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Cheney Attempted To Abolish Agency That Tried To Oversee Him
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Justice Department Replacing Trials With Deals For Corporations
American Express, have avoided the cost and stigma of defending themselves against criminal charges with a so-called deferred prosecution agreement, which allows the government to collect fines and appoint an outside monitor to impose internal reforms without going through a trial. In many cases, the name of the monitor and the details of the agreement…
Longshormen’s Anti-War Strike Shuts Down West Coast Ports!
width=”88″ height=”88″ align=”left” ILWU Shuts Down West Coast Ports In War Protest Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor – Logistics Management 5/1/2008 © 2008, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. SAN FRANCISCO -The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) made good on its threat to stage a virtual strike on May Day,…
Vice President’s Office Is Not Required to Submit to Normal Oversight, Information Security Oversight Office Told
David Swanson, Afterdowningstreet.org The Office of the Vice President is not an “agency” for purposes of the executive order on classification and therefore its classification and declassification activity no longer need be reported to the Information Security Oversight Office, the Justice Department finally informed ISOO Director Bill Leonard in a newly disclosed letter. In a…
5-10 Thousand Protest Bush Visit to Sydney, Australia
ByMikaeltherawstory.com Injuries, arrests as thousands protest against Bush in Sydney Two policemen were injured and three protesters arrested as thousands marched under tight security through Sydney on Saturday in a protest against visiting US President George W. Bush and the Iraq war. Police had warned that the march could turn into a riot, but the…
[Update] VT Impeachment Effort Gains Momentum…
By Christian Avard | Vermont Guardian — Vermonters pressing for resolutions that would spark impeachment investigations into the actions of Pres. George W. Bush and Vice Pres. Dick Cheney have gained the support of a key Democrat in the Vermont Senate. Senate Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin, D-Windham, believes the impeachment resolution is important and believes…
