Think Progress
Who Is John D. Bates?
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Yesterday, federal district Judge John D. Bates “dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband [Joe Wilson] against Vice President Cheney and other top officials over the Bush administration’s” retaliatory leak of Plame’s identity. Bates’s decision yesterday is in line with a long record of […]
“One day of praying, and six nights of fun.
Odds against getting to Heaven: six to one.”
Frankly, I’d check the Vatican Sports Book before betting these odds.-DBp
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D.C. Madam Wants Washington Clients to Testify
April 30, 2007 9:36 AM
Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Justin Rood Report:
The woman charged in a federal indictment with […]
Rare Sumatran rhino filmed for first time
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Tue Apr 24, 9:38 AM ET
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - One of the world’s most endangered animals, the Sumatran rhinoceros, has been filmed in the wild for the first time in a coup that could help save it from extinction, wildlife campaigners said Tuesday.
The night time footage from Borneo island […]
Posted on Thu, Apr. 19, 2007
U. S. ATTORNEYS
Campaign against alleged voter fraud fuels political tempest
By Greg Gordon
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - For six years, the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates.
The administration intensified its […]
Lawyers: No intention to misrepresent finances
By Mark Sauer
and Sandi Dolbee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS
April 11, 2007
An apparent attempt to transfer church funds without a federal judge’s permission was called a misunderstanding in declarations filed in bankruptcy court yesterday by attorneys representing the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego.
The lawyers were responding to federal Judge Louise DeCarl Adler’s […]
Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school
Grads influential in Justice Dept.
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | April 8, 2007
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The title of the course was Constitutional Law, but the subject was sin. Before any casebooks were opened, a student led his classmates in a 10-minute devotional talk, completed with “amens,” […]
March 30, 2007, 10:33AM
L.A. Police to Get New Flashlights
© 2007 The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES — Police will soon be outfitted with a cutting edge flashlight that is not only brighter than others, but too small to be used as a weapon.The idea for the 7060 LED flashlight was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast […]
Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case
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Photograph: Geral Martineau/The Washington Post
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By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 22, 2007; Page A01
The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government’s racketeering […]
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Editorial Pages Call for Axing Attorney General
By E&P Staff
Published: March 14, 2007 7:50 AM ET updated 10:40 AM ET
NEW YORK The New York Times got the editorial ball rolling on Monday, calling for the firing of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales due largely, if not completely, to the burgeoning scandal involving the forced departure of eight […]
White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say
By John Solomon and Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 3, 2007; A01
The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush’s policies on immigration, firearms […]