The Sideshow (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Brad Blog reports that " Karl Rove has threated a GOP high-tech guru and his wife, if he does not "'take the fall' for election fraud in Ohio," according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, by Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck. " Buzzflash interviews Thomas Frank : " Maybe in theory you think that the idea of a free market is okay, but nobody's out there making...
Air America Radio - (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Brad Blog reports that "Karl Rove has threated a GOP high-tech guru and his wife, if he does not "'take the fall' for election fraud in Ohio," according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, by Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck." Buzzflash interviews Thomas Frank : "Maybe in theory you think that the idea of a free market is okay, but nobody's out there making...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two U.S. senators have urged Attorney General Michael Mukasey to keep political appointees out of career Justice Department positions, The Washington Post said.In a letter to Mukasey, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., urged the attorney genral and other Justice Department officials to monitor hiring in the department during the remaining months of the Bush administration,...
The Brad Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Karl Rove has threatened a GOP high-tech guru and his wife, if he does not "'take the fall' for election fraud in Ohio," according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, by Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck. The email, posted in full below, details threats against Mike Connell of the Republican firm [...]
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Governor Don Siegelman joins FDL to talk about his on-going appeal, Karl Rove's defiance of an HJC subpoena, and references to both in yesterday's HJC hearing with Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Constitutional scholars say advice of counsel is probably not a strong defense. For months now, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey has refused to investigate whether Bush administration officials committed war crimes by authorizing the torture of suspected terrorists. His reasoning? Any actions were authorized by the administration's lawyers, and so cannot constitute a crime. As he wrote to Rep. John Conyers...
The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Mukasey Quotes Socialist Eugene Debs on Discussion National Security Issues Attorney General Michael Mukasey is having a lovely time in front of the House Judiciary Committee today, bantering about college football with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and quoting America’s archetypal socialist during questioning with Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL): KELLER: Back… [...]
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
As Michael Mukasey works to restore the credibility of a department that was tainted under his predecessor, he is drawing criticism for being too cautious.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
WASHINGTON | Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources….
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Why is this not at all surprising based on previous US actions'Per Reuters this evening:U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to SyriaWed Jul 23, 2008 6:18pm EDT - By James ViciniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York...
The Galloping Beaver (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Why is this not at all surprising based on previous US actions? Per Reuters this evening: U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:18pm EDT - By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in New...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: [b]Reuters[/b] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York and sent to Syria, where he says he was tortured. Mukase...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: [b]AP[/b] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey now says that findings from a Justice Department investigation into former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's corruption case will be released to Congress. Clarifying earlier comments that the investigation might be kept private, Mu...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
We posted on Monday about Attorney General Michael Mukasey's controversial suggestion that Congress pick up the slack for the federal courts on detainee rights. But one of the other interesting things that came out of Mukasey's speech, was his scare-mongering...
