This always amazed me. You can pay for insurance for years, but once you actually need it, then the company can drop you. Well one insurance company got in some hot water for that practice: One of California’s largest for-profit insurers stopped a controversial practice of canceling sick policyholders Friday after a judge ordered Health […]
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy: Contributions from associates and friends of now-indicted garbage executive James Galante to the 2004 presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman have sparked the interest of federal investigators. Lieberman’s bid for the White House took in at least $14,000 from Galante, his associates and their relatives in the fall […]
Perhaps this from the WSJ Blogs gives a good reason: If there’s any doubt about the importance of getting a record of Senate investigative interviews, consider the case of J. Steven Griles. Griles, the former deputy Interior secretary, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington today to lying to Senate investigators when he […]
Yeah right! I am talking about old Gonzo, who has now landed in even more hot water: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals. The Nov. 27 meeting, in […]
We really need to go after these threats to our country: Jim Bensman thought his suggestion during a public hearing was harmless enough: Instead of building a channel so migratory fish could go around a dam on the Mississippi River, just get rid of the dam. Instead, the environmental activist found himself in hot water, […]
Patrick Fitzgerald has met with attorney’s of Matt Cooper to discuss Rove’s involvement with the leak case even more. Washington Post is reporting that Fitzgerald is considering charging Rove with making false statements during the investigation. This could happen in the next few weeks. It may not take an indictment in the leak case to […]
Official A is Rove. Official A is, according to the indictments, the one who informed Novak of Plame’s identity. This of course shows that Rove is not out of hot water nor that the investigation is over. This news is coming from Raw Story, but several newspapers will be breaking this story tomorrow. The Associated […]
Scooter Libby has been indicted on 5 counts as follows: 2 counts of perjury 2 counts of making false statements 1 count of obstruction of justice According to the New York Daily News, Dave Addington is coined to replace Scooter Libby. Addington was the official who authored the memo justifying torture and holding terrorist prisoners […]
Raw Story is reporting that sources close to Fitzgerald are now looking into exactly what Cheney’s involvement in the leak was, or more specifically if he ordered the leak. The focus of the investigation has turned now to the White House Iraq Group, which was formed in 2002 to help publicize the reasons for war. […]