Economist’s View: Paul Krugman: Snow Job in the Desert And General Petraeus’s history also suggests that he is much more … political … than his press would have you believe. In particular, six weeks before the 2004 presidential election, General Petraeus published an op-ed article in The Washington Post in which he claimed — wrongly, of course — that there had been “tangible progress†in Iraq, and that “momentum has gathered in recent months.â€
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Kanjorski faces public, explains his Iraq vote | Wilkes-Barre News | timesleader.com – The Times Leader Kanjorski walked into the fire hall at 7:05 p.m. and immediately took off his suit jacket.“I’m sure it will get hot in here, especially when you start to yell at me,†he joked. “How many of you are mad or angry? I am too. I can not morally justify the pre-emptive invasion of another country unless the U.S. is in imminent danger of being attacked. We got there under false pretenses and we have stayed there.†Kanjorski took the time to tell the people…
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Uganda church anoints US bishop Much of the Anglican Church in Africa is conservative and deeply opposed to the ordination of gay priests.In February, Anglican bishops meeting in Tanzania issued an ultimatum to the American church, demanding an end to the appointment of gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex couples. US bishops have until 30 September to respond. I haven’t had much to say about this issue of cross-border ordinations and consecrations, although it’s irksome to me personally. As anyone who’s slogged through posts on this blog will know, I’m in favor of gays…
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Andrew Carey (tags: Anglican Conservative Carey Disunity)
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Crooks and Liars » Bush’s Homophobic Surgeon General Nominee Charged With Conflicts Of Interest – Funnels Millions From Church George Bush’s nominee for Surgeon General has drawn a lot of heat for among other things, his crack-pot anti-gay views as a leader in the United Methodist affiliate of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. But a new report may finally sink his already controversial nomination in a sea of conflicts of interest that have marked his career.
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The GOPs crowded closet | Salon.com Joe Conason of Salon wonders: What makes the Republican Party — and the conservative movement more generally — so attractive to closeted homosexual men?
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A Guide to Media Manipulation, Republican Style | The American Prospect (tags: Republican dirtbags) Glenn Greenwald – Political Blogs and Opinions – Salon (tags: Craig Vitter Republican scandals)
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Another day, another and another and another and another scandal that highlights the incompetence, hypocrisy, corruption, or greed of the current Administration. We can has impeechment naow? Mebbe not. We can has outrage? Yesh. First of all, let’s have a moment of silence for Lt. Colonel Ted Westhusing. I’ll remember him and his family in my prayers. He’s a victim of the corruption scandals (subset: Iraq) too. TPM Muckracker: Officer’s 2005 Suicide a Painful Reminder of Corruption in Iraq With the Pentagon’s inspector general set to arrive in Iraq in a few weeks to personally investigate allegations of corruption in,…
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Names of victims fill church’s ‘murder board’ – CNN.com NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Father Bill Terry of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans wants everyone to know what’s happening in New Orleans: too many murders with too few people held accountable.
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Iowa court rules same-sex couples can marry – CNN.com (CNN) — An Iowa district court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples can marry based on the state constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment, court documents show.