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McClellan hearing: 'Book of Month Club'
The SwampBy Katie Fretland Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified today that Vice President Dick Cheney has information that has not been shared publicly about the leak of former CIA agent Valerie Plame's name to the press. He also......Tags: Ann Coulter, White House, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Saddam Hussein
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Watchdogs whack DOJ for cronyism
The SwampA pair of Justice Department watchdogs this morning weighed in with a scathing report which concludes that senior department officials used political affiliation to weed out candidates for coveted appointments to a pair of prestigious entry level programs...Tags: John Ashcroft, Democratic Party, Michael Mukasey, Republican Party, Patrick Leahy
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Four arrested in protest of Karl Rove
The Swampby Katie Fretland Former Bush advisor Karl Rove was invited to speak at a GOP fundraiser in Des Moines, Iowa, but he did not get the warmest of welcomes from four residents who pledged to arrest him. Law enforcement officers......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, University of Iowa, Wars and Interventions, Upper House
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Bush un-impeachment bill gets hearing
The Swampby Katie Fretland and updated Critics of President George W. Bush got the chance to air grievances against him Friday at a House Judiciary Committee "non-impeachment hearing" before a packed audience of political activists. Even Cindy Sheehan, the...Tags: George W. Bush, Parliament, Upper House, Dennis J. Kucinich, Nancy Pelosi
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Send Rove to jail petition passes 100,000
The Swamp(Brave New Films used the video above to promote the petition) by Katie Fretland A petition to send former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove to jail over refusing a subpoena to testify before a House committee has......Tags: George W. Bush, Prosecution, Corruption, John Conyers, Jr., Values
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Bush Justice officials broke law: DOJ IG
The SwampMonica Goodling and D. Kyle Sampson, key aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, violated federal law and departmental policy by considering political affiliation and other improper factors in Justice Department hiring decisions, according to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Parliament, Michael Mukasey, Civil and Public Service
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Committee votes for Rove contempt
The Swampby Katie Fretland and updated The House Judiciary Committee this morning voted in favor of finding former Bush advisor Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for his refusal of a subpoena to testify before the panel. The committee voted along......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Upper House, Justice System, Nancy Pelosi
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White House probed one book at a time
The Swampby Johanna Neuman Maybe this is why Texan Lamar Smith, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, disdainfully refers to the committee's investigation into President Bush's policies as "the book-of-the-month club." Since George W. Bush...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Parliament, Valerie Plame Wilson, Upper House
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Obama and House GOP make nice
The Swampby Frank James It sounds like the meeting between President Obama and House Republicans was friendly and respectful, with Republicans coming away feeling that Obama was a man they could work with. Unfortunately, it sounds like their antipathy for House......Tags: Parliament, Barack Obama, Upper House, Mike Pence, Peter T. King
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Mexican border-drug crackdown launched
The Swampby Josh Meyer The Obama administration this morning unveiled an ambitious multi-agency plan to help Mexico attack the growing trans-national problems created by powerful Mexican drug cartels, vowing to surge U.S. money, manpower and technology to the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Justice System
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Immigration votes lacking: White House
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said today that there is not enough support in Congress now to pass a comprehensive immigration bill providing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants,......Tags: Hilda Solis, Social Issues, Bob Menendez, John Conyers, Jr., Arlen Specter
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Fields set for NCHSAA 1A and 3A track, golf and tennis
The News & ObserverThe N.C. High School Athletic Association begins its spring sports championships on Friday with the 1A track and field finals at the Belk Track at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro. The NCHSAA will crown champions in 1A and 3A track, and individual...Tags: Pittsburgh Panthers, High School Sports, Golf, Clubs and Associations, North Carolina High School Athletic Association
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