It's not the armed forces which are hollow; it's the rhetoric of Mr. Cheney and, I'm afraid, also Governor Bush, |
Katrina's dramatizing the way in which our troops have been overstretched, overused and the need to find some way to reduce their presence in Iraq, |
Merrill knew full well that Enron was trying to structure deals so that debt was hidden off balance sheet and cash flow was manufactured, |
Merrill Lynch assisted Enron in cooking its books by pretending to purchase an existing Enron asset when it was really engaged in a loan. |
New information shows that the web of Pinochet accounts in the U.S. was far more extensive, went on far longer and involved more banks than was previously disclosed. |
not an inadvertent mistake. |
Our commanders in the field have consistently told us that there will not be a military victory over the insurgency without a political coming-together of the major Iraqi groups. |
Public statements by a senior military official of an inflammatory, offensive nature that would denigrate another religion and which could be construed as bigotry may easily be exploited by enemies of the United States and contribute to an erosion of support within the Arab world, and, perhaps, increased risk for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Muslim nations. |
Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation. |
Sadly, the President's budget proposal for the upcoming year once again puts cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans over addressing our country's severe fiscal problems. |
Safe storage and child access prevention laws are critical steps as we seek to reduce the occurrence of accidental shootings and suicides involving guns. |
Seeking the support of the world community is not giving the U.N. a veto. It is getting strength and credibility should force be needed, |
Social Security was intended to be a guarantee to American workers: it will be there, and it will be there for everyone. We have kept that promise for 70 years, and we can continue to do so if we take time once again to make thoughtful, bipartisan adjustments to the system. It is a pact worth keeping. |
Something was very rotten in the state of Enron. |
statements before the [Iraq] war were deceptive and misleading and this is part of the pattern. |