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Former "Bush Puppet" Iraqi PM Calls for US Withdrawal

by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who previously supported Bush every step of the way, is now firmly calling for a US withdrawal timetable. (Photo: Nader Daoud / AP)

Dr. Ayad Allawi, the former interim Iraqi prime minister previously referred to even by US Congress members as a "Bush puppet," voiced his strong support for a US withdrawal timeline during a Wednesday Congressional hearing. During his term in office, from June 2004 to April 2005, Allawi endorsed the US's controversial bombings of Fallujah and echoed Bush's speeches almost word for word in many of his own statements; The Washington Post reported that Bush »

Democrats Rack Up Wins

by: Mike Soraghan, The Hill

Democrats are marching through their legislative agenda as they near the fall election season, scoring several key victories and forcing President Bush to abandon his veto threats.

The latest triumph came Wednesday when Bush dropped his opposition to a massive housing-rescue bill and the House subsequently passed the measure, 272-152. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can add that win to her party overriding Bush on a water resources bill, the farm bill and an effort to stave off sharp »

Another "Bipartisan" Victory for Bush-Singh Deal

by: J. Sri Raman, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Very few found the victory of India's government in a confidence vote in the country's parliament on Tuesday evening anything like startling news. The margin of victory, however, turned out to be much wider than many had expected. This created a tailor-made situation for conspiracy theories, with the media going to town with two of them.

Almost no one has talked of a collaboration theory, though that is more connected with the catalyst of the parliamentary debate - the US-India nuclear deal.