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The Chicago Three: Obama, Ayers & Rezko »

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Overview: This is a story of big-city behind-the-scenes politics — of scratch-my-back and I’ll-scratch-yours backroom dealings. It is a story of how Bill Ayers and Barack Obama — sitting on a charitable board (for which they were paid) — aided and abetted the lucrative real estate development projects of Obama’s former law firm associate […]

Obama’s Shallow Credentials on National Security Are Dangerous for the Country »

Originally posted today at Huffington Post. Reprinted with express permission.
The Clinton campaign ad featuring a 3 a.m. telephone call as a metaphor for experienced leadership in foreign policy has generated considerable comment, but much of the reaction is from people who have never been involved in foreign policy and certainly never had to field […]

[Updated/Video of Larry] Larry Johnson on ABC World News Tonight re Bush’s Veto of Waterboarding Ban »

(Thank you, C.S., for the fast video work!)
Earlier: Larry Johnson will be on ABC World News tonight to discuss Bush’s veto today of the legislation that bans waterboarding. Tune in, or check for video here.
UDPATE, via MakeThemAccountable.com, from ThinkProgress “MSNBC Host Falsely Claims McCain Opposes Bush On Torture Bill Veto“:
On MSNBC this morning, anchor […]

Senator Clinton’s real foreign policy experience »

I originally posted this at MyDD, and look forward to your comments.
While Obama supporters often obsess over the Iraq War Vote, there is no denying that Senator Clinton has far more Foreign Policy experience than Senator Obama.  If one reads the Foreign Policy Speech she gave yesterday (link), there is an impressive grasp of world […]

Sunday Night GO SCHWEITZER! Open Thread »

Let the Governors’ Rebellion Begin! Montana governor Brian Schweitzer — who, by the way, speaks fluent Arabic from his years in Saudi Arabia as an irrigation developer (bio) — “declared independence Friday from federal identification rules [”Real ID”] and called on governors of 17 other states to join him in forcing a showdown with the […]

The Drone on Domestic Terrorism »


BIG PICTURE: Why the ‘08 Presidential Election Is Critical »

FRIDAY UPDATES from Steve Clemons’ Washington Note:
     (1) “The Horror. . .The Horror: Torture Up Close and Pondering the Blowback“
     (2) “Alex Gibney: This Film is About the Corruption of the American Character“
EVENING UPDATES:
     (1) “[T]he Senate-House Intelligence Conference voted today to make the Army Field Manual the standard for all detainee issues […]

The Drone and the Falafel Watchlist »

Sorry so late No Quarter readers!  @#$%& day jobs!

The Media’s Stampeding Herd »

I’m sure you’ve also had this experience: You watch a candidate or official make remarks on television, and you get a sense of what they’re saying, but the media ends up reporting an entirely different interpretation, and you wonder if you’re the only person who heard the candidate/official as they intended to be heard!
The […]

Frank Naif Says Spy Satellites Suck »


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