According to the The New York Times:
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel’s […]

I have never over estimated the intellectual filtering process of the American voter. I also have never ever under estimated the viciousness and willingness of the Republican Party to do or say anything to win. If Barack Obama’s star continues to rise, either as a Presidential hopeful or a strong V.P hopeful, the Republican Party, […]

Who’s next? It ain’t gonna be Bush, he’ll never call the civil war in Iraq a civil war. It’s a special talent…denial.  “Speaking with CNN reporter Hala Gorani in Dubai today, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraq’s violence meets the standard of a civil war and thinks President Bush needs to acknowledge that.” […]

A federal judge offered a glimmer of hope to the tens of thousands of people whose homes and businesses in New Orleans were flooded in Hurricane Katrina, ruling that insurance companies should pay for the widespread water damage. (snip) He said the language in the insurance policies on flood coverage was ambiguous because it did […]

If you are cracking open the champagne early, then you know you are a Washington white collar defense attorney.”Nearly every committee of Congress likely will participate in oversight on a broad array of issues,” the memo predicts, “including those that are well anticipated, like Iraq redevelopment fraud, and those that are sometimes overlooked by the press, […]