The Center for Public Integrity looks at US spending habits in the war on terror and finds that, for members of the “Coalition of the Willing,” human rights are not a precondition for receiving American support. Instead, countries like Djibouti and Ethiopia have found it more expedient to hire lobbyists to protect their interests rather than to address their human rights abuses.The Democrats will have to compete with a busy legislative schedule and an uncooperative Republican party it they want to have a vote of no confidence (sub. req.) on Attorney General Gonzales before Memorial Day. (Roll Call)
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