life, but she will be most remembered as the “first woman to be democratically elected to lead a modern Muslim country.”

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In The Wake of Bhutto’s Assassination, Experience Or Change?

There’s a lot been said on the candidate’s reactions in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on Thursday. There was the huge gaffe from Mike Huckabee that critics have picked apart and then there was Ron Paul blaming America, which went over like a lead balloon with the wingnuts. But the discussion of the day […]