Headlines Report: Justice Dept. Faces Internal Diversity Problem U.S. Soldiers May Face Prison For Showing “Cowardice” in Iraq Bush Campaign Backers Reap $8 Billion in Iraq Contracts U.S. Officials: Saddam Hussein May Be Behind Attacks Paul Wolfowitz Heckled At Washington Speech Poll: Israel and US Major Threats to World peace More Headlines…
The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception “Lying has been one of the essential tools of [Bush’s] presidency”–We speak the Nation’s David Corn about his new book The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception on how the president lied about the invasion of Iraq, tax cuts, the environment and September 11th.
Generous New Tax Break For Bechtel and Halliburton? A new tax break being considered by a House committee could generously benefit two of the biggest recipients of government contracts for Iraqi reconstruction: Bechtel and Halliburton. Bechtel hired a former IRS commissioner to lobby on its behalf and won GOP support for the tax break.
Democracy Now! Exclusive: EPA Scientist Resigns in Protest Over Agency's Acceptance of Developer-Financed Wetlands Study We speak with former Environmental Protection Agency biologist Bruce Boler who resigned to protest the agency’s acceptance of a developer-financed study that concluded wetlands give off more pollutants than they absorb.