links for 2006-10-31

• U.S. military’s October death toll reaches 100, making it the fourth deadliest month in the war
• Audit finds missing U.S. weapons in Iraq
• Former CIA analyst will speak in Columbia County against Iraq war
• Midterm vote may define Rove’s legacy; big losses could dim aura of Bush adviser

links for 2006-10-30

• Bush works to save GOP in last campaign
• US Democrats with big edge in campaign’s last week
• GAO chief warns economic disaster looms
• President Bush’s lonely election season
• Operation enduring chaos: The retreat of the coalition and rise of the militias

links for 2006-10-29

• Poll: Americans don’t want politicians constraining judges
• Iraqi prime minister: ‘I’m not America’s man’
• Rumsfeld tells Iraq critics ‘just back off’
• Taliban plan to fight through winter to throttle Kabul

links for 2006-10-28

• In the Libby case, a grilling to remember
  Patrick Fitzgerald lives.

links for 2006-10-27

• Analysis: Power struggle between President Bush, Congress
• Home price drop Is largest in 35 years
• German ministers ‘knew about CIA torture cells’ in 2001
• TIME.com: Doubts grow over Iraq’s prime minister
• Vice President Cheney calls ‘water-boarding’ a valuable interrogation tool
  Lord help us.

links for 2006-10-26

• US active duty soldiers to voice opposition to Iraq war
• Rush Limbaugh on the offensive against ad with Michael J. Fox
• New Jersey court backs rights for same-sex unions
• Bush’s policy quagmire: President signaling he’ll disregard James Baker recommendations for Middle East policy. But will Baker sit still?

links for 2006-10-25

• Searching for the exit: Stark Iraqi realities undermine Pentagon hopeful predictions
• Idle contractors add millions to Iraq rebuilding

links for 2006-10-19

• Poll: Americans are sick of this Congress
• U.S. may have weeks, not months, to avert civil war, adviser warns
• Bush accepts Iraq-Vietnam comparison
• NBC/WSJ poll: Public’s opinion of GOP hits record low

links for 2006-10-18

• US policy in Iraq must change, says special panel
• Poll: Foley scandal ranks low among election issues
  It’s the war and the lies, stupid.
• President Bush signs US terror trial bill
• Ex-aide says evangelical Christians were mocked in White House
• Iraq reality check: The cost in lives lost
• Violence in Iraq kills 10 U.S. soldiers

links for 2006-10-17

• Poll: Support for Iraq war at all-time low
• Baker’s panel rules out Iraq victory