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Nick Juliano, rawstory.com Two Democratic senators leading an investigation into whether Alberto Gonzales was involved in firing eight US Attorneys for political motives are calling for a vote of “no confidence” in the embattled Attorney General. Sens. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plan to introduce a nonbinding resolution expressing the sense the Senate…

emptywheel.firedoglake.com Gonzo Sings! Justice In The Department At Last? By: bmaz It has been clear for a long time that Gonzales had serious criminal exposure for his acts during his service in the Bush Administration, which is why immediately after departure from the DOJ AGAG lawyered up by hiring criminal-defense lawyer George Terwilliger. Probably one…

By Sam Enriquez, The Los Angeles Times Mexico is expanding its ability to tap telephone calls and e-mail using money from the U.S. government, a move that underlines how the country’s conservative government is increasingly willing to cooperate with United States on law enforcement. The expansion comes as President Felipe Calderon is pushing to amend…

Can the U.S. Brace Its Fall? Analysis by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (IPS) – “Is the American era over?” That was the big question that launched a lengthy analysis by veteran international affairs reporter James Kitfield in the influential ‘National Journal’ last May. Significantly, the article — which featured interviews with an all-star cast…