- World Greets US Election Results With Joy, Relief
For Europe and much of the rest of the world, US voters' repudiation of the Bush administration in midterm elections Tuesday and the dismissal of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Wednesday confirmed the widespread view that President Bush and his policies have done more to tarnish America's image abroad and strain its global relations than any other US president in recent history.
- Gain for Same-Sex Marriage in Massachusetts
- Democrats to Usher In Change in Judicial Nominations, Investigations
Democrats have control of the House of Representatives after 12 years of Republican rule, setting the stage for a series of intensive investigations of the Bush administration by several different House committees. The Democratic Senate victory could also have profound implications for the next Supreme Court pick.
- Newsflash: Voters Fed Up With Congressional Corruption
The House Democratic leadership has put forth a good starting point for reform, and House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi deserves credit for making ethics and lobby reform a top priority for the 110th Congress. We will stand firmly behind an effort toward real and realistic reform.
- Lawyers Fight for Habeas Rights
- A Bulk Rate on Printing Subpoenas?
David Swanson writes: "Chairman John Conyers Jr., Chairman Henry Waxman. Those titles will prove to be the most important outcome of yesterday's elections, even if the Dems get the Senate too. It's investigation and impeachment time."
- Judge: Group can subpoena White House
A federal magistrate judge has ruled that a reproductive rights group can seek White House e-mails and other documents as part of its lawsuit promoting broader access to the morning-after pill.
- Karl Rove Re-Aligned
Karl Rove's dream of ushering in a generation of Republican rule is officially dead.
- Rove's Losing Strategy
Of all the bits of conventional wisdom that died with this week’s election results — all politics is local; Congressional corruption will affect only a few races; gerrymandering will limit G.O.P. losses — the biggest is the Beltway deification of Karl Rove.
- Voters Make Work More Rewarding
"In the 24 states that voted to raise their minimum wages, it just got a bit more worthwhile to get up for work each morning."
- Voters Attack Bush's Empire
[Tuesday's] elections marked the beginning of the end of Bush's Global War on Terror; here's what to look for next as we take apart the imperial state.
- Plebiscite on an Outlaw Empire
The wave -- and make no mistake, it's a global one -- has just crashed on our shores, soaking our imperial masters. It's a sight for sore eyes.
It's been a long time since we've seen an election like midterm 2006.
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