June 2007 Talking Points

The Court Lurches Right, June 29, 2007
Roberts' fractious Court has produced a higher share of 5-4 decisions than any term in the last decade.
Fighting Terrorists, Then and Now, June 27, 2007
Echoing administration arguments, Giuliani claimed Clinton's handling of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing led to other strikes.
A Strategic Reset, June 25, 2007
With more than 3,500 U.S. troops and 40,000 Iraqis killed in the war, it is time for the United States to hit "CTRL-ALT-DELETE."
"SiCKO" and Getting Worse, June 22, 2007
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore highlights the deficiencies in the U.S. health care system in his new movie, "SiCKO," which opens nationwide on June 29.
Conservative Domination, June 21, 2007
CAP and Free Press yesterday released a statistical analysis of the political makeup of talk radio in the United States.
A Fairer Workplace, June 20, 2007
Employee Free Choice Act would give employees at a workplace the right to unionize as soon as a majority sign cards saying they want to do so.
Building an Empire, June 19, 2007
The White House and the RNC may have violated federal law by opening up unprecedented lines of communications.
Covered Up Abuses, June 18, 2007
Army Major General Antonio Taguba, who led the Pentagon's investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib, revealed that he believed high-level military officials knew about the abuses at the Iraqi prison.
Due Process, June 12, 2007
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court ruled that the President cannot eliminate constitutional protections with the stroke of a pen by proclaiming a civilian subject to indefinite military detention.
No Confidence, June 11, 2007
The non-binding resolution would express the "sense of the Senate" that Gonzales "no longer holds the confidence of the American people."
Wanton Warrantless Wiretapping, June 8, 2007
Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
Unfit and Unqualified, June 7, 2007
James Holsinger has a long history of prejudice toward gays and lesbians, once writing that homosexual behavior is 'intuitively' unnatural and a 'lifestyle choice.'
Seeking Effective Representation, June 6, 2007
The Louisiana 2nd district needs strong leadership now more than ever, leadership William Jefferson will not be in position to provide.
Blocking State Progress on Warming, June 5, 2007
Last week Rep. Rick Boucher unveiled a draft bill that does nothing to reduce global warming pollution.
A Discriminating Judgment, June 1, 2007
This week, the Supreme Court sided in favor of discrimination by stripping the Civil Rights Act of much of its potency.