Apparent confirmation that the federal prosecutor in that Aryan Brotherhood of Texas case withdrew because of the murders of those two local prosecutors in Texas.
In an email to defense attorneys in the case sent today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hileman cited “security reasons” for his withdrawal. Eric Lach has more.
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Here’s a CNN foreign/war correspondent gag reel put together at what appears to be a refugee camp in Skopje, Macedonia, seemingly in 1999, though possibly later. The video which runs some 12 minutes long includes some faces who still work for the network like Matthew Chance and Ben Wedeman, one of the bravest and best war correspondents around. The reel ranges from funny to awkward to moments in really questionable taste. Read More
We’ve heard other backbench Tea Partiers compare gay marriage to bestiality. But those folks come a dime a dozen. It takes Rep. Gohmert (R-TX) to compare a proposed limit on high capacity gun magazines to bestiality and gay marriage. Listen.
Hair-raising video emerges of Rutgers basketball coach hitting players and screaming gay slurs. Watch.
Late Update: And fired.
Later Update: Shorter Rutgers, after reviewing new information (i.e., the videos going public) we have decided to terminate Coach Rice.
TPM Primer: How Not To Buy A New York City Republican Party Mayoral Nomination.
There’s actually a totally legal way to do it. No need to get in trouble with the feds.
We’ve had a flurry of information come out over the last 24 hours on the murder of those two state prosecutors in Texas. Let me bring you up to date. Read More
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) gets death threats over gun control bill.
We’ve reached a point in the power struggle between the White House and Senate Republicans where it’s unclear whether President Obama can get a judicial nominee supported by Ken Starr — yes, that Ken Starr — confirmed to a federal appellate court.
In this case it’s because the court in question is the D.C. Circuit — the second most powerful court in the country. It’s not the Supreme Court, so a Senate minority can largely avoid scrutiny when filibustering its nominees, but its cases are of national importance, so it’s in the GOP’s interests not to allow Obama to fill its four vacancies. Which means the court is hobbled.
But the broad ideological consensus behind Sri Srinivasan will test the GOP’s willingness to abuse its advise and consent power. And if they filibuster him, it will help determine whether theres some threshold level of obstruction that goes too far for Senate Democrats. Read More