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  • October 2008

    • AIG Execs Took Spa Week After $85B Bailout

      Portfolio  |  Oct 7, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      AIG Execs Took Spa Week After $85B Bailout

      (Newser) - After being bailed out by Washington, AIG executives engaged in some conspicuous consumption, and it’s still going on, Portfolio reports. Two former CEOs of the insurance giant testified before the House today, and lawmakers took them to task for reckless compensation and an executive retreat at a California spa less then a week after the government forked over $85 billion. More »

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      Financial Crisis  • Congress  • credit crisis  • bailout  • AIG  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Hank Greenberg  • Martin Sullivan

  • July 2008

    • 'Creative' Bush Order Shields Cheney from Plame Probe

      Newsweek  |  Jul 17, 08 3:07 AM CDT

      'Creative' Bush Order Shields Cheney from Plame Probe

      (Newser) - President Bush has invoked an unprecedented executive privilege claim to bar FBI interviews with Dick Cheney from a congressional committee probing the leak that exposed Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, Newsweek reports. The Bush order argues that turning over the records of Cheney's grilling concerning the scandal would violate the president's right to confidential communication with his advisers. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Dick Cheney  • Valerie Plame  • executive privilege  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Plamegate

    • White House in Loop on Troubling Iraq Oil Deal

      New York Times  |  Jul 3, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      White House in Loop on Troubling Iraq Oil Deal

      (Newser) - The State Department was fully aware that a Texas firm linked to President Bush planned to sign a controversial Kurdistan oil deal that undermined the Iraqi government, reports the New York Times . Documents released by a congressional committee yesterday reveal that Hunt Oil—run by a close associate of the president—kept the administration up to date on its plans, which some US officials appeared to welcome. More »

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      Iraq  • State Department  • Kurdistan  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Iraq oil  • Hunt Oil

  • June 2008

    • More White House Links to Abramoff Revealed

      The Hill  |  Jun 10, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      More White House Links to Abramoff Revealed

      (Newser) - The White House didn't go far enough in probing its links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to a new report from a House committee. The report reveals 70 more contacts between Abramoff's team and White House figures than had been previously acknowledged—including four extra meetings with President Bush, according to the Hill. The report also discovered more instances of officials accepting luxury meals and expensive tickets to events. More »

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      White House  • corruption  • lobbyist  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Jack Abramoff

  • May 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Congress Asks Justice Dept. for Clemens Probe

      Associated Press  |  Feb 27, 08 1:56 PM CST

      Congress Asks Justice Dept. for Clemens Probe

      (Newser) - A congressional committee today asked the Justice Department to examine Roger Clemens’ denials under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs and determine if they constitute perjury, the AP reports. In the letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis cite the pitcher's statements contradicting those of his former trainer and a teammate. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Michael Mukasey  • human growth hormone  • Andy Pettitte  • perjury  • Brian McNamee  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • Henry Waxman  • anabolic steroids  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Tom Davis

    • GOP Hinders Search for Missing White House Emails

      Washington Post  |  Feb 27, 08 4:44 AM CST

      GOP Hinders Search for Missing White House Emails

      (Newser) - The GOP National Committee is now refusing to search for and turn over backup tapes of thousands of missing White House emails, reports the Washington Post . The move is a reversal of a previous commitment to retrieve thousands of up to a million messages that vanished in a 1000-day period. A tech manager told a House committee yesterday that the email system used by President Bush's staff was so primitive that until 2005 emails could be modified by anyone on the network. More »

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      Iraq war  • White House  • Henry Waxman  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  • Office of Administration

    • Clemens, McNamee Both Grilled Hard

      New York Times  |  Feb 13, 08 1:50 PM CST

      Clemens, McNamee Both Grilled Hard

      (Newser) - The biggest fireworks in today's House Oversight Committee hearings on the Mitchell Report involved Brian McNamee's claims that Roger Clemens and Jose Canseco discussed steroids and HGH at a party at Canseco's house several years ago. Clemens says he was playing golf the day of the party, and has receipts to show it. At one point, Clemens' attorneys leapt up to defend him against what they described as committee chairman Henry Waxman's "innuendo" that he had interfered with a witness, a former nanny whose testimony put him at the party. More »

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      MLB  • New York Yankees  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Brian McNamee  • Henry Waxman  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    • Knoblauch Testifies on HGH

      Associated Press  |  Feb 2, 08 7:53 AM CST

      Knoblauch Testifies on HGH

      (Newser) - Leaving his closed-door session with the House oversight committee yesterday, Chuck Knoblauch offered only enigmatic answers about his use of human growth hormone, the AP reports. With wife and toddler in tow, the former Yankee smiled and said, "It is what it is." Though he didn't respond to the committee's invitation to testify until he was subpoenaed, he lauded the investigation yesterday, saying he wanted to teach his son, "If you do something in life, be prepared to talk about it open and honestly." More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Brian McNamee  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • White House Meddled With Climate Change Science: Report

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 12, 07 5:15 PM CST

      White House Meddled With Climate Change Science: Report

      (Newser) - A House committee says the Bush administration has attempted to mislead the public about global warming by editing written testimony, controlling media access to scientists, and trying to minimize the links bet