By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer A federal judge refused to dismiss terrorism support charges against Jose Padilla on Friday, rejecting defense claims that his 3 1/2 years in custody as an enemy combatant violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke agreed with prosecutors that Padilla’s years in isolation…
therawstory Michael Roston – Published: Friday March 23, 2007 The Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives succeeded in passing a controversial supplemental war budget that includes a timeline to remove troops from Iraq by August 2008. Fourteen Democrats voted against the funding bill, and two Republicans voted in favor of it. By a 218-212…
Ex-Interior No. 2 pleads guilty in Abramoff case WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice in a Senate committee’s investigation, becoming the highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. The former No. 2 official in the Interior Department admitted in federal…
By Matthew Mosk, Washington Post Friday, March 23, 2007 The three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission revealed yesterday that they strongly believe President Bush exceeded legal spending limits during the 2004 presidential contest and that his campaign owes the government $40 million. Their concerns spilled out during a vote to approve an audit of…
