Archive for June, 2007
The Afternoon Round-Up
Spy vs. Spy
The country’s top spy, director of national intelligence Michael McConnell, says his agencies continue to engage in domestic surveillance by using all kinds of neat tricks and technology.
New CIA files reveal Henry Kissinger’s role in pushing for Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The former Secretary of State was President Bush’s first choice [...]
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White House’s Sloppy Security
In his latest missive to White House counsel Fred Fielding, Congressman Henry Waxman claims that White House security officials have been blocked from inspecting West Wing offices for compliance with procedures for handling classified information.
And Waxman cites several examples of sloppy security on the part of White House staffers:
“In another example described to my staff, [...]
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The Wake-Up Call
Beltway Blotter
John Murtha (D-Penn.) has used his perch atop Defense Appropriations to steer millions of dollars in federal contracts to a pair of lobbying firms with close ties to him, including one that used to employ his brother. And Nancy Pelosi doesn’t seem to mind.
The ‘08 Race
Hillary’s got her own Tony Rezko problem: A lawyer [...]
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DOJ Document Dump:
Schlozman ‘Not’ Padding His Resume
Brad Schlozman, the controversial political appointee for the US Attorney slot in the Western District of Missouri, helped draft the press release announcing his appointment. (Along with the assistance of former White House liaison Monica Goodling.)
In the March 23, 2006 email, Schlozman recommends removing the reference to Moot Court Board because ”it sounds really corny, like someone trying to pad [...]
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Breaking: Bush Appoints “Smartest Guy”
President Bush just nominated former Reliant Vice President Bud Albright, one of those energy traders immortalized in “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” the documentary about Enron, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Reliant settled a lawsuit with FERC in 2003 for millions of dollars after they were accused of limiting power to California during the power [...]
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The Wake-Up Call: The Lists
The ‘08 Race
All of Barack Obama’s current requests for earmarks, from $3 million to replace a projector at Adler Planetarium to $1 million for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! Chicago Initiative.
Beltway Blotter
CNN asked every member of the House to disclose their earmark requests: How did your representative do?
Print and broadcast journalists who have given political [...]
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The Wake-Up Call
The ‘08 Race
One of Mitt Romney’s top fundraisers is being targeted by 133 plaintiffs alleging child abuse. Robert Lichfield, co-chairman of Romney’s finance committee in Utah, owned or operated residential boarding schools for troubled teenagers where students were “subjected to physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse.”
War on Terror
Did Osama Bin Laden charter a flight [...]
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The Wake-Up Call
The ‘08 Race
Rudy Giuliani failed to show up for a single official meeting of the Iraq Study Group because he had more pressing commitments: earning $11.4 million on a 14-month speaking tour.
Beltway Blotter
Federal officials have disobeyed at least six new laws that President Bush challenged in his signing statements, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The [...]
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Griles To Skip Jail, Work for Disney?
Lawyers Compare Him to Sandy Berger
Former Deputy Interior Secretary – and convicted felon - Steven Griles is seeking to avoid jail by working for Disney.
The ex-official, who pled guilty last March to obstructing a congressional investigation into scandal-tarred lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s activities, is arguing that he should not serve any prison time but instead be sentenced to three months of [...]
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The Wake-Up Call
The ‘08 Race
Barack Obama has collected at least $168,308 from indicted businessman Tony Rezko and his “circle” over his 12 years in state and national politics - nearly three times the sum his campaign has acknowledged.
Scandal Sheet
Ninety-six members of Congress, including 44 Democrats and 53 Republicans, have abused their positions as chairmen or ranking members of [...]
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