A military judge has just dismissed two of the most serious charges facing Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, the former director of the interrogation center at Abu Ghraib and the only officer charged with abusing detainees there.
The reason for the dismissal: An Army investigator failed to read Jordan his rights during an interview in 2004 and "misspoke" when he testified previously that he had done so.
John McCain, Republican top gun at last The "imperfect" war hero steered clear of George W. Bush as he took aim at Barack Obama and tried to marshal his tarnished party.
Republicans, stop calling Obama elitist
Sarah Palin's real soul mateFrom Fred Thompson to Sarah Palin, snarling Rudy Giuliani to smiling Lindsey Graham, Republicans bared their fangs this week to hide their unpopular agenda. And it might work.
Democrats like to tell themselves that Americans dislike the character attacks in which the GOP specializes. But that comforting thought is untrue.
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