Clinton Hints At Sharing Ticket With Obama Hillary Rodham Clinton, fresh off big primary victories, hinted Wednesday at the possibility of sharing the Democratic presidential ticket with Barack Obama -- with her at the top. Obama played down his losses, stressing that he still holds the lead in number of delegates. Bush officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq The Bush administration says the 2002 congressional authorization to go to war in Iraq gives it the authority to conduct combat operations in Iraq and negotiate far-reaching agreements with the current Iraqi government without consulting Congress. The assertion, jointly made Tuesday by U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, drew an incredulous reaction from Democrats on a Joint House committee during a hearing on future U.S. commitments to Iraq. Vermont towns vote to arrest Bush and Cheney WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for "crimes against our Constitution," local media reported. France says Colombia knew it was in contact with slain rebel leader Reyes PARIS: France had been communicating with FARC rebel leader Raul Reyes before he was killed in a strike by Colombian security forces, and Colombia's government knew about the contacts, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday. France, Spain and Switzerland have been working to secure the liberation of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, including the politician Ingrid Betancourt, who holds dual French-Colombian nationality. More FBI privacy violations confirmed WASHINGTON - The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. Khadr lawyers allege Cheney linked to video release OTTAWA — Omar Khadr's defense lawyers will try to find out whether U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney's office secretly leaked a video of the detained Canadian to an American media outlet – an allegation that, if proven, would be a clear violation of court orders and further proof that the process by which Mr. Khadr is being tried is a political, not legal one, his military lawyer says.
The two winners of the 2008 presidential election: fear and war
By Larry Chin
The 2008 US presidential charade has already been decided. Come November, the next White House occupant (who will be installed via political malfeasance, computer vote theft and other election “irregularities”) will be the puppet who proves to be the most effective in echoing Bush-Cheney’s “war on terrorism” lies, and expanding the Bush-Cheney “national security” agenda.
To leave and stay at the same time
By Eric Walberg
As expected, the Russian presidential elections went smoothly, with Dmitri Medvedev reaping a comfortable 70 percent of the vote, and a robust turnout of 70 percent, virtually tied with President Vladimir Putin’s 71 percent in 2004. The Communists garnered a surprising 18 percent, despite what both they and foreign observers claimed were clear violations of procedure in some districts. However, even the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe concluded the vote reflected the will of the people.
