The UN is planning to take over the protection of Darfur form African Union troops: The current African Union (AU) force in Darfur, comprising some 7,000 troops and monitors from African nations, is expected to run out of funds soon, with no future commitments from voluntary contributors who have financed it to the tune of [...]
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Darfur: Troops on the Way?
Posted in Darfur on January 13, 2006 | Comments Off
Democrats Blow One
Posted in General on January 13, 2006 | Comments Off
I don’t believe this: Today, from Nancy Pelosi: Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina, the newly and unanimously elected Chairman of the Democratic Caucus who has lived his life with a commitment to a high ethical standard, will head the Clean House Team. From NPR: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay isn’t the only politician facing [...]
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Alito and the President as King
Posted in Legal Issues on January 13, 2006 | Comments Off
Alito said two things that stuck me as very dangerous during the hearings. The first was a defense of his theory on signing statements: I think the most important part of the memo that you’re referring to is a fairly big section that discusses theoretical problems. And it consists of a list of questions. And [...]
Glenn Greenwald reminds us of GOP manners: For instance, during the Democrats’ filibuster over Miguel Estrada’s nomination to the Court of Appeals, National Review published an article entitled “Democratic Racism,” the first paragraph of which said this: Given his record, why did these Democrats block Estrada’s nomination? Put simply, because he is a Hispanic who [...]
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