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July 2008 Progress Reports

• Energy -- The Corrupting Influence Of Oil Money, July 31, 2008
  As Big Oil's profits soar, so do Big Oil's contributions to politicians.
• Economy -- The Gender Pay Gap, July 30, 2008
  Congress is taking up the Payment Fairness Act, which will help close the wage gap between men and women in the country.
• Justice -- Screening For 'Loyal Bushies', July 29, 2008
  New DOJ report reveals that Monica Goodling and DOJ officials politicized the Department by screening for candidates loyal to the GOP and President Bush.
• Civil Right s-- Caving To The Right Wing, July 28, 2008
  Sen. John McCain buckles to right-pressure and changes his position on affirmative action.
• Economy -- Saying One Thing, Doing Another, July 25, 2008
  Sen. John McCain makes vastly different public and private pledges about his economic plan.
• Iraq -- A Surge Of Confusion, July 24, 2008
  Sen. John McCain falsely claims President Bush's surge in Iraq began the "Anbar Awakening."
• Asking And Telling, July 23, 2008
  Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel will be holding the first congressional hearings on DADT in 15 years.
• Energy -- We Can Solve It, July 22, 2008
  
• Iraq -- Demanding Withdrawal, July 21, 2008
  Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes comments suggesting he supports Sen. Barack Obama's 16-month timeline for withdrawal from Iraq. But President Bush and Sen. John McCain reject it.
• Energy -- Wells Of Mass Deception, July 15, 2008
  President Bush lifts an executive ban on offshore oil drilling. Three major myths of offshore oil drilling are debunked in today's Progress Report.
• Ethics -- Bush For Sale, July 14, 2008
  The Times of London reveals that a Bush appointee tried granting access to top administration officials in exchange for donations to the Bush presidential library.
• Economy -- Hurting, Not Whining, July 11, 2008
  Sen. John McCain's economic adviser, Phil Gramm, claims America is in a "mental recession" caused by a "nation of whiners." Here are ten reasons why American's aren't whining.
• Economy -- Social Security: An 'Absolute Disgrace?', July 10, 2008
  

  Sen. John McCain’s disavowal of the way Social Security works raises concerns about his commitment to preserving the successful retirement security program and has even led some economists to question McCain's basic understanding of the program.

• Environment -- Cheney Cans Climate Change, July 9, 2008
  

  In a letter responding to questions by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), former EPA official Jason Burnett revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to remove from the testimony of Dr. Julie Gerberding of the CDC any discussion of the human health consequences of climate change.

• Iraq -- Iraqis Demand Timetable For Withdrawal, July 8, 2008
  On Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki raised the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as part of negotiations over a new security agreement.
• Human Rights -- Getting Out Of Guantanamo, July 7, 2008
  ABC News reported on "igh-level discussions among top advisers have escalated" on closing Guantanamo. Here's how to get out of Bush's legal black hole.
• Energy -- White House Suppresses Key Global Warming Document, July 3, 2008
  

  A ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that details both the threat of global warming and our ability to address the problem has been suppressed by the White House since December

• Health Care -- Conservatives Filibuster Medicare Patients, July 2, 2008
  On Thursday, Senate conservatives blocked a bill that would have averted a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors.
• Terrorism -- Bush's Failed Bin Laden Hunt, July 1, 2008
  

  A recent New York Times article points out that al Qaeda is resurgent in South Asia, while the Bush administration continues its focus on Iraq.