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Bush’s Housing Secretary Under Criminal Probe for Post-Katrina Deals
By Pete Yost, Associated Press During an investigation of his conduct last year, President Bush’s housing secretary defiantly defended his dealings with federal contractors doing business with the department. Alphonso Jackson survived that investigation, but now faces a new one stemming from the same forceful style that got him in trouble the first time. The…
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Legal Scholars: Retroactive Immunity for Warrantless Wiretaps sets Bad Legislative Precedent
By Dan Eggen, Washington Post When previous Republican administrations were accused of illegality in the FBI and CIA spying abuses of the 1970s or the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s, Democrats in Congress launched investigations or pushed for legislative reforms.    But last week, faced with admissions by several telecommunication companies that they assisted the Bush administration…
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Cheney Threatens Illegal War with Iran
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, New York Times Vice President Dick Cheney issued a pointed warning to Iran on Sunday, calling the government in Tehran “a growing obstacle to peace in the Middle East” and promising “serious consequences” if the government there does not abandon its nuclear program. The remarks, just days after President Bush suggested…
