Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Judge Helped Feds Wage Increasingly Cruel Drug War The judge's refusal even to let the jury know that Rosenthal was working for the city is just outrageous. How could this not be relevant? What kind of legal system gives a defendant no way to offer a defense? The same one, perhaps, that now allows the feds to imprison Americans indefinitely without access even to a lawyer. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] The "war" on drugs makes increasingly less sense -- especially as California's believes continue to diverge from the rest of the nation's. 8:20:54 AM

If You Want To Win An Election, Just Control The Voting Machines The respected Washington, DC publication The Hill (www.thehill.com/news/012903/hagel.aspx) has confirmed that former conservative radio talk-show host and now Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel was the head of, and continues to own part interest in, the company that owns the company that installed, programmed, and largely ran the voting machines that were used by most of the citizens of Nebraska. [Daypop Top 40] 3:06:08 AM

Shock troops for Bush Partisans of the extreme right gathered outside of Washington this weekend to cheer on Cheney and Coulter -- and vent their rage at the liberals who rule America. [Salon] 2:34:25 AM

Drunken sailor economics Bush's bloated budget will likely put the U.S. over $1 trillion in debt. But criticize it, and the White House calls you soft on terror. [Salon] 2:32:11 AM

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