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By Susan Page, USA TODAY, March 26, 2007 WASHINGTON – Americans overwhelmingly support a congressional investigation into White House involvement in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, and they say President Bush and his aides should answer questions about it without invoking executive privilege. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday-Sunday, respondents said by nearly…
Bush won’t reveal fate of many ‘ghost prisoners’
therawstory Report: Many CIA ‘ghost prisoners’ still ‘disappeared’ Michael Roston Published: Tuesday February 27, 2007 A report released yesterday by Human Rights Watch revealed that at least thirty-eight men detained in the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret prisons are still unaccounted for… time for Congress to boost its oversight in order to “monitor and police the…
ACLU learns of third ‘secret’ torture memo from Gonzales Justice Department
Raw Story Legal papers filed in federal court Monday in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations disclose that the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued three secret memorandums relating to interrogation practices of detainees — one more than has been publicly revealed. The New York Times revealed…
Maine Jury Acquits 6 Anti-War Protesters Who Occupied Sen. Collins’ Office!
Jury acquits six in protest Thursday, May 01, 2008 Bangor Daily News – ©2005 All rights reserved. BANGOR, Maine – Six longtime anti-war activists arrested last year for refusing to leave the Federal Building when it closed for the day were found not guilty Wednesday of criminal trespass.A Penobscot County Superior Court jury deliberated for…
Congress Hands Bush First Veto Override
Charles Babington, AP President Bush suffered the first veto override of his seven-year-old presidency Thursday as the Senate enacted a $23 billion water resources bill despite his protest that it was filled with unnecessary projects. The 79-14 vote included 34 Republicans who defied the president. Enactment was a foregone conclusion, but it still marked a…
