The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld in a 5-4 decision the President’s authority to indefinitely detain “enemy combatants.”
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The Bush administration considers an earlier withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
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H.CON.RES 362 calls for an effective naval blockade of Iran by the United States Navy. According to the story reported here by www.globalresearch.ca, the bill had 146 co-sponsors as of 6/18/08. A similar bill in the Senate, S.RES 580, has 19 co-sponsors (again, as of 6/18/08. Such an action would likely be taken by Iran [...]
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Feingold will filibuster the FISA compromise.
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