With a 5-4 vote on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal ban on partial-birth abortions. Bush's two appointees, Roberts and Alito, were on the majority side along with Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas. Partial-birth abortion are not a pretty procedure, but the decision of whether or not to have one should be up to the woman and her doctor, not the government. Furthermore, this ruling directly puts women's health in danger by not allowing for a partial-birth abortion even if the woman's life is threatened. It puts the life of an unborn fetus above the life of an adult woman, which is immoral in my opinion.

Everyone knows that this ruling is a dangerous first step towards overturning Roe v. Wade. Let it be a wake up call to all progressives. This is why we've got to win in '08.

After weeks of front page controversy in the federal prosecutors scandal, Democrats in the House issued subpoenas for top administration officials today. The White House has stated it will not allow the officials to testify, and political showdown between Democrats and Executive Branch looms.

"After two months of stonewalling, shifting stories and misleading testimony, it is clear that we are still not getting the truth about the decision to fire these prosecutors and its cover-up" - (D) Rep. Linda Sanchez