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March 20, 2007 02:21 PM EDT -- “Bushies” as those loyal to President Bush are called, have been a driving force behind his success for many years. Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, and Harriet E. Miers have been with him for . . . more
March 06, 2007 02:49 PM EST --         Winters in Vermont have become warmer and shorter, threatening the livelihood of ‘sugar makers’ as maple syrup producers are called.  Several weeks of cold, . . . more
February 12, 2007 11:53 PM EST --        The perjury and obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, is a case of White House spin turned . . . more
February 20, 2007 12:48 PM EST --       Quietly, some might say with stealth, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez of the United States Justice Department has fired (according to the Wall Street Journal) 11 U.S. attorneys . . . more
February 27, 2007 09:05 AM EST --       Once again separation of church and state, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, has found its way into the Supreme Court. This Wednesday, Feb 28, the U.S. . . . more
March 13, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --        NOTE: I first published this article on Gather on Nov. 13, 2006. I am re-posting it for two reasons. One, it is tax time again, and two, I am in Iowa for the birth of my granddaughter. . . . more
March 27, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --      Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the Justice Department seem to have fallen down the dark rabbit hole and can’t get out. On Friday, which is the day of the week the . . . more
April 03, 2007 08:39 AM EDT --   Three weeks ago my daughter had a baby. She will be taking three months of maternity leave, just as she did with her first baby. There was never any doubt or question that she would be allowed to . . . more
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May 08, 2007 02:02 PM EDT --   Julie MacDonald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for the Interior Department, abruptly resigned April 30 on the verge of a congressional committee hearing. Saying that . . . more
May 22, 2007 10:21 PM EDT -- I have always been intrigued by blind loyalty, both those who follow someone blindly, and those who command such loyalty. Blind loyalty is a common thread throughout the Bush administration.  What . . . more
May 29, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --       Sunday was just about as perfect as a day can get here in Southern California. Warm and sunny with clear blue skies and a faint scent of jasmine in the air. Blooming jacaranda trees . . . more
January 31, 2007 10:48 PM EST --       A day after the President’s less than lackluster State of the Union Address, during an interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN, Vice President Dick Cheney responded to comments . . . more
November 13, 2008 02:36 AM EST --      Going into town with my dad as a youngster there were three rows of ramshackle wooden buildings just on the edge of town. When I was first old enough to notice them, they . . . more
November 20, 2008 03:36 AM EST --   It was pretty grim for the Big Three automakers of Detroit on the Hill Wednesday. After flying into D.C. in their private jets, C.E.O.’s Rick Wagoner of General Motors, Robert Nardelli . . . more
November 05, 2008 10:16 PM EST -- Today I have been suffering from a happiness hangover. Exhausted from euphoria. Granted, the parties, the celebration and the champagne didn’t hurt, but this hangover is from sheer joy! Nov. 4, 2008 . . . more
May 15, 2007 11:13 AM EDT -- It was bound to happen sooner or later. People stopped shopping. Well, they didn’t stop all together, but enough to make a sharp drop in retail sales for the month of April. A 2.4% fall in sales . . . more
January 22, 2008 10:00 PM EST -- Neither Wall Street, nor stock markets around the world, were impressed with Bush's proffered economic stimulus. While Wall Street was closed Monday, markets from Brazil to Tokyo nose-dived . . . more
February 14, 2008 02:02 AM EST --                            It all started innocently enough with my . . . more
April 14, 2008 03:27 AM EDT -- After reading in both the Washington Post and the New York Times about the misuse of federally issued credit cards, I decided to check out the report from the Government Accountability Office for . . . more
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