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04
Dec
2008
The So-Called Upper Echelon

1 hour ago by Donna

As we’ve all heard by now, the big automakers have submitted their plans that would justify the billion dollars in loans, courtesy of American taxpayers. And too, we’ve all heard the latest out of the sports world and how the NFL has suspended six players for failed drug tests, including the “heart ...

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DOJ Won't Say Whether Prosecutor Has Submitted US Attorneys Report

2 hours ago by Zachary Roth

Is the Department of Justice going back on its word about a report on its investigation into whether crimes were committed in the U.S. Attorney firings scandal? When prosecutor Nora Dannehy was appointed to run the probe, in the wake of another investigation by the department's Inspector General, it ...

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Prosecutor, DOJ, Not In Sync On US Attorney Firings Report?

3 hours ago by Zachary Roth

Yesterday, we reported that Nora Dannehy, the prosecutor assigned to investigate whether crimes were committed in the U.S. Attorney firings scandal, appears to contacted Alberto Gonzales, under whose DOJ leadership the firings occurred. But we were wondering about something. When Dannehy was appoint ...

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WSJ Editorial - Eric Holder’s Politics

4 hours ago by Ted DeCorte

His years at Clinton Justice don’t inspire confidence. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122835014420877771.html?mod=djemEditorialPage Posted in Political Punditry Tagged: eric holder, justice department, obama

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03
Dec
2008
Gonzo Contacted By Prosecutor On US Attorneys Firings

1 day ago by Zachary Roth

This morning, as we noted, the Washington Post reported that the prosecutor Nora Dannehy has met with defense lawyers and issued subpoenas, through a grand jury, in her investigation into criminal wrongdoing in connection with the US Attorney firings. And it looks like Alberto Gonzales, the former A ...

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Ex-Generals to Urge Obama Action on Torture Issue

1 day ago by rogerhollander

Nadja Dizdarevic, wife of a detainee ordered released last week from Guantanamo Bay prison. (Photo: Reuters) www.truthout.org Tuesday 02 December 2008 by: Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters Washington - Barack Obama should act from the moment of his inauguration to restore a U.S. image battered by allegatio ...

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Calling Nurse Ratched

1 day ago by Ruth

The state schools in Texas are losing too many students for even the Department of Justice. Its growing population of those who have been committed to institutions has strained the facilities that the state supports. The result is damage and destruction, and that has offended those who are still the ...

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The Next Attorney General

1 day ago by Jon Siegel

The New York Times editorial page today focuses on the next attorney general, pointing out the slew of problems the new A.G. will face. Here's my advice: on the first day in office, the new A.G. should issue a memo to all employees in the Department that says, "All hiring for career positions is to ...

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US Attorneys-gate

1 day ago by Lisa Pampuch

The Washington Post has an update about federal prosecutor Norah R. Dannehy’s efforts to investigate one of the top ten (that we know about) scandals in the Bush Administration: politically motivated firings of U.S. Attorneys. Key quote: A prosecutor who is investigating the dismissals of nine U.S. ...

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Prosecutor On US Attorneys Case Seems To Be Going All Out

1 day ago by Zachary Roth

A report in the Washington Post suggests that Nora Dannehy, the prosecutor assigned by Attorney General Michael Mukasey to look into the U.S. attorney firings, is taking an aggressive approach to the job. The Post says Dannehy "has been meeting with defense lawyers, dispatching subpoenas and seeking ...

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