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When asked about a presentation by Rove aide Scott Jennings, GSA administrator Lurita Doan claimed she could not remember the meeting because she was on her Blackberry the whole time. Not likely, says the Office of Special Counsel, who found that Doan received only nine emails during the entire day, the last arriving twenty minutes before the event. (Think Progress)

The search for emails continues, this time with Karl Rove’s personal mail. Senators Leahy (D-VT) and Specter (R-PA) asked Rove’s attorney on Friday for copies of emails given to Patrick Fitzgerald during the 2004 investigation of Scooter Libby. Rove’s lawyer sees no reason to comply, as conversations about replacing US Attorneys occurred after the emails in question. The senators aren’t convinced. (WSJ’s Washington Wire)

Wolfowitz explains the facts that led to his resigning from the World Bank: “I think it tells us more about the media than about the bank and I’ll leave it at that.” We are flattered. (USA TODAY)

Of the over 800,000 people the government tried to deport between 2004 and 2006, only twelve people were accused of terrorism-related charges. US immigration agencies say antiterrorism is their primary mission. (Associated Press)

Pac/West Communications, the company paid to sell to the American public the value of Alaskan oil drilling, has deep ties to the Republican party, employing former lawmakers and a former director of Vice President Cheney’s controversial energy task force. (Anchorage Daily News)

Rep. Waxman (D-CA) discussed the importance of oversight while at the Center for American Progress. Regarding memory loss: “I just think it’s worth noting when people say ‘I can’t remember, I don’t recall,’ it usually means they don’t want to say anything because it’s going to conflict with what they had said in the past or they’re going to say something for which they may well be committing perjury.” (Think Progress)

Several Hispanic groups are publicly regretting their decision two years ago to support the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. (Washington Post)

A growing murmur for impeachment can be heard around the country, with more than 70 cities urging a move in that direction. However, the Beltway seems unaffected by the call, as lawmakers are wary of the political backlash that could accompany impeachment proceedings. (McClatchy Newspapers)

Greenpeace publicized a leaked document that said the Bush administration still had fundamental concerns about a declaration against global warming that is set to be signed at the G8 summit next month. (AFP)

The New York Times reports on Iraqi refugees who, with no other options, have turned to the sex trade in Syria for survival.

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