Bush has done another large round of recess appointments. Included in the list is Julie Myers which has sparked some outrage by conservatives such asMichele Malkin. It is being coined as the latest in Bush’s cronyism. Myers has been appointed to head the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Homeland Security. Raw Story has […]
It appears that more and more Democrats in Congress was telling the NSA their wiretapping program was not legal. WASHINGTON – The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told President Bush Wednesday that the White House broke the law by withholding information from the full congressional oversight committees about a new domestic surveillance program. […]
It seems like the Abramoff story is still gaining ground. According to Raw Story, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Abramoff’s assistance with prosecutors could now implicate 60 lawmakers: It remains unclear which lawmakers prosecutors are looking at, and also how persuasive Mr. Abramoff could be in helping to make potential cases against any […]
We knew it was coming but now it’s official – Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to his charges in Florida. A day after pleading guilty to three felonies, once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet. At a hearing Wednesday afternoon, […]
We knew it was coming but now it’s official – Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to his charges in Florida. A day after pleading guilty to three felonies, once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet. At a hearing Wednesday afternoon, […]
Politicans are now rushing to get rid of that “dirty money” they received from Jack Abramoff. WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Speaker Dennis Hastert became the latest lawmaker to dump campaign contributions from clients of high-flying lobbyist Jack Abramoff, giving about $70,000 to charity Tuesday. The donation came after Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges and […]
Oh those sweet young College Republicans. Trying to form the minds and desires of their members into becoming the leaders of tomorrow. Just look at a couple of the prominent Republicans who have been at the top of theCollege Republican National Committee. In June 1971, [Karl] Rove dropped out of the University of Utah to […]
In keeping the NSA spying story alive, the New York Times gives us a more detailed look today into how the NSA assumed their powers: WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 – The National Security Agency acted on its own authority, without a formal directive from President Bush, to expand its domestic surveillance operations in the weeks after […]
The press conference with officials investigating Jack Abramoff has just ended. It was rather interesting but short lived in comparison to that of Patrick Fitzgerald’s conference when he indicted Scooter Libby. It was brought out that in the terms of today’s deal with Abramoff he will face between 9 1/2 and 11 years in prison […]
If you are just now starting to hear about Jack Abramoff and not really sure what all the commotion is about then fear not.Think Progress has done an excellent job at compiling a detailed list of deals Abramoff has made with lawmakers and what those deals encompass. It is a long read but will bring […]