Gore Rallies Convention Delegates With Call for Change Former President Al Gore issued a ringing call this evening for a change of direction in the nation's policies and castigated those who defend the status quo in his speech at Invesco Field on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. "Why is this election so close?" Gore asked the more than 70,000 people gathered at the football stadium the Denver Broncos call home. "I believe this election is close today because the forces of the status quo are desperately afraid of the change Obama represents."
2 in military accused of taking bribes for contracts Two U.S. military personnel and several contractors allegedly exchanged nearly $100,000 to arrange contracts worth more than $1 million at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, according to bribery and conspiracy indictments unsealed Wednesday. The two military personnel and a co-conspirator allegedly accepted three payments of $30,000, one payment for each of three Department of Defense contracts, according to the indictments unsealed at U.S. District Court in Chicago.
DynCorp awarded $18.1M contract in Afghanistan --DynCorp awarded $18.1 million contract for latest construction project in Afghanistan Government contractor DynCorp International Inc. said Tuesday it has been awarded an $18.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a construction project in Afghanistan. The company will build facilities for the Afghanistan National Civil Order Police in the country's Helmand province, including offices, living and operational facilities, motor pool guard towers and a perimeter wall for 305 police personnel with the Patrol Unit Brigade Headquarters and Patrol Battalion.
House Oversight Chair Henry Waxman Calls for Cancellation of Blackwater's Contract in Iraq In an exclusive interview with Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill, Congressman Henry Waxman, chair of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, calls on Sen. Barack Obama to cancel the private military firm Blackwater’s Iraq contract if Obama is elected president. Serious questions remain about what Obama will do with this massive private shadow army in Iraq.
Federal jury acquits ex-Marine in Iraqis' deaths --Verdict is the first time a civilian jury has weighed in on the law of war A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial. The jury took six hours to find Jose Luis Nazario Jr. not guilty of charges that he killed or caused others to kill four unarmed detainees on Nov. 9, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war.
Putin: US orchestrated conflict in Georgia Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of pushing Georgia toward war and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign -- a contention the [lying sacks of sh*t at the] White House dismissed as "patently false." In another sign of unraveling Russia-U.S. ties, Putin said that 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products to Russia.
Foreign journalists flock to Denver The nomination of Barack Obama isn’t just America’s story. More than 2,000 foreign journalists have flocked to Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention.
Obama Campaign Responds to McCain's Congratulatory TV Ad — Tonight, the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will air a TV ad congratulating Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on his nomination, with a nod to the fact that Obama's speech coincides with the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech.
GOP Considers Delaying Convention — Tropical Storm Gustav Is Forecast to Hit U.S. Next Week as Hurricane — Republican officials said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav …
Is it true John McCain voted with George Bush 95 percent of the time? — The Obama campaign keeps claiming McCain has voted with President Bush 95 percent of the time. Is this true? Is this significant? — A: — Yes, it's true, according to Congressional Quarterly's assessment of McCain's voting record.
Is it true John McCain voted with George Bush 95 percent of the time? — The Obama campaign keeps claiming McCain has voted with President Bush 95 percent of the time. Is this true? Is this significant? — A: — Yes, it's true, according to Congressional Quarterly's assessment of McCain's voting record.
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