Congressional Research Services, the non-partisan research group of Congress, released a report yesterday laying significant legal doubts to President Bush’s warantless wiretapping program. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 – President Bush’s rationale for eavesdropping on Americans without warrants rests on questionable legal ground, and Congress does not appear to have given him the authority to order the […]
To show how seriously Bill Frist is taking the corruption in Washington here is a nice press release: CREW CRITICIZES CHOICE OF SANTORUM TO CREATE SENATE ETHICS PACKAGE Santorum’s Corrupt Behavior Disqualifies Him for Ethics Task Washington, DC – The choice of Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) this week to head the ethics charge in the […]
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, […]
Jack Abramoff is to enter his guilty plea today in Florida clearing the way for federal investigators to go after some big names on Capital Hill. WASHINGTON – Lobbyist Jack Abramoff will plead guilty to federal charges in Washington and Miami, clearing the way for him to cooperate in a massive government investigation of influence […]
It sounds like the deal between Jack Abramoff and prosecutors has been struck and the paperwork could be done over this holiday weekend with the official announcement on Tuesday: Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff consulted briefly Friday with a federal judge in Miami as they put the finishing touches on a […]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 – The limited oral briefings provided by the White House to a handful of lawmakers about the domestic eavesdropping program may not have fulfilled a legal requirement under the National Security Act that calls for such reports to be in written form, Congressional officials from both parties said on Tuesday. The White […]
Everything we have fought against as a nation over history is being destroyed as we speak. At the head of the destruction is George Bush. Fortunately members of Congress are starting to awaken from their slumber and realize the dreadful road Bush is leading us down and coming out against it. In his press conference […]
Bush has sure taken on a different tone this week. He has been more forthcoming in his speeches and started agreeing with Senate on controversial legislation (the torture ban). He even accepted responsibility for faulty intelligence this week which lead to the Iraq war. The question is – why? Perhaps you have to look no […]
The Washington Post has an interesting article today about the House ethics committee and its state of hibernation during what should be a very busy time. The House ethics committee, the panel responsible for upholding the chamber’s ethics code, has been virtually moribund for the past year, handling only routine business despite a wave of […]