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Iraqi Kurds Out-Lobby Iraqi Arabs In Washington
This week, we learned that the White House knew about last year's deal between Texas-based Hunt Oil and the Kurdish Regional Government. Apparently the threat it posed to the fragile negotiations in Baghdad didn't concern the president as much... Full Article At TPM Muckraker
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Historical Document
Mike Allen, "How Bush Plans to Get Out of Iraq" , Time, November 30, 2005: But read between the lines, and it is clear that the administration is setting a predicate for substantially reducing the 155,000 troops now in Iraq ahead of the midterm congressional elections in November 2006. Secretary of State... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
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Special Secret Handshake Edition
A Texas oil company signed a deal with the Kurdish regional government last summer even though the State Department objected to anybody going over the heads of the Iraqi national government. Bush administration officials apparently told Hunt Oil “... Full Article At Wonkette
They’re Home: Three American Hostages Rescued by Colombian Military
So near and yet so far, for so long. Fifteen hostages were rescued from FARC, the left wing guerilla organization in Columbia that has used abduction and holding of hostages to finance and further their bloody guerilla war. Three American hostages, Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell were... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
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State Dept Officials Knew Of Iraq Oil Deal WIth Company Tied To Bush
Bush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that runs counter to American policy and undercut Iraq's central government, a Congressional... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Concerns raised on Kurd oil deal
Administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that runs counter to US policy and undercut Iraq's central government, a congressional... Full Article At Boston Globe (National)
Waxman Says White House Knew About Hunt Oil Deal In Iraq
House oversight committee Chairman Henry Waxman says the Bush Administration knew about the September 2007 deal that Texas-based Hunt Oil struck with Kurdish officials in Iraq. That contradicts what... Full Article At TPM Muckraker
Texas Realtors Launch Campaign To Protest Rove’s Upcoming Speech At Statewide Convention
The Daily News of Galveston County, Texas reports that former top Bush aide Karl Rove is scheduled as the keynote speaker at the Texas Realtors Association... Full Article At Think Progress
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Sam Greenfield: A Little Joe Goes a Long Way
One of the many jokes about President Bush is he is the only man who couldn't find oil in Texas. Equally amazing is that Joe Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, couldn't deliver South ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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The Coming Barr-Paul Political Alliance?
One of the great fears of the McCain campaign (and, conversely, a tightly held hope of Barack Obama) is that Libertarian Bob Barr could somehow turn his campaign into a ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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GOP Senator's Top Staffer Busted Posting Comments Under Fake Name On Liberal Blog
This is fun: A campaign staffer for a leading GOP Senator has been busted posting fake posts on Liberal blogs under an alias. Burnt Orange Report, the premier state-level ... Full Article At The American Prospect Election Central
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Chris Rodda: David Barton: Bobby Jindal is "One of the Really Cool Guys"
Quite a few articles were written last week about speculative McCain VP pick, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, many focusing on Jindal's signing into law a bill that will allow the teaching... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Texas Governor's Mansion official had voiced concerns on security before fire 10:37 AM CT
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What About Bill?
Now that Obama and Bill Clinton have finally chatted , the big question is: how should Obama use the 42nd president in his campaign? Terry... Full Article At The New Republic
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How would Barack Obama and John McCain play in Turkey, Texas?
And will either give a speech in Protection, Kan.?... Full Article At LA Times - Top of the Ticket
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Daniel Cubias: Defining My Terms
From the very first post, I'm likely to piss somebody off. This is because I'm wading into the whole "Hispanic" vs. "Latino" lexicon fistfight. You may not know this, particularly if you are of the Anglo persuasion, but there is an ongoing ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Aubrey Sarvis: Women's Liberation? No, Oppression
You can be sure that someone in the Pentagon has been scratching his head this week and muttering. "What is it with all these women?" More likely several someones. Maybe you noticed that I said "his head." I said it deliberately, not out of some unconscious sexist impulse. It's got to be a man... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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The FundamentaList (No. 39)
Latino evangelicals may play a decisive role in future elections, Dobson says Obama has a "fruitcake" interpretation of the Constitution, and culture wars continue in ... Full Article At The American Prospect
Oliver Stone's "W": A Visit Behind The Scenes
SHREVEPORT, LA. -- IT'S A conversation any father and son might have -- a quick chat about baseball, families and world affairs. But when the speakers are President George H. W. Bush and his son George W. Bush, even a seemingly innocuous conversation can suddenly carry great weight, especially when... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Paul Jenkins: The McCain/Bush Effect on Red States
When John McCain clinched the GOP nomination, it was widely believed that his relative popularity among moderates and independents may well save the party from a Bush-caused bloodbath in November... Full Article At HuffingtonPost