The Daily Muck

With all the recent press about Dick Cheney’s exemption from oversight, there is at least one person who is not interested in pursuing the matter further: Alberto Gonzales. (Think Progress)

This explains Cheney’s recent exemption from the oversight of a recent executive order: where the order said all executives agencies, the White House assumed it was understood that both the President and the Vice President’s offices were exempt. (LA Times)

Two lobby firms strike back at Harper’s editor Ken Silverstein for his article about the close ties between lobbyists and corrupt foreign governments, and Silverstein looks into their explanations. (Harper’s)

And you were worried about the Justice Department. In recent years, the Coast Guard’s administrative court system has ruled in favor of civilian mariners in only 14 cases, despite the filing of over 6,300 charges. A former judge within the system has testified that that judges were pressured to side with the agency. (Associated Press)

Rep. Murtha (D-PA) knows how to bring in money with earmarks, and several companies have learned the value of following the lawmaker’s money trail. (Roll Call)

A navy commander has alleged retaliation against him because of his public criticism of the quality of mental health care in the military. (USA TODAY)

A former FISA judge criticized yesterday the administration’s warantless wiretapping program, worrying that the methods lay the ground for a Pyrrhic victory over terrorism. (Washington Post)