If it weren’t for bloggers and news sites like Digg, Paul Wolfowitz might have gotten away with his greedy power play on behalf of his girlfriend. Instead we busted him for getting her a $61,000 raise and promotion. He might still get away with just a rebuke, so keep the heat on, people.
Archive for October 10th, 2007
YOU, Digg reader, are making Wolfowitz fight for his World Bank job
October 10, 2007Bush administration proposes retroactive immunity for phone companies
October 10, 2007As a small note in a lrger funding bill, the administration is asking Congress to pass legislation that would grant telephone companies immunity from all prosecution related to their assistance of the intelligence community. The intent is to protect those companies that have assisted the government with its illegal wire-tapping activities.
FBI Employees Face Criminal Probe Over Patriot Act Abuse
October 10, 2007FBI personnel who used misleading emergency letters to acquire thousands of Americans’ phone records are the…
Paper ballots for California!
October 10, 2007In a dramatic late-night press conference, Calif. Secretary of State Debra Bowen decertified, and then recertified with conditions, all but one voting system used in the state. Her decisions, following her unprecedented, independent “Top-to-Bottom Review” of all certified e-voting systems, came just under the wire to meet state requirements.
Police brutality backfires
October 10, 2007Police brutality backfires, cops attack man on soccer field and disgusted fans (and even a soccer player) retaliate
More War On Terror success: Afghanistan will break opium growth record
October 10, 2007Afghanistan’s heroin-producing poppy crop set another record this season, despite intensified eradication efforts, the American ambassador said Tuesday.
‘DC Madam’ Phone Records –Posted by Lori Price, www.legitgov.org
October 10, 2007Pamela Martin & Associates Sprint phone records, released via Jeane Palfrey to Citizens For Legitimate Government
Couple refuse to return $11m bank bungle
October 10, 2007ONE of the country’s major banks has taken a former customer to court in a dispute over $11 million it says was mistakenly transferred to his account.
Iraqi Football Captain to US after Asia Cup Victory: Leave Iraq
October 10, 2007Younis Mahmoud, the captain of the victorious Iraqi Football team which prevailed in the Asia Cup, used his opportunity to let his voice be heard on how he feels about the US occupation.
Decline and fall of the neocons
October 10, 2007Paul Wolfowitz’s departure from the World Bank signals the end of an ideological era in Washington.
