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Away to prison for three years goes Lynndie England, her pleas for mercy ignored by the military judge in Fort Hood, Texas. So who are the penalized thus far to indicate America's revulsion over the systematic use of torture by its own forces? It tots up to a handful of rednecks....

WASHINGTON: John Roberts was confirmed as America's Chief Justice with a clear Senate majority marking a rare victory for George Bush in a blizzard of setbacks, failures and embarrassments....

I went to the planning board meeting on the Megaplex the other night, and the only people really supporting that thing are the business people and a handful of their friends. Everyone who spoke out against the project was an average resident. One guy who seemed to just be a regular guy supporting the Megaplex, let it slip that he had actually worked on the development of the project! The city officials seem completely bought off. This event seems like a healthy response to the outrageous...

22 Democratic Senators put themselves on record as supporters of an openly fascist judge for nomination as Supreme Court Chief Justice, Judge Roberts, demonstrating how viciously reactionary the Democratic Party is, the same as the Republicans. The list of shame is here....

"With a Chief Justice who's been given a stamp of approval by the extreme right-wing, it's critical that the next Justice preserve a fair and balanced court," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese....

Backed by the gambling industry, Republican Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi outmuscled army officials who tried to impose a moratorium on casino projects along the coast. We speak with Washington Post reporter Michael Grunwald....

The Carnival deal has come under particular scrutiny. Not only are questions being raised over the contract's cost, but congressional investigators are examining the company's tax status. Carnival, which is based in Miami but incorporated for tax purposes in Panama, paid just $3 million in income tax benefits on $1.9 billion in pretax income last year, according to company documents....

DeLay indicted on conspiracy charges...

"African Founding of California" William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. utilized the financial markets of New York to develop early California infrastructure. Today, Leidesdorff Ranch is being resurrected from the ashes of authentic California History....

At least one newspaper (Alameda Journal, apparently part of the Contra Costa Times, which explained that it wasn't time to play the blame game after Katrina) has now teamed up with the City of Alameda and the Megaplex supporters to try to sway uninformed residents to agree to a 7 screen Megaplex under the guise that it is the only way to 'Save the Theater,' the existing historic theater that locals want to keep....