Justice Department memos show performance issues were being detailed after the fact in order to justify the terminations. By Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer March 21 2007 Senior Justice Department officials began drafting memos this month listing specific reasons why they had fired eight U.S. attorneys, intending to cite performance problems such…
By Melinda Henneberger, Huffington Post Four prominent conservative thinkers are set to launch a campaign “to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the Executive Branch,” arguing that, “since 9/11, the President has acquired too much power.” Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr, who led the effort to impeach President Clinton, is…
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer A House panel on Wednesday approved subpoenas for President Bush‘s political adviser, Karl Rove and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. By voice vote, the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law decided to compel the president’s…
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By Christian Avard | Vermont Guardian — Vermonters pressing for resolutions that would spark impeachment investigations into the actions of Pres. George W. Bush and Vice Pres. Dick Cheney have gained the support of a key Democrat in the Vermont Senate. Senate Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin, D-Windham, believes the impeachment resolution is important and believes…
