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House Democrats reject telecom amnesty, warrantless surveillance
Finally, we have some genuine resolve and defiance in favor of the rule of law and basic constitutional protections.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-03-14]

  • "Sunday Times" (of London): McCain is "the new face of America"

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3559409.ece

    March 16, 2008
    John McCain in bid to heal rifts with Europe

    WHEN Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, arrives in Britain this week, he will start the job of presenting a new face of America to Europe.

    “We need to do a better job on America’s image,” he said, citing the many differences he has had over the years with President George W Bush, from the conduct of the war in Iraq to the importance of climate change.

    [...] This week, he is embarking on a six-day tour of Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Britain and France which will burnish his credentials to be America’s commander-in-chief.

    He admitted, “I do miss Tony Blair” – America’s staunchest friend over Iraq – but said he regarded Gordon Brown, the prime minister, as “a fine man” whom he had met on the international conference circuit. He predicted they would bond over the issue of global warming.

    McCain is a passionate environmentalist, who takes the threat of climate change seriously. “I know it’s a prime issue for Gordon Brown as well as Tony Blair and I’m expecting him to raise the issue with me,” he said. Friends believe it will be a “mood-changer” for America’s reputation in Europe [...]

    McCain, who was tortured by the North Vietnamese, would restore the primacy of the Geneva conventions [...]

    There is no doubt he believes his presence in the White House would be as symbolic a departure from Bush as the election of a Democrat [...]

    [...] John McCain will remain in London for a break with his wife Cindy at the end of his official tour of Europe and the Middle East later this week.

    First stop is the London Eye, the giant wheel by the Thames, which he has already visited three times. Then it is on to the Churchill Museum and the Cabinet War Rooms.

    Churchill stars in McCain’s campaign video vowing to fight them “on the beaches”, just as McCain insists he will “never surrender” to Al-Qaeda. McCain will also hold a £500-a-head fundraising lunch at Spencer House, built by an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.

    - - "The Sunday Times" newspaper (London)

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    Saturday, March 15, 2008 06:10 PM
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