By Michael Luo, New York Times For months, the White House and Senate Republicans have been content to let a political impasse over vacancies at the Federal Election Commission persist, sidelining the regulatory agency in the throes of a heated presidential campaign. But on Tuesday, President Bush suddenly announced three new nominees to the commission….
Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General By ERIC SCHMITT May 9, 2008 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company WASHINGTON – When the Pentagon announced in March that Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood would become the senior American officer based in Pakistan, it reflected the military’s aim to put a crisis-tested veteran in…
A Picture Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2008-05-08 15:33. Media Newspaper Criticized For Publishing Photo By Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist “Hearst Newspapers” — — WASHINGTON — Some readers resented The Washington Post for publishing an Associated Press photograph of a critically wounded Iraqi child being lifted from the rubble…
By Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers FBI agents investigating government watchdog Scott Bloch have subpoenaed any records that would reveal whether concerns about the 2004 elections prompted him to clear Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of ethics violations. Bloch, the U.S. special counsel who investigates federal employee whistleblower complaints, found no merit to allegations that Rice,…
