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Bush Looking to Bypass NATO / Cindy Sheehan Cheered in Hawaii

Building on its experience in Iraq, the Bush administration says it wants to form "coalitions of the willing" more efficiently for dealing with future conflicts rather than turning to existing institutional alliances such as NATO. The second piece focuses on Canada who has signaled a sterling commitment to Western operations in Afghanistan, and is now caught in the middle of two main camps that oppose one another: the Americans on one side and certain European countries on the other.
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J. Sri Raman | Waiting for Bush

J. Sri Raman writes: Can plans for a state visit serve as a pressure tactic? Yes, they can - and the George Bush administration of the USA is showing how.
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Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan Cheered

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan urged a crowd at the Church of the Crossroads last night in Honolulu to unite to stop the war in Iraq, impeach President Bush and "see justice" for those killed since the war started in 2003.
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Jason Leopold | NSA Destroyed Evidence of Domestic Spying

The National Security Agency, the top-secret spy shop that has been secretly eavesdropping on Americans under a plan authorized by President Bush four years ago, destroyed the names of thousands of Americans and US companies it collected on its own volition following 9/11, because the agency feared it would be taken to task by lawmakers for conducting unlawful surveillance on United States citizens without authorization from a court.
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Losing Their Minds

More US soldiers than ever are sustaining serious brain injuries in Iraq. But a significant number of them are being misdiagnosed, forced to wait for treatment or even being called liars by the Army.
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NOW | Death Penalty

Are innocent people being executed because America's capital punishment system is broken? NOW investigates.
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Abramoff-Bush: Ties That Bind?

The Bush-Cheney campaign is returning only a fraction of the contributions it received through Abramoff connections. During 2004, Abramoff was a top fundraiser for the Bush re-election effort, raising more than $100,000 for the campaign. While exact figures on how much he raised aren't known, Abramoff told the New York Times in July 2003 - months before active fundraising even began - that he had already raised $120,000 for Bush and Cheney. "And I haven't even started making phone calls," the lobbyist told the Times.
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William Rivers Pitt | Incoming

William Rivers Pitt writes: All of official Washington is at this moment waiting with bated breath for the avalanche. Jack Abramoff, the disgraced super-lobbyist, has made a plea agreement in the massive prosecution against him and his cronies. Every talking head who has spoken on the subject has stated bluntly that the fallout from this plea deal will almost certainly result in the largest scandal to hit the capital in decades.
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