Republicans Ask For No Prosecutions of Bush Administration
Delay in Holder Confirmation Illogical and Unreasonable, Whitehouse Says
January 23, 2009
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former U.S. Attorney and Attorney General for Rhode Island, today sharply criticized the argument some Republican members of the Committee are making for delaying a vote on the [...]
Senior Bush official says Gitmo detainee was tortured
WASHINGTON (CNN) — For the first time, a senior Bush administration official has publicly described a detainee’s treatment at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as torture, according to a published report.
The detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been a source of controversy.
Susan Crawford, the retired judge in charge [...]
Must Read Op-Ed’s — December 13, 2008
Opinion pieces today are flooded with the Senate Republicans rejection of the automobile bailout. In what appears to be a partisan witch hunt against Labor Unions, there is the ignored reality that millions of people will lose their jobs. This could come as early as Christmas. It appears that the only hope for automobile manufactoring [...]