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New Rules Would Let Gonzales “Fast Track” Executions
Richard B. Schmitt, Los Angeles Times The Justice Department is putting the final touches on regulations that could give Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales important new sway over death penalty cases in California and other states, including the power to shorten the time that death row inmates have to appeal convictions to federal courts. The…
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Impeachment appeal to trail Pelosi in New Orleans Tuesday
Nick Juliano, Raw Story House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far refused calls from some congressional Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. While Pelosi tours New Orleans Tuesday morning, a group of pro-impeachment activists is planning on trailing the top House Democrat with a flying banner urging her…
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Did the US government violate the federal Privacy Act?
5 Reporters Ordered to Testify About Government Sources By Adam Liptak, New York Times Five reporters must testify about their law enforcement sources in a former Army scientist’s lawsuit against the Justice Department, a federal judge in Washington ruled yesterday. The suit, filed by Steven J. Hatfill, a bioterrorism expert, contends that the government violated…
