Transcript: Democratic Response to Bush’s Radio Address

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A transcript of the Democratic radio response to President Bush’s radio address on Sept. 29:

Airport Gets Stall Dividers in Restroom of Craig’s Arrest

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Restroom in the Minneapolis airport where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested gets new stall dividers to make it less inviting for sexual liasions.

Retirements, Fundraising Confound GOP Majority Effort

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Inability to find new recruits for open seats, dearth in contributions lowers Republican outlook for next election. Full Story

Bush Wrong at UN on Benefits of Free Trade

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Published on Friday, September 28, 2007 by The Progressive

by Amitabh Pal

In a little-noticed portion of his speech to the United Nations on September 25, President Bush repeated a favorite hymn of his.

In the long run, the best way to lift people out of poverty is through trade and investment, Bush said. During the 1990s, developing nations that significantly lowered tariffs saw their per capita income grow about three times faster than other developing countries. Open markets ignite growth, encourage investment, increase transparency, strengthen the rule of law, and help countries help themselves.

As in so many of his other pronouncements, he s wrong.

In the past few decades, as the gospel of free trade has spread, growth in the developing world has actually slipped. Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Resnick of the Center for Economic Policy and Research (an organization that does great work in demolishing conventional shibboleths) have done research that reveals quite the opposite of what Bush contends. Full Story

U.S. Grants Legal Access to High Value Gitmo Suspects

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Fourteen high value terror suspect at Guntanamo Bay will granted access to lawyers to contest their enemy combatant status

Rice Orders Security Contractor Review Panel

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Rice will send a review panel to Iraq to investigate security practices of private contractors guarding U.S. diplomats. Full Story

U.S. Criticizes Myanmar for Cutting Internet Access

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United States criticizes Myanmar for cutting off Internet access, calls on all ‘civilized nations’ to help end violence.

Giuliani Backer Paid For Electoral Drive

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A top donor to presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was the source of the one - and only - contribution to a proposed California ballot measure that would have made it much harder for Democrats to win the White House, according to a published report.

Rice Orders Security Contractor Review Panel

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Rice will send a review panel to Iraq to investigate security practices of private contractors guarding U.S. diplomats.

Hillary Clinton Proposes $5,000 ‘Baby Bond’

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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposes that every U.S. born child get a 5,000 bond from the government to pay for college or a home when they get older. Full Story