White House "Corrupt to the Core." Says Joe Wilson

Keith Olbermann interviews Joe Wilson on Bush's decision to commute the jail time for Libby; black students who were threatened with lynching sent to prison; immigration issue shifting Southwest to Democrats; Europeans see US as threat; Bush and Putin greeted by 1,700 protesters in Maine; Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III thinks it is all about how you vote; Bob Herbert looks at the increasing police interference in schools; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

t r u t h o u t | 07.03

Olbermann | White House "Corrupt to the Core," Says Joe Wilson
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307A.shtml
Keith Olbermann interviews Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame, regarding Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Injustice in Jena as Nooses Hang From the "White Tree"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307B.shtml
Bill Quigley, reporting for Truthout: "All white jury sitting before white judge agrees with white prosecutor and all white witnesses and convicts black youth in racially charged high school criminal case."

Immigration Issue Might Push Southwest to Democrats
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307C.shtml
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, he said to an aide, "'We just gave the South to the Republicans,'" reports Steven Thomma of McClatchy Newspapers. "Now, another Texas president might well ask whether his Republican Party just gave away another section of the country, the Southwest and Mountain West."

Europeans See US as Threat to Peace
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307D.shtml
According to a recent poll, Europeans consistently see the US as the greatest threat to world stability, report Daniel Dombey and Stanley Pignal in the Financial Times.

Bush and Putin Face Over 1,500 Protesters
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307E.shtml
Over 1,500 demonstrators called for the impeachment of President George W. Bush as they marched to within a half mile of the site of the summit between Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to an Associate Press report.

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III | It's Not What You Say; It's How You Vote
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307F.shtml
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, writing for Truthout looks at Senator Richard Lugar's call for an end to the war in Iraq.

Luis Lema | America Locks Down
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307G.shtml
Luis Lema's editorial for Geneva's Le Temps suggests the US failure to pass an immigration bill reflects the global intractability of the immigration issue - but is also a symptom of specific and serious American problems.

Bob Herbert | Harassed in the Classroom
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307H.shtml
Bob Herbert of The New York Times writes, "Police wildly overreacting to behavior by schoolkids that is not criminal, happens much more often than most New Yorkers realize."

VIDEO: Olbermann | Joe Wilson: Administration is "Corrupt to the Core"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070307A.shtml
Keith Olbermann interviews Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame, regarding Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

VIDEO | Jason Leopold: What Paul Charlton Said in Our Interview
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070207J.shtml
Jason Leopold of Truthout reports, "Paul Charlton, one of eight US attorneys fired last year under questionable circumstances, said an internal Justice Department probe to determine whether the dismissals were politically motivated may conclude that a special prosecutor needs to be appointed to further investigate the attorney firings."

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