Last week, The New York Times revealed that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans, bypassing the courts. Now many Democrats and some Republicans are saying he broke the law. Also: live remarks by the president, and an assessment of the state of the transit workers' negotiations with the MTA.
Reliable Sources
John Harwood, political editor for the Wall Street Journal
- discusses beltway politics and news
» The Wall Street Journal
- discusses beltway politics and news
» The Wall Street Journal
Political Storm
Dante Chinni, political columnist for the Christian Science Monitor and senior associate at the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism
- on President Bush's press conference this morning
» Dante Chinni's columns in the Christian Science Monitor
- on President Bush's press conference this morning
» Dante Chinni's columns in the Christian Science Monitor
Labor's Love Lost
Ron Shechtman, attorney at the firm Pryor, Cashman, teaches public sector labor law at New York University Law School
- explains the legal intricacies of the transit workers' contract negotiations with the MTA
» Pryor Cashman
- explains the legal intricacies of the transit workers' contract negotiations with the MTA
» Pryor Cashman
Newt: Happy Holiday Season
This blog has judiciously sidestepped the Christmas-killers debate, but we just had to wade in after we got this from the former House Speaker:
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