Raw Story The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee quietly reintroduced a bill before Congress recessed last week aimed at reigning in President Bush’s ability to modify laws to his whims, Roll Call reports. Critics and watchdog agencies say Bush’s use of signing statements allows him and federal agencies to ignore provisions of the…
Matt Renner, t r u t h o u t An internal Department of Justice email dealing with a series of the most controversial aspects of the US attorney firing scandal was deleted by a DOJ official the day after Congress began to address the firings. Three months later, the official told Congressional investigators he…
By Thom Shanker and David Johnston, New York Times Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the September 2001 attacks, and others whose trials would risk exposing intelligence operations. This group, estimated at two dozen to 50, would be placed indefinitely in military brigs on American soil. (Original Article)
For years, the public calendars of two top federal drug safety officials were largely blank – devoid of the required detail about their contacts with the industry they regulated. Open government experts and lawmakers said it is only the latest example of the lack of transparency at the Food and Drug Administration and a violation…
