Witness List: Valerie Plame Wilson + Victoria Toensing! [UPDATED]
Valerie Plame Wilson leads a list of five witnesses -- including Victoria Toensing -- who will testify tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The hearing...
View ArticleThe Hearing's Revelations -- Why They Matter [UPDATED]
Update [2007-3-16 17:45:45 by SusanHu]: Larry Johnson just told me that he will be a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight to discuss the hearing.These are among the key revelations and facts...
View ArticleSacrifice. Or Don't.
So, how are you remembering the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war? What do you most want to say about today? I'm thinking about a lot, including the stories of homeless veterans of the Iraq war in...
View ArticleLack of Intel-Sharing Program Part of U.S. Attorney Scandal
As TPM's Josh Marshall and other bloggers pore through the monster doc dump from Justice -- "TPM Needs YOU to Comb Through Thousands of Pages" -- the Seattle Post-Intelligencerhas found two more...
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Cruel Beyond Comprehension: Killing Iraqi Children
Dr. Brigitte Nacos (Reflective Pundit blog) e-mailed me, wondering why this NYT story hasn't sent shudders through the blogosphere:Iraq Bombers Blow Up 2 Children Used as DecoysBAGHDAD, March 20 —...
View ArticleMargaret Carlson Still Hearts Fred Thompson
Back in 2000, Atrios reminded us last week, it was rumored that then Time columnist Margaret Carlson dated Sen. Fred Thompson. In fact, Sen. Thompson's VP chances were hurt by his liaison with the "too...
View ArticleFDA's Weak Food Inspections Are Bush's Fault
Today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) issued a press release, calling "on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to account for weak links in the pet food inspection system as the federal government...
View Article[UPDATED] Larry Johnson On Olbermann Tonight Re McCain's Baghdad "Photo Op"
Larry Johnson let me know that he'll be a guest tonight on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann.Olbermann will interview Larry about the story behind the visit by a Congressional delegation led by...
View ArticleIt's Tony Soprano's Weekend, and Bush's 653 Days Remaining [UPDATED]
Although it's easy to assume that the Bush administration is in deep trouble -- with "underboss" Dick Cheney literally skulking in the bushes and "consigliere" Alberto Gonzales sweating over his...
View ArticleMenu Foods CFO Dumped Stock Before Recall Announced [UPDATED]
[SEE TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES -- EXPANDED RECALL! -- AT END OF DIARY]But it's just a "coincidence":Pet food insider sold shares before recall (Globe and Mail, Canada)The chief financial officer of Menu...
View Article#2 Live Blog: Senate Hearing on Pet Food Contamination
DIARY #2 of LIVE-BLOGGING || From DonnaMarie's FIRST diary: I promised SusanHu in her diary yesterday that I would put up a Live Blog for the hearing. While I am unable to live blog because I'm at...
View ArticleSounding Off: CNNMSNBCFAUX's One-Story Drone
Besides the repetitious one-story format of cable news since yesterday -- from which I'm doing all I can to escape -- there's cable news's failure to ask some questions:"Bush is going to attend...
View ArticleCRIMINAL Probe Opened in Pet Food Scare: YOUR Food Affected
We who've been closely following the constantly growing list of recalled pet foods -- and the number of contaminants discovered (beyond the much-publicized melamine, there have now been discoveries of...
View ArticleLarry Johnson Slam-Dunks Tenet on Olbermann Tonight
Larry Johnson will put George Tenet "at the center of the storm" tonight on Keith Olbermann's Countdown on MSNBC (8pm ET).If you're not familiar with Larry's view on Tenet's performance as director of...
View ArticleUPDATED: Larry Johnson on Anderson Cooper + PBS Newshour
Larry Johnson will be on PBS Newshour (check here for video, which should be added soon) and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 regarding George Tenet's new book. I'll post the video and/or transcripts as soon...
View ArticleUPDATED: Dingell Dispatches Investigators to West Coast Ports; Live Hearing
[UPDATES AT END: 1) The FDA has appointed a "food safety czar," 2) FDA Coalition lobbies Congress -- support them!, and 3) VIDEO of Waxman's opening remarks, and The Gavel blog's report]First, Henry...
View Article[UPDATED] URGENT: HUGE Recall Expansion + Durbin/Cantwell Food Safety Amendment
UPDATE at end about Sen. Durbin's upcoming work on the bill and amendments.I am inserting this at the top because it is breaking news on the pet food recall:BREAKING NEWS: Menu Foods Recall Expands...
View ArticleChina Exports Poisoned Medicine While FDA Cuts Back Labs
You who have participated in the diaries on the pet food recall by Jhritz, Christie Keith, Abby Kelleyite, Goldy, and myself know that -- seven weeks in -- scientists are still trying to figure out...
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[UPDATE] Valerie Plame and Simon & Schuster Sue CIA
Update [2007-5-31 21:42:36 by SusanHu]: LARRY JOHNSON has posted his commentary. Feel free to UNrecommend this diary, and instead recommend Larry's commentary. -...
View ArticleFred Thompson Is the Paris Hilton of Politics [UPDATED]
KEY UPDATE BELOW. What does Fred Thompson have going for him except that, like Paris Hilton, he's famous for being famous? His acting? Please. He plays the same character in every role. Himself....
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