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NEWS ABOUT: Don Siegelman

Don Siegelman stories: 12 news summaries

Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued': Rove

Former Bush aide will testify on attorney firings, governor's prosecution

Mar 5, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Karl Rove is looking forward to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his alleged role in the sacking of several federal prosecutors, Fox News reports. But beware the “show trial,” Rove said, as “some Democrats would love to have me barbecued.” Rove will also be... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Karl Rove • House Judiciary Committee • Harriet Miers • Don Siegelman • Josh Bolten • John Conyers • US attorney firings

Proof Mounts of Impropriety by Feds in Siegelman Case

US Attorney continued to guide case after recusing herself over GOP ties

Nov 14, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - New court documents call further into question the actions of Justice Department officials in their prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges, Time reports. With the Democrat’s appeal scheduled for next month, the House Judiciary Committee disclosed violations by the Bush-appointed US Attorney, Leura Canary, who... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • US attorneys scandal • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • John Conyers • Michael Mukasey • bias • Leura Canary

 Lawmakers Make Much of Karl Rove's Empty Seat 

Rove defies subpoena, gets snarky 'chair treatment'

Jul 11, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Karl Rove ignored a subpoena ordering him to appear before a House committee probing alleged abuses of power in the Justice Department yesterday—and the committee didn't let that get in their way. Lawmakers printed a name card for Rove, pointed a mike at an empty chair, fetched a cool... More »

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Department of Justice • Karl Rove • House Judiciary Committee • Don Siegelman • subpoena • US attorney firings

House Panel Subpoenas
Karl Rove

Lawmakers want
to know if attorneys were fired over politics

May 22, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A House panel slapped Karl Rove with a subpoena today to compel his testimony on the White House's role in the firing of federal attorneys and the prosecution of Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, the Chicago Tribune reports. Rove, due to appear July 10, refused requests to speak voluntarily to... More »

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Karl Rove • US attorneys scandal • House Judiciary Committee • Don Siegelman • subpoena • John Conyers • testimony

Ex-Gov: Rove Probe 'Will Make Watergate Look Like Child's Play'

Bush guru merits more inquiry: Siegelman

May 20, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don Siegelman is out of jail and fighting to clear his name, but the case is a lot bigger than just him, the former Democratic governor of Alabama tells the Anniston Star. Siegelman says his prosecution on corruption charges was orchestrated by Karl Rove as a way to keep Dems... More »

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Department of Justice • Karl Rove • Don Siegelman • John Conyers • corruption charges

 House Democrats 
 Again Summon Rove  

Committee looking into prosecution of former Alabama governor Siegelman

Apr 17, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four months after its Senate counterpart held Karl Rove in contempt for refusing to testify, the House Judiciary Committee demanded today that the ex-Bush strategist testify about potential political motives for a prosecution. A committee report found “troublesome facts” in the case of a former Alabama governor, saying the... More »

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Karl Rove • Don Siegelman • John Conyers • contempt of congress

Freed Former Ala. Governor Targets Rove

Siegelman, out on appeal, says politics
put him in prison

Mar 29, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who walked out of a Louisiana federal prison on an appeal bond yesterday, told the New York Times in his first interview that "abuse of power" put him behind bars—and accused Karl Rove of being behind it all. “It’s going to... More »

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Karl Rove • bribery • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • federal prison • governor • Richard Scrushy

 Judge Springs Gov. Linked
to 'Political Prosecution'

Expected to testify at House probe on political cases

Mar 28, 08 2:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former governor of Alabama, serving seven years for bribery in a case critics claim was engineered by the White House, has been ordered released pending appeal. Don Siegelman will now be free to testify at congressional hearings on politically motivated prosecutions, reports CNN. Siegelman's supporters charge that he was... More »

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Karl Rove • House Judiciary Committee • bribery • Don Siegelman • Alabama • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals • Hiram Eastland • Richard Scrushy

FCC Member Wants Probe of Ala. TV Station

'60 Minutes' went black as piece linking Rove to ex-gov's case began

Mar 4, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - An FCC commissioner wants to know why an Alabama TV station went off the air just as a "60 Minutes" segment critical of Karl Rove started, Broadcasting & Cable reports. WHNT blamed a “technical difficulty," but Michael Copps said today he wants to find out whether Sunday's... More »

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Karl Rove • FCC • Don Siegelman • Alabama • Michael Copps • Kevin Martin • governor • blackout • WHNT • technical difficulties • political decision

Jailed Ex-Gov Wants Special Counsel

Siegelman seeks probe after '60 Minutes' report; Rove denies role

Feb 26, 08 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Lawyers for Jim Siegelman want an outside investigator to look into charges that GOP operatives railroaded the ex-governor of Alabama on bribery charges, reports the AP. "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that prosecutors met over 70 times with the aide that helped put Siegelman behind bars, and had him write... More »

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Karl Rove • Attorney General • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • Michael Mukasey • governor

Rove Sought Pics to Soil Ala. Gov: Report

Ex-operative couldn't deliver 'compromising' photos of Democrat

Feb 22, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Karl Rove wanted photos taken of the Democratic governor of Alabama having an affair, but the campaign worker appointed to snap the pics found no evidence he was cheating, she tells CBS. Jill Simpson has testified that Rove was involved in the Justice Department's successful corruption case against Don Siegelman,... More »

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Karl Rove • corruption • Don Siegelman • conviction • affair • attorneys general

HealthSouth Boss Gets
7 Years for Bribery

Same stretch for Alabama governor

Jun 29, 07 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Scrushy, the former CEO of HealthSouth, was sentenced to almost 7 years in prison for giving the governor of Alabama $500,000 in exchange for a seat on the state hospital regulatory board, the Wall Street Journal reports. Former governor Don Siegelman was sentenced to over 7 years, and... More »

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fraud • prison • crime • Richard M. Scrushy • Don Siegelman • HealthSouth • Alabama

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