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Iran Bans Western Hairstyles and the Tweezing of Eyebrows (2007-04-30): Iran has now decided to crack down on men's hairstyling and eyebrow grooming.
More Food Recalls as Congress Finally Pays Attention (2007-04-23): Apparently, the FDA has long known about the contamination problems at a Georgia plant which turned out contaminated peanut butter.
Supreme Court Chips Away at Women's Right to Choose (2007-04-19): In a 5-4 decision, The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Act, beginning the eventual complete gutting of Roe vs.
Paul Wolfowitz and Girlfriend Infuriate World Bank Officers (2007-04-16): Paul Wolfowitz is in big trouble at the World Bank for hiring his girlfriend, then giving her a big raise.
Senator Leahy Says Missing RNC Emails Like Watergate Tapes 18 Minute Gap (2007-04-12): Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) of the Senate Judiciary Committee today compared the RNC's missing emails to the missing eighteen minutes on the Watergate tapes of conversations made in President Nixon's office.
Bush Nearly Blows Up Self, Reporters (2007-04-09): Ford CEO Alan Mulally really earned his pay: he stopped President Bush from accidentally blowing up himself and a bunch of reporters when he nearly plugged the wrong cord into a hydrogen car.
Supreme Court Rules EPA Can Regulate Auto Emissions (2007-04-02): The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Bush White House today by ruling that the EPA does have the authority to regulate auto emissions.
Karl Rove Dances For the Pleasure of the President (2007-03-29): Karl Rove embraced his inner gangsta and rapped the night away at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner.
Saudi King Calls U.S. Occupation of Iraq Illegal (2007-03-28): More bad news for the Bush Administration: Saudi King Abdullah has publicly stated at a major Mideast conference that the U.
Senate Votes to Withdraw From Iraq (2007-03-27): In a stinging blow to President Bush, the Senate voted 50-48 to withdraw from Iraq, pointedly ignoring the president's threats to veto the bill.
Novak: Bush Out of Touch With His Own Party (2007-03-26): Bob Novak writes in The Washington Post that in fifty years, he has never seen a president so out of touch with his own party.
Senate Passes Bill Revoking Gonzales' Authority to Hire New Prosecutors (2007-03-20): Today the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that repealed the portions of the Patriot Act which gave the Attorney General the power to appoint new attorneys general without a confirmation hearing.
U.S. Attorney Firing Scandal Widens (2007-03-19): The U.
Plamegate Takes a Shocking Turn (2007-03-16): Plamegate took a shocking turn today on Capitol Hill during Senate Judiciary Hearings which are investigating who illegally leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to the press, thereby destroying her cover and her career.
Rove Implicated in U.S. Attorney Scandal (2007-03-15): ABC reports that Karl Rove now appers to be front and center in the fired U.
Bush Asks Dole and Shalala To Clean Up Walter Reed Mess (2007-03-07): President Bush has enlisted former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Clinton Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to help him clean up the Walter Reed disaster.
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth Takes Home Best Documentary Oscar (2007-02-26): An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's documentary about global warming, won the Oscar for Best Documentary last night.
Bush Opens Borders to Iraqi Refugees (2007-02-14): Apparently it wasn't enough to open our southern borders with Mexico, we're now opening our borders to 7,000 more Iraqis who are displaced because of the ill-conceived, poorly-executed Iraq War.
Bush Nearly Wipes Out Press Corps In Caterpillar Mishap (2007-02-01): President Bush got a little carried away this week when presented with a Catapillar D-10.
Bush Poll Numbers At All-Time Low (2007-01-27): After his lackluster performance during the State of the Union address, President Bush is now hit an all-time low in the polls.
