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Detainee Bill Shifts Power to President

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:37:23 PDT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 — With the final passage through Congress of the detainee treatment bill, President Bush on Friday achieved a signal victory, shoring up with...

Photos: Future Sea Level

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:27:58 PDT

This photo shows the 7-meter difference between current sea level - the marina in the background - and the height to which sea level could rise.

Only 25% in Poll Approve of the Congress

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:06:03 PDT

The disdain for Congress is as intense as it has been since 1994, when Republicans captured 52 seats to end 40 years of Democratic control of the House and retook the...

Canadians Fault U.S. for Its Role in Torture Case

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:05:10 PDT

The report on the engineer, Maher Arar, said American officials had apparently acted on inaccurate information from Canadian investigators and then misled Canadian...

Out of Control

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:50:10 PDT

“The final report, and the subsequent lethargy of the DHS, reflect what is fundamentally a conservative view of government: Don't get involved until it’s clear the market...

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the 'War on...

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:21:36 PDT

"Outlawed" tells the stories of two men who have survived extraordinary rendition, secret detention, and torture by the U.S. government working with various other...

Outlawed

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:20:02 PDT

Documentary on illegal overseas torture being both denied and lobbied for by our current leaders.

Senators Defy Bush On Terror Measure

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:12:27 PDT

A Senate committee rebuffed the personal entreaties of President Bush yesterday, rejecting his proposed strategies for interrogating and trying enemy combatants and...

Bush defends US tribunal plan

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:09:58 PDT

US President George W Bush has strongly defended his controversial proposals on the treatment and trial of detainees. He wants to redefine part of the Geneva Conventions...