Cheney's chief of staff subpoenaed Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
In a May 1 letter to the Judiciary Committee, Cheney legal adviser Kathryn Wheelbarger said Addington would agree to be subpoenaed if the committee limits questions to his "personal knowledge of key historical facts" and avoids questions about Cheney's discussions with President Bush.
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Is Gonzales Next Bush, Rove and Cheney Fall Guy? Posted: 2 years ago by indierockcafe
Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration:
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Justice Dept. Probes Torture Memo Legality Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
"The abject failure of legal scholarship in the Office of Legal Counsel's analysis of torture suggests that what mattered was not that the reasoning was sound, or that the research was comprehensive, but that it delivered what the Bush administration wanted," Whitehouse said.
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Memo: Bush's power trumps laws on torture Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
"It is no wonder that this memo ... could not withstand scrutiny and had to be withdrawn," said Leahy, D-Vermont. "This memo seeks to find ways to avoid legal restrictions and accountability on torture and threatens our country's status as a beacon of human rights around the world."
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Senator Reveals Secret Bush Legal Opinions Posted: 12 months ago by dollyllama
Whitehouse said that as a member of the Intelligence Committee, he had examined "highly classified secret legal opinions" issued by the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, which the administration used to get legal support of its surveillance program.
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How Much Did Rumsfeld Know? Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
I walked into Rumsfeld's office at 1:25 p.m. on April 19, 2006. He had just returned from a meeting at the White House, and the only other person present in the room was his new Chief of Staff, John Rangel.

*Oh it's a dupe and while it does bear repeating, do upvote the original.
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Activists in Vermont town want Bush, Cheney subject to arrest Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
A group in Brattleboro is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that would make Bush and Vice President d**k Cheney subject to arrest and indictment if they visit the southeastern Vermont community.
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Gaffes bad : Lie's Worse Posted: 4 months ago by bernardblack
Obama brags about the work of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and goes so far as to lie about being a member of the committee
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Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush administration Posted: 2 months ago by gammerus
"[I]f crimes have been committed, they should be investigated," Obama told the Philadelphia Daily News. "You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve."
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Judge May Make CIA Torture Memo Public Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
Hellerstein said he realized he did not give sufficient consideration to an earlier court ruling related to the legal issue and to ACLU evidence indicating all or parts of the memo may have been incorporated into or used to justify official practice and policy.
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Bush Aware of Advisers' Interrogation Talks Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
"Well, we started to connect the dots in order to protect the American people." Bush told ABC News White House correspondent Martha Raddatz. "And yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved."
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Bush is A commander guy, not THE commander guy Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The White House is trying to clarify something: President George W Bush is ''a commander guy'' but not ''the commander guy.''

Or something like that.
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Bush Will Veto Ban On Torture Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Although President Bush has stated that the United States has not and will not torture people, it has been learned that Mr. Bush himself has authorized the use of waterboarding on detainees (a practice previously prosecuted by the United States as a war crime), and has claimed the authority to do so again in certain circumstances.
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