Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify on Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.
Rep. Linda Sanchez, chairman of a House subcommittee, ruled with backing from fellow Democrats on the [...]
Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress
WASHINGTON - Moving from celebrity to senator isn’t exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn’t mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.
Franken, a Democrat, best-selling author and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, once penned a racy piece for [...]
Bush helps swear in citizens as hecklers shout
President Bush traveled to the home of Thomas Jefferson Friday to help swear in new U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day celebrations.
President Bush helps swear in new citizens in Charltottesville, Virginia, Friday.
“When you raise your hands and take the oath you will complete an incredible journey. This journey has taken you [...]
9/11 third tower mystery ’solved’
The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center.
The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers.
Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse.
Conspiracy theorists have argued [...]
Race-Baiting Former Senator Jesse Helms Has Died
One of America’s most notorious race-baiters has died. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms passed away early this morning at the age of eighty-six. Conservatives are eulogizing Helms as one of the most important architects of their movement.
Helms wasn’t just a politician who happened to be racist, racism was his politics. He entire career was [...]
