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  • April 2008

    • Executive Privilege Goes to Court

      Mother Jones  |  Apr 25, 08 9:48 PM CDT

      Executive Privilege Goes to Court

      (Newser) - The civil suit brought by Congress as it investigates the 2005-06 firings of US attorneys is becoming a groundbreaking constitutional tussle that could decide the true scope of executive privilege. The precedent that could be set in the ruling from a US district court is now more significant than the truth behind the firings, Mother Jones reports. More »

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      Congress  • Bush administration  • Michael Mukasey  • US attorney firings  • Harriet Miers  • Josh Bolten  • contempt of congress

    • House Democrats Again Summon Rove

      Politico  |  Apr 17, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      House Democrats Again Summon Rove

      (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 probe was closing down before high-level Bushies insisted it be re-opened. More »

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

  • February 2008

    • House Holds 2 Bush Aides in Contempt

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 5:18 PM CST

      House Holds 2 Bush Aides in Contempt

      (Newser) - The House voted today to hold two Bush insiders guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in last year's US attorneys scandal, the AP reports. Angry  Republicans boycotted the vote and walked out in protest. Democrats censured chief of staff Josh Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers for ignoring congressional subpoenas into whether prosecutors were fired for political reasons. More »

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      George W. Bush  • House of Representatives  • Alberto Gonzales  • US attorney firings  • Harriet Miers  • Josh Bolten  • contempt of congress

    • GOP, Bush Hammer Dems on Terror Bill

      Washington Post  |  Feb 14, 08 3:34 PM CST

      GOP, Bush Hammer Dems on Terror Bill

      (Newser) - House Democrats are sticking to plans to begin a one-week recess starting tomorrow without renewing a terrorist surveillance bill set to expire when their vacation begins—to the dismay of President Bush and House Republicans, the Washington Post reports. Bush, set to leave for Africa, said the decision imperils national security; House Republicans walked out of the chamber today in protest. More »

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      George W. Bush  • House of Representatives  • Nancy Pelosi  • Steny Hoyer  • contempt of congress  • Protect America Act

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