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The Senate confirmed Mike Mukasey as the next Attorney General by a vote of 53-40. That's the fewest votes for an AG since 1952. (Washington Post) The headline says it all: "Justice Department Returns to Enforcing Voter Laws." For the...more »
Posted on November 9, 2007 9:46 AM
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Almost made it. Former New York police commissioner and best-Rudy-buddy Bernie Kerik is expecting an indictment today for tax fraud and corruption. The statute of limitations for the charges would have expired next week. (ABC's The Blotter) Blackwater is facing...more »
Posted on November 8, 2007 9:42 AM
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Rudy Giuliani, businessman of mystery. The presidential candidate is still closely connected to his firm Giuliani Partners, while the identities of the firm's clients remain a secret. The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) takes a peek at one known client...more »
Posted on November 7, 2007 9:55 AM
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Twenty-four intelligence officials are looking for a clarification of Mike Mukasey's definition of definition; they've asked that the Senate Judiciary Committee put a hold on the nomination until the nominee is given an a chance to be appropriately briefed on...more »
Posted on November 6, 2007 9:50 AM
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ABC’s “The Blotter” asserts that “only three have been waterboarded.” Make that four, if you include Daniel Levin, the acting assistant attorney general in 2004. Levin, tasked with reworking the administration’s legal position on torture, was so concerned about the...more »
Posted on November 5, 2007 9:49 AM
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Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Nancy Nord has taken dozens of trips where airfare, accommodations and meals were financed by trade industries and manufacturers under the purview of her agency. The big winner was an $11,000 trip to China, with all...more »
Posted on November 2, 2007 10:01 AM
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Donald Rumsfeld’s “snowflakes” (memos in which he sprinkled his brilliant musings to his staff) include references to Muslims as people who avoid “physical labor,” and advice to his minions that they “keep elevating the threat,” and “link Iraq to Iran.”...more »
Posted on November 1, 2007 9:53 AM
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At least someone is supporting Rep. Doolittle (R-CA). He has received $32,000 in contributions to his legal campaign from other lawmakers, with a third of the cash coming from Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Hatch has also provided support for Sen....more »
Posted on October 31, 2007 9:51 AM
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Nancy Nord, the acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (the nation’s top official for consumer product safety) is asking lawmakers to reject legislative efforts to increase the agency’s authority, budget or staff. Nord also opposes tougher penalties for...more »
Posted on October 30, 2007 10:02 AM
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Janine Brookner has made a second career out of opposing the CIA's resistance to reform. Brookner's story highlights some of the problems that haunt the old-boys' club turned spy agency. Her immediate concern is gender discrimination that runs rampant at...more »
Posted on October 29, 2007 10:11 AM
