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U.S. troops and U.S.-trained Iraqi forces uncovered about 5,000 chemical weapons in Iraq between 2004 and 2011 and soldiers were injured by these weapons in six instances. However, the weapons had not been manufactured during an active, ongoing chemical weapons program, which the Bush administration cited as justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Details of the discovery of these weapons were published by the New York Times on October 14, in a lengthy, 9,000-word report written by former Marine Corps officer and veteran journalist C.J. Chivers.Despite injuries to our troops, the U.S. government withheld information about the discovery of the...

[...] Regardless of when he officially announces his candidacy – the “libertarian in disguise” was thrown a curve ball last week when Republican congressman and former presidential candidate Ron Paul announced he was considering a 2012 bid. Johnson, who would be a natural to tap into Paul’s base, shrugged off any concerns over sharing the limelight with Paul, saying the congressman “still has his heyday today.” “First of all, having a couple people talk about the same thing, I think, is really powerful. I mean, that’s a good thing!” he told TheDC. When asked if he is in regular communication...

ALBANY — The chaos-plagued State Senate faced fresh tumult on Wednesday as four Democrats announced they would split from their party’s leadership and start their own, independent caucus. The move does not change the balance of power in the Senate, which the Republicans captured in November and now hold with a razor-thin, two-seat majority, 32 to 30... --snip-- The departure of the four senators, announced a few hours before Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his State of the State address, brought into the open the simmering anger among some Senate Democrats, especially from outside New York City, who have borne...

Today the Presiden took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the United States Institute of Peace at Navy Hill. The President welcomed the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup winners, the Houston Dynamo to the White House today. The President also met with Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the White House. The President and the Vice President attended the Congressnal Picnic at the White House today. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2822 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen at the State Department. The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attended a News...

MEDIA magnate Rupert Murdoch has picked Paul Carlucci as publisher of The New York Post, to replace his son Lachlan Murdoch, who resigned from the company, the paper announced today. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation (nws.ASX:Quote,News, which publishes NEWS.com.au,had briefly taken the reins of his beloved Post before deciding to give Carlucci, a 58-year-old New Yorker, a veteran at the daily, a chance at its helm. "Paul is without peer in the consumer advertising and marketing industry," Mr Murdoch said. "He has a background in newspapers and has run the preeminent consumer advertising and promotional business...

O'Neill's Backlash Against Bush Was Predictable by Howard Phillips Posted Feb 4, 2004 It isn't always nice to say "I told you so," but sometimes it is necessary. Paul O'Neill's blast at the Bush Administration, subsequent to his firing by Dick Cheney, was entirely predictable. He had previously opposed a President who promoted him -- Richard Nixon. As I wrote in December, 2000, Paul O'Neill was an LBJ "Great Society" Democrat, who, in 1973, as Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), strongly resisted the desire of President Richard Nixon to close down LBJ's "Great Society."...

<p>Matt Carlucci, a moderate Republican defeated in last month's mayoral voting, endorsed Democrat Nat Glover yesterday as his candidate in the May 13 runoff.</p> <p>The decision adds enormous credibility to Glover's efforts to court centrist voters across party lines, especially in Southside neighborhoods where neither he nor Republican John Peyton held decisive support. The two-term sheriff has repeatedly spoken of promoting public unity, and his campaign previously printed buttons reading "Republicans 4 Glover."</p>