{"id":5253,"date":"2008-05-06T14:53:12","date_gmt":"2008-05-06T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2017-11-10T23:10:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T05:10:12","slug":"fbi-raids-office-of-special-counsel-bush-watchdogs-suspected-of-corruption-say-it-isnt-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/fbi-raids-office-of-special-counsel-bush-watchdogs-suspected-of-corruption-say-it-isnt-so\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>F.B.I. Raids Office of Special Counsel &#8211; Bush Watchdogs Suspected of Corruption!  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Raids Office of Special Counsel<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: justify\">By DAVID STOUT<br \/>\nMay 7, 2008<br \/>\nCopyright 2008 The New York Times Company<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: justify\">WASHINGTON &#8211; The office of the official responsible for protecting federal workers from political interference was raided by General Services Administration, after Mr. Bloch&#8217;s office determined that she had improperly mixed politics with government business. Mr. Bloch was nominated for his post by President Bush on June 26, 2003. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 9, 2003, and sworn in to a five-year term on Jan. 5, 2004. His agency&#8217;s Web site states that he has more than 17 years&#8217; experience litigating &#8220;employment, lawyer ethics, and complex cases before state courts, federal courts and administrative tribunals.&#8221;\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The agency&#8217;s Web site praises conscientious rank-and-file federal employees, &#8220;the great heroes, ordinary heroes who have the courage to blow the whistle, who are helping to bring our government to greater accountability.&#8221;\u009d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-transform: none; text-align: justify\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/05\/07\/washington\/06cnd-inquire.html?8au&#038;emc=au<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F.B.I. 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