This is page 27 of the Media Cynic archives.

Social Conservatives vs. Fiscal Conservatives (2005-07-05): With the surprise retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the guessing game has begun.

Drapes Removed from Justice Department Statue (2005-06-28): Reuters reports that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has signed an order to remove the drapes that former Attorney General John Ascroft had placed on the statue in the Great Hall at the U.

Cruise's Effect on the Tabloid Life Cycle (2005-06-23): Slate ruins everyone's fun by explaining the life cycle of a tabloid story, and why the TomKat phenomenon is really rocking the worlds of the celebrity scandal sheets.

New Ambassador to Iraq Gives Grim Report (2005-06-21): Our new ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Iraq to see the situation for himself.

Bush Poll Numbers Continue Their Freefall (2005-06-16): The new CBS News/New York Times poll came out today and the news is bad for Bush.

House Revolts Over Patriot Act (2005-06-15): The House of Representatives voted to limit the Patriot Act, in defiance of President Bush.

General Clark Says Bush Wrecking the Military (2005-06-14): Former NATO commander General Wesley Clark is less than pleased with the total lack of a coherent strategy in Iraq.

White House Edits Scientists' Global Warming Report (2005-06-08): It was the Pentagon that originally reported that global warming was the greatest threat facing the United States, not terrorism.

CNN Moves in a New Direction (2005-06-07): CNN announced a number of changes to the network, in an effort to shore up ratings and take back its place as the leader in cable news.

Cognitive Dissonance About Iraq (2005-06-06): The Washington Post leads today with an article about the increasing disconnect between the worrisome events in Iraq and the giddy optimism maintained by the White House about how the war is going.

Saudi Arabia Erupts Over The Possibility of Women Driving (2005-06-02): It's the only country in the world that bans women from driving.

Kim Jong Il Wants More Nuclear Tests (2005-05-31): Unhappy that he hasn't been the center of attention lately, what with France voting down the EU Constiution and more suicide bombers in Iraq, Kim Jong Il is once again threatening to conduct more nuclear tests.

House Defies Bush on Stem Cells (2005-05-25): In a somewhat surprising turn of events, the House of Representatives voted to approve a bill which would loosen current restriction on using federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.

Nuclear Showdown Averted: For Now (2005-05-24): The Senate has reached a deal which averts a nuclear showdown over the filibuster: for now, anyway.

Bush Vows Stem Cell Veto (2005-05-20): Although he has never exercised the presidential veto, today President Bush vowed to veto new stem cell legislation that eases current restrictions.

Poll Numbers Dropping for Bush and Congress (2005-05-19): MSNBC reports on the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, and the numbers are not good news for either President Bush or Congress.

Desecration Comes in Many Forms (2005-05-19): Lee Smith has a very interesting article in Slate entitled "Quranic Etiquette: Why My Egyptian Doorman Ate My Homework" that explains all the things you can't do to the Koran.

Harper's Story Reveals Koran Flushing Incident (2005-05-18): It looks like the allegations of Koran-flushing are nothing new.

Supreme Court Boosts Interstate Direct Wine Sales (2005-05-17): Wine wholesalers and distributors fought against it, but The Supreme Court struck down the struck down Michigan and New York's bans on interstate wine sales.

Did Newsweek Get It Wrong? (2005-05-16): So after igniting riots in the Muslim world with its story about how U.