The Associated Press has published a nice list of gifts that Duke Cunningham pleaded guilty to receiving Some of the payments accepted by Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham as detailed in his plea agreement: • $200,000 toward the purchase of his Arlington, Va., condominium. • $140,000 to a third party for the “Duke-Stir” yacht, which was […]
Republican Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham has pleaded guilty in federal court to income tax violations. This from the AP: Rep. Cunningham Pleads Guilty Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax violations after an investigation of the California Republican’s home sale. Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home to […]
John Bolton is met with even more opposition in the U.N. now. This time he has lost support for the U.N. reform he has been pushing and the loss this time is a big one – Great Britain. This from today’s Telegraph: Britain has angered John Bolton, America’s combative ambassador to the United Nations, by […]
A new poll by Survey USA shows that most people believe that Libby was told to lie during his testimony. The question and results are as follows: Based on what you know now, which of the following statements about Lewis “Scooter” Libby do you think is true? Lied because he was told to 34% Lied […]
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 […]
It took some time, but Ken Mehlman,Republican National Committeechairman, issued a typical statement on today’s indictment. RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman On Today’s Announcement By Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald Contact: Tracey Schmitt WASHINGTON -RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. “Scooter Libby is a good and capable […]
Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, has “a problem” in the investigation of the leak of a CIA operative’s identity if his testimony conflicts with information given to the grand jury by New York Times reporter Judith Miller, her lawyer said yesterday. Robert S. Bennett, speaking on the ABC program […]
From the Associated Press: Reporter finds earlier notes in CIA leak case New York Times reporter Judith Miller discovered notes from an earlier conversation she had with Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff and turned them over the prosecutor investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative’s identity, legal sources said on Friday. Miller’s […]
Last months poll question “Who should lead an investigation into the response to Katrina”, ended with a record 118 votes. Of those votes 98% said an independent commission should investigate while the reaming 2% didn’t see a need for an investigation. Keeping with the disaster theme, this months poll will involve evacuations. With the questions […]
From Raw Story CBS News says Michael Brown rehired as FEMA consultant CBS News’ Bob Schieffer just announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has rehired ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown– as a consultant to evaluate the agency’s response to the disaster! From CBS’s Katrina blog: “Sept. 26, 2005 /6:44 p.m. (CBS)  CBS News correspondent […]