- Hannity Revives Attack On Obama For Miranda Policy That Began Under Bush | Media Matters for America • by D.S.
- Fox News' Sean Hannity criticized President Obama for a policy that he claimed "offered Miranda warnings to enemy combatants on the battlefield." Hannity wondered if Obama would learn that "George Bush was in fact right." In fact, the policy of Mirandizing certain detainees began under the Bush administration.
- Generation WTF?: Thousands of Teenagers Ask, "Who Is Osama?"
- This raises the question: Is it possible that children are learning about 9/11 but not about the people and organizations behind 9/11? And if so, is it any wonder that many Americans now make blanket condemnations of Islam instead of placing the blame for terrorism where it lies—with fringe rogues like bin Laden?
- Let the Pork Barrel Soar: Ashcroft to Head Blackwater Ethics Committee | Firedoglake • by emptywheel
- Democrat wins Wisconsin District 94 Assembly seat previously held by Republican – WITI
- Democrat Steve Doyle defeated Republican John Lautz for the Wisconsin District 94 Assembly, flipping a seat held by Republicans for 16 years in a race that focused attention on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to curtail collective bargaining right for most public employees.
- Corporate/Conservative Heads Explode As NLRB Actually Enforces Law | Campaign for America’s Future • by Dave Johnson
- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is engaging in legal action against Boeing and is threatening to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah for anti-union activities.
union-busting class_warfare arizona south_carolina south_dakota utah
- Texas GOP Budget to Cut Critical Spending | Booman Tribune • by Steven D
- Texas ranks anywhre from 36th to 44th in the nation on spending per year for K-12 pupils …its Republican proposed budget plans to cut spending on public education (including charter schools which are a favorite of Conservatives) by [$5-10 billion.] Higher education will be cut by another $2 BILLION.
Meanwhile, one of the Republican House Representatives sponsored a bill to limit sales taxes on yachts costing more than $250,000 because it was of critical importance to the Texas economy: …
Gee, reminds me of another bunch of tax cuts that proved primarily responsible for the massive federal government deficit also passed by a GOP Congress and signed into lawn by a former Texas Governor who won election as president with a minority of the popular vote and the help of Five justices on the Supreme Court. Guy name of Bush, George W.: …
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