“The Must-Do List” – Editorial Published on Sunday, March 4, 2007 The Bush administration’s assault on some of the founding principles of American democracy marches onward despite the Democratic victory in the 2006 elections. The new Democratic majorities in Congress can block the sort of noxious measures that the Republican majority rubber-stamped. But preventing new…
RAWSTORY-According to a release sent to RAW STORY by the group National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, government officials were illegaly wiretapped by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to advance a public corruption investigation. A 2002 complaint by FBI Special Agent Gilbert Graham alleges that an FBI task force on which he was serving used…
Day Nine of deliberations begins with some clues to jury’s status By Joel Seidman – Producer, NBC News – March 5th, 2007 WASHINGTON – A federal judge asked jurors to clarify their question about reasonable doubt Monday as deliberations continued in the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Libby is accused…
By James Gordon Meek New York Daily News Saturday, March 3, 2007 WASHINGTON – Notes from the jury deliberating the fate of former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby gave a hint there might be one or two holdouts on a conviction. “We would like clarification of the term “reasonable doubt,’ ” the jury…
