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Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed was approved for released from Guantanamo Bay in May 2006. Because of confusion over his nationality, Mohammed is still being held in Cuba over a year later. (Washington Post)
The FBI's terrorist watch list now contains over half a million names, raising the worry that the list is too large to be useful. (ABC's The Blotter)
After nine unsuccessful requests that the Justice Department voluntarily turn over documents about domestic surveillance, the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to authorize subpoenas for the information. (Think Progress)
Better late than never. The State Department has decided to start a center whose aim will be to counter the message of terrorists. (McClatchy Newspapers)
As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, the Washington Post reports that many illegal immigrants taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not received basic medial treatment, which means that those with preventable diseases have developed life-threatening conditions.
The Congressional war over earmarks continues, this time over the funding of a homeland security bill that has already produced a veto threat from President Bush. (Washington Post)
A San-Francisco faith-based organization has put to good use two former Coast Guard cutters given to them through congressional earmarking. Unfortunately, the boats were never used on humanitarian missions as promised; the boats were sold almost immediately to pay their bills. (NY Times)
The FBI’s Boston office is warning research universities to watch their labs for spies and potential terrorists. (Associated Press)
At least 850 former marine base residents are seeking compensation for illnesses that have resulted from the contaminated water source that they lived with for three decades. (Associated Press)
For soldiers and citizens abroad, a confusing and inefficient system of absentee voting has five million Americans worrying whether their vote will be cast in the upcoming election season. (NY Times)
Comments (3)
Anonymous wrote on June 13, 2007 9:55 AM:Considering the USA is one of the few jurisdictions IN THE WORLD that insists that US Citizens, regardless of where they live and what they're doing, pay US taxes, they really should get the voting thing right.
What does the American Center for Voting Rights think about this one?
loss wrote on June 13, 2007 11:13 AM:SO, if the list contains over half a million names, and you consider that there are multiple people with the same name...lets make a wild ass guess...3 million people are affected by their name being on the list. Or, currently 1% of the population...within 6 years of existence....are suspected as potential terrorists.
At this rate, in 2101, well_ALL_be on the list. But Who cares, the average age of top individuals in this administration would be in their 140's to 170's. No worries for them...
Mrs Panstreppon wrote on June 13, 2007 1:17 PM:Re American Center for Voting Rights - The corporate registrations for the American Center for Voting Rights and its affiliate, the American Center for Voting Rights Legislative Fund are still active although the ACVR's status is "fee deliquent."
The officers and directors of the ACVR:
LAWSON, THOMAS
TREASURER
LUNDE, BRIAN
CHAIRMAN
ROBINSON, WHITSON
PRESIDENT
BROWNING, ANN
SECRETARY
The officers and directors of the ACVR-LF:
ROGERS, PATRICK J
DIRECTOR
SECRETARY
LUNDE, BRIAN
DIRECTOR
PRESIDENT
Patrick J. "Pat" Rogers, ACVR-LF director and secretary, is the same Pat Rogers who met with Monica Goodling to complain about David Iglesias.
On 3/3/06, Rogers provided expert testimony to the US Election Assistance Commission, identifying himself only as a private attorney in New Mexico.
The ACVR is registered to an address in Newport Beach CA, Newport Beach is also the business address of Ann K. Browning, a big GOP lawyer.
Thomas M. Lawson is a principal with the law firm of Lawson and Silek, P.L.C. in Winchester VA.
Whitson Robinson is an attorney in Culpepper VA. He is also the chairman of the Fauquier County (VA) Republican Committee.
Brian Lunde was co-chairman along with Zell Miller of Democrats for Bush in 2004. Lunde is also an associate of Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon.
In the ACVR 2005 990, the DC consulting firm of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti is listed as the executive director. Alex Vogel, GOP operative, almost certainly serves as the ACVR's actual executive director.
Robin DeJarnette is the executive director of the ACVR-LF. DeJarnette is also the Virginia Conservative Action PAC (VPAC).
Alex Vogel's wife, Jill Holtzman Vogel, is running for the Virginia state senate. Holtzman Vogel, another GOP operative, is partners with her husband, Alex Vogel, in the law firm of Holtzman Vogel.
The ACVR paid more than $70k to Holtzman Vogel in 2005. No information is available as to whether the ACVR-FL paid Holtzman Vogel although the ACVR-FL incurred more than $332k in legal fees in 2005.
Holtzman Vogel and the RNC are so closely linked that HV operates on the RNC internet server.
The Vogels may have brought Robin DeJarnette, Thomas M. Lawson and Whitson Robinson into the ACVR. DeJarentte and Robinson have both endorsed Jill Holtzman's candidacy.
Although Mark "Thor" Hearne is a director of the ACVR and its general counsel, he is not listed as such in the ACVR's 2005 990 nor is he listedin the corporate registration.
The ACVR paid more than $122k to Hearne's firm, Lathrop & Gage, in 2005. Again, no information is available as to whether the ACVR-FL paid Lathrop & Gage although it incurred more than $332k in legal fees in 2005.