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August 2008
- GOP Honcho to Hill Hopefuls: Attack Us
  
  Carpetbagger Report Blog | Aug 1, 08 7:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A key GOP lawmaker has urged hopefuls seeking office to fire away—at their own party. Rep. Tom Cole advised fellow office-seekers yesterday to blast the GOP when needed, keep away from incumbents, and skip John McCain's nominating convention. “Don’t be afraid to say you are disappointed in fellow Republicans," Cole said. "Don’t hesitate to be anti-Washington, D.C.” More »
July 2008
- Bush Aides Must Testify: Judge
  
  Washington Post | Jul 31, 08 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Turning aside White House arguments that top aides are protected from subpoenas by executive privilege, a judge ruled today that Harriet Miers must testify before a congressional committee on the firings of nine federal prosecutors, the Washington Post reports. Miers and fellow aide Joshua Bolten can, however, invoke executive privilege in declining to respond to specific questions. More »
- Nat'l Review: Stevens, Get Out
  
  National Review | Jul 30, 08 1:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Newly indicted Ted Stevens should resign as soon as possible, write the editors of the National Review . The Alaskan senator, who is accused of seven counts of making false statements, legally “deserves the benefit of the doubt—but not from an ethical standpoint,” they note. “The facts that have emerged over the course of the federal investigation into his personal finances are damning enough on their own.” More »
- Send Blue Dogs to Pound, Elect Real Democrats
  
  Salon | Jul 29, 08 7:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Democratic Congress has bowed to President Bush on Iraq, waterboarding and FISA, and Glenn Greenwald of Salon says enough is enough. With the help of progressive bloggers, he’s campaigning against so-called “Blue Dog” Dems, hoping to teach the party’s conservatives that they will “lose seats … the more they accommodate the right’s agenda.” Greenwald doesn’t mind if Democrats lose a few seats in the revolt. More »
- House Measure Apologizes for US Slavery
  
  Associated Press | Jul 29, 08 6:15 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The House has apologized to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws. Today's resolution marks the first time Congress has ever formally apologized for America's past history of enslaving and discriminating against blacks. More »
- Ted Stevens Indicted on 7 Felony Counts
  
  Anchorage Daily News | Jul 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on 7 felony counts of making false statements in connection with a 4-year-long corruption probe, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The 84-year-old Republican is charged with failing to report on Senate financial disclosure forms gifts of more than $250,000 from Veco Corp., an Alaska oil services company, and its CEO. Stevens will be allowed to turn himself in, a Justice official said at a press conference this afternoon. More »
- Pelosi: 'I Am Not Giving the Gavel Away to Anyone'
  
  Politico | Jul 29, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Newly minted author Nancy Pelosi launched her book tour this week, and one of the first stops is a sit-down with Politico. Of her hard-nosed blockade of GOP attempts to authorize offshore drilling, she says, “I’m trying to save the planet. I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy.”

Stories

GOP Honcho to Hill Hopefuls: Attack Us

Bush Aides Must Testify: Judge

Nat'l Review: Stevens, Get Out

Send Blue Dogs to Pound, Elect Real Democrats

House Measure Apologizes for US Slavery

Ted Stevens Indicted on 7 Felony Counts

Pelosi: 'I Am Not Giving the Gavel Away to Anyone'