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US Attorney Firings - Justice and Lies 1 / 2 October 01, 2008 - Justice Dept. Appoints Special Prosecutor After Report Faults Gonzales for US Attorney Firings. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed a special prosecutor to continue the probe into whether political misconduct led to the firing of nine US attorneys. The move came after Justice Department investigation singled out Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for his conduct in the firings, accusing of him of abdicating his responsibility and questioning his faulty and evasive public statements. The appointment came at the request of a lengthy Justice Department investigation that released its report Monday. Investigators singled out Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for his conduct in the firings, accusing of him of abdicating his responsibility and questioning his faulty and evasive public statements. The report concludes political pressure was the key factor behind the firing of New Mexico US Attorney David Iglesias and says political pressure played a part in the dismissal of at least two others: Todd Graves of Missouri, Bud Cummins of Arkansas. Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy of Connecticut will head the probe. Her appointment has raised hopes shell have more leeway as a special prosecutor to compel the Bush administration to hand over key documents it refused to give Justice Department investigators. The firing of the US attorneys will likely be remembered as one of the biggest scandals of the Bush administration Justice Department. (Murray Waas, Veteran investigative journalist for the National Journal.) MURRAY WAAS: Well, the most interesting thing about it, or what I thought was the extraordinary, is the report says that they couldnt get to the bottom of a lot of what happened with the firing of the US attorneys, because there is a wholesale lack of cooperation by senior White House officials. Karl Rove refused to cooperate with the investigation, give them an interview. Harriet Miers, who was the White House counsel at the time and an architect of this, refused to be interviewed. Two of—two deputy White House counsel declined to be interviewed. The White House refused to give over documents. They refused to give over emails. To show you the absurdity, some of the emails and documents that theyve refused to give to their own Justice Department, I published them in a story. Somebody in the administration leaked them to me. And so, theyre a matter of public record. And so, essentially, you have one part of the government, the White House, refusing to cooperate and assist the Justice Department in a very important oversight function. And, you know, I would add that the lack of cooperation, the refusal to talk to investigators, the refusal to turn over documents, is virtually unprecedented. Tags: USA America American Bush Cheney Justice Department Crisis Investigation Report Election Fraud Voter Suppression Purging Attorney General Mukasey Special Prosecutor Alberto Gonzales Statement Iglesias Graves Missouri Bud Cummins Arkansas White House Karl Rove Harriet Miers Charlton McKay Comey Washington Federal Government Lies Republican Neocon Moral Ethics Media Manipulation Perception Management Democrats Democratic Ignorance Censorship Censoring Distorting Corruption Chomsky |
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Alberto Gonzalez Questioned By Arlen Specter on Firings Arlen Specter hammers Alberto Gonzalez in the probe of the U.S. attorney firings. Through his questioning, it becomes painfully obvious that Gonzalez knowingly lied to the media, and even congress - a potential crime. Tags: Alberto Gonzalez Questioned Senate Senator Arlen Specter US Attorney Firings Scandal Bush |
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Special prosecuter appointed for US attorney firings- 1/3 Justice Dept. Appoints Special Prosecutor After Report Faults Gonzales for US Attorney Firings Attorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed a special prosecutor to continue the probe into whether political misconduct led to the firing of nine US attorneys. The move came after Justice Department investigation singled out Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for his conduct in the firings, accusing of him of âabdicatingâ his responsibility and questioning his faulty and evasive public statements. We speak to Murray Waas of the National Journal. [includes rush transcript] Tags: gonzales us attorney mukasey democracy now |
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BBC Report - Greg Palast - David Iglesias Interview David Iglesias is one of the famed fired prosecutors taken out by Rove and his minoins. Watch the report from BBC Newsnight Read the Palast's reports at www.gregpalast.com Tags: palast greg david iglesias bbc newsnight documentary commentary analysis rove attorney firings |
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More Layoffs at Homophobic Focus on the Family www.EmploymentCrossing.com Far right-wing political lobbying firm Focus on the Family has announced that 202 jobs will be cut companywide, an estimated 20 percent of its workforce. The firings come just weeks after the Colorado-based group spent more than half a million dollars on the successful effort to ban gay marriage. Critics are blasting the layoffs, which come just two months after the organizations last round of dismissals, as a sad commentary on the true priorities of the ministry. They say the company poured money into a doomed proposition that will not stand up to a Constitutional challenge, instead of focusing on what is good for their employees. In all, Focus pumped $539,000 in cash and another $83,000 worth of non-monetary support into the measure, to overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that allowed gays and lesbians to marry in that state. The group was the seventh-largest donor to the effort. The cash contributions are equal to the salaries of 19 Coloradans earning the 2008 per capita income of $29,000. Proposition 8 has proven to be the most expensive social issue in the country, with more than $73 million pumped into the cause from both sides. For more information click here Tags: Gay rights in the work place family lifestyler Proposition and lesbian employment |
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Firing Line- William Buckley Jr. and Malcolm Muggeridge Buckley and Muggeridge discuss liberalism in the 20th century and the fine distinctions of being a conservative on the left Tags: Firing Line William Buckley liberalism Malcolm Muggeridge left conservative goldwater authority weak |
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The Apprentice UK: You're Fired: Series 4, Episode 1 -3 of 4 Companion discussion show to the Apprentice, with Adrian Chiles. Tags: The Apprentice Season UK British Sir Alan Sugar You're Fired |
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