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Bolton Nomination Stalled

…to the United Nations … Two key Democratic senators – Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Joe Biden of Delaware – asked their Democratic colleagues Thursday to vote against closing the…

A Really Lame HMX/RDX Excuse

…in Iraq. Joe Lockhardt’s response is included and is spot on. But has this story undermined the New York Times story in any way? What is the new information? NBC…

Zell Miller’s Speech

…said, than Pat Buchanan’s “culture war” address in ’92. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything as angry and ugly as Miller’s speech,” said Joe Klein. The Wall Street Journal’s…

…a good list: Department of State: Felix Rohatyn, Richard Holbrooke, or Sen. Joe Biden Department of the Treasury: Roger Altman Office of Management and Budget: John Spratt National Economic Council:…

…And what precisely does France have to fear from a US beachead in the Middle East, anyway? Next question: when will the New Republic apoligize for endorsing Joe Lieberman? AB…

…– his buddy Joe Lieberman should step out of FASB’s way and let FASB require that the cost of employee stock options be moved from the footnote to the income…

…Wyden (D-Ore.) “Disgusting,” said Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) [Lieberman failed to mention that this was all fine because “The people who attacked us on September 11 never apologized.”]. “Horrible,” added…

…this post on Joe “Outraged by Blowjobs But Not by Torture” Lieberman’s statment today that “The people who attacked us on September 11 never apologized. [He continued in a similar…

The Daily Show Not having sufficiently debased itself by endorsing Joe Lieberman, The New Republic has now hired a new TV critic, Lee Siegel. His (her?) first target: Jon Stewart’s…

…Rand Beers, Paul O’Neill, Joe Wilson, and Richard Clarke. While he’s not yet an ex-emloyee, I expect Richard Foster to soon join this list: The Medicare program’s chief actuary told…