David Remer: American Political HeadlinesPolitical headlines & news of domestic politics.Mysterious Fax Adds to Intrigue Over the Medicare Bill's Cost- March 18, 2004 Questions are being raised about whether the White House withheld data on the Medicare bill's cost from lawmakers. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Robert Pear. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/politics/18MEDI.html?ex=1395032400&en=9dc085e0ed... As Prices Rise, Washington Debates Saving Oil or Selling It- March 18, 2004 Members of Congress and administration officials are giving new scrutiny to the government's main tool for preventing price shocks, but they are reaching opposite conclusions. By Matthew L. Wald. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/business/18reserve.html?ex=1394946000&en=4863a95... Powell Reassures India on Technology Jobs- March 17, 2004 Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said the Bush administration would NOT try to halt the outsourcing of technology jobs to India. By Steven R. Weisman. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/international/asia/17POWE.html?ex=1394946000&en=... THE BALANCE OF ONE YEAR AT WAR- March 17, 2004 It all started on March 20, 2003. Well, not exactly, the global plans were already written well before that date, even before 911. Today, a few days from the official anniversary, the situation has become a downright catastrophe. The body count goes up and up. Casualties continue to fall on both sides. It's a daily routine. American soldiers are deserting. US families protest war. The lies and deceit have seriously damaged our democracies. And a peaceful solution is not in sight for years to...http://radio.weblogs.com/0116902/2004/03/17.html#a2227 Probe Starts In Medicare Drug Cost Estimates- March 17, 2004 Washington Post: Nation and Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33928591,2086,f/ GLOBAL DOMINATION- March 17, 2004 Doc Searls just discovered this from the Sunday Herald: "A secret blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001." Better late than never. Some of these big blogger shots should have a look at the smaller blogs every now and then. Even here in blogland you have your mainstream blogs and the alternatives. But the above is essential information for any...http://radio.weblogs.com/0116902/2004/03/15.html#a2217 G.I. Toll Rises in Iraq With New Bomb Tactics- March 17, 2004 -New York Times: International Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33791937,164,f/ GOP Candidate Faces Divorce Questions- March 17, 2004 -AP Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33808363,1467,f/ Blix Says White House Had Set Mind' on Iraqi Weapons- March 17, 2004 New York Times: International Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33817353,164,f/ Data Mining- March 17, 2004 Capitol Hill Blue: "Two cutting-edge computer projects designed to preserve the privacy of Americans were quietly killed while Congress was restricting Pentagon data-gathering research in a widely publicized effort to protect innocent citizens from futuristic anti-terrorism tools. As a result, the government is quietly pressing ahead with research into high-powered computer data-mining technology without the two most advanced privacy protections developed to police those terror-fighting tools..http://radio.weblogs.com/0116902/2004/03/16.html#a2219 |