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NSA Wiretapped Phone Calls Of Ordinary Americans

“Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. ” [Link]

Under Bush, Deficit Triples In One Year

“Weak revenue growth and accelerated spending — including an economic stimulus package that returned billions to taxpayers — will drive the federal deficit to $407 billion in the fiscal year that ends this month, more than double last year’s $161 billion, congressional budget analysts reported today. With the economy expected to remain sluggish for at [...]

Obama To Bush: Don’t Give Sweetheart Deals To Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Execs

Fannie Mae
“‘Under no circumstances should the executives of these institutions earn a windfall at a time when the U.S. Treasury has taken unprecedented steps to rescue these companies with taxpayer resources,’ Obama said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director James Lockhart. ‘I urge you immediately to clarify [...]

Unpopular Bush And Cheney Approve Of Sarah Palin

“”She’s had executive experience, and that’s what it takes to be a capable person in here in Washington, D.C. in the executive branch,” President Bush said in an interview to air Tuesdsay on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends.” “John McCain made an inspired pick,” Bush added. Meanwhile, Vice President Dick Cheney told reporters in [...]