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- 01-15-04 Kennedy: Iraq War Based on Politics, Not Necessity (CNN News)
"U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, an elder statesman among liberal Democrats, slammed President Bush and his administration for going to war in Iraq based on political considerations." 1-04
Papers
- Conservative Victories in U.S. Senate in 2003 (TraditionalValues.org)
Lists victories of conservative senators in 2003 legislation. 12-03
- Cost of War in Iraq $4 Billion Per Month (MSNBC - Weisman)
"The Pentagon is spending nearly $4 billion a month in Iraq, a 'burn rate' that is likely to continue far longer than the Bush administration intended due to ongoing attacks on U.S. forces, according to private and government cost projections."
"Funds for this continued involvement, however, have not been set aside in the budget. "The House this week approved a $369 billion defense spending bill that includes no money for military operations in Iraq, a move that 'is very hard to understand or explain,' said Thomas Kahn, the Democratic staff director of the House Budget Committee." 7-03
- Essay - Protecting the Environment (DeanforAmerica.com)
Provides the views of Howard Dean on what needs to be done to protect the environment. Howard Dean is a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. 8-03
- Howard Dean for President (DeanforAmerica.com)
Provides views of one of the leading Democratic contenders for President of the United States. 8-03
- Secret Intelligence Courts Can Now Be Used (CBS News)
"The FBI has implemented new ground rules that 'fundamentally alter the way investigators handle counterterrorism cases, allowing criminal and intelligence agents to work side by side and giving both broad access to the tools of intelligence gathering for the first time in decades,' The Washington Post says in its Saturday editions."
"The result is that the FBI, unhindered by the restrictions of the past, 'will conduct many more searches and wiretaps that are subject to oversight by a secret intelligence court rather than regular criminal courts,' officials told the Post." 12-03
- Younger and Older Americans Divided on Issues (CNN News)
"The gap between younger Americans and older Americans widens on a broad range of issues, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll." 10-03
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