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Tag: deputy attorney general

Jul 31
2007

Fishing Day For Fredo?

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Today is becoming D-Day for Gonzales. The HIll is reporting that a “bombshell” is supposed to be released by the administration today regarding Gonzales: The Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, Arlen Specter (Pa.), emerged from a crucial Monday briefing and gave the Bush administration 18 hours to resolve the controversy over apparent contradictions in Attorney […]

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Jul 24
2007

Gonzo Highlights

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Hear are some highlights from around the blogosphere regarding today’s Gonzo hearings. Arlen Specter is now proposing a special prosecutor to investigate the entire attorney gate scandal, including possible contempt charges from the House. TPM also picks up on hints being dropped at perjury charges against Gonzales. This is big considering he is our top […]

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May 27
2006

Tales Of A Third Grade Government

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Yesterday we were hit with this story: House leaders acknowledged Friday that FBI agents with a court-issued warrant can legally search a congressman’s office, but they said they want procedures established after agents with a court warrant took over a lawmaker’s office last week. “I want to know exactly what would happen if there is […]

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Jan 20
2006

NSA Hearings Part 1

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Some quick sound clips from this morning’s hearings on the NSA spying conducted by house Democrats. First it should be noted that the Republicans have once again forced the Democrats to hold the hearings in the basement. They said no committee rooms were available and as John Conyers pointed out, “it is odd for them […]

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Jan 18
2006

Someone In The Media Finally Reports The Facts

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The Associated Press is debunking the lies of the right when they try to say Clinton broke the FISA law in the Aldrich Ames case 12 years ago. [Scott] McClellan said the Clinton-Gore administration had engaged in warrantless physical searches, and he cited an FBI search of the home of CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames without […]

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Oct 7
2005

Flanigan Withdraws

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As an update to my previous post about Flanigan, that Associated Press is now reporting that he has withdrawn his name as a nomination to be deputy attorney general. It seems as they Mr. Flanigan is more loyal to Jack Abramoff than he is to justice. This will be no loss at all for our […]

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Oct 7
2005

Another Bush Nominee Tied To Abramoff

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On October 18, the Senate judiciary committee will start hearings into the ties between Timothy Flanigan and Jack Abramoff. Flanigan was nominated by President Bush in May to become Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department. Abramoff was a lobbyist for Tyco, where Flanigan became a senior vice president in 2002. Flanigan joined Tyco following […]

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Aug 7
2005

Possible Change in Leak Investigation

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From Newsweek Leak Investigation: An Oversight Issue? Newsweek Aug. 15, 2005 issue – The departure this week of Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who has accepted the post of general counsel at Lockheed Martin, leaves a question mark in the probe into who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Comey was the only […]

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