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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: John Ashcroft
Does Tom Ridge matter?
Democrats want to make the homeland security czar talk to Congress. But after six months of losing turf wars to John Ashcroft, does the marginalized Ridge have anything to say?
John Ashcroft's holy war
Once again, the attorney general's deeply held religious beliefs interfere with his job as defender of the Constitution.
Too late to stop the hangman?
Missouri is determined to execute Joseph Amrine for murder even though every prosecution witness and the jury foreman now say he's innocent and new witnesses point to another man. Why? A federal law says the evidence came in too late.
His master's voice
This just in: President Bush dishes out overblown al-Qaida threats -- and the press laps them up.
Patrick Leahy
The Vermont senator talks about terrorism, his "strained relationship" with Attorney General John Ashcroft and the beauty of the First Amendment.
The nightmare
Lebanese art student Salam El Zaatari has been held in solitary confinement for six weeks after airport security found an artist's knife in his carry-on case. His real crime: Being an Arab.
Standing up for Bush's tough laws
Scholars defend the expansive new law enforcement powers -- and say military tribunals are justified.
The coming repression
The so-called Patriot Act of 2001 means the end of American due process.
We scare because we care?
If all our leaders can do is tell us to expect another terrorist attack, without any further clues or helpful information, maybe they should just shut up instead.
Playing both sides
President Bush unveils a new gun program carefully crafted to appease both the NRA and gun control advocates. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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