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Tony Blair’s Wife for ‘Face-to-Face Justice’

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Photo courtesy The Stock Solution. Ms Cherie Booth, the British Prime Minister's wife, has called for a huge expansion of face-to-face justice, in which offenders meet their victims and apologise for their crimes. She warns that sending people to jail does not alter their long-term attitudes and behaviour. Says The Times: "The jail system is facing an overcrowding crisis … [Read more...] about Tony Blair’s Wife for ‘Face-to-Face Justice’

Arab Women and ‘Desperate Housewives’

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At the top of my list of political pet peeves is the seeming inability of many liberals to speak out forcefully against the Islamic jihad. You know, the folks who fly jetliners into high-profile targets to kill you, me and our children. A close second is the seeming inability of many feminists to speak out forcefully over the plight of many Arab women, who happen to include … [Read more...] about Arab Women and ‘Desperate Housewives’

Iraq War: US Congress’s Powers Beyond the Purse

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Today's Op-Ed Page in The New York Times states that 'the sound-bite arguments' are hijacking the debate that the United State's Congress needs to have about the Iraq war. "Defenders of President Bush concede that Congress has 'the power of the purse' and insist it could use it to completely 'cut off the funds to the troops.' But that, most of them say, is the only power … [Read more...] about Iraq War: US Congress’s Powers Beyond the Purse

Alberto Gonzales: And HE Was On The List For Supreme Court? (News and Blog Roundup) UPDATED

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The ongoing saga of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales being at the eye of a series of political storms underscores one conclusion: The country owes Republican conservatives a big, fat "thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" for their successful efforts at batting down early political feelers from the Bush White House that Gonazles might be a good candidate to sit on the Supreme … [Read more...] about Alberto Gonzales: And HE Was On The List For Supreme Court? (News and Blog Roundup) UPDATED

Guest Voice: “Slick” Hillary?

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NOTE: The Moderate Voice from time to time runs Guest Voice columns from readers who either don't have their own sites or have a site and would like to raise an issue here. The piece below is by Alex Hammer, a former independent candidate for governor of Maine and the founder and managing editor of Politics 2.0. This is his third Guest Voice column on TMV. "Slick" … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: “Slick” Hillary?

Original Blog Reporting: The Talking Dog Interviews James Yee

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TMV encourages original reporting on blogs. And once again The Talking Dog is offering an original Q&A HERE this time with newsmaker James Yee. As usual, we'll give you the intro and one excerpt. And as usual, the interview if read in full is sure to spark lots of debate and controversy:James Yee is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2002 and … [Read more...] about Original Blog Reporting: The Talking Dog Interviews James Yee

The Human as a Walking Zoo

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Following up on last week's post (Nice Lice Give Advice!), the New York Times informs us that the Epic of Human Migration Is Carved in Parasites’ DNA: A human body is not the individual organism its proud owner may suppose but rather a walking zoo of microbes and parasites, each exploiting a special ecological niche in its comfortable, temperature-controlled conveyance. … [Read more...] about The Human as a Walking Zoo

Clinton: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy is Back

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Devlin Barrett reports for the AP that Hillary Clinton is talking about the "vast right-wing conspiracy" again. She started using that phrase (publicly) during the time of the Lewinsky scandal. As Barrett points out Clinton was ridiculed for referring to a 'conservative conspiracy' once "evidence of the affair eventually came to light", but "many Democrats have since … [Read more...] about Clinton: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy is Back

Hundreds of Mahdi Army Members Arrested

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USA Today reports that "coalition forces have detained about 700 members of the Mahdi Army." Many of its leaders are in hiding or have been arrested. In fact, General Petraeus said that "Iraqi government officials are negotiating with al-Sadr's political organization in an effort to disband the militia". 16,000 suspected insurgents are now being held in total. 'Captain' Ed … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Mahdi Army Members Arrested

When Moderates Compete

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In today's "The Politico" Moderates Snub GOP Leadership discusses how moderate Congressional Republicans are voting more to reflect the moderate profile of their home districts with the clear understanding from party leaders that this is necessary to keep those seats in the next election. ...What emerged was a large bloc of GOP lawmakers from blended districts who are voting … [Read more...] about When Moderates Compete

Pace Backs Off

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Marine General and JCOS Chairman Peter Pace is not apologizing for calling homosexuality immoral, however, he did say that he should not have injected his personal views into the debate, and instead focused on the policy-as-policy. That's better, I guess, though I really don't think there is anything substantive to this policy aside from the lingering belief that … [Read more...] about Pace Backs Off

Gonzales Squirms On a Hot Seat

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Apparently Attorney General Alberto Gonzales just held a very short press conference where he both took responsibility for the mishandling of the firing of several federal prosecutors and denied it at the same time. By the time I got the video feed up, the press conference was over. NEWS COVERAGE: CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday … [Read more...] about Gonzales Squirms On a Hot Seat