The Pointy Point: Investigate the CIA?
Attorney General Eric Holder a special prosecutor to investigate the harsh interrogations of prisoners by the CIA. But what kind of investigation will it be?
New Jersey Officials Arrested in FBI Sting Operation
Three New Jersey mayors, members of the state assembly and several rabbis were arrested Thursday in a wide-ranging FBI sting operation.
Senate Narrowly Votes Down Gun Measure
The Senate narrowly defeated an amendment that would have allowed people with permits for a concealed firearm in one state to carry that firearm into a different state.
Should Congress Delay its Summer Recess?
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled for a recess beginning July 31st.
The Mack Truck’s Call of the Day: Health Care Legislation
In this call from Monday’s Henry “Mack Truck” Harvey Show, Henry discusses the health care legislation currently being debated by Congress.
Walter Cronkite Dies at 92; Practiced ‘Journalism’
According to historian Tim Bannon, ‘journalism’ was a practice where people known as ‘reporters’ would question assertions made by government officials and others in positions of power.
Paulson Admits Pressuring Bank of America on Merrill Deal
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson testified Thursday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Sotomayor Hearings Continue, with Pointed Questions
In Washington today, questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor by the Senate Judiciary continued.
[Audio] Report: Civilians in Other Countries Like Us Less When We Kill Several Hundred of Them for No Reason
The inadvertent killing of hundreds of a country’s civilians by bombing or other means could make the citizens of that country like us less, according to a report released today by the Brookings Insitution, an influential Wahington think tank.
Bush Won’t Come Out of Cardboard Box Fort [White House Press Briefing]
In this audio excerpt from NPNR, Interim White House Press Secretary Josh Upland takes questions regarding a news story which said that President Bush is refusing to come out of a fort he constructed out of cardboard boxes.
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