thehill.com Sampson: Gonzales approved firings By Jeremy Jacobs – March 29, 2007 A former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified Thursday that Gonzales and then-White House counsel Harriet Miers signed off on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and on at least two occasions said that the attorney general’s recollection of events was…
Based upon this non-scientific online poll from CSPAN’s Capital News today, Americans overwhelmingly want to know the truth about the firing of 8 U.S. attorneys by the Bush Administration and do not think that the President should keep his top aides from testifying under oath in front of Congress. (Poll Updates)
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Michael Roston, therawstory Published: Thursday March 29, 2007 Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont kicked off the hearing of the Judiciary Committee he chairs this morning by challenging President George W. Bush’s discretion to control the system of United States Attorneys for political purposes. “United States Attorneys may serve at the pleasure of the president, but…
Gulfnews.com Khalifa: UAE not to be used for Iran attack Dubai: The UAE will not allow the use of its territory in any military strike on Iran, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in statements published yesterday. But he urged Tehran to show flexibility and avoid regional tensions. “We have informed…
