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Press Watch Press Watch

In July 2002 a retired US Army colonel who would be dead within months unburdened himself of twenty-two classified documents concerning war crimes in Vietnam.

Feb 12, 2004 / Scott Sherman

A New Ice Age? A New Ice Age?

George W. Bush may not know it, but one influential part of his government is finally taking global climate change seriously.

Feb 12, 2004 / Mark Hertsgaard

Iran’s Tainted Elections Iran’s Tainted Elections

Iran's elections, scheduled for February 20, have provoked the gravest political crisis in that country in twenty years.

Feb 12, 2004 / Juan Cole

Haiti’s Collapse Haiti’s Collapse

The future of Haiti hinges on support for a state based on law.

Feb 12, 2004 / Amy Wilentz

Taking Liberties Taking Liberties

On February 3 a law enforcement official working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Des Moines served a subpoena on Drake University seeking records on its student chapter of...

Feb 12, 2004 / David Cole

Election Matters Election Matters

Percy Daley has seen a lot of politics in his eighty years, but he never saw anything like the crowd that showed up at the Belfast, Maine, city hall when Democrats gathered for t...

Feb 12, 2004 / John Nichols

Bush’s Credibility Gap Bush’s Credibility Gap

"There's going to be ample time for the American people to assess whether or not I made good calls," George W. Bush told Meet the Press host Tim Russert in their recent one-on-on...

Feb 12, 2004 / The Editors

Letters Letters

WHO WAS THAT BIG-HAIRED GUY? Ann Arbor, Mich.

Feb 12, 2004 / Our Readers

W as in AWOL: Case Not Closed W as in AWOL: Case Not Closed

[FOR TWO UPDATES ON BUSH'S BROKEN PROMISE AND MORE WHITE HOUSE SPINNING ON THE AWOL CONTROVERSY, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM] George W. Bush is lucky that ...

Feb 11, 2004 / David Corn

Trying to Change the Channel Trying to Change the Channel

Congress is starting high-profile hearings today to debate the crisis in American media. The topic: Media concentration? No. Rather, indecency. Spurred on by Janet and Justin's ...

Feb 11, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

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