Shocking. Abramoff pal and lobbyist Grover Norquist lobbies against senate ethics bill.
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And there she goes. Carol Lam, US Attorney in San Diego, who prosecuted Duke Cunningham and was continuing her investigation into Bush appointee Kyle “Dusty” Foggo at CIA, has resigned.
An Iraqi priest discusses the predicament of Christians in Iraq.
Today’s Must Read: Deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs Charles Stimson apologizes.
So who dropped that little-known provision into the Patriot Act that allows the White House to appoint US Attorneys without getting them confirmed by the senate? We’ve been looking into this. And the hidden hand appears to be that of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) — acting at the request of the Bush/Gonzales Justice Department.
Sens. Joe Biden (D-DE), Carl Levin (D-MI), and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) to roll out their resolution “expressing opposition to the Presidentâs plan to deepen our military commitment in Iraq” at a 2:30 press conference today.
Gonzales: No politics behind US Atty decisions. We just thought Karl Rove’s chief dirty digger could use subpoena power.
Attorney General Gonzales: You know the NSA warrantless wiretapping program? Now we’ve got warrants!