Congressman Dingell: Call Bart Stupak on His Lies about Abortion

By: emptywheel Saturday March 20, 2010 8:02 am

John Dingell says he is going to try to persuade Stupak to drop his efforts to sink healthcare with his anti-choice efforts. The Congress is a place where we represent our people and where we serve our conscience. I strongly disagree with Bart, I think he’s wrong. But he was my friend. He is my [...]

The Toyota Answers: Locked Away in Fortress Japan

By: emptywheel Wednesday February 24, 2010 5:48 am

My takeaway of the first of two hearings on Toyota’s unintended acceleration problem (the other will be at 11:00 today) is that Toyota has locked away the answers in Japan. By design. Recalls A key to understanding how this worked is how recalls were decided. In response to a question from John Dingell, Toyota US [...]

FISA: Grill the Executives

By: emptywheel Tuesday January 27, 2009 6:06 am

Threat Level posts an interview they did with Russell Tice three years ago. In it, he suggests we subpoena the corporate executives involved in the illegal wiretap program to find out how our government spied on us.

The Waxman Challenge to Dingell

By: emptywheel Thursday November 6, 2008 10:00 am

I’ve got mixed feelings about Henry Waxman’s challenge to John Dingell.

The Quantico Circuit

By: emptywheel Friday March 7, 2008 9:55 am

A whistleblower has come forward detailing how Verizon has provided the government a back door to all its wireless communications. Which is just one more reason why we shouldn’t pass retroactive immunity.

Don’t Gag Ma Bell

By: emptywheel Sunday February 10, 2008 6:35 pm

Congressman Dingell notes that the government continues to gag Ma Bell. Why should we give her immunity so long as Dick Cheney won’t let her talk.

Dick’s Big Stick and the Democratic Alpha Male

By: emptywheel Monday February 4, 2008 8:11 am

In his rush to find a problem with the manly men Democrats have been electing of late, Ryan Lizza seems to have forgotten a number of long-serving Congressmen.

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