Now go enjoy those July 4 fireworks...

No easy answers, as Seymour Hersh makes clear in the New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_hersh

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That's right. I said it. Independence Day. On this day, 232 years ago, the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies "Free and Independent States", no longer under British control. (The Declaration of Independence was approved two days later. And it got all the fireworks.)

Today, myths about American Independence and how they relate to the events of today (like the Millionaires Amendment and the Gun Ban). The common thread is that history is told by the powerful, not the truthful.

PLUS why I SUPPORT Obama's faith-based initiative, even though I played a major role in killing Bush's faith-based initiative.

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The Hypocrisy of Antonin Scalia, Part 2

On four big decisions last week, the Supreme Court struck down four laws as unconstitutional by a 5-4 decision, with 8 judges consistently lined up on the "liberal" side and four on the "conservative" side.

When it came to millionaires, gun owners, and extremely wealthy corporations, Kennedy sided with the conservatives.

But when it came to prisoners seeking habeas corpus or death penalty relief, Kennedy sided with the liberals.

The next President will decide whether the Supreme Court will uphold the rule of law or abolish it in favor of the rich and powerful.

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- The Justice Department's inspector general exposes the Bush Administration's plot to turn the criminal justice system into its own political fiefdom

- The Supreme Court decision on the death penalty for child rapists

- And why the McCain Campaign wants terrorists to attack the USA

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Guest: Michelle Richardson, Legislative Consultant for the American Civil Liberties Union

PLUS the Bush contempt judge urges Congress to jail Harriet Miers (fancy that!), something I have urged a cowardly Congress to do for almost a year now!

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Mark debates Republican Strategist Mike Lane on:

1) Off-shore Oil Drilling - the McCain Flip Flop
2) New Scientific Study on Gay/Straight Brain Differences
3) Public Financing - the Obama Flip Flop
4) The new Intelligence Surveillance Bill and the Supreme Court Decision on Habeas Corpus for Guantanamo Bay Detainees

And a word in praise of Tim Russert