Lawmakers Call on Iraq to Shape Up
In a visit to Baghdad, four members of Congress say Americans need to see signs of progress to continue U.S. military aid. By Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times BAGHDAD — A bipartisan congressional delegation that included Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had a blunt assessment Saturday for Iraq's political leaders: ...
Obama Calls on Bush To Admit Iraq Errors
'Limited' Troop Reduction Urged By Peter Slevin / Washington Post CHICAGO, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Barack Obama said President Bush should admit mistakes in waging the Iraq war and reduce the number of troops stationed there in the next year. But the Illinois Democrat, a longtime opponent of the war, ...
Obama Calls for Troop Reduction in Iraq
By Anna Johnson / Associated Press CHICAGO - Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday called for a troop reduction in Iraq and criticized the Bush administration for questioning the patriotism of people who have spoken out against the war. "I believe that U.S. forces are still a part of the solution ...
Mourners pay tribute to Rosa Parks
DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- Thousands of mourners packed a Detroit church Wednesday for an emotional tribute to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who changed the country 50 years ago when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. About 4,000 people crowded the Greater Grace Temple ...
Thousands Honor Parks With Songs, Thanks
By Kathy Barks Hoffman / Associated Press DETROIT - A church packed with 4,000 mourners celebrated the life of Rosa Parks Wednesday in an impassioned, song-filled funeral, with a crowd of notables giving thanks for the humble woman whose dignity and defiance helped transform a nation. "The woman we honored ...
$236 Million Cruise Ship Deal Criticized
By Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post On Sept. 1, as tens of thousands of desperate Louisianans packed the New Orleans Superdome and convention center, the Federal Emergency Management Agency pleaded with the U.S. Military Sealift Command: The government needed 10,000 berths on full-service cruise ships, FEMA said, and it needed ...
An Enduring Shame: Katrina reminded us, but the problem is not new. Why a rising tide of people live in poverty, who they are—and what we can do about it. By Jonathan Alter / Newsweek Sept. 19, 2005 issue -It takes a hurricane. It takes a catastrophe like Katrina to ...
La. Senator Rips Bush Hurricane Response
By Larry Margasak / Associated Press Louisiana's senior senator on Sunday escalated the Democrats' rhetoric against the Bush administration's hurricane response, accusing the White House of a "full court press" to blame state and local officials for the initial sluggish rescue effort. The government's emergency managers came under fire from ...
Bush, Clinton Announce Katrina Relief Fund
By Pam Easton / Associated Press HOUSTON - Former Presidents Bush and Clinton got smiles, hugs and requests for autographs when they met with refugees from Hurricane Katrina — but it was Bush's wife who got attention for some of her comments. Barbara Bush, who accompanied the former presidents on ...
Barbara Bush: Things Working Out "Very Well" for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans
By E&P Staff / Editor & Publisher NEW YORK -- Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them." The ...
Democratic Senators Press CIA Leak Probe
By Donna De La Cruz / Associated Press WASHINGTON - More than two dozen Democratic senators on Monday asked Congress to investigate the leak of a CIA officer's identity. "Americans deserve a Congress that holds Washington accountable for the truth about our national security," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who ...
Data contradict VA's explanation on disparity in veterans' benefits
By Chris Adams / Knight Ridder WASHINGTON - A key reason the Department of Veterans Affairs offered recently to explain the wide disparity in veterans monthly disability checks across the country is undercut by the agency's own data. The data show that on average veterans of the same war receive ...
Panel Declines to Recommend Bolton but Sends Vote to Senate
By Douglas Jehl and David Stout / New York Times WASHINGTON, May 12 - John R. Bolton suffered a setback in his quest to become ambassador to the United Nations today when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee declined to recommend him even as it voted to send the nomination to ...
The US has killed around 300 Iraqi militants in two days. Hey! Does anybody remember Abu Ghraib? James L. Hart, a Republican candidate for the House, has been campaigning around Tennessee wearing a bullet proof vest carrying a gun, and telling people that "white children deserve the same rights as ...
Al Sharpton Ignites the Democratic National Convention!
THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION - JULY 28, 2004VIDEO: Windows Media: HI | LO | Real Player from CSPANAUDIO: Windows Media Thank you. Tonight I want to address my remarks in two parts. One, I'm honored to address the delegates here. Last Friday, I ...
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March 15th, 2013
The response to my Newtown letter this week has been overwhelming. It is so very clear to everyone that the majority of Americans have had ...
March 13th, 2013
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February 26th, 2013
My Final Word on Buzzfeed and Emad Burnat's Detention at LAX
Thanks to everyone for bearing with me as I spend so much time on what happened to Emad Burnat. It's important to me because he's ...
February 26th, 2013
Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
On Tuesday, February 19th, Emad Burnat, the Palestianian co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary '5 Broken Cameras,' was detained with his wife and son at Los ...
February 20th, 2013
Last night was the Motion Picture Academy-sponsored dinner in Beverly Hills honoring the directors and producers of this year's five nominated films for Best Documentary. ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
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December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
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November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
'Dirty Wars' by Jeremy Scahill
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