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By: Roger Simon, The Politico Gonzales team see what happened to Scooter and say: “Hey, I’m going to rat. Or take the Fifth. Or both. I am not doing time to protect anybody.” Which is so New School. …True, Bush does not like it when his friends are criticized and good public servants are under…
Obama about to Illegally Attack Syria?
TRUTHOUT – On Sunday, Republican Sen. Bob Corker and Rep. Eliot Engel – a Democrat who voted for the Iraq war – told Fox News that President Obama should strike Syria first and get Congressional approval afterwards. That’s not how the US Constitution says it should go. That’s not how the War Powers Resolution (which,…
House approves bill to close loophole at heart of Attorney firings scandal
The US House of Representatives today passed a bill that closes a “loophole” that allowed President Bush to circumvent the Senate confirmation process for federal prosecutors.The legislation, authored by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), passed the House with a vote of 306-114. It has already cleared the Senate (94-2), and it is expected that Bush will…
Spy Court Won’t Release US Wiretap Documents
By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press The nation’s spy court said Tuesday that it will not make public its documents regarding the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, in a rare public opinion, said the public has no right to view the documents because they deal with the clandestine workings of national…
Conyers introduces bill to probe Bush policies
[Editor’s Note: Yet another attempt by Conyers to appear as if he’s not ignoring Bush’s abuses by putting forward a bill that he knows has no chance of succeeding. He’s broken his promise to impeach post-election, don’t let him get away with aiding and abetting Bush’s crimes.] RawStory, Andrew McLemore — House Judiciary Chairman John…
Former White House Deputy Counsel leads drive to aid Gonzales defray legal expenses
Raw Story The man who took the fall for the firing of nine US attorneys is stocking up to fund attorneys of his own now that he can no longer rely on the taxpayers’ largesse to enforce the laws of the land. The man leading the drive? Ford Motor Company general counsel David G. Leitch,…
