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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Guantanamo trials 'being rushed': Lawyers for five 9/11 suspects have said the US government is rushing their cases to trial at Guantanamo in order to sway the US presidential election.
Amendment Targets Embedded-Analyst Program - 5/29/2008 1:00:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable: The Defense Authorization bill passed in the House, as well. So if the amendment survives a conference between different House and Senate versions of the bill, it would prevent any DOD funding from being used for propaganda. It would also require the GAO and DOD inspector general to investigate whether the DOD's care and information-feeding of analysts violated existing laws against domestic propaganda.
Conyers: McClellan Revelations May Require Hearing, By Ryan Grim - CBS News: "I find Mr. McClellan's revelations about attempts to cover up the Valerie Plame leak extremely troubling. Particularly disturbing is McClellan's assertion that he was specifically directed by Andy Card to 'vouch' for Scooter Libby after the investigation had begun, which, if true, could amount to obstruction of justice beyond that for which Mr. Libby has already been convicted," said Conyers.
Reporter Admits to Pro-War Pressure from Network Execs | Free Press: CNN's Jessica Yellin revealed that news executives at MSNBC actively pushed her not do hard-hitting pieces on the administration during the run up to the war in Iraq.
U.S. Cites Big Gains Against Al-Qaeda - washingtonpost.com: Even though the CIA had previously warned the Iraq war had provided an opportunity for al-Qaida to grow, Hayden now says great progress has been made and al-Qaida is struggling to survive in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Pentagon Auditors Cite Scant Staff - WSJ.com: Defense Department auditors said they have been unable to oversee tens of billions of dollars in military spending because of manpower shortfalls, leaving the Pentagon "more vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse." The Defense Department's inspector general, in a report to Congress obtained by a watchdog group, said its internal auditors have been unable to keep pace with the expansion in the military budget in recent years. The report said the defense budget doubled to $600 billion in fiscal 2007 from $300 billion in fiscal 2000, while the number of auditors essentially remained constant.
McCain Pledges to Reduce U.S. Nuclear Weapons - WSJ.com: John McCain said he would reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and promised to pursue a binding arms-control treaty with Russia as he worked to soften his image as a hard-line supporter of the Iraq war.
Housing market just gets uglier - USATODAY.com: With home prices falling at their fastest pace in at least 20 years, economists warned Tuesday that further declines are likely yet to come. Prices sank 14.1% in the first three months of this year compared with the first quarter of last year, according to S&P/Case-Shiller's national index. That's the sharpest drop in the history of the index, which was created in 1988.