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  • April 2007

    • Prince May No Longer Speak For His King

      New York Times  |  Apr 29, 07 5:15 PM CDT

      Prince May No Longer Speak For His King

      (Newser) - Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi ambassador and longtime Bush conduit to the Saudi leadersip, may no longer be speaking for his country. The New York Times   notes that Bandar's uncle, King Abdullah, has taken several stands recently that surprised  the White House by being in direct conflict with assurances given by the Prince.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • United States  • politics  • Saudi Arabia  • King Abdullah

    • Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'

      Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 07 9:40 AM CDT

      Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'

      (Newser) - President Bush yesterday accused the Democrats of “offering an invitation to our enemies to attack America.” With the House and Senate poised to vote this week on a war funding bill with a troop drawdown deadline, the Washington Post reports, the dispute between Congress and the White House is becoming increasingly personal. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Dick Cheney  • politics  • troop withdrawal  • war  • Iraq pullout  • timetable

    • Federal Probe Targets Rove, WH Operations

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 24, 07 11:14 AM CDT

      Federal Probe Targets Rove, WH Operations

      (Newser) - The U.S. attorney firings, disappearing e-mails, and other White House political operations have found their way onto the radar of a small office that normally investigates federal employees' misbehavior. Karl Rove is in the sights of the Office of Special Counsel, whose head has vowed not to "leave any stone unturned," the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

    • Faulty Nigerian Election Sparks Fears of Unrest

      BBC  |  Apr 24, 07 8:13 AM CDT

      Faulty Nigerian Election Sparks Fears of Unrest

      (Newser) - The ruling party candidate has won Nigeria's presidential election by a landslide, sparking fears that political unrest could compromise the supply of oil in Africa's largest producer. Umar Yar'Adua was declared the winner of Saturday's election yesterday with 70% of the vote, ending a campaign marked by intimidation, ballot-stuffing, and violence. More »

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      oil  • Africa  • politics  • Nigeria  • Umaru Yar'Adua

    • H.W.: Country May Be Feeling "Bush Fatigue"

      CNN  |  Apr 24, 07 6:11 AM CDT

      H.W.: Country May Be Feeling &quot;Bush Fatigue&quot;

      (Newser) - "Bush Fatigue" may finally be hitting the nation, patriarch George H.W. told Larry King last night. King asked whether Bush Père bought into Mitt Romney's theory of 2008: that Jeb will sit out to avoid Bush-lash. "There's something to that—there might be a little Bush fatigue now," Bush said. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Mitt Romney  • politics  • George H. W. Bush  • Jeb Bush  • Barbara Bush

    • Spitzer to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

      New York Times  |  Apr 23, 07 8:56 AM CDT

      Spitzer to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer will introduce a bill this spring to legalize gay marriage in New York state, the Times reports, fulfilling one of his earliest campaign pledges. The measure would make New York the second state to recognize same-sex marriages. More »

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      marriage  • politics  • gay marriage  • Eliot Spitzer  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage

    • Nigerians Reject Election Results

      BBC  |  Apr 23, 07 7:21 AM CDT

      Nigerians Reject Election Results

      (Newser) - Opposition candidates in Nigeria’s presidential elections have rejected the results of  Saturday’s voting, accusing the governing party of fraud. Foreign observers concur that the polling was faulty, with violence, intimidation, missing ballot boxes, and even abduction and murder of electoral officials and the police officers escorting them the BBC reports. More »

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      Africa  • election  • politics  • Nigeria  • voting  • government

    • Chinese Talk The Talk On Democracy

      New York Times  |  Apr 20, 07 12:26 PM CDT

      Chinese Talk The Talk On Democracy

      (Newser) - It's spring in China, and calls for democracy are in bloom, the New York Times reports. Articles are about the need for political reform are being published—even encouraged—and leaders are promising openness. But the outburst of rhetoric has more to do with the political calendar than with an inclination toward change. More »

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      China  • politics  • democracy  • reform  • government  • political reform

    • Doolittle Steps Down After FBI Raid

      The Hill  |  Apr 20, 07 5:54 AM CDT

      Doolittle Steps Down After FBI Raid

      (Newser) - Republican John Doolittle has ceded his coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee—a week after FBI agents made a surprise raid on his Virginia home. Doolittle and his wife, Julie, a consultant, are under investigation for their ties to besmirched fundraiser Jack Abramoff. More »

    • US Attorneys Fired for Being Soft on Porn

      Salon  |  Apr 19, 07 11:40 AM CDT

      US Attorneys Fired for Being Soft on Porn

      (Newser) - Several of the U.S. attorneys axed by Alberto Gonzales may have been forced out because they failed to crack down on pornography, Salon reveals. Gonzales and his staff pressured attorneys to pursue adult obscenity cases, even if it meant yanking prosecutors away from, say, terrorism. Some who resisted got a pink slip. More »

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      scandals  • politics  • Alberto Gonzales  • pornography  • law  • US attorneys scandal

    • Most Dems Mum on Gun Control

      Politico  |  Apr 18, 07 9:14 AM CDT

      Most Dems Mum on Gun Control

      (Newser) - Grief over the Virginia Tech massacre is re-energizing gun control advocates like Rep. Carolyn Murphy, whose husband was shot dead in 1996. "For too long, Congress has stood idle while gun violence continues to take its toll," she said yesterday. But most Dems have studiously avoided the hot-button issue, which the party sees as political suicide. More »

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      Election 2008  • Congress  • politics  • gun control  • Virginia Tech shootings  • Democrat  • weapon  • gun violence

    • Four Years of Rove E-mails Go Missing

      Washington Post  |  Apr 13, 07 8:11 AM CDT

      Four Years of Rove E-mails Go Missing

      (Newser) - Four years of emails from Karl Rove that are being sought in a congressional investigation are missing and may have been deleted by Rove himself, the Republican National Committee acknowledged yesterday. The RNC operates the server for non-official e-mail accounts Rove and other White House players use for political business; critics say they are also improperly used to circumvent documentation laws. More »

    • House Subpoenas Gonzo

      Washington Post  |  Apr 11, 07 7:28 AM CDT