This morning's look at investigative news across the Web. Did we miss something? The Iraq War » The fact that the Bush administration has spied on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is among several revalations about the White House's handling of the Iraq war, as told by Bob Woodward in his latest book, "The War Within" ... for the first time, the suicide rate among active-duty soldiers is on pace to exceed the rate among the general U.S. population ... a new State Department report finds that the visa program for Iraqis who have helped the U.S. government is at "high risk for fraud and abuse" ... the Pentagon is recommending that President Bush halt troop reductions in Iraq for this year (The Washington Post) . Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence » Under his reduced sentence, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is expected to remain in prison until 2012 (The Washington Post) ... for more on Abramoff's connections, here's a useful list of people ensnared in the corruption scand...
Originally from: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/09/the_daily_read_8.html
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Manchester. Perhaps it’s a sign that the ruling party still has some pull. Bournemouth. These are dark times for Labour. Twenty points behind in the polls. Glasgow East, once the 25th safest seat in the country. Demoralised. Deeply in debt. Labour’s plight is. Labour was not supposed to end this week staring into the abyss. In the event, the volley of shots hit him squarely in the foot. 1.6 billion package would make little difference. And there was worse to come. No 10 had unwisely hinted at. Mr Brown to “go with honour”. But many are less than willing. It doesn’t help that Downing Street is far from united. Who, then, does the Prime Minister still trust? Secretary Shaun Woodward suddenly appear to have Mr Brown’s ear. Tories. Whitehall source. But it is Mr Brown’s throat that many of his colleagues have their eyes on. Gordo...
Originally from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/2690153/Is-Gordon-Brown-the-loneliest-man-in-Britain.html
This morning's look at investigative news across the Web. Did we miss something? The Iraq War » The fact that the Bush administration has spied on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is among several revalations about the White House's handling of the Iraq war, as told by Bob Woodward in his latest book, "The War Within" ... for the first time, the suicide rate among active-duty soldiers is on pace to exceed the rate among the general U.S. population ... a new State Department report finds that the visa program for Iraqis who have helped the U.S. government is at "high risk for fraud and abuse" ... the Pentagon is recommending that President Bush halt troop reductions in Iraq for this year (The Washington Post) . Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence » Under his reduced sentence, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is expected to remain in prison until 2012 (The Washington Post) ... for more on Abramoff's connections, here's a useful list of people ensnared in the corruption scand...
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Manchester. Perhaps it’s a sign that the ruling party still has some pull. Bournemouth. These are dark times for Labour. Twenty points behind in the polls. Glasgow East, once the 25th safest seat in the country. Demoralised. Deeply in debt. Labour’s plight is. Labour was not supposed to end this week staring into the abyss. In the event, the volley of shots hit him squarely in the foot. 1.6 billion package would make little difference. And there was worse to come. No 10 had unwisely hinted at. Mr Brown to “go with honour”. But many are less than willing. It doesn’t help that Downing Street is far from united. Who, then, does the Prime Minister still trust? Secretary Shaun Woodward suddenly appear to have Mr Brown’s ear. Tories. Whitehall source. But it is Mr Brown’s throat that many of his colleagues have their eyes on. Gordo...