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Byron Dorgan’s Crystal Ball

By Lagan Sebert on Oct 01, 2008

Many experts point to the 1999 Financial Modernization Act as a cause of our current financial crisis. Senator Byron Dorgan opposed the act then and predicted our current crisis. More recently he has questioned the $700 billion bailout plan.

House Rejects Bailout Despite Pressure

By Lagan Sebert on Sep 29, 2008

The $700 billion bailout plan came to a vote in the House of Representatives after a week of intense debate. Though both Democratic and Republican leadership called on their colleagues to support the bill, it failed by 23 votes. The debate gave those in opposition a chance to voice their opposition to this historic bill, and called for renewed negotiations on the same day the stock market plunged.

Where is Karl Rove? -- Part II

By Davin Hutchins on Jul 10, 2008

For the second time this year, Karl Rove is ignoring a subpoena from Congress to testify under oath. ANP is there when Karl Rove is scheduled to appear as the key witness.

Where is Karl Rove?

By Davin Hutchins on Jul 08, 2008

For the second time this year, Karl Rove is ignoring a subpoena from Congress to testify under oath. ANP tracks down Rove to get his side of the story of why he won't show up in front of the House Judiciary Committee.

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Scott McClellan Under Oath

By ANP Staff on Jun 20, 2008

Former presidential spokesperson Scott McClellan testified under oath before the House Judiciary Committee and laid out a damning case against Bush's White House. Over the course of four tense hours, committee members clashed over calls for impeachment of President Bush and deception leading up to the invasion of Iraq.

Immigrant Laborers in Limbo

By Garland McLaurin on May 15, 2008

One hundred Indian guest workers marched hundreds of miles from New Orleans, LA, to Washington, DC, to protest their treatment by their employer, Signal International. Brought here under the auspices of the H2B visa program, the workers were promised much and given little in return. As concerns about immigration continue to hold the national spotlight, theirs is a cautionary tale.