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May 27th, 2010

Karl Rove's book signing attracts 33 fans and 3 protesters at Meijer

GRAND RAPIDS - Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, attracted 33 people today for his book signing at the East Beltline Meijer. "I've always been impressed with his knowledge and follow him on FOX News," said retiree Lois Telzcrow, of Grand Rapids, who said the event ... continue reading

May 21st, 2010

Karl Rove book event in Franklin attracts protesters, supporters

FRANKLIN, TN — A group of protesters crashed a Karl Rove book-signing event at the Borders in Cool Springs on Thursday.Rove, a Fox News contributor, served as senior adviser to former president George W. Bush. He was signing copies of his new book Courage and Consequence: My Life as a ... continue reading

Coleen Rowley

FBI Whistleblower

May 2nd, 2010

Karl Rove: No Courage. No Consequences. Yet.

We had to scurry last week to organize the proper welcome when we heard that war criminal Karl Rove was coming back to the Twin Cities to “inspire” his young Republicans at the University of Minnesota and try to peddle more of his bizarrely-titled Courage and Consequence books.  Even though ... continue reading

April 16th, 2010

More trouble for Karl Rove on his book tour

Organizing a booksigning? You might want to include a beefed-up security detail – if the book is a political tome. Earlier this week, for the second time on his book tour, former White House adviser Karl Rove was faced by an antiwar activist determined to arrest him for "war crimes."Rove ... continue reading

Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans is co-founder of Codepink: Women for Peace.

April 9th, 2010

Code Pink Tries to Handcuff Karl Rove Once Again

I arrived at the Vegas airport at 11am with my sister Cindy waiting at the curb for me. We caught up on our kids and grandkids while walking into the Office Depot to pick up the pink copies of the Arrest Complaint. There were 2 cops parked out front when ... continue reading

April 1st, 2010

Karl Rove draws crowd with mixed opinions to La Jolla book-signing

Karl Rove, longtime Bush administration adviser and strategist, signed his new book Wednesday night at Warwick's as protestors outside quietly let passersby and those waiting for signatures know their feelings. Rove served as deputy chief of staff and campaign strategist for George Bush and now is a Fox News commentator. ... continue reading

April 1st, 2010

Rove signs new book amid tight security, protests in La Jolla

LA JOLLA, CA — Protesters lined up in front of Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla yesterday evening as Karl Rove, one-time senior adviser to former President George W. Bush, signed copies of his new book inside under tight security. About 200 people waited to meet Rove, who is on a ... continue reading

Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans is co-founder of Codepink: Women for Peace.

March 31st, 2010

Why I Tried to Put the Cuffs on Karl Rove

"He wanted to do a book signing and she wanted to arrest him," was the lead on KCBS TV in Los Angeles. Dozens of activists attended the book signing in Beverly Hills of Karl Rove and his new book, Courage and Consequence. After almost an hour of his lies I ... continue reading

March 31st, 2010

Rove Abandons Book Signing After 'Arrest' Attempt

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (CBS) — About 100 fans came out to hear Karl Rove at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills Monday night to discuss his book "Courage and Consequences: My Life As a Conservative In The Fight," -- but the fight wasn't contained to his book. The fans came ... continue reading

March 31st, 2010

Karl Rove speech cut short by anti-war protesters

Anti-war protesters have heckled former White House political adviser Karl Rove off the stage at his book signing in Beverly Hills. About 100 Rove supporters watched Monday as Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans walked toward him with handcuffs, calling him a war criminal and saying she was making a citizen's ... continue reading

March 31st, 2010

Karl Rove heckled, called 'war criminal' at book event

Former White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove was heckled and branded a 'war criminal' at a book signing in Beverly Hills, California, Monday night. Rove, who served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, was at the Saban Theater to discuss his ... continue reading

H. Candace Gorman

H. Candace Gorman is a civil rights/human rights lawyer in Chicago who is representing two Guantánamo detainees.

March 8th, 2010

Yes, I Am Pissed Off

I often give speeches to groups that are interested in hearing about my experiences representing two men at Guantanamo. Last week I spoke to a group of high school students in the Chicago area. I had spoken to students from this same school a few years ago and now some ... continue reading

March 4th, 2010

Rove Protects the Rear

With his soon-to-be-released book, Karl Rove is trying to mount something of a rear-guard action in the war over George W. Bush's legacy. According to the AP, which has obtained a copy of the book, Roveblames himself for not pushing back against claims that President George W. Bush had taken ... continue reading

March 3rd, 2010

Rove admits to error on Iraq as Bush strategist

NEW YORK — Republican strategist Karl Rove says in a new memoir that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq badly damaged the Bush administration's credibility and led to dwindling public support for the war. The former White House political adviser blames himself for not pushing back ... continue reading

December 6th, 2009

Karl Rove's Visit To UWM Incites Protest

MILWAUKEE -- Former White House adviser Karl Rove’s visit to UWM on Thursday triggers a protest.Rove was the mastermind behind both of George W. Bush’s election campaigns.About 40 protestors rallied and called Rove a war criminal, blaming him for getting the U.S. into the Iraq war."We believe that before he ... continue reading

August 11th, 2009

Bush Aides ‘Deeply Involved’ in Prosecutor Firings

By Justin Blum Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Karl Rove and other aides to former President George W. Bush were “deeply involved” in the firings of nine federal prosecutors, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said, citing newly released documents. E-mails and interview transcripts, released today by the panel, ... continue reading

July 23rd, 2009

Inside Bush and Cheney's Final Days

By Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf / Time Hours before they were to leave office after eight troubled years, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney had one final and painful piece of business to conclude. For over a month Cheney had been pleading, cajoling, even pestering Bush to pardon ... continue reading

July 18th, 2009

Celebrating Cronkite while ignoring what he did

By Glenn Greenwald / Salon "The Vietcong did not win by a knockout [in the Tet Offensive], but neither did we. The referees of history may make it a draw. . . . We have been too often disappointed by the optimism of the American leaders, both in Vietnam and ... continue reading

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Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant www.guardian.co.uk Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures...

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Michael Hastings' Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary www.huffingtonpost.com Hastings’ widow, Elise Jordan, is firing back at Times...

Jun 20th
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From Global Zero -- we can get to a world without nuclear weapons: The World Must Stand Together Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman,...

Jun 20th
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RootsAction | Media want war in Syria. We don't. act.rootsaction.org Only 11% of the U.S. public wants the U.S. providing weapons to the Syrian...

Jun 19th
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Missing Michael Hastings www.buzzfeed.com One of the great reporters of his generation died Tuesday at 33. The stories he wrote, and the ones he didn't...

Jun 19th
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Rest in peace, Michael Hastings, author of 'The Operators': BuzzFeed Reporter Dies In Car Crash At Age 33 www.huffingtonpost.com Journalist Michael...

Jun 18th
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After Newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet www.washingtonpost.com After the shooting and the politics, the Barden family suffers all...

Jun 18th
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From This Modern World, about Edward Snowden and the NSA: Daily Kos: Sensible thinkers www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen Support independent cartooning:...

Jun 17th
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Edward Snowden Q&A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions www.guardian.co.uk The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history is...

Jun 17th
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From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Biden in 2006 debates Obama in 2013 over NSA spying program Watch then-Senator Joe Biden from 2006 as he directly...

Jun 14th
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Senator caught in strip club with his pants down When money wins, we all lose. Join the fight to stop bribery & corruption at...

Jun 14th
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RootsAction | No New War in Iran or Syria act.rootsaction.org Sign the petition opposing war by the United States or NATO in Iran or Syria.

Jun 14th
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ICYMI -- Stop Watching Us | Stop Watching Us optin.stopwatching.us We write to express our concern about recent reports published in the Guardian about the...

Jun 13th
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We really should have listened to Shia LaBeouf five years ago: Shia Labeouf: One-In-Five Phone Calls Are Recorded (2008-09-16) Clip from The Tonight Show...

Jun 13th
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Bradley Manning Has Done More for U.S. Security Than SEAL Team 6 ...by Chase Madar www.michaelmoore.com Thanks to Bradley Manning, our disaster-prone elites...

Jun 11th
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Historic challenge to support the moral actions of Edward Snowden ...by Norman Solomon www.sfbg.com

Jun 10th
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RootsAction | Thank NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden act.rootsaction.org Sign a thank-you note that will be delivered to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. And...

Jun 10th
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12pm Union Square: Rally Supporting #NSA Whistle Blower Edward Snowden www.sparrowmedia.net 12pm EST activists, journalists & concerned New Yorkers will...

Jun 10th
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Daniel Ellsberg: "In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material – and...

Jun 10th
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NSA surveillance as told through classic children's books www.guardian.co.uk As news of the NSA's secret surveillance programs spread this weekend,...

Jun 9th
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Thank you, Edward Snowden -- destined to go down as one of the greatest whistleblowers in American history.

"I don't want to live in a...

Jun 9th
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ICYMI -- Husain Bazzi of Mike's High School Newspaper will co-chair a panel at the 2013 Left Forum at Pace University in NYC. Today, Sunday at 3 pm,...

Jun 9th
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Report by Mike's High School Newspaper from day 2 of the Left Forum in New York: Left Forum Day 2 Tweets | Michael Moore | High School Newspaper...

Jun 9th
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MORE from Glenn Greenwald. Someone near top of the U.S. government is very, very worried about what the NSA is up to: Boundless Informant: the NSA's...

Jun 8th
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Welcome to PRISM Internet Backup Service jcfrog.com I do hereby declare my allegiance to the USA and swear to their God that I will never try to hide any part...

Jun 8th
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Jeremy Scahill's film 'Dirty Wars' opens TODAY in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. Couldn't be more timely: Dirty Wars...

Jun 7th
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MORE from Glenn Greenwald. Someone near the top of the government is very worried about Obama and the ever-growing National Security State: Obama orders US...

Jun 7th
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Glenn Greenwald's follow up to his blockbuster Verizon story -- it turns out the *all* the biggest internet companies (including Facebook) are turning...

Jun 7th
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You probably thought Glenn Greenwald's scoop would be the biggest the biggest story about the National Surveillance State this year. Well...

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Jun 6th
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Husain Bazzi of Mike's High School Newspaper will co-chair a panel at the 2013 Left Forum at Pace University in NYC. This Sunday at 3 pm, please come if...

Jun 6th
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