Russ Feingold - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/russ_feingold/?source=rss&aim=russ_feingold en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST An unpardonable use of power By Sen. Russ Feingold Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/20/pardon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/20/pardon/index.html?source=rss If President Bush cares about his place in history, he should think twice before issuing pardons that call his judgment, and the integrity of the rule of law, into question. Feingold: No healthcare reform before Christmas, if ever By Alex Koppelman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/25/feingold/index.html?source=rss The Democratic senator is decidedly pessimistic about the prospects for getting a bill passed soon Feingold on AIG: "The best and the brightest"? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/03/16/feingold_aig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/03/16/feingold_aig/index.html?source=rss In a letter to Tim Geithner, the senator calls for legal action to recover $165 million that went to bonuses. How Obama won Wisconsin By Edward McClelland Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/20/wisconsin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/20/wisconsin/index.html?source=rss The Illinois senator did well with campus liberals, white men, crossover Republicans and independents, but he made inroads into Clinton's working-class base too. Russ Feingold is not from the real world By Edward McClelland Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/07/24/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/07/24/feingold/index.html?source=rss The maverick senator, subject of a new biography, is the latest embodiment of a long and unique Wisconsin tradition. Who's the most liberal of them all? By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/27/nationaljournal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/27/nationaljournal/index.html?source=rss The National Journal releases its annual ranking of the most liberal and conservative congressmen -- but is it really accurate? Withdrawal plan fails in Senate By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/16/senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/16/senate/index.html?source=rss Twenty-nine Democrats call for withdrawal by March 31, 2008. How Congress can end the war without hurting the troops By Sen. Russ Feingold Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/02/feingold_reid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/02/feingold_reid/index.html?source=rss Sen. Reid and I are introducing a bill that would require President Bush to begin redeployment and effectively end our military mission in Iraq by March 31, 2008. Alberto Gonzales must go By Joe Conason Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/03/12/gonzales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/03/12/gonzales/index.html?source=rss The U.S. attorney general's willingness to serve as the president's ultimate yes man makes him unqualified for the office. What Hillary Clinton should have known By Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/26/clinton_aumf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/26/clinton_aumf/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidate claims that if she knew then what she knows now, she wouldn't have voted for war. But others knew. Symbol of a timid Congress By Sen. Russ Feingold Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/02/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/02/feingold/index.html?source=rss Why I oppose the Warner-Levin compromise resolution on the Iraq war. Feingold: Compromise escalation resolution is too "weak" By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/01/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/01/feingold/index.html?source=rss "The American people have rejected the president's Iraq strategy and it's time for Congress to end our military involvement in this war." Feingold: Cut off war funding in six months By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/31/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/31/feingold/index.html?source=rss And no, Joe, he's not running for president. Still grave and deteriorating By Walter Shapiro Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/iraq_hearings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/iraq_hearings/index.html?source=rss While James Baker preaches to give escalation a chance, Congress searches for the means to stop Bush's war in Iraq. Congress steps on Bush's Darfur applause line By Michael Scherer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/25/darfur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/25/darfur/index.html?source=rss The day after Bush got cheers for mentioning Darfur, members of his own party blasted him for neglecting the region. Does a new Congress mean new hope? Maybe Bush didn't back down on wiretaps By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/wiretap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/wiretap/index.html?source=rss Stop celebrating -- it's not yet clear whether the administration really intends to start obeying the law. It's McCain by a head By Michael Scherer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/01/08_handicapping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/01/08_handicapping/index.html?source=rss A bevy of political touts line the rails at a Washington conference to handicap the 2008 presidential race. Beltway cynics get it wrong By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/13/feingold_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/13/feingold_out/index.html?source=rss The pundits assumed Russ Feingold's principled stands were really grandstanding by a presidential hopeful. As usual, the pundits were mistaken. Outflanked on Iraq? By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/26/iraqsenate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/26/iraqsenate/index.html?source=rss There may well be a troop drawdown before November, but the Democrats won't get any credit for it. Democrats debate when to leave Iraq By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/21/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/21/iraq/index.html?source=rss Republicans cry "cut and run." How much is that blogger in the window? By Michael Scherer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/12/yearly_kos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/12/yearly_kos/index.html?source=rss In Las Vegas, Democrats court the netroots as if it were the AFL-CIO. Not just Bush-haters in bathrobes By Michael Scherer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/09/yearly_kos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/09/yearly_kos/index.html?source=rss Forget starry-eyed idealism. The liberal bloggers gathered in Vegas for YearlyKos want to win any way they can. The Democrats and Iraq By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/05/iraqdems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/05/iraqdems/index.html?source=rss Is it better to admit a mistake or not to have made one in the first place? Which way to the White House? By Walter Shapiro Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/05/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/05/democrats/index.html?source=rss Russ Feingold and Mark Warner electrified Democrats in New Hampshire this weekend -- and underscored a choice of divergent paths toward 2008. Bill, Hillary and Iraq By Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/26/clintons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/26/clintons/index.html?source=rss Did the former president "throw elbows" when asked about Democrats who gave Bush authority for war?