Notice: The 
Devoter.com Archives: July 2007
Tue Jul 31, 2007
Mon Jul 30, 2007
The home of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was searched today by federal authorities as part of an investigation into his relationship with a confessed briber.
Sun Jul 29, 2007
A surgeon general's report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration's policy accomplishments.
"YouTube is a website that allows kids to network with one another and make friends and contact each other. YouTube looked to see if they had any convicted sex offenders on their web site. They had 29,000." -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney
Sat Jul 28, 2007
Could Christian vote desert Republicans? America's so-called "religious right" has been one of the pillars of Republican Party support in recent decades, but signs are emerging that those once secure foundations might be shifting.
Fri Jul 27, 2007
Republican leaders of the House and Senate attacked proposals that call for a major expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, to be financed with higher tobacco taxes.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that a top Pentagon official did not intend to impugn her patriotism by suggesting her questions about U.S. planning in Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.
Thu Jul 26, 2007
Sen. John McCain's advertising consultants have resigned from his presidential campaign, the latest in a rash of staff shake-ups in recent weeks.
Senate Democrats called for a perjury investigation against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and subpoenaed top presidential aide Karl Rove in a deepening political and legal clash with the Bush administration.
Wed Jul 25, 2007
Documents indicate eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program on the eve of its expiration in 2004, contradicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
"The biggest problem is my butt hurts. Is that normal?" -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards
Tue Jul 24, 2007
There's a list of buildings you can't take pictures of. The list is secret.
John Edwards - Hair (Video)
Post Debate: Clinton, Obama clash over diplomacy
Mon Jul 23, 2007
Tonight is the first CNN Youtube debate featuring questions submitted by citizens via Youtube video.
Sun Jul 22, 2007
In an apparent violation of the law, a controversial aide to ex-Gov. Mitt Romney created phony law enforcement badges that he and other staffers used on the campaign trail to strong-arm reporters, avoid paying tolls and trick security guards into giving them immediate access to campaign venues, sources told the Herald.
Sat Jul 21, 2007
Fri Jul 20, 2007
Washington Post: Hillary Clinton's Tentative Dip Into New Neckline Territory
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said more intense methods of CIA interrogation are acceptable in dealing with terrorism and he praised the broad powers granted law enforcement under the USA Patriot Act.
President Bush signed an executive order prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.
Thu Jul 19, 2007
Congress: Tuesday to Thursday Club
Wed Jul 18, 2007
"I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me." -- Wendy Vitter (wife of Senator David Vitter)
The nation's first Muslim congressman said that he erred in comparing the Bush administration's response to Sept. 11 to an event that led to Adolf Hitler's consolidation of power in Nazi Germany.
Senate Republicans scuttled a Democratic proposal ordering troop withdrawals from Iraq in a showdown that capped an all-night debate on the war.
Tue Jul 17, 2007
And the leading Republican presidential candidate is... none of the above.
Republicans dismissed as political theater a Democratic plan for an all-night session of the Senate to debate President Bush's military strategy in Iraq amid bipartisan proposals to redeploy U.S. troops.
Sen. David Vitter denied having relationships with New Orleans prostitutes, a week after admitting links to a Washington escort service that federal prosecutors allege was a prostitution ring.
Mon Jul 16, 2007
Thompson papers "reveal a candidate whose record on public issues is sometimes inconsistent, often nuanced and occasionally surprising."
Sun Jul 15, 2007
Sat Jul 14, 2007
Six of the nation's 10 largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions are coal-fired power plants in the South, but year after year Southern lawmakers balk at pushing utilities toward cleaner renewable energy.
Fri Jul 13, 2007
Capitolist -- "This is an anonymous, uncensored message board for Hill staffers" (via MetaFilter)
Republican John McCain said he was to blame for the weakened state of his presidential campaign that has undergone two major staff shake-ups in a week and is nearly broke. "We've made mistakes."
Thu Jul 12, 2007
Leveling the Praying Field -- In this campaign season, if Clinton and Barack Obama and John Edwards are any measure, there will be nothing unusual in Democrats' talking about the God who guides them and the beliefs that sustain them.
Rudy Giuliani: Urban Legend (Giuliani gets "Swiftboated")
Wed Jul 11, 2007
Democrats raised new questions about whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales knew about FBI abuses of civil liberties when he told a Senate committee that no such problems occurred.
For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.
U.S. Senate panel moves to cut off funding for Cheney in flap with Dems over executive order.
Tue Jul 10, 2007
Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken raised nearly $2 million in the latest reporting period, pulling in more money than both his Democratic rival and the Republican incumbent, Sen. Norm Coleman.
Mon Jul 09, 2007
President Bush invoked executive privilege to deny requests by Congress for testimony from two former aides about the firings of federal prosecutors.
Sun Jul 08, 2007
Tony Blair wanted to quit as prime minister a year before the Iraq war, according to Alastair Campbell, his former communications director.
Reservist fighting his fifth war call-up -- "After serving in Afghanistan and three times in Iraq, an Army Reserve sergeant from Port St. Lucie recoiled at still another deployment."
Sat Jul 07, 2007
Thompson lobbied for abortion-rights group, it says -- A spokesman for the GOP presidential hopeful says he did no such work. An ex-colleague calls the denial 'bizarre.'
Fri Jul 06, 2007
Forget Bill. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic presidential leader, has become the Republican candidates' favorite punching bag.
Thu Jul 05, 2007
'Star Trek' Extra, Fascist, Horseshoer, Dark Priest: The Other Presidential Candidates -- More than 100 other Americans most people have never ever heard of have thrown their hats into the ring.
Fred Thompson's easygoing, no-nonsense style is clearly his strength and undoubtedly has helped him soar in presidential polls. It may only get him so far.
Wed Jul 04, 2007
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby -- which she has harshly criticized -- and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
Tue Jul 03, 2007
Mon Jul 02, 2007
IMPEACH Banner Unfurled at Giants Game
John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department.
Sun Jul 01, 2007
Romney, Torture, and Teens -- The former governor's connections to abusive "tough love" camps
Democrat Hillary Clinton, already riding high in the 2008 White House race, rolls out one of her most powerful campaign weapons this week -- husband and former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Sen. Barack Obama reported Sunday raising at least $32.5 million for his presidential campaign from April through June, a record for a Democratic candidate.
