Scott Horton, writing in Harper’s, makes a long, circumstantial case that there was a cover-up in 2006 at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In short, Horton points to the possibility that three well-publicized suicides on the base were in fact homicides that resulted from interrogation. The story lacks an eye-witness, or a smoking gun. But [...]
The pressure is intense in Massachusetts, and the stakes could not be higher for all Democrats. But Martha Coakley and the Democratic Party have begun to push the boundaries of fair play. Here is what we have gotten in the last week from Democrats who are trying to tarnish Scott Brown’s reputation among women voters: [...]
Latest email from Jay Newton-Small:
If Martha Coakley actually manages to lose the Senate race in Massachusetts, there will be all sorts of recriminations–but, I believe, one inescapable conclusion. People will say she was a lousy candidate who went to sleep after the primary, taking the general election for granted. True enough. Some will say that Scott Brown is an [...]
Every now and then, partisanship really does fall away. It happened Saturday, when George W. Bush stood next to Bill Clinton in the Rose Garden and addressed Barack Obama. “Mr. President,” Bush said. “Thank you for giving me the chance to serve.” As previously announced, Bush and Clinton have agreed to lead a joint fundraising [...]
From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
The Boston Globe’s Adrian Walker has an interesting take on how Martha Coakley came to find herself in this spot three days before an election that everyone expected to be a blowout. And the NYT looks at the implications for the health care bill. We are once again hearing talk of using the reconciliation process [...]
Please follow Jay Newton-Small on Twitter. Her tweets are heartbreaking: 2late, 2late, they say. I tell myself that i’m doing more good writing than digging, but it’s hard not to agree w/them. Heart wrenching UPDATE: Here is Jay’s account on TIME.com.
Part of the deal the unions struck with the White House and congressional Democrats was a promise that their members would be allowed to shop in the health insurance exchanges. This could have a huge impact on the market within and outside these new insurance marketplaces that would be created by health reform legislation. (The [...]
In a conference call late Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced an 18 month grant of Temporary Protected Status to the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 Haitians now living illegally in the United States. This will allow these people to legally get jobs. Napolitano made clear that the order does not apply to Haitians who [...]
