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Did Liz Cheney's 'Department Of Jihad' Ad Backfire?
Liz Cheney
Has Liz Cheney damaged her cause, and her reputation, by running an ad that questioned the loyalties of Justice Department lawyers who defended Guantanamo detainees? After a barrage of attacks on the ad, including some from prominent conservatives, it's worth asking the question.
Last week, Keep America Safe, the pro-torture advocacy group that Cheney co-chairs with Bill Kristol, ran a web ad that labeled seven DOJ lawyers who had previously represented detainees at Gitmo -- or simply filed amicus briefs in their cases -- "the Al Qaeda Seven."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (59) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (6)Topics: Bill Kristol, Condi Rice, Guantanamo, John Yoo, Justice Department, Ken Starr, Liz Cheney, Marc Thiessen, Philip Zelikow, Torture
Ken Starr
Strange Bedfellows: To Weaken Campaign-Finance Law, Starr's Group Defends Edwards Backer
Ken Starr
A heavy-hitting group of conservative lawyers led by Ken Starr and Ed Meese is jumping to the defense of a Democratic trial lawyer and major John Edwards backer.
No, Starr, Meese et al. haven't suddenly undergone a political conversion. Instead, they see a chance to undermine campaign-finance laws they never supported in the first place.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (9) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (4)Topics: Bill Clinton, Campaign Finance, Ed Meese, FEC, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Ken Starr, Russ Feingold
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