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added 2007 Fri Jun 8 0:50:02 by ameliog
For the first time, Cheney is shown to have been personally involved in attempting to override the Department of Justice's own ruling that Domestic Spying was illegal; and it indicates that the urgency of the White House's attempt to bully Ashcroft into authorizing the spying was directly linked.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 8:31:45 by Aidenag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy angrily threatened Tuesday to issue subpoenas "if the White House continues to stonewall" his panel's investigation into fired U.S. attorneys, and he said he was "deeply troubled" by what he called White House efforts to "manipulate the Department into its own political arm.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 8:31:45 by Aidenag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy angrily threatened Tuesday to issue subpoenas "if the White House continues to stonewall" his panel's investigation into fired U.S. attorneys, and he said he was "deeply troubled" by what he called White House efforts to "manipulate the Department into its own political arm.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 6:33:40 by Aidenag
House Democrats are expanding their investigation into ties between jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House and have contacted several Abramoff associates recently about testifying to Congress.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 6:33:40 by Aidenag
House Democrats are expanding their investigation into ties between jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House and have contacted several Abramoff associates recently about testifying to Congress.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 6:33:40 by Aidenag
House Democrats are expanding their investigation into ties between jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House and have contacted several Abramoff associates recently about testifying to Congress.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 6:33:40 by Aidenag
House Democrats are expanding their investigation into ties between jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House and have contacted several Abramoff associates recently about testifying to Congress.
added 2007 Thu May 31 7:36:30 by Aidenag
For more than 15 years, Tom Heffelfinger was the embodiment of a tough Republican prosecutor. So it came as a surprise, and something of a mystery, when he turned up on a list of U.S. attorneys who had been targeted for firing. Part of the reason, government documents suggest, is that he tried to protect voting rights for Native Americans.

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added 2007 Sat May 26 13:21:24 by Aidenag
The Justice Department has broadened an internal investigation into whether aides to Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales improperly took into account political considerations in hiring employees, officials familiar with the probe said Thursday.
added 2007 Sat May 26 12:44:29 by Aidenag
The Justice Department considered political affiliation in screening applicants for immigration court judgeships for several years until hiring was frozen in December after objections from department lawyers, current and former officials said yesterday.
added 2007 Thu May 24 3:18:11 by Aidenag
A former aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told Congress on Wednesday she "crossed the line" by letting politics influence the Justice Department's hiring process.
added 2007 Thu May 24 2:53:56 by Aidenag
Monica Goodling capped her testimony today by recalling her last conversation with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and saying she felt uncomfortable when Gonzales began recalling for her his understanding of the process that led to the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year.
added 2007 Thu May 24 1:00:29 by trnscndr
I just couldn't resist the headline. But this Monica does not wear a blue dress, but she may help to bring down her boss. "I didn't mean to break the law," seemed to be the line of the day for Monica Goodling as it was repeated often in her testimony to congress today.
added 2007 Tue May 22 22:43:02 by TechnologyExpert
Susan Ralston, the former executive assistant to top White House adviser Karl Rove, invoked her rights against self-incrimination while she was being asked to answer questions by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee's Chairman, Rep. Henry Waxman, announced in a memo Tuesday.
added 2007 Mon May 21 22:51:31 by Wil
As the subpoenas mount and the administration continues to signal that it will stonewall, what happens when Congress, the irresistible force, meets the White House, the immovable object? Former general counsel to the House Charles Tiefer explains.
added 2007 Sun May 20 1:23:22 by Wil
"In the off chance there is anyone out there who continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blatant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere."
added 2007 Wed May 16 23:08:35 by Dan and Jennifer
Wow, what a ride! Two weeks ago we took a poll: "Should We Legalize Prostitution Now?" The conversation was heated and down right amazing. Readers left 100s of comments all over Netscape.com and on the posts themselves. So just what were the results of this controversial prostitution poll? The answers will surprise you...
added 2007 Sat May 12 19:22:56 by TomCat1948
An outraging look at how the Bush regime is using Iraq ro enrich his corporate cronies, like KBR, at your expense.
added 2007 Thu May 10 19:29:22 by KelLuv
For a man with much to be modest about, Alberto R. Gonzales sure seems to be feeling his oats these days. On Wednesday, in prepared remarks he intends to deliver to the House Judiciary Committee when he testifies again on Capitol Hill today, the Attorney General told the lawmakers to move their pretty little minds past the U.S. Attorney scandal so
added 2007 Sun May 6 8:34:10 by Wil
It seems more likely than ever that the firings were part of an attempt to turn the Justice Department into a partisan political operation. There is, to start, the very strong appearance that United States attorneys were fired because they were investigating powerful Republicans or refused to bring baseless charges against Democrats.
added 2007 Wed May 2 23:05:04 by Dan and Jennifer
A major scandal rocked our nation when it was announced that Deborah Jeane Palfrey operated an escort / prostitution service in Washington D.C. She provided a service that people were seeking, employed women who were seeking employment, paid them well, and did her best to ensure safe working conditions. Hmmm...
added 2007 Wed May 2 7:10:00 by Wil
Johnnie Frazier, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is under investigation by a congressional committee for allegations he engaged in "widespread fraud, waste, and abuse" the same misbehavior he is supposed to ferret out.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 0:04:52 by Wil
Friday's document dump reveals that Monica Goodling, who was recently granted immunity after pleading the fifth, instructed DOJ officials to delete documents relevant to the US Attorney Firings, ahead of congressional subpoenas.
added 2007 Sat Apr 28 6:08:14 by bubba2
Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias submitted his resignation Friday, one day after confirming to ABC News that he had been a customer of a D.C. escort service whose owner has been charged by federal prosecutors with running a prostitution operation. How Ironic: Tobias was a strong proponent of the Bush admin's abstinence-only policies.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 9:56:20 by Radiofreeeuropa
Paul Wolfowitz - Too Busy Ruining World To Buy Socks. Wolfowitz's regressive ideological system of Straussism is steeped imperial domination, authoritarian rule, and pure fascism. The unfolding crisis of Wolfowitz's romantic entanglement with Ms Riza is not without its element of farce, though he himself is without socks...
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 12:40:00 by TimALoftis
A group of senior former World Bank employees has urged beleaguered head Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying he can no longer be an effective leader.
added 2007 Sun Apr 22 20:41:49 by Wil
One White House adviser anonymously said the support reflected Bush's own view that a Gonzales resignation would embolden the Dems to go after other targets-like Karl Rove. "This is about Bush saying, 'Screw you'," said the adviser. The trick, said the adviser, would be to find a graceful exit strategy for Bush's old friend.
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 1:36:11 by populist
A House Appropriations subcommittee chairman said Thursday that if the scandal surrounding the head of the General Services Administration is not cleaned up, the agency's funding bill will be amended "to shreds."
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 18:46:41 by Karina
Media mogul Sumner Redstone says he's looking to his chief lieutenant, CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves, to "do the right thing" when it comes to deciding whether to fire Don Imus, the CBS Radio star shock jock now being whipsawed in a storm of racial controversy.