by John Bresnahan, The Politico Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is threatening to issue subpoenas to the White House unless the Bush administration turns over information in its possession related to the mass firing of U.S. attorneys last year. “There is evidence that White House officials were deeply involved in what appears to…
Christine Todd Whitman, the EPA administrator at the time, has declined an invitation to appear before a House subcommittee that Mr. Nadler chairs, an aide to the congressman said yesterday. Mr. Nadler, whose district includes ground zero, is expected to ask Ms. Whitman again before considering whether to seek to compel her testimony with a…
Lindsay Beyerstein and Larisa Alexandrovna, rawstory.com The former head of the federal agency overseeing family planning programs misled the public about his qualifications and background, a RAW STORY investigation has found. Appointed by President George W. Bush in late 2006 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs at the Department of Health and Human…
Reuters The Bush administration is keeping a tight hold on Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation letter nearly five months after the former defense secretary and Iraq war manager stepped down. The Pentagon says it does not have a copy, and the White House office likely to hold the letter is not subject to the law that allows…
