By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration’s trend toward secrecy since the 2001 terrorist attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act and increasing penalties on agencies that don’t comply. The White House would not say whether President Bush will sign the legislation, which unanimously passed…
By Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff advised the CIA between 2002 and 2003 that its agents had the legal authority to use techniques that included waterboarding on one of the agency’s so-called “high level detainees,” according to a little-known report published in January 2005. That…
Harriet E. Miers, who succeeded Mr. Gonzales as White House counsel. (Original Article)
As a follow-up to our wildly successful impeachment Town Hall meeting with Minneapolis City Council Members Cam Gordon and Elizabeth Glidden and Council Member Remington coming out for impeachment, we’re calling on citizens to do three things: * Call your Council Member * Attend the City Council Meetings * Flyer neighborhoods to spread the word…
