Spent $3.1 billion with that number said to grow 'exponentially.'
A Wayne County circuit judge in Michigan ruled that embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick cannot be removed from office by the city council. Rather, Kilpatrick can only be removed from office by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D). A removal hearing has been scheduled by Granholm for September 3. (Detroit Free Press)
UN draft text urges Russia withdrawal from Georgia A Western draft of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Georgia demands compliance with the cease-fire and an immediate Russian withdrawal to lines held before the conflict, according to a text obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. The draft, due to be considered by the council later on Tuesday, also calls for the return of Georgian forces to their usual bases and refers to "the territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders."
Russia seizes US vehicles Russian soldiers today held blindfolded Georgian servicemen at gunpoint and commandeered US Humvees in a dramatic sequence of events in Poti, a key Black Sea port. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe stated that if Russia has seized any US military equipment in Georgia, it must return it immediately.
Russia seizes US vehicles Russian soldiers today held blindfolded Georgian servicemen at gunpoint and commandeered US Humvees in a dramatic sequence of events in Poti, a key Black Sea port. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe stated that if Russia has seized any US military equipment in Georgia, it must return it immediately.
Biden calls for $1 billion in emergency aid to Georgia Fresh off a trip to the Republic of Georgia, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden said he will ask for $1 billion in emergency 'aid' for the war torn country. Biden, who is rumored to be very high on Sen. Barack Obama’s list of running mates, met with Georgia's president and prime minister on the trip, further burnishing his foreign policy credentials ahead of Obama’s decision.
Israel, U.S. reportedly close radar deal Israel and the United States reportedly have closed a deal to incorporate Israel into the U.S. missile defense system. The deal, reported this week in Defense News and Ha'aretz, for the first time would station U.S. military personnel permanently in Israel manning X-Band radars.
NY judge wants CIA to reveal torture documents A judge ordered the CIA to prepare a list of witnesses and documents relating to the destruction of videotapes of prisoner interrogations. Judge Alvin Hellerstein says he is growing impatient with delays to resolving requests by the American Civil Liberties Union for the information. The judge says he will order production of a list of witnesses and documents unless the Central Intelligence Agency can convince him it will interfere with a criminal probe. He gave the agency 10 days to do so.
A push to ban psychologists' role in torture (Boston) Holding signs that read, "Do no harm" and "Abolish torture," about 100 people attended a rally outside the American Psychological Association's annual convention yesterday, urging the organizations to ban its members from being involved in military interrogations and torture as part of the war on [of] terrorism.
Senators seek delay in FBI's expanded spy powers Two senior senators [Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.] urged Attorney General Michael Mukasey Monday to delay a change to FBI rules that critics say would weaken checks on the bureau's investigative powers. Mukasey wants to loosen restrictions on the FBI's national security and criminal investigations, saying the changes are necessary to improve the bureau's ability to detect would-be-terrorists.
Court: Passengers can challenge no-fly list Critics of the government's secret no-fly list scored a potentially important victory Monday when a federal appeals court ruled that would-be passengers can ask a judge and jury to decide whether their inclusion on the list violates their rights. The ruling is apparently the first to allow a challenge to the no-fly list to proceed in a federal trial court, said the plaintiff's lawyer, Marwa Elzankaly.
Anti-Regulation Aide to Cheney Is Up for Energy Post A senior aide to Vice President [sic] Cheney is the leading contender to become a top official at the Energy Department, according to several current and former administration officials, a promotion that would put one of the administration's most ardent opponents of environmental regulation in charge of forming department policies on climate change.
McCain nets $1.75 million at Reed-linked event John McCain raised more than $1.75 million for Republicans Monday at a fundraiser clouded by confusion over the role of a political operative connected to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The downtown event was promoted by Ralph Reed, a former head of the Christian Coalition. McCain's campaign said the event was organized by the Republican National Committee -- not Reed, who was linked to the Abramoff scandal that McCain investigated in the Senate.
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