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Daily Archives: June 18th, 2007

The definition of hubris

Monday, June 18, 2007

From Thinkprogress: In March, J. Steven Griles, formerly the no. 2 official at the Interior Department, pleaded guilty to “lying to the Senate about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.” Griles asked the lobbyist “for many favors for close female friends and in exchange helped Abramoff’s clients at the government agency.” As part of […]

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Pulling out motes

Monday, June 18, 2007

From the Moscow Times we learn that Colin Powell, Bush enabler par excellence, has seen fit to lecture the Russians on Democracy: Walking a tightrope between praising Russia’s post-Soviet progress and encouraging the government to open up, General Powell reiterated Washington’s line that the Cold War was over and U.S. military expansion would not hurt […]

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