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Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case
By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, Thursday 22 March 2007 The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government’s racketeering case. Sharon Y. Eubanks said Bush loyalists in Attorney General Alberto…
Judge Demands a Report on Destroyed CIA Tapes
By Scott Shane, New York Times A judge on Thursday gave the Justice Department three weeks to report in writing whether the destruction of C.I.A. videotapes in November 2005 violated an order he issued four months earlier to preserve evidence. The new order, issued by Judge Richard W. Roberts of the Federal District Court in…
House judiciary panel subpoenas Gonzales
“We have been patient in allowing the department to work through its concerns regarding the sensitive nature of some of these materials,” Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., wrote Gonzales in a letter accompanying the subpoena. “Unfortunately, the department has not indicated any meaningful willingness to find a way to meet our legitimate needs.” “At this point…
Can We End the American Empire Before It Ends Us?
By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com George W. Bush has, of course, flagrantly violated his oath of office, which requires him “to protect and defend the constitution,” and the opposition party has been remarkably reluctant to hold him to account. Among the “high crimes and misdemeanors” that, under other political circumstances, would surely constitute the Constitutional grounds…
Richard Gere not a fan of Bush
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