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Attorney firings investigation
More documents are expected to officially be released by the White House today detailing more information on Karl Rove’s role in the scandal that now threatens the job of Attorney Genearl Alberto Gonzales.
The White House is expected to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday whether or not it will allow Karl Rove and […]
Plame to appear before House Committee
As per Committee Chairman Henry Waxman’s request, Valerie Plame testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform today in open hearings.
Waxman had originally invited Patrick Fitzgerald to appear optionally as well, but Fitzgerald declined, saying that it would be improper for him to express opinions on the […]
Congressional oversight on the Attorney Scandal
After describing himself as “outraged” earlier this week about the US Attorney firing scandal and the Administration’s failure to be forthcoming with Congress, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) wants to get Karl Rove to testify before his Committee.
Originally, Senate Democrats had wanted Rove to appear before the Committee […]
As per our special political calendar, President Bush returns from his whirlwind protest-ridden Latin America tour today. I assume I’ll be writing more about Gonzales/DoJ/fired US Attorneys later today like everybody else.
Coulter Update
In addition to the 12 papers that have dropped Annie the Ice Queen’s syndicated column, Glenn Greenwald managed to get some of Coulter’s […]
Halliburton
Dick Cheney’s former company (with which he still holds considerable stock options), Halliburton, is planning to move its headquarters from Houston to Dubai. Halliburton, the recipient of huundreds of millions of dollars of no-bid contracts both in Iraq and related to Hurricane Katrina reconstruction, has been criticized for over-billing US taxpayers. Some now wonder if […]
2008- Hagel
Senator Hagel (R-NE) holds his press conference at 11AM EST today in Nebraska. The odds are, he will announce forming a Presidential exploratory Committee. One hint: Hagel will appear at an event on Wednesday with nine declared Presidential candidates.
The Politico’s Jonathan Martin writes:
If Sen. Chuck Hagel launches his presidential campaign on Monday, his candidacy […]
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