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added 2007 Tue Apr 10 14:46:13 by TimALoftis
If Senate Democrats succeed in invoking an obscure law on recess appointees, Republicans may be forced to filibuster nominee Sam Fox, the controversial pick for Ambassador to Belgium that President George W. Bush appointed last week during the Senate's easter brea
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 2:07:57 by TechnologyExpert
Democrats called for an investigation Thursday into whether President Bush acted illegally in appointing Sam Fox ambassador to Belgium. A day earlier, Bush named Republican fundraiser Fox to the post as a recess appointment-a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed his nomination.
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 4:13:45 by gatitabonitasen
In a move that should disgust all and surprise nobody, the White House announced today that George W. Bush will recess-appoint Sam Fox, who gave $50,000 to the Swift Boat Liars to help finance their 2004 smear of John Kerry, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Belgium. The nomination was withdrawn last week, when it became clear to Bush that Fox, w
added 2007 Thu Mar 8 22:26:26 by capn_caveman
In a series of landmark observations gathered over a period of four months, NASA's Swift satellite has challenged some of astronomers' fundamental ideas about gamma-ray bursts, which are among the most extreme events in our universe.
added 2007 Sat Mar 3 13:23:31 by Spadecaller
IF YOU HATED IT the first time, you might like the sequel better. Remember Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the right-wing goon squad whose defamatory insinuations helped sink John Kerry's presidential campaign? They're back!