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                     February            
Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law  - Posted
on Feb. 1st, 2007

Is the challenge intended to "water down the standards" of McCain-Feingold?
State Department Losing Top Talent - Posted on Feb. 2nd, 2007

Why are so many leaving the State Department--and why aren't they being
replaced?
Are U.S. Embassies Becoming Semi-Military Posts In
Counterterror Campaigns? - Posted on Feb. 5th, 2007

How closely should American embassies work with the Pentagon?
Advisers Say Homeland Security Lacks Intel Community
Support - Posted on Feb. 6th, 2007

Why does Homeland Security seem to be ignoring the very intelligence
community it needs most?
Top Science Panel Says Global Warming ‘Unequivocal’ -
Posted on Feb. 7th, 2007

Will the Bush Administration heed this definite proof of global warming?
Science Panel Rejects Bush Administration Changes to
Chemical Rules - Posted on Feb. 8th, 2007

The panel flatly tells the administration their plan is 'fundamentally flawed'.
House Panel Questions Lost Cash Shipments To Iraq -
Posted on Feb. 9th, 2007

What happened to $12 billion dollars of Iraqi oil money?
Is Iran The New Bush Target? - Posted on Feb. 12th, 2007

Why Iran may be the next Mideast country to be in the cowboy's crosshairs.
Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush Budget - Posted on
Feb. 13th, 2007

Is Bush serious about such cuts in his own budget, or isn't he?
Congress Finds Ways to Avoid Lobbyist Limits - Posted on Feb.
14th, 2007

It didn't take long for lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to slide around the
new rules.
How Can New Congress Invoke Oversight Of Bush? - Posted
on Feb. 15th, 2007

Will the new Democratic majority show proper oversight, or will they fail as poorly
as their Republican allies?
Why Should Bush Single Out Iran? - Posted on Feb. 16th, 2007

Many powers, including the Bush Administration and Saudi Arabia, are pushing
their will onto Iraq.
1999 Iraq Invasion Study Assumed Growing Chaos - Posted
on Feb. 19th, 2007

Iraq pre-invasion plan told us it would be a mess--and that democracy in Iraq is
impossible.
Will Obama Now Show More Than Just Potential? - Posted on
Feb. 20th, 2007

The Illinois senator may have the people's hearts, but can he get the backing of
the Democratic Party elite?
Internal Audit Reveals Justice Anti-Terror Data
'Inaccurately Reported' - Posted on Feb. 21st, 2007

The Bush Administration's numbers on its anti-terror effectiveness are dead wrong.
How Congress Can Rein In Bush's War Powers In Iraq -
Posted on Feb. 22nd, 2007

Can Congress legally limit Bush's war powers? You'd better believe it...
Bush Officials Admit Al Qaeda Regaining Power - Posted on
Feb. 23rd, 2007

Has Bush Administration's focus on Iraq allowed Al Qaeda to re-group?
Welfare Exploding Despite Congressional Overhauls - Posted
on Feb. 26th, 2007

Is the real problem welfare, or low-paying jobs?
Bush's 'March of Democracy' Creates Backlash - Posted on
Feb. 27th, 2007

News flash: Forcing others to accept our worldview and lifestyle isn't working.
U.S. Intel Chief Beats 'Fear Drum' On Iran - Posted on Feb. 28th,
2007

Even as he admits Iraq has slid into 'civil war'.