Us Attorneys Scandal

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White House Emails: The Missing Link?

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Bush Administration, Missing White House Emails, US Attorneys Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Mukasey, Politics News

There is one person yet to be interviewed who may hold the keys to the missing emails in the US Attorney firings -- Bush IT expert Mike Connell.

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Dangerous New Turn in Justice Department Investigation

David C. Iglesias | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Last week, non-partisan investigators recommended the appointing of a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal laws were violated in my ouster and that of my colleagues.

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Bolton, Miers Win Delay For Congressional Testimony

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an...

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Josh Marshall on the Growth of Talking Points Memo and Independent Media

Jeff Cohen | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

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TPM's Josh Marshall won this year's Polk Award in legal reporting for coverage of the White House firings of U.S. attorneys. This is adapted and condensed from Marshall's Ithaca speech.

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Special Prosecutor Named To Investigate Firings Of US Attorneys

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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Prosecutor Named In DOJ-US Attorney Investigation

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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Gonzales, DOJ Officials Sued By Attorneys

ABC's The Blotter | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

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Six attorneys rejected from civil service positions at the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a...

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U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

Murray Waas | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

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The Justice Department investigation into the firings of nine U.S. attorneys has been extended to encompass allegations that senior White House offici...

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Fired US Attorney: Ashcroft Was "Pushed Out" Because He "Refused To Sign Off On The Warrantless Wiretaps"

Think Progress | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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In March 2004, then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign an order extending President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program "amid ...

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Rep. Linda Sanchez: Rove Should Go To Jail (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Karl Rove refused to appear before a House Judiciary subcommittee, ignoring a subpoena from Congress for the second time. The chairwoman of the subco...

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Karl Rove, The White House And The Rule Of Law

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday it became clear Rove and the White House believe they are in a class entirely by themselves -- a separate group that is above the reach of a subpoena and, consequently, above the law.

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Rove Ignores Subpoena, Refuses To Testify

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political...

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Rove Refuses To Testify On U.S. Attorney Scandal

Think Progress | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee received a letter from Karl Rove's attorney Robert Luskin, stating that his client refuses to testify before ...

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Ex-Aide: FBI Investigating Rep. Conyers' Wife

Detroit Free Press | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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An adviser to Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers said FBI agents asked him in early June to cooperate with their investigation into possible Cit...

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US Attorneys Grand Jury Referral Filed By Justice Department

Wall Street Journal | Evan Perez | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Justice Department lawyers have filed a grand-jury referral stemming from the 2006 U.S. attorneys scandal, according to people familiar with the probe...

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Attorney General firing scandal's unintended consequences

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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My U.S. News colleague Emma Schwartz interviewed David Iglesias, the former U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, who was fired for political ...

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Karl Rove, White House Surface In Rezko Trial

Chicago Tribune | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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More bombshells were lobbed in the Antoin "Tony" Rezko trial even before the jury was seated this morning and they involved a purported attempt to pul...

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Karl Rove's Awkward Moment As TPM Founder Is Honored

Washington Post | Mary Ann Akers | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Former White House chief strategist Karl Rove wasn't clapping when Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo was given the "Blogger of the Year" award (in ...

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Fired US Attorney: I Was Told My Firing "Was Political"

McClatchy | Marissa Taylor | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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A longtime protege of President Bush told former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias that he was fired for political reasons and that he shouldn't fight his ...

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Justice Department Accused Of Blocking Gonzales Probe

LA Times | Richard B. Schmitt and Tom Hamburger | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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The government agency that enforces one of the principal laws aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service has accused the Justice Department of...

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Dems Delay Miers Contempt Vote To Address Economic Crisis

Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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House Democrats will postpone votes on criminal contempt citations against White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Har...

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Over 1000 Attorneys Demand Investigation Into Unconstitutional Action By Bush Admin

The Nation | Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

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Over one thousand lawyers - including former Governor Mario Cuomo and former Reagan administration official Bruce Fein - have signed onto the above s...

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The Ghost Of Gonzales: Justice Dept Still Backs Controversial Voter ID Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

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Though Alberto Gonzales is gone, the Justice Department is still backing controversial voter identification laws that many believe are specifically de...

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Rove Investigator, Facing His Own Inquiry, Won't Turn Over Files

Washington Post | Elizabeth Williamson | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

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A U.S. official overseeing a probe of potential White House misconduct declared through a spokesman yesterday that he will not give federal investigat...

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Embattled US Attorney In Minnesota Moved To DC Post

AP | Frederic J. Frommer | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Rachel Paulose, the embattled U.S. attorney for Minnesota, will be leaving the post to take a position at the Justice Department in Washington, ending...

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