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Friday, February 10, 2006 12:00 AM

The dictator defense

Bush's attorney general won't dare explain the real basis for warrantless spying on Americans: Pure, unbridled executive power.
By David Cole

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  • Thursday, February 9, 2006 10:48 PM

    Impeachment...

    As bad as Nixon was, he was not actually impeached. That seems such a simple fact that one should get right if one is to cast stones at the current (bad) president.

    Does truth only matter when it speaks to our particular interests?

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