By: Carrie Budoff, The Politico
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) plans to review the Senate testimony of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel A. Alito to determine if their reversal of several long-standing opinions conflicts with promises they made to senators to win confirmation.
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Specter, who championed their confirmation, said Tuesday he will personally re-examine the testimony to see if their actions in court match what they told the Senate. “There are things he has said, and I want to see how well he has complied with it,” Specter said, singling out Roberts.
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Whistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of domestic Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times. In his first broadcast interview, which can be seen tonight on World News and Nightline, Klein describes how he…
Randi Rhodes Interviews Kucinich. [IfP does not endorse any candidate for president or any other office. However, to comprehensively cover the impeachment movement, we must report on candidates statements when they involve this issue.] Part 1: Part 2:
Josh Catone, Rawstory.com Josh Marshall reports there is an 18-day gap — first spotted by a commenter on the blog Talking Points Memo — in the over 3,000 emails released by the Department of Justice pertaining to the attorney firing scandal. The gap covers the days between November 15 and December 4, 2006. So far,…
By AJP and agencies, aljazeera.com The International Committee of the Red Cross warns that the humanitarian situation for ordinary Iraqis is getting steadily worse, and calls for greater protection of civilians. In a report, titled “Civilians without protection: The ever-worsening crisis in Iraq“, the ICRC deplores the daily acts of violence such as shootings, bombings,…
(APN) ATLANTA – Two Democratic lawmakers will introduce censure resolutions next week concerning President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and other Bush Administration officials over the US Invasion of Iraq and other abuses of executive power, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. […] Several Members of Congress have supported Conyers’s bill to investigate Bush, Kucinich’s bill to…
The following is the final installment in a series enumerating the impeachable offenses of George W. Bush. That is, until another major impeachable offense becomes known. ILLEGAL USE OF SIGNING STATEMENTS. Charge: George W. Bush has attached signing statements to more than 100 bills before signing them, within which he has made over 1,100 challenges…
