Key Republican Senator Denounces BoltonRepublican George V. Voinovich of Ohio put John Bolton's U.N. nomination in jeopardy on Thursday by delivering scathing criticism of the nominee, then voting to send him to the Senate without a recommendation from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From a
live broadcast in San Francisco, Al Franken said this might force a lot of Senators to give themselves a "gut check" before voting for what he views as a "kiss up, kick down kind of guy."Update:
Steve Clemons joins
The Majority Report tonight with the latest on Bolton's contested nomination.
'Family Values' of Bush FDA AppointeeDr. David Hager is an ob/gyn appointed by the president to the Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs, and an evangelical Christian who was instrumental in raising moral objections to the emergency contraception pill Plan B when its maker tried to make it available over the counter. He has set himself up as a leading voice on women's health and sexuality. Oh, and according to his ex-wife, he's also a marital rapist with an exclusive prediliction for sodomy.
Bush Asked to Explain Minutes of Secret British War Meeting89 Democratic Congressman want the president to explain what high level British officials meant by 'the intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy' in describing their contacts with US officials months before the Iraq war. The memo has been little covered by US media.
Conservative Activists Pay Tribute to Delay The vast right wing conspiracy will gather in force tonight, hoping to send a message to fellow Republicans that disloyalty to House majority leader is not acceptable. Chris Shays (R-CT),
who has questioned whether Delay should stay in office, will be among those not in attendance.
Third Day of Anti-American Riots in AfghanistanThey hate us for our freedom. And for desecrating the Koran.
US Sent As Many As 200 to Egypt, Other Countries for 'Interrogation' It's a practice called rendition, and according to Human Rights Watch (l)
over one hundred suspects have died under interrogation in Egypt.
One who survived Saudi interrogation said an FBI agent witnessed his torture. Has Mike Malloy told you how much he hates these torturers? If not,
remind him. Ridge Admits Terror Alerts Were PoliticalColor-coded alerts were forced upon his department by the Bush administration, Tom Ridge said on Tuesday. He resigned as head of homeland security two months ago.
House Committee Votes to Bar Women From Combat But Army leaders strongly oppose the vote. Where does
Randi Rhodes stand on this one? We're likely to find out today.
Sanders Holds Commanding Lead in Vermont Senate RaceThe independent Congressman is way ahead in the race to replace Jim Jeffords. Bernie, a true working class hero, will appear on the
Majority Report tonight.
