The unemployment rate is high around the country -- but not for former Bush officials. A guide to who's cashing in
By Nick Turse Jun 22, 2009
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The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it.
By Marcy Wheeler
May 18, 2009
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If Dick Cheney believes he can prove that torture saved us from terrorist attacks, why does he oppose a full investigation?
By Joe Conason
April 27, 2009
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I couldn't help enjoying Rice's genuine excitement about Barack Obama's victory.
By Joan Walsh
November 5, 2008
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Hours after the secretary of state finishes a visit to the region, Israel announces plans to build housing in disputed areas.
By Alex Koppelman
March 31, 2008
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Gone are the days when stern words by a U.S. president could prevent rash action by an errant foreign leader like Musharraf.
By Sidney Blumenthal
November 8, 2007
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Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal -- and as Musharraf's latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along.
By Juan Cole
November 6, 2007
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Pakistan in crisis? Rice is "disappointed."
By Tim Grieve
November 5, 2007
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Another member of Bush's inner circle packs up for home.
By Tim Grieve
October 31, 2007
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State Department granted immunity to Blackwater employees in shooting incident.
By Tim Grieve
October 30, 2007
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No, seriously.
By Tim Grieve
October 24, 2007
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Meat is not the No. 1 cause of global warming. Yet our diet is cooking the planet, and one surprising staple turns down the heat.
By Liz Galst
October 22, 2007
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The Secretary of State gives "free trade" a hard sell, but concedes that Americans are becoming more "fearful." So whatcha gonna do about it?
By Andrew Leonard
October 10, 2007
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The quickest way to go from "heartless bitch" to "diplomatic swan."
By Carol Lloyd
September 13, 2007
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Gen. David Petraeus won't write the Petraeus report. If the White House has its way, he won't testify in public about it, either.
By Tim Grieve
August 16, 2007
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The White House fears that the former secretary of state will finally tell the truth about planning for the Iraq war.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 9, 2007
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Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
By Gregory Levey
July 3, 2007
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Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war.
By Thomas Powers
July 2, 2007
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New details about his secret mission to expand the power of the president show that Cheney, at the end of his career, refuses to loosen his grip.
By Sidney Blumenthal
June 28, 2007
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The president's trip was a pageant of disdain, delusion and provocation masquerading as a respite from his troubles at home.
By Sidney Blumenthal
June 14, 2007
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Rice on Libby; Snow on Gonzales.
By Tim Grieve
June 12, 2007
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Flanked by Willie Mays, the secretary of state walks into a San Francisco Giants game to quiet gawking, and walks out alone to boos.
By Joan Walsh
May 24, 2007
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Condoleezza Rice says she's not running for president, but that doesn't matter to the gang aboard one very special motor home.
By Alex Koppelman
May 24, 2007
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From Cheney's bellicosity to Rice's coy diplomacy, the U.S. approach to Iran has seemed schizophrenic -- and may have unexpected consequences.
By Hooman Majd
May 21, 2007
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That attitude, says Marcus Mabry in his new biography of the secretary of state, has seriously harmed the United States.
By Joe Conason
May 4, 2007