Iraq: 5 Years Later

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Today our nation marks five years of war in Iraq. It was five years ago President George W. Bush and seven of his administration’s top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, made at least 935 false statements about the national security threat posed by Saddam [...]

The Reality of Peace On Earth

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What is on your Christmas list? In a recent ABC News poll in which they asked people, “If you could have your choice, what one present would you most like to have for Christmas?” the answers provided gives great insight to the American psyche. Forget peace and happiness because most Americans wanted either a car [...]

Peru Free Trade Agreement, Another Disaster in the Making

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Congress is expected to vote on the Peru Free Trade Agreement, also known as the Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement (PTPA) on Wednesday. The Peru FTA moved rapidly through Congress with the support of the Democratic Party leadership. Like the broken promise to end the war during last years congressional elections, key Democrats including Representatives [...]

Public betrayal: The Children Are the True Healthcare Victims

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Even though our country has pioneered many major medical developments, millions of Americans do not have access to needed medical care. The growth of the nation’s uninsured population is about to reach it’s breaking point. With his long awaited promise to veto, President Bush vetoed legislation, State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), that would have [...]

Another Blow for Chertoff’s No Match Letters

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A second federal judge blocked the Bush administration from notifying the nation’s employers that they face possible prosecution for knowingly employing undocumented immigrants unless they fire workers whose Social Security numbers do not match federal records.
Prior today’s ruling, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff had announced on Aug. 10 that the Social Security Administration (SSA) would [...]

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