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The Diedrich-Herseth race draws the attention of the The New York Times. My favorite quote comes from Diedrich: “She [Herseth] has done a very good job of running as a Republican.” Unfortunately, he is all too accurate. The NY Times also reports that 48 Roman Catholic members of Congress have written a church representative objecting […] Is That Legal? has some interesting observations on whether the abuse stories emerging in Iraq means the Justice Department lied to the Supreme Court. Edward Lazarus makes a similar but broader point in a FindLaw column that also touches somewhat on the topic of my last post. Although the Supreme Court is supposed to be immune from outside influences and pressure, the timing of the controversy surrounding the treatment of Iraqi prisoners could not have come at a better time for the lawyers challenging the Guantanamo detentions and the detention of US citizens as enemy combatants. As respects Guantanamo, concerns of abuse […] I received a variety of comments after saying I could no longer support Stephanie Herseth. They all boil down to a couple key points. Essentially, the argument is she is better than the alternative and is at least is a Democratic voice in the House instead of a Bush “rubber stamp.” Another angle is that […] The Argus Leader editorial board met Wednesday with Stephanie Herseth and Larry Diedrich. The article on that meeting leads me to conclude I can no longer support Stephanie. The “jump” headline from the article reads, “Candidates: Agree on War, PATRIOT Act.” The article itself says • Knowing what we know now, would you support the […] |
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