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US Prosecutors Say New Limits May Help Future Enrons Go Free
By Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg U.S. businesses, with the help of civil libertarians, are on the verge of outmaneuvering federal prosecutors and persuading Congress to limit the government’s power to pursue corporate fraud. Lawmakers are considering a measure that would, among other things, bar the government from demanding that companies reveal confidential talks with their lawyers…
Documents show Gonzales approved U.S. attorney firings
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals. The Nov. 27 meeting, in which the attorney general and at least five…
US Mine Safety Czar Is Another Bush Fox Guarding the Henhouse
Max Follmer, Huffington Post The man who will oversee the federal government’s investigation into the disaster that has trapped six workers in a Utah coal mine for over a week was twice rejected for his current job by senators concerned about his own safety record when he managed mines in the private sector. President George…
