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With Obama-Clinton Race Deadlocked, Focus Turns to Delegates (and Superdelegates); The 9/11 Commission & Torture: How Information Gained Through Waterboarding & Harsh Interrogations Form Major Part of 9/11 Commission Report; EXCLUSIVE: Former 9/11 Commission Chief Philip Zelikow on Allegations He Secretly Allowed Karl Rove & White House to Influence 9/11 Probe. Headlines * As … Continued
After Super Tuesday, Obama and Clinton Race a Deadlock; McCain Declares Himself GOP Frontrunner; Super Tuesday Roundtable with Bill Fletcher of The Black Commentator, Sociologist Frances Fox Piven, Roberto Lovato of New America Media, and Progressive Democrats of America Director Tim Carpenter. Today’s Headlines * Clinton, Obama Trade Primary Wins; McCain Emerges as GOP … Continued
Super Tuesday: Voters Head to Polls in Biggest-Ever One-Day White House Nominating Contest; New Book Alleges 9/11 Commissioner Philip Zelikow Minimized Scrutiny of Bush Admin Failure to Prevent al-Qaeda Attack. Today’s Headlines * 4 Iraqi Relatives Killed in U.S. Raid * Super Tuesday Primary Vote Spans 24 States * Nuclear Industry Donations Favor Dems … Continued
"The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain; Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney Seeks Presidency as Green Party Nominee. Today’s Headlines * Bush Proposes Highest Military Budget Since World War II * 9 Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Attack * U.S., Iraq Open Talks on Bi-lateral Compact * Obama Narrows … Continued
Democratic Presidential Nomination Could Hinge on Divided Latino Vote; Taxi to the Dark Side: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Film Explores U.S. Abuses in "War on Terror". Headlines * Study: 1 Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by U.S. Invasion * 64 Killed in Baghdad Bombing * Bush Budget Seeks Massive Cuts to Medicare * Clinton, Obama Hold Final … Continued
At Senate Hearing, Attorney General Michael Mukasey Refuses to Say if Waterboarding is Torture, Illegal; Edwards’s Campaign Manager Bonior Explains Sudden Departure from Presidential Race; Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull ’08 Run. Headlines * Edwards, Giuliani Exit Presidential Race * Carter Praises Obama Campaign, Criticizes Clinton * Mukasey Refuses Senate Calls … Continued
As McCain Wins Florida Primary, Ex-Frontrunner Giuliani Expected to Quit GOP Race; Pakistani Opposition Leader Imran Khan on Musharraf, Bhutto, and How the U.S. Has Undermined Pakistani Democracy. Today’s Headlines * After Promised Withdrawals, U.S. Occupation of Iraq Could Be Larger Than Before “Surge” * Bush Asserts Right to Ignore Law Barring Funds for … Continued
Kathleen Newman & Barbara Ehrenreich: Bush Has Ignored the Working Poor and Failed to Address Growing Economic InequalityBush Touts Outcome of Iraq Troop "Surge," Repeats Threats Against IranBush Urges Congress to Grant Immunity to Major Telecom Corporations & Permanently OK Warrantless Domestic Surveillance Today’s Headlines * Bush Defends Iraq Surge and Issues New Warning … Continued
Former Indonesian Dictator, U.S. Ally & Mass Murderer, Suharto, 86, Dies; Massacre: The Story of East Timor; The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship. Today’s Headlines * Obama Wins S.C. Primary; Picks Up Sen. Kennedy Endorsement * Bush To Focus on Economy in State … Continued
Broadcast Exclusive: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Samuel Provance Speaks Out on Torture and Cover-Up. Headlines * Bush, Dems Agree on Economic Stimulus Deal * Egypt Cracks Down on Palestinian Border-Crossing * 10 Killed in Lebanon Bombing * U.S. Pushes Iraq on Extending Troop, Contractor Immunity * Admin Not “Prepared to Address” Contractor Dependence * Kucinich … Continued
