Notice: The 
Devoter.com Archives: June 2007
Sat Jun 30, 2007
Fri Jun 29, 2007
The Mayor of Phildelphia camped out in line for an iPhone -- "No, I wasn't worried that people think that. People need to be more educated. There's a time when people had to be at a certain place to do their jobs and now you can be almost any place and work somewhere else."
"If HIV/AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34, there would be an outraged outcry in this country." -- Senator Hillary Clinton
Thu Jun 28, 2007
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." -- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Despite low approval ratings and hard feelings from last year's elections, Democrats and Republicans in the House are reaching out for an approximately $4,400 pay raise that would increase their salaries to almost $170,000.
President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.
The Senate blocked President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.
Wed Jun 27, 2007
"Sticky Rice" for President?
The Senate killed a Republican proposal to require all adult illegal immigrants to return home temporarily in order to qualify for permanent lawful status in this country.
Tue Jun 26, 2007
Fox News: Obama the black separatist terrorist? (Video)
If Republican Fred Thompson enters the presidential race next month as expected, the actor and former senator will be aiming to add another title to a crowded resume -- blogger-in-chief.
Justice in Alabama -- "The response to Simpson's affidavit has been a series of brusque dismissive statements -- all of them unsworn -- from others who figured in the discussion and the federal prosecutor in the Siegelman case, who has now made a series of demonstrably false statements concerning the matter. She's been smeared as 'crazy' and as a 'disgruntled contract bidder.' And something nastier: after her intention to speak became known, Simpson's house was burned to the ground, and her car was driven off the road and totaled."
Mon Jun 25, 2007
The Supreme Court loosened restrictions on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.
A high school student who was suspended for unfurling a banner saying "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" did not have his rights violated, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its first major decision on student free-speech rights in nearly 20 years.
Sun Jun 24, 2007
"Faith got hijacked, partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us." -- Senator Barack Obama
The Cheney Vice Presidency (Part 1 of 4)
Sat Jun 23, 2007
Advocates for victims of abuse by Catholic clergy urged presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to fire a priest who was suspended from the church and then hired by the ex-mayor's security consulting business. A spokeswoman for Giuliani said the firm had no plans to fire Monsignor Alan Placa.
Fri Jun 22, 2007
For four years, Vice President Dick Cheney has resisted routine oversight of his office's handling of classified information, and when the National Archives unit that monitors classification in the executive branch objected, the vice president's office suggested abolishing the oversight unit.
Thu Jun 21, 2007
The House Appropriations Committee Thursday approved $153 million in pet projects, rewarding both powerful and not-so-powerful lawmakers alike with 377 cherished "earmarks" for their home districts.
Senate Republicans blocked a $32 billion package of tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been financed mostly by new taxes on major oil companies.
Report: Cheney Exempted His Office From Executive Order Protecting Classified Information -- The Office of the Vice President has asserted that it is not an "entity within the executive branch" and hence is not subject to presidential executive orders.
The House will cast a landmark vote when it decides whether to reverse U.S. policy and provide contraceptive grants to groups overseas that also provide abortions.
Wed Jun 20, 2007
President Bush has chosen to use his veto pen three times -- twice on the stem cell issue where politics, ethics and science collide. Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, Bush plans to veto a bill that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
Tue Jun 19, 2007
Hillary Spoofs Sopranos Finale (Video)
State by state: Democrats and Republicans
Mon Jun 18, 2007
Karl Rove and dozens of other White House staffers appear to have illegally routed official e-mails through a Republican group that subsequently deleted them, a congressional report said.
Submit your questions via video for the upcoming presidential CNN Youtube Debates.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told hundreds of anti-abortion activists that his conversion to their cause is genuine as he sought to fend off rivals' criticism that he's inconsistent on the issue. "I proudly follow a long line of converts -- George Herbert Walker Bush, Henry Hyde, and Ronald Reagan to name a few."
An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism.
Sun Jun 17, 2007
Among Firefighters in New York, Mixed Views on Giuliani -- "It would be easy to assume, then, that Mr. Giuliani can count on the support of the 11,000 men and women of the New York City Fire Department as he runs for president. But that would not be entirely true."
Sat Jun 16, 2007
Fri Jun 15, 2007
Crush on Obama Video -- Somebody calling herself "Obama Girl" is generating quite a buzz with her "Crush on Obama" video.
The fluid and unpredictable 2008 Republican White House sweepstakes took a sharp new turn, as the stuttering John McCain campaign ripped into rising rival Mitt Romney.
Thu Jun 14, 2007
9/11 Quiz (Video)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) took to the floor to defend his earmark for the infamous "bridge to nowhere" and another that secured $10 million for a road in Florida that benefited a campaign contributor. "I was always proud of my earmarks. I believe in earmarks, always have, as long as they are exposed. But don’t you ever call that a scandal."
Wed Jun 13, 2007
"I've never craved the job of president, but I want to do some things that only a president can do." -- Fred Thompson
The new FEC website now allows you to see presidential candidate contributions broken down by state and zip code.
Tue Jun 12, 2007
Partisan sniping over Congress' targeted spending escalated as a House committee chairman threatened to kill all pet projects if Republican leaders "demagogue" the issue.
Mon Jun 11, 2007
The majority of Republicans in the United States do not believe the theory of evolution is true and do not believe that humans evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life.
Majority Democrats in the Senate are forcing their Republican colleagues on the record about whether embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should keep his job.
Sun Jun 10, 2007
President Bush is not giving up on his plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants and will seek to convince skeptical GOP senators that it secures the nation's borders.
Fox News gives Iraq war less attention -- "Fox spent half as much time covering the Iraq war than MSNBC during the first three months of the year, and considerably less than CNN, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism."
Sat Jun 09, 2007
Fri Jun 08, 2007
Graph: How the Presidents Stack Up
Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa.
Republican Newt Gingrich, in a jab at President Bush, warned that the GOP will lose the White House and Congress in 2008 if the nominee is perceived as a continuation of the Bush presidency.
The Bush administration sidelined Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Friday, announcing plans to replace him as the nation's top military officer rather than reappoint him and risk a Senate confirmation struggle focusing on the Iraq War.
Thu Jun 07, 2007
A fragile bipartisan compromise that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants suffered a setback when it failed a test vote in the Senate, leaving its prospects uncertain.
Wed Jun 06, 2007
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani plans to skip the Ames straw poll in August, but compete to win the leadoff Iowa caucuses, a gamble by the former New York Mayor on a "non-traditional" caucus campaign and a first for Iowa.
2008 Republican Presidential Primary: Rudy Down, Thompson in Second, McCain Falls to Fourth
Tue Jun 05, 2007
"America can maintain a friendship and push a nation toward democracy at the same time." -- President George W. Bush
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation.
Mon Jun 04, 2007
Newt Gingrich described the Bush administration as dysfunctional and its unpopularity as hazardous to those in the Republican Party.
A dispute over how heavily to weigh family ties in future immigration is re-emerging as the Senate resumes debate this week over legislation giving legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants.
Sun Jun 03, 2007
"You know, I believe in my faith and I'm proud of my faith, but I'm not running as a Mormon, I'm running as a former governor, a business leader, a person who has a vision for the country to make us strong." -- Mitt Romney
After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year. Democrats are sidestepping rules approved their first day in power in January to clearly identify "earmarks" -- lawmakers' requests for specific projects and contracts for their states.
Sat Jun 02, 2007
California is poised to become the first state to ask voters whether they favor an immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
Fri Jun 01, 2007
Giuliani: Worse Than Bush -- "He's cashing in on 9/11, working with Karl Rove's henchmen and in cahoots with a Swift Boat-style attack on Hillary. Will Rudy Giuliani be Bush III?"
Faith playing larger role in 2008 race -- Seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters -- he cited Jesus Christ as his favorite philosopher during one debate -- it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs, even when they'd rather not.
