Vice President Dick Cheney claimed that the Iraq war was “in part responsible” for the absence of terrorist attacks in the United States since the September 11, 2001 strikes. The State Department reported in April that the number of terrorist attacks worldwide increased nearly fourfold in 2005.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the flag-burning amendment yesterday. The 11-7 vote “was supported by all committee Republicans and opposed by all but one Democrat — Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California.”
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education yesterday “voted to eliminate $115 million in federal funding for public broadcasting” like NPR and PBS, representing “a 23 percent decrease in the previously-approved 2007 appropriation.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter is upset that he has not received a response to his request that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testify before his committee on the NSA’s warrantless spying programs. Specter said yesterday, “I will ask for authorization for a subpoena if we do not get an adequate response.”
59: Percentage of Americans who say climate change warrants “some action” or “immediate” steps, up from 51% in 1999, according to a WSJ/NBC poll. Read more
