Help keep Salon independent

Politics (page 2032)

George H.W. Bush prepares to give his Jan. 16, 1991, Oval Office speech announcing the beginning of military action in Iraq (left); and Bill Clinton on the campaign trail in 1992.

FILE - In this March 16, 2009 file photo, a U.S. soldier stands guard as detainees pray at U.S. military detention facility Camp Bucca, Iraq. A former prison camp that was run by the U.S. military in southern Iraq will be turned into a commercial center with offices, warehouses, aviation and fuel services that will support country's investment activities, an Iraqi official said Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File) (AP)

New detainee horror stories

Glenn Greenwald

FILE - In this May 3, 2007 file photo, Keith Olbermann of MSNBC poses at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Keith Olbermann is leaving MSNBC and has announced that Friday's "Countdown" show will be his last. MSNBC issued a statement Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, that it had ended its contract with the controversial host, with no further explanation. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (AP)

I'll admit it: I'm glad Olbermann is gone

Jim DeMint

Advertisement:

Rep. Fred Upton

Michelle Fitzsimmons

FILE - In this May 3, 2007 file photo, Keith Olbermann of MSNBC poses at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Keith Olbermann is leaving MSNBC and has announced that Friday's "Countdown" show will be his last. MSNBC issued a statement Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, that it had ended its contract with the controversial host, with no further explanation. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (AP)

Adam Clark Estes

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during the National Rifle Association's 139th annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 15, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Keane (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) (Reuters)

Advertisement:

Marty Peretz

Michele Bachmann

U.S. Congressional candidate Jesse Kelly addresses supporters Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at an election night rally in Tucson, Ariz. Kelly lost his race to incumbent Gabrielle Giffords, (D-Ariz), for Arizona's 8th Congressional district seat. (AP Photo/Chris Morrison) (Chris Morrison)

Jeffrey Immelt

Advertisement:

Brooks: Lieberman was better than you think

James Baker, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2010, file photo Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on TARP. The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, more than $14 trillion. Geithner says failure to increase borrowing authority would be "a catastrophe," perhaps rivaling the financial meltdown of 2008-2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (AP)

Today in dour economic news: U.S. debt skyrockets

Adam Clark Estes

Advertisement:

Adam Clark Estes

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., left, laughs as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18 ,2010, to push for the repeal of military Don't Ask Don't Tell rule. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) (AP)

Glenn Greenwald

Advertisement:

Rick Santorum

Santorum said what antiabortion activists think

These aerial photos show the Afghan village of Tarok Kalache before and after American troops dropped nearly 25 tons worth of bombs and rockets on the area.

What 25 tons of bombs will do to an Afghan village

Adam Clark Estes

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

« Previous

Page: 2032

Next »

Fearless journalism
in your inbox every day

Sign up for our free newsletter

• • •