Daily Briefing: Have You Seen Dignity?
by Alex Pareene 9:01 am September 15, 2006
- Maverick McCain and his merry band of outlaws reject Bush’s, “alternative interrogation strategies” legislation, approve their own. [WP, NYT, LAT, USAT]
- Both houses of Congress shelve large ethics bills; do agree to write their name next to kickback payments, er, earmarks. [WP, NYT]
- Congressman Bob Ney will plead guilty to “Abramoff stuff,” but it’s not his fault — the booze made him do it. [WP, NYT]
- Judge in Saddam Hussein trial tells him, “You were not a dictator.” [CNN, LAT]
- World Bank releases list of countries not to visit on vacation this year. [WP]
- FDA goes against Popeye and your parents, issues warning about eating spinach. [WP]
Tagged
- bob ney,
- booze,
- earmarks,
- fda,
- george w. bush,
- jack abramoff,
- john mccain,
- pork,
- poverty,
- saddam hussein,
- torture,
- war on terror
Sulagna Misra (3)
Rebecca Schoenkopf (417)
Kris E. Benson (11)
Kirsten Boyd Johnson (924)
Liz Colville (170)
John Schoenkopf (7)
Jim Newell (5640)
Josh Fruhlinger (646)
Erik Jay (27)
Blair Burke (181)
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